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Ondřej Král

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Ondřej Král
Personal information
CountryCzech Republic
Born (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 25)
Most, Czech Republic
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking43 (with Adam Mendrek, 6 August 2024)
Current ranking43 (with Adam Mendrek, 6 August 2024)
BWF profile

Ondřej Král (born 15 April 1999) is a Czech badminton player. He represented the Czech Republic in men's doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Král was also selected to represent the Czech Republic in the 2024 Thomas Cup.

Career

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In 2018, Král reached the final of the Hellas International but lost to Toma Junior Popov of France.[1][2] In 2021, he formed a partnership in men's doubles with Adam Mendrek and together they went on to reach the final of the Hellas International. The duo lost to Junaidi Arif and Muhammad Haikal of Malaysia in the final. In 2022, Král and Mendrek won their first international title as a pair, beating Vinson Chiu and Joshua Yuan of the United States in the final. The pair won their second title at the Azerbaijan International in 2024, beating P. S. Ravikrishna and Sankar Prasad Udayakumar in the final.[3]

In May 2024, Král and Mendrek officially qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's doubles event.[4] In Group B, they lost their first match to 2023 world champions Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae. In their second match, they lost to Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren of Thailand. The duo lost their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages after losing their final match to Christo Popov and Toma Junior Popov.

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Hellas International France Toma Junior Popov 7–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Hellas International Czech Republic Adam Mendrek Malaysia Junaidi Arif
Malaysia Muhammad Haikal
16–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Mexican International Czech Republic Adam Mendrek United States Vinson Chiu
United States Joshua Yuan
22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 El Salvador International Czech Republic Adam Mendrek Canada Kevin Lee
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman
19–21, 21–17, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Czech Open Czech Republic Adam Mendrek United States Chen Zhi-yi
United States Presley Smith
15–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Azerbaijan International Czech Republic Adam Mendrek India P. S. Ravikrishna
India Sankar Prasad Udayakumar
21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Ondrej Krals first senior final". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  2. ^ "FFBAD - Hellas International : la victoire pour Toma Junior Popov". www.ffbad.org. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  3. ^ Káva, Michal (2024-02-13). "Badmintonisté Mendrek s Králem ovládli turnaj v Baku. Přiblížili se olympiádě". Pražský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ iDNES.cz, ČTK (2024-05-10). "Čtyři čeští badmintonisté se oficiálně kvalifikovali na olympiádu do Paříže". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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