Méril Loquette (born 18 December 1996) is a French para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions, he is a double European Para champion in singles and doubles events. He was a former judoka before discovering badminton aged fourteen, he progressed quickly to join the French national badminton team as well as the world rankings. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he did not advance to the quarterfinals in the men's singles SU5.
Achievements European Para Championships Men's singles SU5 YearVenueOpponentScoreResult2023Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Bartłomiej Mróz21–11, 21–13 Gold Men's doubles SU5 YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2023Rotterdam Ahoy,Rotterdam, Netherlands Lucas Mazur Bartłomiej Mróz Jack Wilson21–17, 21–15 Gold Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2023Rotterdam Ahoy,Rotterdam, Netherlands Coraline Bergeron Rickard Nilsson Helle Sofie Sagøy18–21, 18–21 Bronze
European Championships Men's singles SU5 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands İlker Tuzcu 12–21, 12–21 Bronze 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France İlker Tuzcu 15–21, 15–21 Bronze
Men's doubles SL3–SU5 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Sporthal de Haamen,Beek, Netherlands Jack Wilson Bartłomiej Mróz İlker Tuzcu 4–21, 14–21 Silver 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez, France Lucas Mazur Bartłomiej Mróz İlker Tuzcu 19–21, 23–25 Bronze
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 8 runners-up) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.
Men's singles SU5 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Fang Jen-yu 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Taiyo Imai 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Fang Jen-yu 13–21, 22–20, 18–21 Runner-up 2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Bartłomiej Mróz 23–21, 21–12 Winner
Men's doubles SU5 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Abdoullah Ait Bella Chirag Baretha Raj Kumar 12–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Abdoullah Ait Bella Hardik Makkar Ruthick Ragupathi 19–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Lucas Mazur Cheah Liek Hou Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri 12–21, 16–21 Runner-up Fang Jen-yu Pu Gui-yu 21–14, 21–16 Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon 20–22, 21–18, 23–21 Kim Gi-yeon Lee Jeong-soo 21–9, 21–6
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Coraline Bergeron Mathieu Thomas Maud Lefort 14–21, 21–12, 21–16 Winner 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Coraline Bergeron Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (2 title, 4 runners-up) Men's singles SU5 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2017 Irish Para Badminton International Tay Wei Ming 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2019 Canada Para Badminton International Dheva Anrimusthi 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
Men's doubles SU5 Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Irish Para Badminton International Jack Wilson Oleg Dontsov Pavel Kulikov 28–30, 21–19, 23–21 Winner 2018 Japan Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon 20–22, 22–20, 15–21 Runner-up 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur Raj Kumar Rakesh Pandey 18–21, 21–18, 16–21 Runner-up 2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Lucas Mazur Suryo Nugroho Fredy Setiawan 21–19, 13–21, 21–19 Winner
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