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 In 2018, Král reached the final of the Hellas International but lost to Toma Junior Popov of France. 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.
In May 2024, Král and Mendrek officially qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's doubles event. 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
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2018 Hellas International Toma Junior Popov 7–21, 13–21 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Hellas International Adam Mendrek Junaidi Arif Muhammad Haikal 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2022 Mexican International Adam Mendrek Vinson Chiu Joshua Yuan 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2022 El Salvador International Adam Mendrek Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman 19–21, 21–17, 18–21 Runner-up 2023 Czech Open Adam Mendrek Chen Zhi-yi Presley Smith 15–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2024 Azerbaijan International Adam Mendrek P. S. Ravikrishna Sankar Prasad Udayakumar 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2024 Czech Open Jiří Král Jonathan Dresp Aaron Sonnenschein 21–18, 21–19 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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