William Villeger (born 22 October 2000) is a French badminton player affiliated with ASPTT Strasbourg club.[1][2] He won the European junior championships in boys' doubles event in 2018 and won another gold in team event too.[3][4]
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 2000 Martigues, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Miramas, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (MD with Fabien Delrue 20 December 2022) 33 (XD with Anne Tran 17 January 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 44 (MD with Fabien Delrue) 42 (XD with Anne Tran) 87 (MD with Julien Maio) (28 February 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
European Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia |
 Fabien Delrue
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 Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley
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21–18, 21–15 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runners-up) edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Latvia International | Fabien Delrue
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 Emil Lauritzen Mads Muurholm
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21–12, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Estonian International |  Julien Maio
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 Shuntaro Mezaki Haruya Nishida
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19–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Portugal International | Julien Maio
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Kazuhiro Ichikawa Daiki Umayahara
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16–21, 21–15, 21–13 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Dutch International | Vimala Hériau
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Mathias Thyrri Elisa Melgaard
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14–21, 21–16, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Czech International | Sharone Bauer
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 Jakub Bitman Alžběta Bášová
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15–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Norwegian International | Sharone Bauer
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Mads Emil Christensen Emma Karlsson
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19–21, 21–16, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Portugal International | Sharone Bauer
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 Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh
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18–21, 21–19, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Austrian International | Sharone Bauer
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 Choong Hon Jian Toh Ee Wei
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21–16, 9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Polish International | Anne Tran
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 Paweł Śmiłowski Wiktoria Adamek
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21–15, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2021 | Welsh International | Anne Tran
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Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh
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21–15, 17–21, 21–16 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 3 runners-up) edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Spanish Junior International | Fabien Delrue
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Maxime Briot Kenji Lovang
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21–14, 16–21, 24–22 | Winner
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| 2018 | Danish Junior Cup | Fabien Delrue
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Maxime Briot Kenji Lovang
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15–21, 21–15, 21–23 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Hungarian Junior International | Marig Brouxel
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Robert Cybulski Wiktoria Dąbczyńska
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11–7, 7–11, 4–11, 11–4, 7–11 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Three borders Junior International | Melanie Potin
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 Julien Scheiwiller Jenjira Stadelmann
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19–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "William Villeger biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2022 – via Tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ Lolmede, Edgar (22 August 2020). "Entretien avec William Villeger, jeune badiste spécialiste du double" (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Euro Juniors : la France au sommet" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Sommer, Emilie (17 April 2020). "Villeger: I like to take the time". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 October 2021.