# Brice Leverdez

Brice Leverdez (born 9 April 1986) is a French badminton player. He was a champion at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, won a silver medal at the 2015 European Games, and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships.

## Career

Leverdez started playing badminton at aged 12, and continued after that at the club, then in 2008, he joined France national badminton team. In 2005, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in boys' doubles event partnered with Matthieu Lo Ying Ping. He won French National Badminton Championships in men's singles event from 2008 to 2015. In 2012, he competed in men's singles event at the Summer Olympic Games held in London. During group stage, he had defeated Edwin Ekiring 21-12, 21-11, but was defeated by Wong Wing Ki 21-11, 21-16. He finished second place in group stage, and did not advance. In 2013, he won gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in men's singles event. In 2016, he won silver medal at the European Men's Team Championships in men's team event. In the same year, he competed at the Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the group stage, he defeating Raul Must 21-18, 18-21, 21-12, and defeated by Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21-11, 21-18. He did not advance to the final stage after finished second in group stage.
In February, Leverdez won his ninth National Championships title. He qualified to represent France at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. He finished as the runner-up and won a silver medal after being defeated by Anders Antonsen in the final with the score 19–21, 21–14, 10–21.

## Achievements
### European Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Anders Antonsen | 19–21, 21–14, 10–21 | Silver |

### European Championships

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Viktor Axelsen | 7–21, 9–21 | Bronze |

### Mediterranean Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | Pablo Abián | 21–17, 23–21 | Gold |

### European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | Rasmus Bonde Kasper Henriksen | 15–11, 8–15, 7–15 | Bronze |

### BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | U.S. Open | Rajiv Ouseph | 17–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Canada Open | Taufik Hidayat | 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Scottish Open | Henri Hurskainen | 21–8, 16–21, 21–16 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Ecuador International | Fernandes Ricardo | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2007 | Carebaco International | Raju Rai | 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2008 | Welsh International | Kieran Merrilees | 21–15, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Canadian International | Kęstutis Navickas | 16–21, 21–18, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Kharkiv International | Dmytro Zavadsky | 9–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2011 | Belgian International | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | 21–7, 13–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2012 | Spanish Open | Gabriel Ulldahl | 21–14, 22–24, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2013 | Tahiti International | Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | 21–14, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2013 | Swiss International | Vladimir Malkov | 22–20, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2013 | Puerto Rico International | Daniel Paiola | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2014 | Polish Open | Rasmus Fladberg | 21–6, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Italian International | Marc Zwiebler | 21–17, 14–21, 26–24 | Winner |
| 2020 | Portugal International | Lucas Corvée | 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Swiss International | Lucas Corvée | Daniel Benz Chan Kwong Beng | 16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Puerto Rico International | Lucas Corvée | Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | 21–14, 21–12 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Portugal International | Lucas Corvée | Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley | 26–24, 24–22 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament