# Delphine Delrue

Delphine Aurore Delrue (born 6 November 1998) is a French badminton player. Delrue started playing badminton at aged seven, and she affiliate with the USEE Badminton club in 2006. Delrue was selected to join the national team in INSEP in 2016. In 2015, she became the runner-up of European University Championships in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. In 2016, she won French National Badminton Championships in the women's doubles event with her partner Léa Palermo. She also the runner-up at the Orléans International in the women's doubles event and Swiss International in the mixed doubles event. In 2017, she became the runner-up at the Estonian International partnered with Léa Palermo. She competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, clinched the women's doubles gold with Palermo. In 2019, she captured a bronze medal at the European Games in the mixed doubles event with Thom Gicquel. Delrue and Gicquel reached a career high as world number 10 in the BWF World ranking on 9 March 2021. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Achievements
### European Games

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Thom Gicquel | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 19–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Thom Gicquel | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 10–21, 21–13, 13–21 | Silver |

### European Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Thom Gicquel | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau | 21–16, 20–22, 16–21 | Silver |
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | Thom Gicquel | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 21–16, 21–15 | Gold |

### Mediterranean Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | Léa Palermo | Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci | 21–17, 21–16 | Gold |

### BWF World Tour (2 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Léa Palermo | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 8–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | Thom Gicquel | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Thom Gicquel | Ronan Labar Anne Tran | 21–11, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Thom Gicquel | Lee Jhe-huei Hsu Ya-ching | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Thom Gicquel | Kim Sa-rang Kim Ha-na | 21–15, 11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Thom Gicquel | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Thom Gicquel | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | Thom Gicquel | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung | 19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Thom Gicquel | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran | 16–21, 21–10, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | India Open | Super 750 | Thom Gicquel | Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin | 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Orléans International | Léa Palermo | Heather Olver Lauren Smith | 19–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Estonian International | Léa Palermo | Mariya Mitsova Petya Nedelcheva | 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Orléans International | Léa Palermo | Asumi Kugo Megumi Yokoyama | 14–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | White Nights | Léa Palermo | Anastasia Chervyakova Olga Morozova | 8–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Spanish International | Léa Palermo | Maryna Ilyinskaya Yelyzaveta Zharka | 21–6, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | Belgian International | Léa Palermo | Mizuki Fujii Nao Ono | 21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Irish Open | Léa Palermo | Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn | 18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Swiss International | Thom Gicquel | Oliver Schaller Céline Burkart | 17–21, 21–10, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Portugal International | Thom Gicquel | Anton Kaisti Jenny Nyström | 21–19, 19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Swedish Open | Thom Gicquel | Kristoffer Knudsen Isabella Nielsen | 21–16, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2018 | Dutch International | Thom Gicquel | Mathias Thyrri Elisa Melgaard | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Polish Open | Thom Gicquel | Ben Lane Jessica Pugh | 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Denmark International | Thom Gicquel | Ronan Labar Anne Tran | 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Azerbaijan International | Thom Gicquel | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich | 9–21, 23–21, 21–15 | Winner |
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