# Toma Junior Popov

Toma Junior Popov (born 29 September 1998) is a French badminton player. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' singles event. Popov made history as the first non-Danish male player to win a European Junior team gold as well as the men's singles and doubles in 2017. He joined Peter Gade, Jim Laugesen, and Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen as the only men to have ever completed the treble. He competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and claimed the men's singles bronze medal.

## Personal life

Born in Sofia, Popov came from a badminton family. His father, Thomas, is a former Bulgarian and French national player. His brother, Christo Popov, also plays badminton. He started to play when he is 8 with neighbour and won his school championship at age of 9. Both of them trained at the Fos-sur-Mer club.

## Achievements
### European Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Viktor Axelsen | 17–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Christo Popov | Ben Lane Sean Vendy | 15–21, 14–21 | Bronze |

### European Championships

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain | Anders Antonsen | 16–21, 21–19, 15–21 | Bronze |
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | Anders Antonsen | 18–21, 13–21 | Silver |

### Mediterranean Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | Muhammed Ali Kurt | 21–17, 21–16 | Bronze |

### European Junior Championships

Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland | Anders Antonsen | 13–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Arnaud Merklé | 21–14, 21–15 | Gold |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Thom Gicquel | Max Flynn Callum Hemming | 21–17, 21–13 | Gold |

### BWF World Tour (4 titles, 3 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 BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2020 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | Mark Caljouw | 22–20, 19–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2021 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Mads Christophersen | 23–21, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2021 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo | 21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2022 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Mithun Manjunath | 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2024 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Loh Kean Yew | 11–21, 21–15, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Christo Popov | 13–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2025 | German Open | Super 300 | Christo Popov | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Latvia International | Kasper Lehikoinen | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2018 | Hellas International | Ondřej Král | 21–7, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Latvia International | Léo Rossi | 21–10, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2018 | Spanish International | Lucas Corvée | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | Arnaud Merklé | 22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | Czech Open | Victor Svendsen | 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Abhinav Manota | 21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2019 | Irish Open | Pablo Abián | 21–10, 24–22 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | Thomas Vallez | Ronan Guéguin Alexandre Hammer | 11–10, 11–10, 11–9 | Winner |
| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | Christo Popov | Chen Yu-jun Lin Bing-wei | 17–21, 21–7, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | Italian International | Christo Popov | Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker | 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Junior International (9 titles, 4 runners-up)

Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Bulgarian Junior International | Alexandre Hammer | 11–10, 4–11, 4–11, 11–6, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2015 | Bulgarian Junior International | Daniel Nikolov | 21–9, 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Slovenia Junior International | Wolfgang Gnedt | 21–14, 10–21, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2016 | Hellas Junior International | Nhat Nguyen | 21–17, 11–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2016 | Belgian Junior International | Arnaud Merklé | 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2016 | Danish Junior Cup | Nhat Nguyen | 21–16, 19–21, 24–22 | Winner |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Bulgarian Junior International | Thomas Vallez | Ronan Gueguin Alexandre Hammer | 10–11, 11–10, 9–11, 11–6, 6–11 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Hungarian Junior International | Thomas Vallez | Aleksander Jabłoński Paweł Śmiłowski | 21–17, 20–22, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | Slovenia Junior International | Gregor Dunikowski | Emre Cömert Baran Yüksel | 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | Hellas Junior International | Thomas Baures | Éloi Adam Samy Corvée | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2016 | Bulgarian Junior International | Léo Rossi | Pakin Kuna-anuvit Natthapat Trinkajee | 13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Belgian Junior International | Léo Rossi | Zach Russ Steven Stallwood | 21–11, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2016 | Danish Junior Cup | Karl Thor Søndergaard | Rasmus Kjær Jesper Toft | 14–21, 21–17, 17–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
    BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
    BWF Junior International Series tournament
    BWF Junior Future Series tournament