Toma Junior Popov
Toma Junior Popov (born 29 September 1998) is a French badminton player.[1][2] He won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' singles event.[3] 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 ever complete the treble.[4] He competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, claim the men's singles bronze medal.[5]
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| Born | 29 September 1998 Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 51 (MS 30 April 2019) 85 (MD 25 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 65 (MS), 85 (MD) (25 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Born in Sofia, Popov came from the badminton family. His father, Thomas, was a former Bulgarian and French national player. His brother, Christo, also plays badminton. Both of them trained at the Fos-sur-Mer club.[6]
Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain |  |
21–17, 21–16 |  |
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | |
21–14, 21–15 |  |
| 2015 | Regional Sport Centrum Hall, Lubin, Poland |  |
13–21, 9–21 | |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France |
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21–17, 21–13 | |
BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Irish Open |  |
21–10, 24–22 |  |
| 2019 | Bulgarian Open |  |
21–15, 21–10 | |
| 2018 | Czech Open | |
21–16, 21–11 | |
| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | |
22–20, 21–12 | |
| 2018 | Spanish International | |
21–13, 21–17 | |
| 2018 | Latvia International | |
21–10, 21–15 | |
| 2018 | Hellas International |  |
21–7, 21–13 | |
| 2016 | Latvia International |  |
21–14, 21–14 | |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Italian International | |
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18–21, 16–21 |  |
| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | |
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17–21, 21–7, 21–17 | |
| 2014 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | |
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11–10, 11–10, 11–9 | |
BWF Junior Tournament (9 titles, 4 runners-up)
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Danish Junior |  |
21–16, 19–21, 24–22 | |
| 2016 | Belgian Junior | |
21–15, 21–12 | |
| 2016 | Hellas Junior | |
21–17, 11–21, 21–14 | |
| 2015 | Slovenia Junior |  |
21–14, 10–21, 23–21 | |
| 2015 | Bulgarian Junior |  |
21–9, 19–21, 13–21 | |
| 2014 | Bulgarian Junior | |
11–10, 4–11, 4–11, 11–6, 11–4 | |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Danish Junior | |
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14–21, 21–17, 17–21 | |
| 2016 | Belgian Junior | |
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21–11, 21–15 | |
| 2016 | Bulgarian Junior | |
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13–21, 8–21 | |
| 2016 | Hellas Junior | |
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21–18, 21–15 | |
| 2015 | Slovenia Junior | |
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21–16, 21–17 | |
| 2015 | Hungarian Junior | |
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21–17, 20–22, 21–19 | |
| 2014 | Bulgarian Junior | |
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10–11, 11–10, 9–11, 11–6, 6–11 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Toma Junior Popov". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- "Badminton - Toma Junior Popov". www.les-sports.info (in French). Info Média Conseil. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Phlean, Mark. "Popov does double and creates history". Badminton Europe. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Athlete Profile: Popov Toma Tomov". Tarragona 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- "The Popov dynasty". www.fz-forza.com. FZ Forza. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
External links
- Toma Junior Popov at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Toma Junior Popov at BWFbadminton.com
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