Léa Palermo
Léa Palermo (born 7 July 1993) is a French badminton player.[1][2] She started playing badminton at aged 8, then joined the France national badminton team in 2006.[1] In 2009, she won the bronze medal at the European U17 Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event.[3] In 2010, she competed at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.[1] In 2015, she won the Slovenia International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Bastian Kersaudy.[4] In 2016, she won French National Badminton Championships in women's doubles event.[3] She also the runner-up at the Orleans International in the women's doubles event and at the Estonian International in the mixed doubles event.[5][6] In 2017, she became the runner-up at the Estonian International partnered with Delphine Delrue.[7] She competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, clinched the women's doubles gold with Delrue.[8]
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1993 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Champigny-sur-Marne, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 27 (WD with Delphine Delrue 5 March 2019) 33 (XD with Bastian Kersaudy 28 June 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 50 (WD with Delphine Delrue) 236 (XD with Julien Maio) (5 July 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | El Morell Pavilion, Tarragona, Spain | Delphine Delrue | Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci | 21–17, 21–16 | Gold |
BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[10]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Orleans Masters | Super 100 | Delphine Delrue | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 8–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 8 runners-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Romanian International | Anne Tran | Chloe Birch Jenny Wallwork | 6–11, 12–14, 11–8, 8–11 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Orleans International | Delphine Delrue | Heather Olver Lauren Smith | 19–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Estonian International | Delphine Delrue | Mariya Mitsova Petya Nedelcheva | 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Orleans International | Delphine Delrue | Asumi Kugo Megumi Yokoyama | 14–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | White Nights | Delphine Delrue | Anastasia Chervyakova Olga Morozova | 8–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Spanish International | Delphine Delrue | Maryna Ilyinskaya Yelyzaveta Zharka | 21–6, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | Belgian International | Delphine Delrue | Mizuki Fujii Nao Ono | 21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Irish Open | Delphine Delrue | Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn | 18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Slovenia International | Bastian Kersaudy | Marin Baumann Lorraine Baumann | 21–17, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2016 | Estonian International | Bastian Kersaudy | Alexandr Zinchenko Olga Morozova | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Czech Open | Bastian Kersaudy | Mathias Bay-Smidt Alexandra Bøje | 21–12, 8–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ a b c "Players: Lea Palermo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Léa Palermo" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Quelques portraits de joueurs" (PDF) (in French). EDAP Vendée. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Double joy for Ukraine". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Helen Olver and Lauren Smith win doubles title in Orleans". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Morozova doubles up in Tallinn". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Български триумф в Естония" (in Bulgarian). Информационна агенция БЛИЦ. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Palermo Lea Helene". Tarragona 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). . Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- Léa Palermo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Léa Palermo at BWFbadminton.com