Benjamin Cupillard: Le Messager Interview & Content Writing

Thu, Dec 18 2025

BADMINTON

Growing up in Attalens, training in Vevey, working in Bulle and passing on to Villarssur-Glâne: at 22, Benjamin Cupillard embodies badminton rooted in the region.

From Vevey to Attalens, then to Fribourg, badminton accompanied each stage of the construction of Benjamin Cupillard. Aged 22, the Veveysan embodies a sporting trajectory made of constancy, lucidity and transmission of his sport. The one who grew up in Attalens, now based in Fribourg, moves forward without fanfare with a solid conviction around a sport lived to the fullest, without illusion, but without ever giving up pleasure.

Badminton entered his life very early. “As soon as I could walk and hold a racket,” he smiles. His father then played at the Badminton Club Mont-Pèlerin, in Jongny. The child wants…

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James Whitfield

James Whitfield is Archysport's racket sports and golf specialist, bringing a global perspective to tennis, badminton, and golf coverage. Based between London and Singapore, James has covered Grand Slam tournaments, BWF World Tour events, and major golf championships on five continents. His reporting combines on-the-ground access with deep knowledge of the technical and strategic elements that separate elite athletes from the rest of the field. James is fluent in English, French, and Mandarin, giving him unique access to athletes across the global tennis and badminton circuits.

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