Breton Badminton Club’s Rise in French Rankings | Success Story

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A team in Top 12, one in National 2 and another in Regional 3. The Bad’club Rostren (Côtes-d’Armor) has become, to everyone’s surprise, an ambassador for Central Brittany. Ready to climb even higher, the badminton club faces financial limits.

Guillaume Robic (4th from the right), mayor of Rostrenen and Sandra Le Nouvel (1st from the right), president of the community of communes of Kreiz-Breizh (CCKB), show their support for the Bad’club Rostren which they hope to see rise even higher. | WEST FRANCE

  • Guillaume Robic (4th from the right), mayor of Rostrenen and Sandra Le Nouvel (1st from the right), president of the community of communes of Kreiz-Breizh (CCKB), show their support for the Bad'club Rostren which they hope to see rise even higher.
    Guillaume Robic (4th from the right), mayor of Rostrenen and Sandra Le Nouvel (1st from the right), president of the community of communes of Kreiz-Breizh (CCKB), show their support for the Bad’club Rostren which they hope to see rise even higher. | WEST FRANCE

Dans la halle des sports de Rostrenen (Côtes-d’Armor), vendredi 12 décembre 2025, la championne de badminton Xuefei Qi et ses camarades s’entraînent, tandis que des bénévoles montent des gradins prêts à accueillir 300 personnes. Le lendemain, le Bad’club Rostren disputera une rencontre gagnante en Top 12, face à Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône). Un événement quelque peu irréel pour la commune du Centre-Bretagne que rien ne prédestinait à affronter les grandes métropoles françaises en badminton.

En 2006, rien à la création du Bad’club Rostren, avec 40 adhérents et cinq terrains, ne laissait présager une telle ascension.  On a eu une sorte d’alignement des planètes, explique Jacques Sibéril, le…

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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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