6 Nations U17 Squads & Team News

A benchmark competition for the U17s, the 6 Nations tournament will take place this year from April 1 to 6, 2026 in Mülheim, Germany. Discover the tricolor selection.

Published on: 27/01/2026

The national coaches responsible for the France U17 Collective in conjunction with the Performance Director, the DTN and the High Performance Vice-President have just finalized the selection for the team and individual competition of the 6 U17 nations.
The individual competition will take place on April 1 and 2, then will be followed by the team competition from April 4 to 6, 2026 in Mülheim, Germany.

Selection for team and individual competition

Girls

  • Apollo ARDOINVga Stella Saint Maur, Departmental Committee 94, Ile-de-France League
  • Lucie DESLANDESBeauvais Oise Badminton, Departmental Committee 60, Haut-de-France League
  • Jeanne FORTUNEBadminton Club Erdre, Departmental Committee 44, Pays de la Loire League
  • Elisa HESSASLB Kembs, Departmental Committee 68, Grand Est League
  • Clara MENEGAZZI BRIQUETASPTT Strasbourg, Departmental Committee 67, Ligue Grand Est
  • Emma POGNANTEGrenoble Alpes Badminton, Departmental Committee 38, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes League
  • Lison PREVOSTBadminton Club Suresnois, Departmental Committee 92, Ile-de-France League
  • Jeanne RAFFINVga Stella Saint Maur, Departmental Committee 94, Ligue-Ile-de-France

Garçons

  • Keenan BRIEREBadminton Toulon Metropole 83, Departmental Committee 83, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur League
  • Sacha LIENARDMetz Ban Saint Martin Badminton, Departmental Committee 57, Grand Est League
  • Soren MARION-GOTHSENERAix Universite Club Badminton, Departmental Committee 13, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur League
  • Edgar PREVOTVal d’Europe Badminton, Departmental Committee 77, Ile-de-France League
  • Léon PHANVal d’Europe Badminton, Departmental Committee 77, Ile-de France League
  • Hon Chak Johnson ZHANGBadminton Club De Courbevoie, Departmental Committee 92, Ile-de-France League

Management :

  • Bertrand LOUVET (Head of the France U17 Collective)
  • Philippe GEORJON (Deputy of the France U17 Collective)
  • Manu DUBRULLE (Assistant on the France U17 collective)

The selected players will begin with a preparatory competition with the Spanish U19 from March 9 to 15.

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