Para-Badminton Worlds 2024: French Players to Watch

There are 19 of them qualified for Bahrain! The French para-badistas will be in number to seek titles at the Para-Badminton World Championships, from February 8 to 14, 2026. Among them, 9 are selected according to the criteria of the French Badminton Federation.

Published on: 20/01/2026

According to the qualification rules of the BWF (International Badminton Federation), 19 French players are qualified to compete in the Para-Badminton World Championships in Bahrain.

The French Badminton Federation has established selection criteria, concerning French players, in order to establish a federal selection, which are as follows:

1. Be ranked among the 8 best players in the world in the BWF rankings as of the release date of the 1st qualification list by the BWF.
2. In the event of participation in less than 6 tournaments over the period taken into account for the world ranking: have an average points greater than or equal to that of the 8th qualifier.

As such, the following players are selected:

• David TOUPE Tarbais – Departmental Committee
• Marilou MAUREL – SD WH2 and DX WH1/WH2 – Badminton Club St Herblain – Departmental Committee 44 – Pays de la Loire League
• Thomas JACOBS – SH WH2 and DH WH1/2 – Annecy Badminton Club – Departmental Committee 74 – Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes League
• Milena SURREAU – SD SL3 – Badminton Club Mendulphin – Departmental Committee 44 – Pays de la Loire League
• Lucas MAZUR – SH SL4 – BC Chambly Oise – Departmental Committee 60 – Hauts-de-France League
• Méril LOQUETTE – SH SU5 and DX SL3/SU5 – Les Volants De Cergy – Departmental Committee 95 – Ligue Ile-de-France
• Maud LEFORT – SD SU5 – Union Sport. Ezanville-Ecouen – Departmental Committee 95 – Ile-de-France League
• Charles NOAKES – SH SH6 – Badminton Club St Herblain – Departmental Committee 44 – Pays de la Loire League
• Pauline BEAUFOUR-PELLE – SD SH6 and DX SH6 – Darvoy Jargeau St denis de l hotel Badminton – Departmental Committee 45 – Centre-Val de Loire League

In addition, the following players will be present in Bahrain.

• Mathieu THOMAS (SH SL3)
• Thomas NUMITOR (SH SL3 and DH SL3/SL4)
• Coraline BERGERON (SD SL3 et DX SL3/SU5)
• Mathis CLEMENT (SH SL4)
• Marjorie BOIGEOL (SD SL4 et DD SL3/SL4)
• Abdoullah AIT BELLA (SH SU5, DH SU5 and DX SL3/SU5)
• Clara LEFAUCHEUX (SD SU5 et DD SL3/SU5)
• Teddy FERRAZZA (DH SL3/SL4)
• Laureen MARCHAND (DD SL3/SU5 et DX SL3/SU5)
• Maxime GREBOVAL (SH SH6 et DX SH6)