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:
- 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.
- 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)
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