Julien Carraggi
Julien Carraggi (born 2 July 2000) is a Belgian badminton player.[1] Carraggi participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, helping the team Theta to win the bronze medal in the mixed team event.[2]
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| Country | Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 2000 Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Wouter Claes | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 40 (MS, 29 August 2023) 583 (MD with Jona van Nieuwkerke, 18 October 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 43 (MS 26 September 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
2021
Carraggi became Belgian Badminton Champion in 2021, in which he won against Frédéric Gaspard 21–7 and 21–4.[3]
2022
In January, he lost in the quarter-finals of Syed Modi International from Irish player Nhat Nguyen.[4] Carraggi became Belgian Champion for the 2nd time, where he won against Yaro van Delsen 21–15, 20–22 and 21–9.[5]
2023
In April, he competed in the Dutch International tournament and won his first international title in the final by defeating Dutch player Joran Kwekeel.[6] He then proceeded to win his second senior title in the next month at Austrian Open, after defeating Huang Yu-kai from Chinese Taipei.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Dutch International |  Joran Kwekeel |
21–17, 17–21, 21–16 |  Winner |
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| 2023 | Austrian Open |  Huang Yu-kai |
21–19, 21–10 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles)
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Portuguese Junior International |  Dmitriy Panarin |
15–21, 21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2018 | Belgian Junior International |  Ernesto Baschwitz |
21–10, 21–15 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Portuguese Junior International | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jona van Nieuwkerke |
 Gabriel Rodrigues Theo Vaur |
21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- "Julien Caraggi | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- "Badmintontalent Carraggi bezorgt België 4e medaille op Jeugdspelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- Beauclercq, Guy (20 September 2021). "Julien Carraggi a décroché son premier titre de champion de Belgique seniors à 21 ans : "Je suis à la fois content et soulagé"" (in French). dhnet. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- @juliencarraggi (21 January 2022). "Quarterfinal at my first ever bwf super 300 in India 🇮🇳 lost my match to @nhatchocheese Thanks for the good game 👊". Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via Instagram.
- "Julien Carraggi à nouveau champion de Belgique seniors de badminton" (in French). bx1. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- Gonzalez Martinez, Sara (17 April 2023). "Belgium's Julien Carraggi upsets home favourite Joran Kweekel to capture his first international title at the FZ FORZA Dutch International 2023". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 May 2023.