Charles Noakes
| Charles Noakes | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country |  France |
| Born | 19 August 1997 Sidcup, England |
| Height | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's singles and doubles SH6 | |
| Highest ranking | 3 (MS 24 April 2024) 1 (MD with Fabien Morat 10 November 2022) 10 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj 21 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | 3 (MS) 11 (MD with Lee Dae-sung) 12 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj) (3 September 2024) |
Medal record | |
Charles Noakes (born 19 August 1997) is a French para-badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he reached the finals of the men's singles SH6 event and won gold after defeating Krysten Coombs of Great Britain.[2][3]
Achievements
[edit]Paralympic Games
[edit]Men's singles SH6
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France |  Krysten Coombs
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21–19, 21–13 |  Gold
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European Para Championships
[edit]Men's singles SH6
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jack Shephard
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21–23, 21–17, 20–22 |  Silver
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BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4][5]
Men's singles SL4
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 |  Vitor Tavares
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21–15, 16–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 |  Chu Man Kai
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21–23, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International I | Level 1 | Vitor Tavares
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22–20, 19–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Chu Man Kai
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26–24, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Chu Man Kai
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16–21, 6–11 retired | Runner-up
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Men's doubles SH6
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Fabien Morat
|
 Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai
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16–21, 22–20, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Fabien Morat
|
 Nilton Quispe Héctor Salva
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21–12, 21–15 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Fabien Morat
|
 Justin Kendrick Wyatt Lightfoot
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21–10, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2022 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Fabien Morat
|
 Natthapong Meechai Bunthan Yaemmali
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19–21, 21–17, 21–16 | Runner-up
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| Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim
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12–21, 10–21 | |||||
| Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai
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22–20, 21–15 |
International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (1 title, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles SH6
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International |  Fabien Morat
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 Lin Naili Luo Guangliang
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20–22, 22–20, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| Dheyvid Bisto Márcio Dellafina
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21–5, 21–3 | ||||
 Miles Krajewski Héctor Salva
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21–19, 21–19 | ||||
| 2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Fabien Morat
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Miles Krajewski Héctor Salva
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22–20, 21–10 | Winner
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Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spanish Para Badminton International |  Nina Kozlova
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Héctor Salva Daria Bujnicka
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21–17, 21–14 | Runner-up
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 Alexander Mekhdiev Uliana Podpalnaya
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21–8, 21–17 | ||||
| Fabien Morat Oliwia Szmigiel
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16–21, 10–21 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Noakes Charles". Olympics.com.
- ^ "Charles Noakes en finale du tournoi de badminton aux Paralympiques" [Charles Noakes reaches final of Paralympic badminton tournament]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 September 2024.
- ^ actufrancaises@gmail.com (2024-09-03). "Jeux paralympiques 2024 : Charles Noakes, petite taille mais immense talent du para badminton". Actu Francaises (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.