Lucas Mazur (born 18 November 1997) is a French para-badminton player who competes in international level events. He was the gold medalists in the men's singles SL4 at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. He was three-time gold medalists in the World Championships winning the title in 2017, 2019, and 2022.[1][2][3]
| Lucas Mazur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Mazur at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1997 Salbris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Bourges, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles SL4 Men's doubles SL3–SU5 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (MS 1 January 2019) 4 (MD with Méril Loquette 1 January 2019) 1 (XD with Faustine Noël 23 August 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 2 (MS) 20 (MD with Méril Loquette) 4 (XD with Faustine Noël) (3 September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editAt the age of three, he suffered a stroke, which led to a deformity in his ankle. He started playing badminton when he was 12.[4]
Achievements
editParalympic Games
editMen's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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15–21, 21–17, 21–15 |  Gold
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| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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21–9, 21–13 | Gold
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Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Faustine Noël
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 Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila
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21–23, 17–21 |  Silver
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| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | Faustine Noël
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 Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa
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21–14, 21–16 |  Bronze
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World Championships
editMen's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Tarun Dhillon
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21–18, 10–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Tarun Dhillon
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21–18, 21–10 |  Gold
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Tarun Dhillon
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13–14r | Gold
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| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Fredy Setiawan
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21–12, 21–17 | Gold
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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16–21, 19–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
Faustine Noël
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Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa
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19–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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European Para Championships
editMen's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Faustine Noël
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21–6, 21–6 | Gold
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Men's doubles SU5
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Méril Loquette
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 Bartłomiej Mróz Jack Wilson
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21–17, 21–15 | Gold
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Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Faustine Noël
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 Rickard Nilsson Helle Sofie Sagøy
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21–14, 21–14 | Gold
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European Championships
editMen's singles SL4
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain |  Antony Forster
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21–14, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | Rickard Nilsson
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21–14, 21–6 | Gold
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| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Rickard Nilsson
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21–7, 21–9 | Gold
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Men's doubles SL3–SU5
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain |
 Geoffrey Byzery
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Daniel Lee Colin Leslie
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16–21, 21–15, 15–21 | Silver
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| 2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands |
Mathieu Thomas
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 Marcel Adam Simón Cruz Mondejar
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21–13, 21–10 | Gold
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| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France |
Méril Loquette
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Bartłomiej Mróz İlker Tuzcu
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19–21, 23–25 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands |
Faustine Noël
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Geoffrey Byzery Cathrine Rosengren
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21–7, 21–14 | Gold
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| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France |
Faustine Noël
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Marcel Adam Katrin Seibert
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21–19, 21–10 | Gold
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BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (10 titles, 2 runners-up)
editThe BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]
Men's singles SL4
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Tarun Dhillon
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21–7, 21–9 |  Winner
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| 2022 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Marcel Adam
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21–4, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2023 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Fredy Setiawan
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24–22, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2023 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Tarun Dhillon
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21–7, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2023 | Canada Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Tarun Dhillon
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21–9, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2023 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Fredy Setiawan
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21–12, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2024 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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21–18, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2024 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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21–7, 21–11 | Winner
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Men's doubles SU5
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Méril Loquette
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 Cheah Liek Hou Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri
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12–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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 Fang Jen-yu Pu Gui-yu
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21–14, 21–16 | |||||
| Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
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20–22, 21–18, 23–21 | |||||
 Kim Gi-yeon Lee Jeong-soo
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21–9, 21–6 |
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Faustine Noël
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Chirag Baretha Mandeep Kaur
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21–14, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2023 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Faustine Noël
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Méril Loquette Coraline Bergeron
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21–17, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2023 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Faustine Noël
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Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila
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3–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Faustine Noël
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Kumar Nitesh Thulasimathi Murugesan
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20–22, 15–21 | Runner-up
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International tournaments (2011–2021) (29 titles, 20 runners-up)
editMen's singles SL4
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Bakri Omar
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16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | China Para-Badminton International | Bakri Omar
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21–16, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2015 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Tim Haller
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21–18, 18–21, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2016 | Turkish Para-Badminton International | Sedat Tümkaya
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21–12, 21–7 | Winner
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| 2016 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Bakri Omar
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21–15, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | Indonesia Para-Badminton International | Fredy Setiawan
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21–19, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Bakri Omar
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21–17, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2017 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Fredy Setiawan
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21–12, 15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Siripong Teamarrom
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2017 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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21–14, 14–21, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2018 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Sukant Kadam
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21–16, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2018 | Turkish Para-Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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21–10, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2018 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Shin Kyung-hwan
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21–11, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2018 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Sukant Kadam
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21–10, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2019 | Turkish Para-Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Tarun Dhillon
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21–13, 21–17 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Canada Para-Badminton International | Tarun Dhillon
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18–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2019 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Shin Kyung-hwan
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21–7, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2019 | China Para-Badminton International | Fredy Setiawan
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21–14, 21–7 | Winner
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| 2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Fredy Setiawan
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17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Siripong Teamarrom
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21–9, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2020 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
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21–9, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Sukant Kadam
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21–15, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2021 | Spanish Para-Badminton International |  Pavel Kulikov
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21–13, 21–8 | Winner
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Men's doubles SU5
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Mathieu Thomas
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Daniel Bethell Bobby Griffin
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22–20, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2016 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Mathieu Thomas
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Bakri Omar Muhammad Huzairi Abdul Malek
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21–17, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2017 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Mathieu Thomas
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Daniel Bethell Bobby Griffin
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14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Mathieu Thomas
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Jan-Niklas Pott Pascal Wolter
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21–15, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2017 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Mathieu Thomas
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Daniel Bethell Bobby Griffin
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16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Méril Loquette
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Pricha Somsiri Chok-Uthaikul Watcharaphon
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20–22, 22–20, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | Peru Para-Badminton International | Méril Loquette
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Raj Kumar Rakesh Pandey
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18–21, 21–18, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Méril Loquette
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Suryo Nugroho Fredy Setiawan
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21–19, 13–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2021 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Abdoullah Ait Bella
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Oleg Dontsov Pavel Kulikov
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21–18, 17–21, 21–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Turkish Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Bobby Griffin Helle Sofie Sagøy
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21–8, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2016 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Jan-Niklas Pott Helle Sofie Sagøy
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21–17, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2017 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila
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7–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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 Ou Wei Cheng Hefang
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21–13, 18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila
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18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila
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19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Canada Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila
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16–21, 21–15, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila
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21–16, 16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa
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21–18, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa
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18–21, 21–12, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2019 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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İlker Tuzcu Halime Yıldız
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21–16, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2020 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila
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16–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | Peru Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa
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17–21, 25–23, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila
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21–12, 19–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2021 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Faustine Noël
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 Daisuke Fujihara Akiko Sugino
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21–12, 21–8 | Winner
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References
edit- ^ "Lucas Mazur - International Paralympic Committee". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Lucas Mazur - Athlete Handisport Parabadminton". fondationbanquepopulaire.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Le Salbrisien Lucas Mazur devient double champion du monde de parabadminton". francetvinfo.fr (in French). 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Championnats d'Europe de parabadminton : Lucas Mazur couvert d'or et d'argent". La Dépêche (in French). 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
External links
edit- Lucas Mazur at the International Paralympic Committee
- Lucas Mazur at Équipe de France (in French)
- Lucas Mazur at France Paralympique (in French)
