Youcef Sabri Medel (born 5 July 1996) is an Algerian badminton player.[1] He won the boys' doubles silver and singles bronze at the 2014 African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana.[2] Medel was the gold medalists at the 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 African Championships for men's double with his partner, Koceila Mammeri.[3][4]

Youcef Sabri Medel
Personal information
CountryAlgeria
Born (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 28)
Algiers, Algeria
ResidenceBordeaux, France
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking116 (MS 27 September 2022)
55 (MD 8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Algeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Mixed team
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Benoni Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Port Harcourt Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Cairo Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kampala Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kampala Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Cairo Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kampala Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Benoni Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Benoni Mixed team
Africa Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Algiers Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Cairo Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kampala Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Cairo Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rose Hill Men's team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Men's doubles
African Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gaborone Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gaborone Boys' singles
BWF profile

Achievements

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African Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana
  Koceila Mammeri   Godwin Olofua
  Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
21–6, 21–15   Gold

African Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa
  Koceila Mammeri   Andries Malan
  James Hilton Mcmanus
13–21, 21–19, 21–9   Gold
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne,
Algiers, Algeria
  Koceila Mammeri   Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi
  Adel Hamek
18–21, 22–20, 18–21   Silver
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  Koceila Mammeri   Enejoh Abah
  Isaac Minaphee
21–18, 21–17   Gold
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt
  Koceila Mammeri   Aatish Lubah
  Julien Paul
19–21, 21–14, 24–22   Gold
2021 MTN Arena,
Kampala, Uganda
  Koceila Mammeri   Abdelrahman Abdelhakim
  Ahmed Salah
21–16, 21–13   Gold
2022 Lugogo Arena,
Kampala, Uganda
  Koceila Mammeri   Adham Hatem Elgamal
  Ahmed Salah
21–23, 21–19, 21–18   Gold
2023 John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa
  Koceila Mammeri   Jarred Elliott
  Robert Summers
21–12, 18–21, 19–21   Bronze
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex,
Cairo, Egypt
  Koceila Mammeri   Nusa Momoh
  Godwin Olofua
21–12, 21–8   Gold

Mediterranean Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall,
Oued Tlélat, Algeria
  Koceila Mammeri   Pablo Abián
  Luís Enrique Peñalver
14–21, 21–19, 21–16   Gold [5]

African Youth Games

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana   Kingsley Nelson 15–21, 21–16, 11–21   Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana
  Mohamed Guelmaoui   Julien Paul
  Kounal Soubbaroyan
19–21, 18–21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Zambia International   Timothy Lam 13–21, 7–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Kenya International   Koceila Mammeri   Aatish Lubah
  Julien Paul
14–21, 22–20, 21–18   Winner
2019 Egypt International   Koceila Mammeri   Paweł Pietryja
  Jan Rudziński
21–19, 24–22   Winner
2019 Algeria International   Koceila Mammeri   Paweł Pietryja
  Jan Rudziński
21–16, 21–16   Winner
2019 Zambia International   Koceila Mammeri   Adham Hatem Elgamal
  Ahmed Salah
22–20, 19–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 South Africa International   Koceila Mammeri   Adham Hatem Elgamal
  Ahmed Salah
21–17, 21–17   Winner
2021 Peru International   Koceila Mammeri   Aníbal Marroquín
  Jonathan Solís
21–18, 21–15   Winner
2023 Brazil International   Koceila Mammeri   Fabrício Farias
  Davi Silva
21–16, 21–18   Winner
2023 Cameroon International   Koceila Mammeri   P.S Ravikrishna
  Sankar Prasad Udayakumar
12–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Lagos International   Koceila Mammeri   P.S Ravikrishna
  Sankar Prasad Udayakumar
15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2023 Algeria International   Koceila Mammeri   Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi
  Adel Hamek
21–13, 27–25   Winner
2023 Guatemala International   Koceila Mammeri   Job Castillo
  Luis Montoya
18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2023 Zambia International   Koceila Mammeri   Keane Chok
  Andy Kok
21–11, 15–21, 21–13   Winner
2024 Egypt International   Koceila Mammeri   Kittisak Namdash
  Samatcha Tovannakasem
21–13, 18–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2024 Algeria International   Koceila Mammeri   Nithin H. V.
  Venkata Harsha Vardhan Rayudu Veeramreddy
11–21, 21–9, 23–21   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Youcef Sabri Medel". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "JAJ-2014 (4e journée): Youcef Sabri Medel seul athlète médaillé à Gaborone" (in French). Djazairess. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. ^ Sukumar, Dev. "Hamek Emerges Champ – 2017 All Africa Individual Championships". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Badminton - Championnat d'Afrique : médaille d'or pour le duo Medel-Mammeri". radioalgerie.dz (in French). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. ^ Williams, George (27 June 2022). "Abián and Peñalver give Spain a silver medal in badminton in Oran and Metreveli secures a medal in wrestling". Sportsfinding.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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