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Charles Noakes

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Charles Noakes
Personal information
Country France
Born (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)
Sidcup, England
Height1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking3 (MS 24 April 2024)
1 (MD with Fabien Morat 10 November 2022)
10 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj 21 August 2023)
Current ranking3 (MS)
11 (MD with Lee Dae-sung)
12 (XD with Elisa Bujnowskyj) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Men's singles
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles

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

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Paralympic Games

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France United Kingdom Krysten Coombs 21–19, 21–13 Gold

European Para Championships

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands United Kingdom Jack Shephard 21–23, 21–17, 20–22 Silver Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

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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 Brazil Vitor Tavares 21–15, 16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 21–23, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Brazil Vitor Tavares 22–20, 19–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 26–24, 16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 16–21, 6–11 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 France Fabien Morat India Dhinagaran Pandurangan
India Sivarajan Solaimalai
16–21, 22–20, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 France Fabien Morat Peru Nilton Quispe
Peru Héctor Salva
21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 France Fabien Morat Canada Justin Kendrick
Canada Wyatt Lightfoot
21–10, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 France Fabien Morat Thailand Natthapong Meechai
Thailand Bunthan Yaemmali
19–21, 21–17, 21–16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim
12–21, 10–21
India Dhinagaran Pandurangan
India Sivarajan Solaimalai
22–20, 21–15

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International France Fabien Morat China Lin Naili
China Luo Guangliang
20–22, 22–20, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Brazil Dheyvid Bisto
Brazil Márcio Dellafina
21–5, 21–3
United States Miles Krajewski
Peru Héctor Salva
21–19, 21–19
2020 Peru Para Badminton International France Fabien Morat United States Miles Krajewski
Peru Héctor Salva
22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Ukraine Nina Kozlova Peru Héctor Salva
Poland Daria Bujnicka
21–17, 21–14 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Russia Alexander Mekhdiev
Russia Uliana Podpalnaya
21–8, 21–17
France Fabien Morat
Poland Oliwia Szmigiel
16–21, 10–21

References

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  1. ^ "Noakes Charles". Paris 2024 Paralympics.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.