Christo Popov

Christo Popov
Personal information
Country	France
Born	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 22) Sofia, Bulgaria
Residence	Fos-sur-Mer, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Left
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	20 (MS, 2 April 2024) 20 (MD with Toma Junior Popov, 11 October 2022)
Current ranking	26 (MS) 39 (MD with Toma Junior Popov) (16 July 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  France European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's singles 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's doubles European Men's Team Championships 2024 Łódź Men's team 2020 Liévin Men's team European Mixed Team Championships 2021 Vantaa Mixed team 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team World Junior Championships 2019 Kazan Boys' singles European Junior Championships 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team 2018 Tallinn Mixed team 2020 Lahti Boys' singles 2018 Tallinn Boys' singles 2020 Lahti Mixed team 2020 Lahti Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Christo Popov (born 8 March 2002) is a French badminton player who affiliate with Fos club. He was the boys' doubles European U15 and U17 Junior Champions, also won the boys' singles silver medals at the 2018 European and 2019 World Junior Championships.^[1] He reached a career high as boys' singles World Junior number 1 in January 2020.^[2] He then clinched the boys' singles title at the 2020 European Junior Championships. In 2024, he became the first Frenchman to reach the semi-finals of the All England Open.