Thomas Jakobs

Thomas Jakobs (born 7 August 1991) is a French para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a World bronze medalist and European silver medalist in the men's doubles with doubles partner David Toupé. Jakobs competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.^[1][2]

Thomas Jakobs
Personal information
Country	France
Born	(1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 (age 34) Courcouronnes, France
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles WH2 Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	5 (MS 13 August 2024) 4 (MD with David Toupé 20 February 2024)
Current ranking	6 (MS) 8 (MD with David Toupé) (3 September 2024)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing  France World Championships 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam Men's doubles 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles

Jakobs was a former tennis player and worked as a thermal engineer before his accident. He took up badminton in 2017.^[3]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	David Toupé	Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	18–21, 21–18, 19–21	Bronze

European Para Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Rick Hellmann	14–21, 17–21	Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	David Toupé	Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider	19–21, 18–21	Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 runners-up)

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]

Men's singles WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Spanish Para-Badminton International II	Level 2	Daiki Kajiwara	6–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2024	Bahrain Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Chan Ho Yuen	21–16, 15–21, 17–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Brazil Para-Badminton International	Level 2	David Toupé	Daiki Kajiwara Keita Nishimura	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up

International tournaments (2011–2021) (2 titles)

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Uganda Para-Badminton International	David Toupé	Marcelo Alves Conceição Julio César Godoy	21–8, 21–12	Winner
2021	Dubai Para-Badminton International	David Toupé	Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida	21–19, 23–21	Winner