Julien Maio

Julien Maio (born 6 May 1994) is a French badminton player. He started playing badminton at CEBA club in Strasbourg. He won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2025 European Championships. In the juniors, Maio won the bronze medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles, and a silver in the mixed team event. He claimed his first international title at the 2015 Eurasia Bulgaria International in the men's doubles partnered with Jordan Corvée. Maio was three times National champions winning in 2017–2019. He was part of the French team that made history in badminton by secured the silver medal at the Thomas Cup.

Achievements

European Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Forum, Horsens, Denmark Léa Palermo Jesper Toft Amalie Magelund 14–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 ASKI Sport Hall,Ankara, Turkey Antoine Lodiot Kasper Antonsen Oliver Babic 25–27, 21–18, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2026 German Open Super 300 William Villeger Chen Boyang Liu Yi 21–17, 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 4 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Eurasia Bulgaria International Jordan Corvée Daniel Nikolov Ivan Rusev 18–21, 25–23, 21–17 Winner 2016 White Nights Bastian Kersaudy Jones Ralfy Jansen Josche Zurwonne 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2017 Estonian International Bastian Kersaudy Henri Aarnio Iikka Heino 21–13, 21–14 Winner 2019 Swedish Open Bastian Kersaudy Mathias Bay-Smidt Lasse Mølhede 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2019 Hellas Open Éloi Adam Oliver Leydon-Davis Abhinav Manota 21–18, 21–18 Winner 2019 Bulgarian Open Éloi Adam Oliver Leydon-Davis Abhinav Manota 10–21, 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2023 Estonian International William Villeger Shuntaro Mezaki Haruya Nishida 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2023 Portugal International William Villeger Kazuhiro Ichikawa Daiki Umayahara 16–21, 21–15, 21–13 Winner 2024 Réunion Open William Villeger Prakash Raj Gouse Shaik 21–9, 21–14 Winner 2024 Mauritius International William Villeger Malik Bourakkadi Marvin Datko 18–21, 21–10, 21–6 Winner 2024 Belgian International William Villeger Ties van der Lecq Brian Wassink 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2024 Turkey International William Villeger Éloi Adam Léo Rossi 21–15, 17–21, 21–13 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Réunion Open Léa Palermo William Villeger Flavie Vallet 23–21, 21–12 Winner 2024 Mauritius International Léa Palermo William Villeger Flavie Vallet 21–11, 21–14 Winner 2024 Turkey International Léa Palermo Rohan Kapoor Gadde Ruthvika Shivani 21–15, 21–13 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament