Manuel Dubrulle

Manuel Dubrulle (born 11 January 1972) is a retired French badminton player.

Career Dubrulle was licensed at Racing Club de France and served as a member of the French team for fifteen years. He won 14 French national championships in men's and mixed doubles and around fifteen international titles. He made himself available to the national teams in 2005 at the end of his sports career as a national coach, a position he held for seven years. Within the world elite, Manuel Dubrulle was also known under the pseudonym "The wiper", a nickname given to him for his exceptional mobility in the background. He is currently coaching at the Trébes badminton club. His main partners for nearly ten years in senior competitions were Vincent Laigle (1994-1999), and Mihaïl Popov (2001-2003).

Achievements IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Slovenian International Vincent Laigle Bertrand Gallet David Toupe 15–10, 15–12 Winner 1998 Czech International Vincent Laigle Graham Hurrell Peter Jeffrey 16–17, 7–15 Runner-up 1998 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Vincent Laigle Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov 12–15, 15–6, 11–15 Runner-up 1998 Spanish International Vincent Laigle David Lindley Michael Scholes 15–9, 15–11 Winner 1999 Portugal International Vincent Laigle José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis 15–3, 10–15, 15–9 Winner 1999 Waikato International Vincent Laigle David Bamford Peter Blackburn 7–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1999 Romanian International Vincent Laigle Harald Koch Jürgen Koch 10–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1999 Slovenian International Vincent Laigle Piotr Żołądek Przemysław Wacha 14–17, 15–10, 15–13 Winner 1999 Iceland International Vincent Laigle Fredrik Bergström Henrik Andersson 6–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1999 Spanish International Vincent Laigle Graham Hurrell James Anderson 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2001 Czech International Mihail Popov Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov 7–3, 7–3, 7–1 Winner 2001 Welsh International Mihail Popov Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov 2–7, 7–5, 3–7, 7–4, 3–7 Runner-up 2001 Croatian International Mihail Popov Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov 2–7, 4–7, 6–8 Runner-up 2001 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Mihail Popov Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov 4–7, 2–7, 1–7 Runner-up 2001 BMW International Mihail Popov Michael Lamp Michael Søgaard 3–7, 7–5, 4–7, 0–7 Runner-up 2002 Croatian International Mihail Popov Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov 2–7, 4–7, 6–8 Runner-up 2002 Finnish International Jean-Michel Lefort Andrej Zholobov Evgenij Isakov 7–3, 7–8, 0–7, 7–5, 6–8 Runner-up 2002 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Mihail Popov Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov 4–15, 2–15 Runner-up 2003 Czech International Mihail Popov Thomas Røjkjær Jensen Tommy Sørensen 15–10, 15–3 Winner 2003 Irish International Mihail Popov Vincent Laigle Svetoslav Stoyanov 5–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Czech International Sandrine Lefèvre Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jørgensen 2–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1996 Slovenian International Sandrine Lefèvre Vincent Laigle Tatiana Vattier 13–15, 15–5, 15–2 Winner 1996 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Sandrine Lefèvre Svetoslav Stoyanov Diana Koleva 10–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1996 Spanish International Sandrine Lefèvre Andrej Pohar Maja Pohar 15–9, 15–12 Winner 2002 Czech International Elodie Eymard Andrey Konakh Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 5–11, 11–13 Runner-up