2021 European Badminton Championships Explained

2021 European Badminton Championships
Dates:
Competitors:213
Nations:36
Venue:Palace of Sports
Location:Kyiv, Ukraine
Ms:Anders Antonsen
Country Ms:DEN
Ws:Carolina Marín
Country Ws:ESP
Md1:Vladimir Ivanov
Country Md1:RUS
Md2:Ivan Sozonov
Country Md2:RUS
Wd1:Gabriela Stoeva
Country Wd1:BUL
Wd2:Stefani Stoeva
Country Wd2:BUL
Xd1:Rodion Alimov
Country Xd1:RUS
Xd2:Alina Davletova
Country Xd2:RUS
Previous:2018 Huelva
Next:2022 Madrid

The 2021 European Badminton Championships was the 28th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. It was held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 27 April to 2 May 2021.

Tournament

The 2021 European Badminton Championships was the 28th edition of the championships. This tournament was organized by Badminton Europe along with the local organizer Ukrainian Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation.[1] This tournament being played for the first time in Ukraine.[2]

The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), and also mixed doubles.

Venue

The tournament was held at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine.[1]

Point distribution

Below are tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the European Badminton Championships, which is equivalent to a Super 500 event.[3]

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's singles Anders Antonsen Viktor Axelsen Kalle Koljonen
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Women's singles Carolina Marín Line Christophersen Neslihan Yiğit
Kirsty Gilmour
Men's doubles Vladimir Ivanov
Ivan Sozonov
Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Emil Seidel
Kim Astrup
Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge
Women's doubles Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Chloe Birch
Lauren Smith
Maiken Fruergaard
Sara Thygesen
Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen
Mixed doubles Rodion Alimov
Alina Davletova
Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith
Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje
Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Herttrich

Medal table

Participants

213 players from 36 nations will participate this championship.

Participants of 2021 European Badminton Championships
NationMS[4] WS[5] MD[6] WD[7] XD[8] TotalPlayers
1 1 1 25 5
1 1 1
1 2 3 4
1 1 13 4
1 2 1 4 5
1 1 1
1 2 1 2 0.56.5 7
4 4 3 3 216 22
1 1 3 1 17 10
1 1 1 1 15 7
2 1 0.53.5 5
3 2 2 1 311 14
2 2 2 2 210 13
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1 1 1 26 8
1 1 2 2
1 1 1 3 5
1 1 1
1 1 2 2
2 2 1 2.5 29.5 13
1 1 13 5
1 12 4
1 1 1 3 3
2 1 1 2 28 12
1 1 1 25 7
1 1 1 3 4
1 1 2 2
1 1 13 2
2 2 1 5 6
1 2 14 5
1 1 2
1 1 2
1 2 1.5 4.5 5
1 2 1 1 16 8
(H)2 3 2 2 211 15
Total (36 NOCs) 39 40 28 28 28 163 213

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Viktor Axelsen (final)
  2. Anders Antonsen (champion)
  3. Rasmus Gemke (quarter-finals)
  4. Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (semi-finals)
  5. Mark Caljouw (quarter-finals)
  6. Brice Leverdez (quarter-finals)
  7. Toma Junior Popov (third round)
  8. Thomas Rouxel (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Danylo Bosniuk of Ukraine.[9]

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Carolina Marín (champion)
  2. Mia Blichfeldt (withdrew)
  3. Yvonne Li (quarter-finals)
  4. Kirsty Gilmour (semi-finals)
  5. Neslihan Yiğit (semi-finals)
  6. Line Kjærsfeldt (quarter-finals)
  7. Line Christophersen (finalist)
  8. Lianne Tan (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Anna Mikhalkova of Ukraine.[9]

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (semi-finals)
  2. Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge (semi-finals)
  3. Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (champions)
  4. Ben Lane / Sean Vendy (quarter-finals)
  5. Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel (final)
  6. Jones Ralfy Jansen / Peter Käsbauer (quarter-finals)
  7. Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov (quarter-finals)
  8. Daniel Lundgaard / Mathias Thyrri (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (champion)
  2. Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (final)
  3. Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (semi-finals)
  4. Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen (semi-finals)
  5. Émilie Lefel / Anne Tran (second round)
  6. Alexandra Bøje / Mette Poulsen (quarter-finals)
  7. Amalie Magelund / Freja Ravn (quarter-finals)
  8. Linda Efler / Isabel Herttrich (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Polina Buhrova and Mariia Stoliarenko of Ukraine.[9]

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (finalist)
  2. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)
  3. Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Herttrich (semifinals)
  4. Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (semifinals)
  5. Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (quarter-finals)
  6. Rodion Alimov / Alina Davletova (champion)
  7. Sam Magee / Chloe Magee (quarter-finals)
  8. Ronan Labar / Anne Tran (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Valeriy Atrashchenkov and Yelyzaveta Zharka of Ukraine.[9]

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospectus 2021 European Championships. . 22 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Raftery . Alan . Thank you, Kyiv! . www.badmintoneurope.com . 3 May 2021 . 4 May 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210504153407/http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=8459815&cmsid=239&pageid=5381 . 4 May 2021 .
  3. Web site: World Ranking System . . 24 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Men's singles – Eligibility list . . 11 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Women's singles – Eligibility list . . 11 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Men's doubles – Eligibility list . . 11 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Women's doubles – Eligibility list . . 11 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Mixed doubles – Eligibility list . . 11 March 2021.
  9. News: Wild cards announced for 2021 . Alan . Raftery . 22 March 2021 . www.badmintoneurope.com.