2022 European Badminton Championships Explained

2022 European Badminton Championships
Dates:
Venue:Polideportivo Municipal Gallur
Location:Madrid, Spain
Ms:Viktor Axelsen
Country Ms:DEN
Ws:Carolina Marín
Country Ws:ESP
Md1:Mark Lamsfuß
Country Md1:GER
Md2:Marvin Seidel
Country Md2:GER
Wd1:Gabriela Stoeva
Country Wd1:BUL
Wd2:Stefani Stoeva
Country Wd2:BUL
Xd1:Mark Lamsfuß
Country Xd1:GER
Xd2:Isabel Lohau
Country Xd2:GER
Previous:2021 Kyiv
Next:2024 Saarbrücken

The 2022 European Badminton Championships was the 29th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. It was held in Madrid, Spain, from 25 to 30 April 2022.[1] [2]

Tournament

The 2022 European Badminton Championships was the 29th edition of the championships. The tournament was organized by the Badminton Europe with the local organizer Spanish Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the BWF.[3]

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

Finland was originally announced as the host for this championships during the 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships,[4] but withdrew due to COVID-19-related concerns.[5]

Venue

The tournament was held at the Polideportivo Municipal Gallur in Madrid, Spain.[3]

Point distribution

Below are the 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.[6]

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's singles Viktor Axelsen Anders Antonsen Misha Zilberman
Toma Junior Popov
Women's singles Carolina Marín Kirsty Gilmour Neslihan Yiğit
Mia Blichfeldt
Men's doubles Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Seidel
Alexander Dunn
Adam Hall
Ruben Jille
Ties van der Lecq
Ben Lane
Sean Vendy
Women's doubles Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Linda Efler
Isabel Lohau
Maiken Fruergaard
Sara Thygesen
Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn
Mixed doubles Mark Lamsfuß
Isabel Lohau
Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
Mikkel Mikkelsen
Rikke Søby Hansen
Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek

Medal table

Participants

216 players from 35 nations will participate this championship.

Participants of 2022 European Badminton Championships
NationMS[7] WS[8] MD[9] WD[10] XD[11] TotalPlayers
1 1 1 14 5
1 1 2 2
2 1 3 3
1 2 1 1 16 7
1 1 2 2
1 1 1 3 5
1 2 2 1 0.56.5 9
3 4 2 3 214 21
1 2 3 1 29 13
1 1 1 1 15 8
1 1 0.52.5 3
4 3 3 2 29 12
2 1 2 2 29 12
1 12 3
1 2 3 3
1 12 3
1 1 1 1 15 6
1 1 13 3
1 1 1 2 5 7
1 1 2
1 1
1 1 2 2
2 1 1 1 27 9
1 1 1 14 7
1 1 13 5
1 1 1 3 3
1 1 2 1 27 9
1 12 3
1 1 1 3 3
1 1 1 14 5
(H)2 3 2 1 19 11
1 1 1 1 15 7
1 1 1 14 5
2 2 2
1 2 1 1 16 9
Total (35 NOCs) 40 39 28 28 28 163 216

Men's singles

Seeds

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

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Alex Lanier of France.[12]

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

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

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (withdrew)
  2. Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Seidel (champions)
  3. Ben Lane / Sean Vendy (semi-finals)
  4. Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov (quarter-finals)
  5. Jeppe Bay / Lasse Mølhede (quarter-finals)
  6. Alexander Dunn / Adam Hall (final)
  7. Fabien Delrue / William Villeger (quarter-finals)
  8. Ruben Jille / Ties van der Lecq (semi-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to José Molares and Jaume Pérez of Spain.[12]

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (champions)
  2. Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (semi-finals)
  3. Amalie Magelund / Freja Ravn (semi-finals)
  4. Linda Efler / Isabel Lohau (final)
  5. Julie MacPherson / Ciara Torrance (first round)
  6. Debora Jille / Cheryl Seinen (quarter-finals)
  7. Johanna Magnusson / Clara Nistad (quarter-finals)
  8. Christine Busch / Amalie Schulz (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Chloe Birch and Jessica Pugh of England.[12]

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (quarter-finals)
  2. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (final)
  3. Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje(quarter-finals)
  4. Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Lohau (champions)
  5. Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (semi-finals)
  6. Mikkel Mikkelsen / Rikke Søby Hansen (semi-finals)
  7. Adam Hall / Julie MacPherson (quarter-finals)
  8. Callum Hemming / Jessica Pugh (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Alberto Zapico and Lorena Uslé of Spain.[12]

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 European Championships is coming to Madrid . 6 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Madrid acogerá el Europeo de bádminton de 2022 . 6 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Prospectus 2022 European Championships. . 6 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Raftery . Alan . Finland will host major European events in 2022 . Badminton Europe . 9 April 2022 . 20 February 2021.
  5. Web site: 2022 European Men’s & Women’s Team Championships cancelled . Badminton Europe . 9 April 2022 . 6 January 2022.
  6. Web site: World Ranking System . . 24 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Men's singles – Eligibility list . . 6 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Women's singles – Eligibility list . . 6 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Men's doubles – Eligibility list . . 6 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Women's doubles – Eligibility list . . 6 April 2022.
  11. Web site: Mixed doubles – Eligibility list . . 6 April 2022.
  12. News: Wild cards announced for #EC22 . Alan . Raftery . 15 March 2022 . 6 April 2022 . www.badmintoneurope.com.