Badminton at the 2019 European Games – Men's doubles explained

Event:	Badminton's men's doubles
Games:	2019 European Games
Venue:	Falcon Club
Dates:	24–29 June
Competitors:	32
Nations:	16
Gold:	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Kim Astrup Sørensen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Silvernoc:	DEN
Bronze:	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov
Bronzenoc:	RUS
Bronze2:	Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling
Bronzenoc2:	NED
Prev:	2015
Next:	2023

See main article: Badminton at the 2019 European Games.

The badminton men's doubles tournament at the 2019 European Games was held from 24 to 29 June at Falcon Club.

Competition format

The doubles tournament is played with 16 pairs, initially playing in four groups of four, before the top two from each group qualifies for an 8-pair knock-out stage.

Schedule

All times are in FET (UTC+03).^[1]

Start time	Session
24 June, 9:00	Group stage, matchday 1
25 June, 9:00	Group stage, matchday 2
26 June, 9:00	Group stage, matchday 3
27 June, 17:00	Quarter-finals
28 June, 18:00	Semi-finals
29 June, 18:00	Final

Seeds

Seeds for all badminton events at the 2nd European Games were announced on 29 May.^[2]

1. (silver medal)
2. (gold medal)
3. (bronze medal)
4. (quarterfinals)

Results

The group stage draws was held on 4 June.

Group stage

Group A

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
24 June 11:40	Giovanni Greco Kevin Strobl	0–2	Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling	15–21	11–21
24 June 21:15	Kim Astrup Sørensen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	2–1		20–22	21–10	21–14
25 June 14:20	Kim Astrup Sørensen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	2–0		21–15	21–7
25 June 17:30	Miłosz Bochat Adam Cwalina	1–2	Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling	21–18	19–21	13–21
26 June 13:30	Kim Astrup Sørensen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	2–0		22–20	21–12
26 June 13:40	Miłosz Bochat Adam Cwalina	Retired	Giovanni Greco Kevin Strobl	18–21	0^r–0

Group B

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
24 June 11:00	Kristjan Kaljurand Raul Käsner	0–2	Thom Gicquel Ronan Labar	17–21	10–21
24 June 19:00	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	2–0		21–11	21–13
25 June 10:20	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	2–0		21–7	21–14
25 June 16:00	Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds	0–2	Thom Gicquel Ronan Labar	10–21	8–21
26 June 10:20	Joshua Magee Paul Reynolds	2–0		21–19	21–16
26 June 11:15	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	2–0		21–15	21–18

Group C

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
24 June 13:15	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	2– 0		21–9	21–11
24 June 13:40	Sturla Flåten Jørgensen Carl Christian Mork	0–2	Jaromír Janáček Tomáš Švejda	13–21	17–21
25 June 11:40	Anton Kaisti Oskari Larkimo	2–0		22–20	21–12
25 June 13:00	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	2–0		21–8	21–9
26 June 18:50	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	2–0		21–7	21–8
26 June 20:00	Anton Kaisti Oskari Larkimo	2–0		21–17	22–20

Group D

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
24 June 16:40	Glib Beketov Mykhaylo Makhnovskiy	0–2	Alex Vlaar Dimitar Yanakiev	10–21	12–21
24 June 18:00	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	2–0		21–16	21–15
25 June 16:40	Philip Birker Dominik Stipsits	0–2	Alex Vlaar Dimitar Yanakiev	10–21	19–21
25 June 16:45	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	2–0		21–3	21–15
26 June 11:40	Philip Birker Dominik Stipsits	2–0		21–16	21–11
26 June 11:40	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	2–0		21–10	21–10

Knock-out stage

Notes and References

1. http://events.badmintoneurope.com/Clubs/CommonDrive/Components/GetWWWFile.aspx?fileID=81307 Schedule
2. Web site: Danes the top seed in Men's Doubles . badmintoneurope.com . 30 May 2019.