Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships – Men's doubles WH1–WH2 explained

Event:	Badminton's men's doubles WH1–WH2
Games:	2023 European Para Championships
Venue:	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam^[1]
Dates:	15 – 20 August
Competitors:	26
Nations:	11
Gold:	Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider
Goldnoc:	GER
Silver:	Thomas Jakobs David Toupé
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi
Bronzenoc:	ISR
Bronze2:	Dražen Mikšić Lars Porrenga
Bronzenoc2:	MIX
Next:	2027

See main article: Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships. The men's doubles WH1–WH2 badminton tournament at the 2023 European Para Championships was played from 15 to 20 August 2023 in Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam.^[1] A total of 13 pairs competed at the tournament, four of whom was seeded.

Competition schedule

Play took place between 15 and 20 August.

GS

Group stage

¼

Quarterfinals

½

Semifinals

F

Final

Events	Tue 15	Wed 16	Thu 17	Fri 18	Sat 19	Sun 20
Men's doubles WH1–WH2	GS	GS	GS	¼	½	F

Seeds

The following players were seeded:^[2]

1. (champion; gold medalist)
2. (final; silver medalist)
3. (quarter-finals)
4. (semi-finals; bronze medalists)

Group stage

Group A

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Vincenco Contemi Piero Rosario Suma	1–2	Dražen Mikšić Lars Porrenga	21–19	15–21	15–21
16 August	Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider	2–0	Vincenco Contemi Piero Rosario Suma	21–1	21–4
17 August	Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider	2–0	Dražen Mikšić Lars Porrenga	21–2	21–3

Group B

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Gregor Anderson Brent Van Der Kelen	2–0	Michael Smith Chris Stewart	21–8	21–10
16 August	Thomas Jakobs David Toupé	2–0	Gregor Anderson Brent Van Der Kelen	21–7	21–16
17 August	Thomas Jakobs David Toupé	2–0	Michael Smith Chris Stewart	21–2	21–4

Group C

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Marc Elmer Yuri Ferrigno	2–0	Lukáš Kyncl Kamil Šnajdar	21–8	21–7
16 August	Ignacio Fernández Francisco Motero	0–2	Marc Elmer Yuri Ferrigno	19–21	18–21
17 August	Ignacio Fernández Francisco Motero	2–0	Lukáš Kyncl Kamil Šnajdar	21–6	21–9

Group D

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi	2–0	Owen Kilburn Gobi Ranganathan	21–6	21–12
	Miloš Bauer Jan Matoušek	0–2	Stephen Durand Zbyněk Sýkora	11–21	11–21
16 August	Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi	2–0	Miloš Bauer Jan Matoušek	21–3	21–6
	Stephen Durand Zbyněk Sýkora	2–1	Owen Kilburn Gobi Ranganathan	21–11	11–21	21–18
17 August	Miloš Bauer Jan Matoušek	0–2	Owen Kilburn Gobi Ranganathan	13–21	7–21
	Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi	2–0	Stephen Durand Zbyněk Sýkora	21–5	21–10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prospectus – 2023 European Para Games . 18 August 2023 . Badminton World Federation.
2. Web site: BWF - 2023 European Para Championships – Seeded entries . BWF-para Tournament Software . 18 August 2023.