Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships – Men's singles SL3 explained

Event:	Badminton's men's singles SL3
Games:	2023 European Para Championships
Venue:	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam^[1]
Dates:	15 – 20 August
Competitors:	13
Nations:	9
Gold:	Daniel Bethell
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Oleksandr Chyrkov
Silvernoc:	UKR
Bronze:	William Smith
Bronzenoc:	GBR
Bronze2:	Mathieu Thomas
Bronzenoc2:	FRA
Next:	2027

See main article: Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships. The men's singles SL3 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 players 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 singles SL3	GS	GS	GS	¼	½	F

Seeds

The following players were seeded:^[2]

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

Group stage

Group A

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Daniel Bethell	2–0	Margus Hoop	21–5	21–3
16 August	Daniel Bethell	2–0	Colin Leslie	21–8	21–12
17 August	Margus Hoop	0–2	Colin Leslie	9–21	6–21

Group B

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Oleksandr Chyrkov	2–0	Mustafa Tuğra Nur	21–13	21–14
16 August	Oleksandr Chyrkov	2–0	Dimitar Pavlov	21–7	21–8
17 August	Mustafa Tuğra Nur	2–0	Dimitar Pavlov	21–11	21–4

Group C

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	William Smith	2–0	Thomas Numitor	21–11	21–15
16 August	William Smith	2–0	Niall Jarvie	21–5	21–8
17 August	Thomas Numitor	2–1	Niall Jarvie	17–21	21–18	21–14

Group D

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Mathieu Thomas	2–0	Alex Santamaria	21–5	21–1
	Antti Kärki	2–0	Maurin Stübi	21–12	21–6
16 August	Alex Santamaria	2–0	Maurin Stübi	21–12	21–13
	Mathieu Thomas	2–1	Antti Kärki	21–7	18–21	21–10
17 August	Alex Santamaria	0–2	Antti Kärki	6–21	6–21
	Mathieu Thomas	2–0	Maurin Stübi	21–6	21–2

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.