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

Event:	Badminton's men's singles WH1
Games:	2023 European Para Championships
Venue:	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam^[1]
Dates:	15 – 20 August
Competitors:	17
Nations:	10
Gold:	Thomas Wandschneider
Goldnoc:	GER
Silver:	David Toupé
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Yuri Ferrigno
Bronzenoc:	ITA
Bronze2:	Konstantin Afinogenov
Bronzenoc2:	ISR
Next:	2027

See main article: Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships. The men's singles WH1 badminton tournament at the 2023 European Para Championships was played from 15 to 20 August 2023 in Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam.^[1] A total of 17 players competed at the tournament, five of whom was seeded.

Competition schedule

Play took place between 15 and 20 August.

GS

Group stage

R16

Round of 16

¼

Quarterfinals

½

Semifinals

F

Final

Events	Tue 15	Wed 16	Thu 17	Fri 18		Sat 19	Sun 20
Men's singles WH1	GS	GS	GS	R16	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)
5. (quarter-finals)

Group stage

Group A

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Thomas Wandschneider	2–0	Dražen Mikšić	21–3	21–11
16 August	Thomas Wandschneider	2–0	Zbyněk Sýkora	21–4	21–3
17 August	Dražen Mikšić	0–2	Zbyněk Sýkora	7–21	10–21

Group B

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	David Toupé	2–0	Jan Matoušek	21–4	21–5
16 August	David Toupé	2–0	Brent Van Der Kelen	21–5	21–3
17 August	Jan Matoušek	2–1	Brent Van Der Kelen	22–20	17–21	21–11

Group C

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Yuri Ferrigno	2–0	Lukáš Kyncl	21–9	21–5
16 August	Yuri Ferrigno	2–0	Chris Stewart	21–3	21–7
17 August	Lukáš Kyncl	1–2	Chris Stewart	21–18	13–21	18–21

Group D

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Konstantin Afinogenov	2–0	Michael Smith	21–4	21–2
	Miloš Bauer	0–2	Owen Kilburn	19–21	10–21
16 August	Konstantin Afinogenov	2–0	Miloš Bauer	21–1	21–6
	Michael Smith	0–2	Owen Kilburn	1–21	2–21
17 August	Michael Smith	0–2	Miloš Bauer	9–21	6–21
	Konstantin Afinogenov	2–0	Owen Kilburn	21–8	21–7

Group E

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Francisco Motero	2–0	Kamil Šnajdar	21–10	21–11
	Stephen Durand	2–0	Vincenco Contemi	21–12	21–5
16 August	Francisco Motero	2–1	Stephen Durand	21–11	17–21	21–13
	Kamil Šnajdar	2–0	Vincenco Contemi	21–18	21–14
17 August	Kamil Šnajdar	0–2	Stephen Durand	17–21	9–21
	Francisco Motero	2–0	Vincenco Contemi	21–5	21–5

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.