2021 European Badminton Championships

2021 European Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	27 April 2021 –; 2 May 2021
Competitors	213 from 36 nations
Venue	Palace of Sports
Location	Kyiv, Ukraine
Champions
Men's singles	Anders Antonsen
Women's singles	Carolina Marín
Men's doubles	Vladimir Ivanov; Ivan Sozonov
Women's doubles	Gabriela Stoeva; Stefani Stoeva
Mixed doubles	Rodion Alimov; Alina Davletova
← 2018 Huelva	2022 Madrid →

The 2021 European Badminton Championships was the 28th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. It was held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 27 April to 2 May 2021.

Tournament edit

The 2021 European Badminton Championships was the 28th edition of the championships. This tournament was organized by Badminton Europe along with the local organizer Ukrainian Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation.^[1] This tournament being played for the first time in Ukraine.^[2]

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

Venue edit

The tournament was held at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine.^[1]

Point distribution edit

Below are 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.^[3]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64
9,200	7,800	6,420	5,040	3,600	2,220	880

Medal summary edit

Medalists edit

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Anders Antonsen	Viktor Axelsen	Kalle Koljonen
Men's singles	Anders Antonsen	Viktor Axelsen	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Women's singles	Carolina Marín	Line Christophersen	Neslihan Yiğit
Women's singles	Carolina Marín	Line Christophersen	Kirsty Gilmour
Men's doubles	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Men's doubles	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
Women's doubles	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Chloe Birch Lauren Smith	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen
Women's doubles	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Chloe Birch Lauren Smith	Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen
Mixed doubles	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje
Mixed doubles	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich

Medal table edit

* Host nation (Ukraine)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	2	0	0	2
2	Denmark	1	2	4	7
3	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
3	Spain	1	0	0	1
5	England	0	2	1	3
6	Germany	0	1	1	2
7	Finland	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
	Scotland	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		5	5	10	20

Participants edit

213 players from 36 nations will participate this championship.

Participants of 2021 European Badminton Championships
Nation	MS^[4]	WS^[5]	MD^[6]	WD^[7]	XD^[8]	Total	Players
Austria	1		1	1	2	5	5
Azerbaijan	1					1	1
Belarus		1		2		3	4
Belgium	1	1			1	3	4
Bulgaria	1	2		1		4	5
Croatia	1					1	1
Czech Republic	1	2	1	2	0.5	6.5	7
Denmark	4	4	3	3	2	16	22
England	1	1	3	1	1	7	10
Estonia	1	1	1	1	1	5	7
Finland	2		1		0.5	3.5	5
France	3	2	2	1	3	11	14
Germany	2	2	2	2	2	10	13
Hungary		1				1	1
Iceland	1					1	1
Ireland	1	1	1	1	2	6	8
Israel	1	1				2	2
Italy	1		1	1		3	5
Lithuania		1				1	1
Moldova	1	1				2	2
Netherlands	2	2	1	2.5	2	9.5	13
Norway			1	1	1	3	5
Poland			1		1	2	4
Portugal	1	1		1		3	3
Russia	2	1	1	2	2	8	12
Scotland		1	1	1	2	5	7
Serbia	1	1	1			3	4
Slovakia	1	1				2	2
Slovenia	1	1			1	3	2
Spain	2	2	1			5	6
Sweden	1	2			1	4	5
Cyprus			1			1	2
Wales			1			1	2
Switzerland	1	2		1.5		4.5	5
Turkey	1	2	1	1	1	6	8
Ukraine (H)	2	3	2	2	2	11	15
Total (36 NOCs)	39	40	28	28	28	163	213

Men's singles edit

Seeds edit

Viktor Axelsen (final)
Anders Antonsen (champion)
Rasmus Gemke (quarter-finals)
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (semi-finals)
Mark Caljouw (quarter-finals)
Brice Leverdez (quarter-finals)
Toma Junior Popov (third round)
Thomas Rouxel (quarter-finals)

Wild card edit

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Danylo Bosniuk of Ukraine.^[9]

Finals edit

Semi-finals				Final

1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

	Kalle Koljonen	14	14
				1	Viktor Axelsen

				2	Anders Antonsen	w	/	o
4	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	14	17

2	Anders Antonsen	21	21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarter-finals

					1	V Axelsen	21	21

						M Ludík	11	12



									1	V Axelsen	21	21

										M Weißkirchen	12	11



					M Moreels		8	8

					M Weißkirchen		21	21



													1	V Axelsen	21	21

													8	T Rouxel	14	15



					8	T Rouxel	21	21

						V Malkov	15	13



									8	T Rouxel	21	21

									WC	D Bosniuk	12	11



						M Ivanič	10	17

					WC	D Bosniuk	21	21
	P Abián

WC	D Bosniuk	w	/	o

Section 2 edit

First Round			Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

			3	R Gemke	21	21

				R Must	13	14



								3	R Gemke	17	21	21

									J Kweekel	21	13	15



			A R Dwicahyo		26	16	14

			J Kweekel		24	21	21
C Savin	10	8

J Kweekel	21	21
													3	R Gemke	15	19

														K Koljonen	21	21



			7	T J Popov	21	21

				A Lane	9	13



								7	T J Popov	12	17

									K Koljonen	21	21



			K Koljonen		21	21

			B Atilano		18	7
B Atilano	21	21

L Milić	18	15

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round			Second Round				Third Round					Quarter-finals

M Zilberman	21	21

L E Peñalver	18	17
			M Zilberman		20	16

			F Burestedt		22	21



								F Burestedt	13	21	17

							5	M Caljouw	21	16	21



				L Wraber	10	11

			5	M Caljouw	21	21



												5	M Caljouw	19	21	15

												4	H-K Vittinghus	21	17	21
D Nikolov	22	14

N Nguyen	24	21
			N Nguyen		23	21

			Z Đurkinjak		21	14



								N Nguyen	11	11

							4	H-K Vittinghus	21	21



				F Caponio	17	19

			4	H-K Vittinghus	21	21

Section 4 edit

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

M Dratva	21	9	9

E Heino	14	21	21
				E Heino		1

				A Pochtarov		0^r



										E Heino	13	22	16

									6	B Leverdez	21	20	21



					S Sirant	21	19	13

				6	B Leverdez	17	21	21



														6	B Leverdez	12	13

														2	A Antonsen	21	21
C Kirchmayr	21	21

K Gunnarsson	11	9
				C Kirchmayr		21	19	15

				E Lale		19	21	21



										E Lale	21	10	12

									2	A Antonsen	11	21	21



					K Schäfer	18	14

				2	A Antonsen	21	21

Women's singles edit

Seeds edit

Carolina Marín (champion)
Mia Blichfeldt (withdrew)
Yvonne Li (quarter-finals)
Kirsty Gilmour (semi-finals)
Neslihan Yiğit (semi-finals)
Line Kjærsfeldt (quarter-finals)
Line Christophersen (finalist)
Lianne Tan (quarter-finals)

Wild card edit

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Anna Mikhalkova of Ukraine.^[9]

Finals edit

Semi-finals					Final

1	Carolina Marín	21	21

5	Neslihan Yiğit	18	9
					1	Carolina Marín	21	21

					7	Line Christophersen	13	18
4	Kirsty Gilmour	13	21	10

7	Line Christophersen	21	7	21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round				Second Round				Third Round					Quarter-finals

				1	C Marín	21	21

					A Cherniavskaya	2	11



								1	C Marín	21	21

									S de Visch Eijbergen	12	11



				S de Visch Eijbergen		21	21

				V Fomkinaitė		11	5
V Fomkinaitė	w	/	o

K Kuuba
													1	C Marín	w	/	o

													6	L Kjærsfeldt



				6	L Kjærsfeldt	21	21

					V Ginga	12	13



								6	L Kjærsfeldt	21	16	21

									N Voytsekh	12	21	11



				S Gonçalves		13	7

				N Voytsekh		21	21
J Stadelmann	21	15	17

N Voytsekh	19	21	21

Section 2 edit

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

				3	Y Li	w	/	o

					Qi XF



									3	Y Li	21	21

										F Redfearn	19	8



				A Pillai		21	20	14

				F Redfearn		16	22	21
P Polanc	18	9

F Redfearn	21	21
													3	Y Li	16	16

													5	N Yiğit	21	21



				5	N Yiğit	21	21

					T Švábíková	13	13



									5	N Yiğit	21	21

										Á Kőrösi	18	10



				M Mitsova		16	14

				Á Kőrösi		21	21
N Perminova	21	17	14

Á Kőrösi	15	21	21

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round				Second Round				Third Round				Quarter-finals

R Kuhl	w	/	o

C Azurmendi
				R Kuhl		6	12

				G Mahulette		21	21



									G Mahulette	22	9

								8	L Tan	24	21



				WC	A Mikhalkova	6	10

				8	L Tan	21	21



												8	L Tan	21	13	14

												4	K Gilmour	18	21	21
M Repiská	w	/	o

A Demirbağ
				M Repiská		10	14

				L Zetchiri		21	21



									L Zetchiri	8	9

								4	K Gilmour	21	21



					S Jaquet	10	15

				4	K Gilmour	21	21

Section 4 edit

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

R Darragh	13	21	21

M Sudimac	21	17	8
				R Darragh		14	18

				K Polikarpova		21	21



										K Polikarpova	10	11

									7	L Christophersen	21	21



					M Ulitina	12	13

				7	L Christophersen	21	21



													7	L Christophersen	21	21

														J D Jakobsen	9	8
K Tomalová	15	12

M Batomene	21	21
				M Batomene		21	21

				M Wilson		11	11



									M Batomene		17	11

									J D Jakobsen		21	21



					J D Jakobsen	w	/	o

				2	M Blichfeldt

Men's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (semi-finals)
Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge (semi-finals)
Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (champions)
Ben Lane / Sean Vendy (quarter-finals)
Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel (final)
Jones Ralfy Jansen / Peter Käsbauer (quarter-finals)
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov (quarter-finals)
Daniel Lundgaard / Mathias Thyrri (first round)

Finals edit

Semi-finals				Final

1	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21	17

5	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	23	21
				5	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel

				3	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	w	/	o
3	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	21	21

2	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	15	10

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

					1	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21

						G Beketov M Makhnovskiy	4	9
G Beketov M Makhnovskiy		w	/	o

J Monroy C Piris
										1	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	19	21

										7	C Popov T J Popov	12	21	9
7	C Popov T J Popov	21	21

	M Capar E Sonmez	13	13
					7	C Popov T J Popov	12	21	21

						R Jille T van der Lecq	21	12	11
J Janáček T Švejda		9	11

R Jille T van der Lecq		21	21

Section 2 edit

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

				4	B Lane S Vendy	21	21

					G Greco K Strobl	9	13
G Greco K Strobl		21	21

I Bjelan A Doder		13	13
									4	B Lane S Vendy	15	21	19

									5	M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	21	17	21
5	M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	21	21

	A Jones A Stewart	5	7
				5	M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	16	21	21

					C Grimley M Grimley	21	16	14
C Grimley M Grimley		21	21

J Magee P Reynolds		11	13

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

A Ioannou C Temereas		8	6

A Monnberg J Paul		21	21
					A Monnberg J Paul		11	21	12

					M Clare M Flynn		21	15	21
	M Clare M Flynn	21	21	21

8	D Lundgaard M Thyrri	23	17	18
											M Clare M Flynn	11	13

										3	V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	21
P Birker D Stipsits		21	25

I Druzchenko O Kolesnik		10	23
						P Birker D Stipsits	11	6

					3	V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	21

Section 4 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

T Flåtten V Rikheim		w	/	o

J Eipe R Kjær
						T Flåtten V Rikheim	23	11	16

					6	J R Jansen P Käsbauer	21	21	21
	M Matusz W Trecki	10	12

6	J R Jansen P Käsbauer	21	21
										6	J R Jansen P Käsbauer	21	12	24

										2	M Ellis C Langridge	16	21	26
K Kaljurand R Käsner		9	16

F Delrue W Villeger		21	21
						F Delrue W Villeger	18	21	16

					2	M Ellis C Langridge	21	19	21

Women's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (champion)
Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (final)
Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (semi-finals)
Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen (semi-finals)
Émilie Lefel / Anne Tran (second round)
Alexandra Bøje / Mette Poulsen (quarter-finals)
Amalie Magelund / Freja Ravn (quarter-finals)
Linda Efler / Isabel Herttrich (quarter-finals)

Wild card edit

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Polina Buhrova and Mariia Stoliarenko of Ukraine.^[9]

Finals edit

Semi-finals				Final

1	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21	21

3	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	16	10
				1	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21	21

				2	Chloe Birch Lauren Smith	14	19
4	Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen	18	16

2	Chloe Birch Lauren Smith	21	21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round				Second Round				Quarter-finals

				1	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21

					V Kozyreva M Sukhova	5	10
K-K Marran H Rüütel		18	21

V Kozyreva M Sukhova		21	23
								1	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21

								7	A Magelund F Ravn	12	17
7	A Magelund F Ravn	21	21

	T Švábíková K Tomalová	16	13
				7	A Magelund F Ravn	21	21

					A Jäger S Küspert	14	9
S Au Yeong K Hochmeir		9	12

A Jäger S Küspert		21	21

Section 2 edit

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

				3	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21

					D Jille A Tirtosentono	11	14
S F Jørgensen N Syvertsen		13	8

D Jille A Tirtosentono		21	21
									3	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21

										A Müller J Stadelmann	16	14
5	É Lefel A Tran	21	21

	A Prozorova V Rudakova	8	10
				5	É Lefel A Tran	16	21	19

					A Müller J Stadelmann	21	7	21
J Bitsoukova M Viarbitskaya		13	17

A Müller J Stadelmann		21	21

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round				Second Round				Quarter-finals

WC	P Buhrova M Stoliarenko	21	21

	K Frost M Ryan	17	19
				WC	P Buhrova M Stoliarenko	16	15

				6	A Bøje M Poulsen	21	21
	A Cherniavskaya A Zaitsava	10	6

6	A Bøje M Poulsen	21	21
								6	A Bøje M Poulsen	21	19	12

								4	S Piek C Seinen	17	21	21
J MacPherson C Torrance		13	15

A Akchurina O Morozova		21	21
					A Akchurina O Morozova	6	10

				4	S Piek C Seinen	21	21

Section 4 edit

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

K Fink Y Hamza		11	8

B Erçetin N İnci		21	21
					B Erçetin N İnci	20	21	16

				8	L Efler I Herttrich	22	16	21
	N Fankhauser I Tabeling	13	17

8	L Efler I Herttrich	21	21
									8	L Efler I Herttrich	10	14

									2	C Birch L Smith	21	21
A Bášová M Fuchsová		21	21

A F Gonçalves S Gonçalves		17	10
					A Bášová M Fuchsová	4	6

				2	C Birch L Smith	21	21

Mixed doubles edit

Seeds edit

Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (finalist)
Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)
Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Herttrich (semifinals)
Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (semifinals)
Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (quarter-finals)
Rodion Alimov / Alina Davletova (champion)
Sam Magee / Chloe Magee (quarter-finals)
Ronan Labar / Anne Tran (quarter-finals)

Wild card edit

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Valeriy Atrashchenkov and Yelyzaveta Zharka of Ukraine.^[9]

Finals edit

Semi-finals					Final

1	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	21	21

4	Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	17	19
					1	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	21	16	15

					6	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	11	21	21
3	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich	22	14	22

6	Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova	20	21	24

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

					1	M Ellis L Smith	21	21

						A Kaisti A Bášová	17	18
A Kaisti A Bášová		21	21

D Stipsits S Au Yeong		16	16
									1	M Ellis L Smith	21	21

									7	S Magee C Magee	7	11
7	S Magee C Magee	21	19	21

	T van der Lecq D Jille	14	21	14
					7	S Magee C Magee	21	21

						C Grimley E O'Donnell	16	15
C Grimley E O'Donnell		21	21

C C Mork S F Jørgensen		17	17

Section 2 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

					4	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21

						P Śmiłowski M Świerczyńska	17	13
M Laanes H Rüütel		16	19

P Śmiłowski M Świerczyńska		21	21
										4	M Christiansen A Bøje	12	21	21

										8	R Labar A Tran	21	16	12
8	R Labar A Tran	21	22

WC	V Atrashchenkov Y Zharka	13	20
					8	R Labar A Tran	13	21	21

						J R Jansen K Ostermeyer	21	13	19
J R Jansen K Ostermeyer		16	23	21

E Dremin E Dimova		21	21	10

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

A Hall J MacPherson		19	18

N Nøhr A Magelund		21	21
						N Nøhr A Magelund	11	21	19

					5	R Tabeling S Piek	21	16	21
	M Ivančič P Polanc	12	11

5	R Tabeling S Piek	21	21
										5	R Tabeling S Piek	8	12

										3	M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	21
E Sonmez Z Erdem		18	21	21

P Birker K Hochmeir		21	19	10
						E Sonmez Z Erdem	9	10

					3	M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	21

Section 4 edit

First Round				Second Round				Quarter-finals

J van Nieuwkerke L Jaques		21	21

M Makhnovskiy A Prozorova		11	11
					J van Nieuwkerke L Jaques	7	16

				6	R Alimov A Davletova	21	21
	M Z-Bexell T Sjöö	15	8

6	R Alimov A Davletova	21	21
								6	R Alimov A Davletova	21	21

								2	T Gicquel D Delrue	18	18
E Adam M Lambert		21	21

P Reynolds R Darragh		17	16
					E Adam M Lambert	9	12

				2	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Prospectus 2021 European Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ Raftery, Alan (3 May 2021). "Thank you, Kyiv!". www.badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ "Men's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
^ "Women's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
^ "Men's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
^ "Women's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
^ "Mixed doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Raftery, Alan. "Wild cards announced for 2021". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

External links edit

[pros-1] "Prospectus 2021 European Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[2] Raftery, Alan (3 May 2021). "Thank you, Kyiv!". www.badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[3] "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[4] "Men's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.

[5] "Women's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.

[6] "Men's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.

[7] "Women's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.

[8] "Mixed doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.

[wildcard-9] Raftery, Alan. "Wild cards announced for 2021". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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