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

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. A total of 13 players competed at the tournament, four of whom was seeded.

Badminton's men's singles SL3 at the 2023 European Para Championships
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
Dates	15 – 20 August
Competitors	13 from 9 nations
Medalists
Daniel Bethell    Great Britain   Oleksandr Chyrkov    Ukraine   William Smith    Great Britain   Mathieu Thomas    France

Main article: Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships

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:

1.  Daniel Bethell (GBR) (champion; gold medalist)
2.  Oleksandr Chyrkov (UKR) (final; silver medalist)
3.  William Smith (GBR) (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
4.  Mathieu Thomas (FRA) (semi-finals; bronze medalist)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Daniel Bethell (GBR) [1]	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	28	+56	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Colin Leslie (GBR)	2	1	1	2	2	0	62	57	+5
3	Margus Hoop (EST)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	23	84	−61

Source: Group A – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Daniel Bethell	2–0	Margus Hoop	21–05	21–03
16 August	Daniel Bethell	2–0	Colin Leslie	21–08	21–12
17 August	Margus Hoop	0–2	Colin Leslie	09–21	06–21

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Oleksandr Chyrkov (UKR) [2]	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	42	+42	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Mustafa Tuğra Nur (TUR)	2	1	1	2	2	0	69	57	+12
3	Dimitar Pavlov (BUL)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	30	84	−54

Source: Group B – standings

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	21–07	21–08
17 August	Mustafa Tuğra Nur	2–0	Dimitar Pavlov	21–11	21–04

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	William Smith (GBR) [3/4]	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	39	+45	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Thomas Numitor (FRA)	2	1	1	2	3	−1	85	95	−10
3	Niall Jarvie (GBR)	2	0	2	1	4	−3	66	101	−35

Source: Group C – standings

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	21–05	21–08
17 August	Thomas Numitor	2–1	Niall Jarvie	17–21	21–18	21–14

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Mathieu Thomas (FRA) [3/4]	3	3	0	6	1	+5	144	52	+92	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Antti Kärki (FIN)	3	2	1	5	2	+3	122	90	+32
3	Alex Santamaria (ESP)	3	1	2	2	4	−2	60	109	−49
4	Maurin Stübi (SUI)	3	0	3	0	6	−6	51	126	−75

Source: Group D – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Mathieu Thomas	2–0	Alex Santamaria	21–05	21–01
	Antti Kärki	2–0	Maurin Stübi	21–12	21–06
16 August	Alex Santamaria	2–0	Maurin Stübi	21–12	21–13
	Mathieu Thomas	2–1	Antti Kärki	21–07	18–21	21–10
17 August	Alex Santamaria	0–2	Antti Kärki	06–21	06–21
	Mathieu Thomas	2–0	Maurin Stübi	21–06	21–02

Elimination stage

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Daniel Bethell (GBR)	21	21
		Mustafa Tuğra Nur (TUR)	6	5
								1	Daniel Bethell (GBR)	21	21
								3/4	William Smith (GBR)	7	11
	3/4	William Smith (GBR)	21	21
		Antti Kärki (FIN)	19	9
															1	Daniel Bethell (GBR)	21	21
															2	Oleksandr Chyrkov (UKR)	4	12
		Thomas Numitor (FRA)	11	7
	3/4	Mathieu Thomas (FRA)	21	21
								3/4	Mathieu Thomas (FRA)	16	14
								2	Oleksandr Chyrkov (UKR)	21	21
		Colin Leslie (GBR)	8	11
	2	Oleksandr Chyrkov (UKR)	21	21