2021 European Badminton Championships

2021 European Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	27 April 2021 (2021-04-27) – 2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)
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
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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

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. This tournament being played for the first time in Ukraine.

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

Venue

The tournament was held at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Point distribution

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.

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

Medalists

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

Medal table

  *   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
	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

213 players from 36 nations will participate this championship.

Participants of 2021 European Badminton Championships

Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	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

Seeds

1. Viktor Axelsen (final)
2. Anders Antonsen (champion)
3. Rasmus Gemke (quarter-finals)
4. Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (semi-finals)
5. Mark Caljouw (quarter-finals)
6. Brice Leverdez (quarter-finals)
7. Toma Junior Popov (third round)
8. Thomas Rouxel (quarter-finals)

Wild card

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

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
	M Dratva		21	9	9
	E Heino		14	21	21
								E Heino		1
								A Pochtarov		0r
																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

Seeds

1. Carolina Marín (champion)
2. Mia Blichfeldt (withdrew)
3. Yvonne Li (quarter-finals)
4. Kirsty Gilmour (semi-finals)
5. Neslihan Yiğit (semi-finals)
6. Line Kjærsfeldt (quarter-finals)
7. Line Christophersen (finalist)
8. Lianne Tan (quarter-finals)

Wild card

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

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

Seeds

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

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

Seeds

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

Wild card

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

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

Seeds

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

Wild card

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

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

External links

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