Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships – Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Badminton's men's doubles WH1–WH2 at the 2023 European Para Championships
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
Dates	15 – 20 August
Competitors	26 from 11 nations
Medalists
Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider    Germany   Thomas Jakobs David Toupé    France   Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi    Israel   Dražen Mikšić Lars Porrenga    Mixed-NOCs

Main article: Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships

The men's doubles WH1–WH2 badminton tournament at the 2023 European Para Championships was played from 15 to 20 August 2023 in Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam. A total of 13 pairs 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 doubles WH1–WH2	GS	GS	GS	¼	½	F

Seeds

The following players were seeded:

1.  Rick Hellmann / Thomas Wandschneider (GER) (champion; gold medalist)
2.  Thomas Jakobs / David Toupé (FRA) (final; silver medalist)
3.  Ignacio Fernández / Francisco Motero (ESP) (quarter-finals)
4.  Konstantin Afinogenov / Amir Levi (ISR) (semi-finals; bronze medalists)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Rick Hellmann (GER)  Thomas Wandschneider (GER) [1]	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	10	+74	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Dražen Mikšić (CRO)  Lars Porrenga (SUI) [SUB]	2	1	1	2	3	−1	66	93	−27
3	Vincenco Contemi (ITA)  Piero Rosario Suma (ITA)	2	0	2	1	4	−3	56	103	−47

Source: Group A – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Vincenco Contemi Piero Rosario Suma	1–2	Dražen Mikšić Lars Porrenga	21–19	15–21	15–21
16 August	Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider	2–0	Vincenco Contemi Piero Rosario Suma	21–01	21–04
17 August	Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider	2–0	Dražen Mikšić Lars Porrenga	21–02	21–03

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Thomas Jakobs (FRA)  David Toupé (FRA) [2]	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	29	+55	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Gregor Anderson (GBR)  Brent Van Der Kelen (BEL)	2	1	1	2	2	0	65	60	+5
3	Michael Smith (IRL)  Chris Stewart (IRL)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	24	84	−60

Source: Group B – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Gregor Anderson Brent Van Der Kelen	2–0	Michael Smith Chris Stewart	21–08	21–10
16 August	Thomas Jakobs David Toupé	2–0	Gregor Anderson Brent Van Der Kelen	21–07	21–16
17 August	Thomas Jakobs David Toupé	2–0	Michael Smith Chris Stewart	21–02	21–04

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Marc Elmer (SUI)  Yuri Ferrigno (ITA)	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	52	+32	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Ignacio Fernández (ESP)  Francisco Motero (ESP) [3/4]	2	1	1	2	2	0	79	57	+22
3	Lukáš Kyncl (CZE)  Kamil Šnajdar (CZE)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	30	84	−54

Source: Group C – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Marc Elmer Yuri Ferrigno	2–0	Lukáš Kyncl Kamil Šnajdar	21–08	21–07
16 August	Ignacio Fernández Francisco Motero	0–2	Marc Elmer Yuri Ferrigno	19–21	18–21
17 August	Ignacio Fernández Francisco Motero	2–0	Lukáš Kyncl Kamil Šnajdar	21–06	21–09

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR)  Amir Levi (ISR) [3/4]	3	3	0	6	0	+6	126	42	+84	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Stephen Durand (FRA)  Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE)	3	2	1	4	3	+1	110	114	−4
3	Owen Kilburn (GBR)  Gobi Ranganathan (GBR)	3	1	2	3	4	−1	110	115	−5
4	Miloš Bauer (CZE)  Jan Matoušek (CZE)	3	0	3	0	6	−6	51	126	−75

Source: Group A – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi	2–0	Owen Kilburn Gobi Ranganathan	21–06	21–12
	Miloš Bauer Jan Matoušek	0–2	Stephen Durand Zbyněk Sýkora	11–21	11–21
16 August	Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi	2–0	Miloš Bauer Jan Matoušek	21–03	21–06
	Stephen Durand Zbyněk Sýkora	2–1	Owen Kilburn Gobi Ranganathan	21–11	11–21	21–18
17 August	Miloš Bauer Jan Matoušek	0–2	Owen Kilburn Gobi Ranganathan	13–21	07–21
	Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi	2–0	Stephen Durand Zbyněk Sýkora	21–05	21–10

Elimination stage

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Rick Hellmann (GER)  Thomas Wandschneider (GER)	21	21
	3/4	Ignacio Fernández (ESP)  Francisco Motero (ESP)	6	9
								1	Rick Hellmann (GER)  Thomas Wandschneider (GER)	21	21
								3/4	Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR)  Amir Levi (ISR)	19	10
	3/4	Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR)  Amir Levi (ISR)	21	21
		Gregor Anderson (GBR)  Brent Van Der Kelen (BEL)	6	5
															1	Rick Hellmann (GER)  Thomas Wandschneider (GER)	21	21
															2	Thomas Jakobs (FRA)  David Toupé (FRA)	19	18
		Dražen Mikšić (CRO)  Lars Porrenga (SUI)	21	21
		Marc Elmer (SUI)  Yuri Ferrigno (ITA)	11	12
									Dražen Mikšić (CRO)  Lars Porrenga (SUI)	21	18	6
								2	Thomas Jakobs (FRA)  David Toupé (FRA)	17	21	21
		Stephen Durand (FRA)  Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE)	8	4
	2	Thomas Jakobs (FRA)  David Toupé (FRA)	21	21