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

Badminton's men's singles WH1 at the 2023 European Para Championships
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam
Dates	15 – 20 August
Competitors	17 from 10 nations
Medalists
Thomas Wandschneider    Germany   David Toupé    France   Yuri Ferrigno    Italy   Konstantin Afinogenov    Israel

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. 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:

1.  Thomas Wandschneider (GER) (champion; gold medalist)
2.  David Toupé (FRA) (final; silver medalist)
3.  Yuri Ferrigno (ITA) (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
4.  Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR) (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
5.  Francisco Motero (ESP) (quarter-finals)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Thomas Wandschneider (GER) [1]	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	21	+63	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE)	2	1	1	2	2	0	49	59	−10
3	Dražen Mikšić (SRB)	2	0	2	0	4	−4	31	84	−53

Source: Group A – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Thomas Wandschneider	2–0	Dražen Mikšić	21–03	21–11
16 August	Thomas Wandschneider	2–0	Zbyněk Sýkora	21–04	21–03
17 August	Dražen Mikšić	0–2	Zbyněk Sýkora	07–21	10–21

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	David Toupé (FRA) [2]	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	17	+67	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Jan Matoušek (CZE)	2	1	1	2	3	−1	69	94	−25
3	Brent Van Der Kelen (BEL)	2	0	2	1	4	−3	60	102	−42

Source: Group B – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	David Toupé	2–0	Jan Matoušek	21–04	21–05
16 August	David Toupé	2–0	Brent Van Der Kelen	21–05	21–03
17 August	Jan Matoušek	2–1	Brent Van Der Kelen	22–20	17–21	21–11

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Yuri Ferrigno (ITA) [3/4]	2	2	0	4	0	+4	84	24	+60	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Chris Stewart (IRL)	2	1	1	2	3	−1	70	94	−24
3	Lukáš Kyncl (CZE)	2	0	2	1	4	−3	66	102	−36

Source: Group C – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Yuri Ferrigno	2–0	Lukáš Kyncl	21–09	21–05
16 August	Yuri Ferrigno	2–0	Chris Stewart	21–03	21–07
17 August	Lukáš Kyncl	1–2	Chris Stewart	21–18	13–21	18–21

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR) [3/4]	3	3	0	6	0	+6	126	28	+98	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Owen Kilburn (GBR)	3	2	1	4	2	+2	99	74	+25
3	Miloš Bauer (CZE)	3	1	2	2	4	−2	78	99	−21
4	Michael Smith (IRL)	3	0	3	0	6	−6	24	126	−102

Source: Group D – standings

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
15 August	Konstantin Afinogenov	2–0	Michael Smith	21–04	21–02
	Miloš Bauer	0–2	Owen Kilburn	19–21	10–21
16 August	Konstantin Afinogenov	2–0	Miloš Bauer	21–01	21–06
	Michael Smith	0–2	Owen Kilburn	01–21	02–21
17 August	Michael Smith	0–2	Miloš Bauer	09–21	06–21
	Konstantin Afinogenov	2–0	Owen Kilburn	21–08	21–07

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Francisco Motero (ESP) [5]	3	3	0	6	1	+5	143	76	+67	Qualification to elimination stage
2	Stephen Durand (FRA)	3	2	1	5	2	+3	129	102	+27
3	Kamil Šnajdar (CZE)	3	1	2	2	4	−2	89	116	−27
4	Vincenco Contemi (ITA)	3	0	3	0	6	−6	59	126	−67

Source: Group E – standings

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	21–05
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	09–21
	Francisco Motero	2–0	Vincenco Contemi	21–05	21–05

Elimination stage

	Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
								1	Thomas Wandschneider (GER)	21	21
									Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE)	4	4
		Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE)	21	21
		Chris Stewart (IRL)	3	11
															1	Thomas Wandschneider (GER)	21	21
															3/4	Yuri Ferrigno (ITA)	11	12
								3/4	Yuri Ferrigno (ITA)	10	21	21
								5	Francisco Motero (ESP)	21	10	16
																						1	Thomas Wandschneider (GER)	21	21
																						2	David Toupé (FRA)	15	17
									Jan Matoušek (CZE)	3	2
								3/4	Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR)	21	21
															3/4	Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR)	22	19	10
															2	David Toupé (FRA)	20	21	21
		Owen Kilburn (GBR)	11	17
		Stephen Durand (FRA)	21	21
									Stephen Durand (FRA)	8	11
								2	David Toupé (FRA)	21	21