Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Women's singles

Badminton's women's singles
at the 2023 European Games
VenueArena Jaskółka, Tarnów[1]
Dates26 June – 2 July
Competitors32 from 30 nations
Medalists
gold medal Carolina Marín   Spain
silver medal Mia Blichfeldt   Denmark
bronze medal Kirsty Gilmour   Great Britain
bronze medal Jenjira Stadelmann   Switzerland
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Badminton at the
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The women's singles badminton tournament at the 2023 European Games was played from 26 June to 2 July 2023 in Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów.[1] A total of 32 players competed at the tournament, eight of whom were seeded.[2]

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin which eliminated 16 players, followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. For the group stage, the players were divided into eight groups of four. Each group plays a round-robin. The top two player in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage was a four-round single elimination tournament.[2]

Competition schedule

Play will take place between 26 June an 2 July.[3]

GS Group stage R16 Round of 16 ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals F Final
Events Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 1 Sun 2
Women's singles GS GS GS R16 ¼ ½ F

Seeding

The following players were seeded:[4]

  1. Spain Carolina Marín (Gold medalist)
  2. Denmark Mia Blichfeldt (Silver medalist)
  3. Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt (Quarter-finals)
  4. Germany Yvonne Li (Round of 16)
  5. United Kingdom Kirsty Gilmour (Bronze medalist)
  6. Belgium Lianne Tan (Quarter-finals)
  7. France Qi Xuefei (Round of 16)
  8. Estonia Kristin Kuuba (Quarter-finals)

Pool Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Qualification
1  Carolina Marín (ESP) [1] 2 2 0 4 1 +3 103 67 +36 Qualification to knock-out stage
2  Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) 2 1 1 3 2 +1 86 85 +1
3  Ksenia Polikarpova (ISR) 2 0 2 0 4 −4 47 84 −37
4  Katarína Vargová (SVK) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [5]
Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
26 June Ksenia Polikarpova Israel 2–0 Slovakia Katarína Vargová 21–17 21–17
26 June Carolina Marín Spain 2–1 Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann 21–10 19–21 21–13
27 June Carolina Marín Spain Retired Slovakia Katarína Vargová 13–2r
27 June Ksenia Polikarpova Israel 0–2 Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann 10–21 14–21
28 June Carolina Marín Spain 2–0 Israel Ksenia Polikarpova 21–15 21–8
28 June Katarína Vargová Slovakia w/o Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann 0–0 0–0

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Qualification
1  Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) [2] 3 3 0 6 0 +6 126 59 +67 Qualification to knock-out stage
2  Kim Schmidt (LUX) 3 2 1 4 4 0 119 132 −13
3  Petra Polanc (SLO) 3 1 2 3 4 −1 111 124 −13
4  Katrin Neudoit (AUT) 3 0 3 1 6 −5 98 139 −41
Source: [5]
Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
26 June Mia Blichfeldt Denmark 2–0 Austria Katrin Neudoit 21–13 21–11
26 June Kim Schmidt Luxembourg 2–1 Slovenia Petra Polanc 11–21 21–6 21–18
27 June Mia Blichfeldt Denmark 2–0 Slovenia Petra Polanc 21–13 21–11
27 June Kim Schmidt Luxembourg 2–1 Austria Katrin Neudoit 21–13 13–21 21–11
28 June Mia Blichfeldt Denmark 2–0 Luxembourg Kim Schmidt 21–5 21–6
28 June Petra Polanc Slovenia 2–0 Austria Katrin Neudoit 21–17 21–12

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Qualification
1  Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) [3] 2 2 0 4 1 +3 94 52 +42 Qualification to knock-out stage
2  Polina Buhrova (UKR) 2 1 1 3 2 +1 84 88 −4
3  Hristomira Popovska (BUL) 2 0 2 0 4 −4 46 84 −38
4  Edith Urell (SWE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [5]
Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
26 June Hristomira Popovska Bulgaria w/d Sweden Edith Urell 0–0 0–0
26 June Line Kjærsfeldt Denmark 2–1 Ukraine Polina Buhrova 10–21 21–10 21–11
27 June Hristomira Popovska Bulgaria 0–2 Ukraine Polina Buhrova 17–21 19–21
27 June Line Kjærsfeldt Denmark w/d Sweden Edith Urell 0–0 0–0
28 June Line Kjærsfeldt Denmark 2–0 Bulgaria Hristomira Popovska 21–4 21–6
28 June Edith Urell Sweden w/d Ukraine Polina Buhrova 0–0 0–0

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Qualification
1  Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (AZE) 3 3 0 6 1 +5 143 118 +25 Qualification to knock-out stage
2  Yvonne Li (GER) [4] 3 2 1 5 2 +3 140 99 +41
3  Samanta Golubickaitė (LTU) 3 1 2 2 5 −3 113 139 −26
4  Vlada Ginga (MDA) 3 0 3 1 6 −5 99 139 −40
Source: [5]
Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
26 June Yvonne Li Germany 2–0 Moldova Vlada Ginga 21–11 21–6
26 June Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Azerbaijan 2–0 Lithuania Samanta Golubickaitė 21–16 21–19
27 June Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Azerbaijan 2–0 Moldova Vlada Ginga 21–10 21–17
27 June Yvonne Li Germany 2–0 Lithuania Samanta Golubickaitė 21–13 21–10
28 June Yvonne Li Germany 1–2 Azerbaijan Keisha Fatimah Azzahra 21–17 18–21 17–21
28 June Samanta Golubickaitė Lithuania 2–1 Moldova Vlada Ginga 13–21 21–18 21–16

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Qualification
1  Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) [5] 3 3 0 6 0 +6 126 63 +63 Qualification to knock-out stage
2  Jaymie Laurens (NED) 3 2 1 4 2 +2 111 111 0
3  Eleni Christodoulou (CYP) 3 1 2 2 4 −2 101 123 −22
4  Wiktoria Dąbczyńska (POL) (H) 3 0 3 0 6 −6 88 129 −41
Source: [5]
(H) Host
Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
26 June Wiktoria Dąbczyńska Poland 0–2 Netherlands Jaymie Laurens 21–23 10–21
26 June Kirsty Gilmour United Kingdom 2–0 Cyprus Eleni Christodoulou 21–11 21–9
27 June Kirsty Gilmour United Kingdom 2–0 Netherlands Jaymie Laurens 21–13 21–9
27 June Wiktoria Dąbczyńska Poland 0–2 Cyprus Eleni Christodoulou 16–21 20–22
28 June Kirsty Gilmour United Kingdom 2–0 Poland Wiktoria Dąbczyńska 21-9 21-12
28 June Jaymie Laurens Netherlands 2–0 Cyprus Eleni Christodoulou 24-22 21-16

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Qualification
1  Lianne Tan (BEL) [6] 3 3 0 6 0 +6 126 72 +54 Qualification to knock-out stage
2  Vivien Sándorházi (HUN) 3 2 1 4 3 +1 129 119 +10
3  Nella Nyqvist (FIN) 3 1 2 3 4 −1 109 133 −24
4  Yasmine Hamza (ITA) 3 0 3 0 6 −6 86 126 −40
Source: [5]
Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
26 June Lianne Tan Belgium 2–0 Italy Yasmine Hamza 21–10 21–10
26 June Nella Nyqvist Finland 1–2 Hungary Vivien Sándorházi 21–16 12–21 11–21
27 June Lianne Tan Belgium 2–0 Hungary Vivien Sándorházi 21–13 21–16
27 June Nella Nyqvist Finland 2–0 Italy Yasmine Hamza 21–14 21–19
28 June Lianne Tan Belgium 2–0 Finland Nella Nyqvist 21–11 21–12
28 June Vivien Sándorházi Hungary 2–0 Italy Yasmine Hamza 21–15 21–18

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Qualification
1  Qi Xuefei (FRA) [7] 3 3 0 6 0 +6 129 91 +38 Qualification to knock-out stage
2  Tereza Švábíková (CZE) 3 2 1 4 2 +2 109 106 +3
3  Rachael Darragh (IRL) 3 1 2 2 5 −3 136 150 −14
4  Marija Sudimac (SRB) 3 0 3 1 6 −5 114 141 −27
Source: [5]
Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
26 June Qi Xuefei France 2–0 Serbia Marija Sudimac 21–17 21–11
26 June Rachael Darragh Republic of Ireland 0–2 Czech Republic Tereza Švábíková 21–23 18–21
27 June Qi Xuefei France 2–0 Czech Republic Tereza Švábíková 21–14 21–9
27 June Rachael Darragh Republic of Ireland 2–1 Serbia Marija Sudimac 13–21 21–19 23–21
28 June Qi Xuefei France 2–0 Republic of Ireland Rachael Darragh 21–18 24–22
28 June Tereza Švábíková Czech Republic 2–0 Serbia Marija Sudimac 21–10 21–15

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Qualification
1  Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) 3 3 0 6 1 +5 144 78 +66 Qualification to knock-out stage
2  Kristin Kuuba (EST) [8] 3 2 1 5 2 +3 132 110 +22
3  Grammatoula Sotiriou (GRE) 3 1 2 2 4 −2 87 108 −21
4  Jekaterina Romanova (LAT) 3 0 3 0 6 −6 59 126 −67
Source: [5]
Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
26 June Grammatoula Sotiriou Greece 0–2 Turkey Neslihan Yiğit 6–21 10–21
26 June Kristin Kuuba Estonia 2–0 Latvia Jekaterina Romanova 21–9 21–12
27 June Kristin Kuuba Estonia 1–2 Turkey Neslihan Yiğit 21–18 17–21 10–21
27 June Grammatoula Sotiriou Greece 2–0 Latvia Jekaterina Romanova 21–13 21–11
28 June Kristin Kuuba Estonia 2–0 Greece Grammatoula Sotiriou 21–13 21–16
28 June Neslihan Yiğit Turkey 2–0 Latvia Jekaterina Romanova 21–6 21–8

Knockout stage

The 16 surviving players will be drawn in a single elimination tournament, with group winners paired in the round-of-16 with runners up from other groups.[2] There will be no bronze medal match, and both losing semi-finalists will win a bronze medal.

Round of 16 Quarter finals Semi finals Gold medal match
                    
1  Carolina Marín (ESP) 21 21
 Kim Schmidt (LUX) 9 12
1  Carolina Marín (ESP) 21 21
8  Kristin Kuuba (EST) 10 10
7  Qi Xuefei (FRA)
8  Kristin Kuuba (EST) w / o
1  Carolina Marín (ESP) 21 21
5  Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) 13 11
3  Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) 21 21
4  Yvonne Li (GER) 11 14
3  Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) 21 11 19
5  Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) 16 21 21
5  Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) 17 21 21
 Vivien Sándorházi (HUN) 21 17 17
1  Carolina Marín (ESP) 21 21
2  Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) 15 14
 Tereza Švábíková (CZE) 14 8
6  Lianne Tan (BEL) 21 21
6  Lianne Tan (BEL) 12 21 19
 Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) 21 7 21
 Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) 16 21 21
 Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (AZE) 21 12 15
 Jenjira Stadelmann (SUI) 15 16
2  Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) 21 21
 Polina Buhrova (UKR) 9 16
 Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) 21 21
 Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) 18 8
2  Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) 21 21
 Jaymie Laurens (NED) 7 7
2  Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) 21 21

See also

Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Men's singles

References

  1. ^ a b Kawa, Krzysztof (22 June 2023). "Igrzyska Europejskie 2023. Program zawodów dzień pod dniu, areny, miasta, dyscypliny" (in Polish). Gazeta Krakowska. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Technical manual badminton". European Games 2023 Organising Committee. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Event competition schedule". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ "BWF - 2023 European Games - Seeded entries". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Badminton - Women's singles group". European Games 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.