Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Qualification for badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics begins on 1 January 2023 and ends on 31 March 2024. There are expected to be 120 slots (60 male, 60 female) for the sport across sixteen medal events.[1][2]
Timeline
Eligible athletes have to gain points in order to qualify to compete at the Games, they must participate in a minimum of three qualifying tournaments. The list will be published on 2 April 2024.[3]
The qualification slots are allocated to the individual athlete or doubles pair, not to the NPC. The qualification ranking list is regulated by the BWF.
An NPC can allocated a maximum of ten male and female qualification slots, total of twenty slots. Exceptions are granted via the Bipartite Commission Invitation.
An NPC can enter a maximum of one doubles pair of two players per doubles event, the players must be qualified via the Race to Paris Paralympic Doubles Ranking List and Mixed Doubles Ranking List.
An NPC can enter one eligible player per singles event if they qualify via the Race to Paris Paralympic Singles Ranking List.
Entry into singles events from doubles
Both players from WH1 and WH2 that have qualified for the men's/women's doubles event automatically gain a qualification slot in their respective singles events.
Every male and female SL3, SL4, SU5 and SH6 who qualifies in the Mixed Doubles event automatically gain a qualification slot in their respective singles events.
Entry into doubles events from singles
Qualified male and female WH1 and WH2 singles players who are both from the same NPC can invite a maximum of two WH1-WH2 Doubles pairs per NPC.
If more than two doubles pairs with athletes from the same NPC can be created from athletes qualifying in Bipartite Commission singles list, the Bipartite Commission will decide on how many and which doubles pairs will be entered.
Qualified male and female SL3, SL4 and SU5 singles players who are from the same NPC, the BWF may decide to invite additional SL3-SU5 Mixed Doubles pairs to enter.
If more than two SL3-SL5 Doubles pairs with athletes from the same NPC can be created from athletes qualifying in Bipartite Commission singles list, the Bipartite Commission will decide how many and which doubles pairs will be entered.
Qualified male and female SH6 singles players from the same NPC, the BWF may decide to invite additional SH6 Mixed Doubles pairs to enter.
If more than two SH6 Mixed Doubles pairs with athletes from the same NPC can be created from the athletes qualifying in Bipartite Commission singles list, the Bipartite Commission will decide how many and which SH6 Mixed Doubles pairs will be entered.
Following Doubles Ranking allocations, further slots will be allocated to highest ranked athletes
3
3
5
5
5
4
25
Women
Following Doubles Ranking allocations, further slots will be allocated to highest ranked athletes
3
3
5
5
5
4
25
Bipartite Commission Invitation Allocation
Men
30 April 2024
3
3
7
7
7
1
11
Women
3
3
7
7
7
1
11
Bipartite commission invitation slots
Two bipartite commission slots (one male, one female) are reserved for the host country. In the case that the host country obtains a slot via any other allocation method in either gender, the host country slot for the respective gender expires.
Two bipartite commission slots (one male, one female) are reserved for each continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania).
If the continent has qualified only one Mixed Doubles pair across all events through the mixed doubles qualification, the continent will obtain an additional continental slot in singles in both genders.
Qualified players
Singles
Key
Description
QS
Qualified through singles ranking
QD
Qualified through doubles event
IBCI
Indicates Bipartite Commission Invitee
–
Nation's quota fulled, or was not selected by their governing body
