The 2021 European Badminton Championships was the 28th tournament of the

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. It was held in

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, from 27 April to 2 May 2021.

Tournament

The 2021 European Badminton Championships was the 28th edition of the

championships In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ...

. This tournament was organized by

Badminton Europe Badminton Europe (BE) is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 Sept ...

along with the local organizer Ukrainian Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...

. 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

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Point distribution

Below are tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the

, which is equivalent to a Super 500 event.

Medal summary

Medalists

Medal table

Participants

213 players from 36 nations will participate this championship.

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is the 2017 and 2022 World champion and the 2020 Olympic champion. He won the 2010 World Junior Championships, beating South Korea's Kang Ji-wook in the final to become the ...

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Anders Antonsen Anders Antonsen (born 27 April 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys singles event, and at the same year was awarded the European Young Player of the Year. Together with th ...

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Rasmus Gemke Rasmus Gemke (born 11 January 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He was awarded the 2012 Badminton Denmark Comet of the Year. He was part of the Danish national U-19 team to win bronze at the 2015 European Junior Badminton Championships in Lubin ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus (born 16 January 1986) is a Danish badminton player. He was a member of the winning Denmark team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China. Career Junior He won 4 junior national titles, 2 in singles in 2003 ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Mark Caljouw Mark Caljouw (born 25 January 1995) is a Dutch badminton player. He started playing badminton aged eight, at BC Randstad in Rijswijk. Career Caljouw was selected to join the national team in 2008, and made a debut in international senior tour ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Brice Leverdez Brice Leverdez (born 9 April 1986) is a French badminton player. He was a champion at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, won a silver medal at the 2015 European Games, and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships. Career Leverdez started p ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Toma Junior Popov Toma Junior Popov (born 29 September 1998) is a French badminton player. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' singles event. Popov made history as the first non-Danish male player to win a European Juni ...

''(third round)'' #

Thomas Rouxel Thomas Rouxel (born 26 May 1991) is a French badminton player affiliated with Chambly Oise club. In 2016, he won the silver medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Kazan, Russia. Career Rouxel helped the team to win silver in the E ...

''(quarter-finals)''

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to

Danylo Bosniuk Danylo ( uk, Данило, link=no) is the Ukrainian version of Daniel and may refer to: Given name Rulers * Danylo of Galicia (1201–1264), first king of Ruthenia * Danylo Apostol (1654–1734), Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host * Danylo Ostroz ...

of Ukraine.

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

Carolina Marín Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish professional badminton player. She is an Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, Olympic Champion, three-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, six-time ...

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Mia Blichfeldt Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player. She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event. Career ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Yvonne Li Yvonne Li (born 30 May 1998) is a German badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Kirsty Gilmour Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a Scottish badminton player who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain. Career Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Neslihan Yiğit Neslihan Yiğit (born February 26, 1994) is a Turkish badminton player. The tall athlete plays right-handed and is coached by Çağatay Taşdemir at Egospor club of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. She won the women's singles title at the 2013 ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Line Kjærsfeldt Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (born 20 April 1994) is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen. Kjærsfeldt also won a gold ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Line Christophersen Line Drost Christophersen (born 14 January 2000) is a Danish badminton player. She once trained at the Skælskør club, and now belongs to Gentofte. Christophersen won the girls' singles title at the 2018 European Junior Championships, and the s ...

''(finalist)'' #

Lianne Tan Lianne Tan (born 20 November 1990) is a Belgian badminton player. She competed for Belgium at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She was selected to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, together with her brother Yuhan. ...

''(quarter-finals)''

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to

Anna Mikhalkova Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974, in Moscow) is a Russian actress and model. Her film credits include '' Our Own'', '' Kokoko'' and ''Rasputin''. Her television credits ...

of Ukraine.

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' ...

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final. Rasmussen won the men's ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Marcus Ellis Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the English National Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio d ...

Chris Langridge Christopher Phillip Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a retired British badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze m ...

''(semi-finals)'' # Vladimir Ivanov /

Ivan Sozonov Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov (russian: Иван Андреевич Созонов; born 6 July 1989) is a Russian badminton player. He competed for Russia at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. His current partner is Vladimir Ivanov. The duo' ...

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Ben Lane Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the European Championships. Personal life Ben's mother Suzanne Louis-Lane, represented E ...

Sean Vendy Sean Vendy (born 18 May 1996) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at aged 5 in Orkney, then moved to England at 7. He became part of the England national badminton team in May 2015. In 2022, he partnered with Ben Lan ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Mark Lamsfuß Mark Lamsfuß (born 19 April 1994) is a German badminton player and plays for the BC Wipperfeld. He and his partner, Isabel Lohau won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2022 BWF World Championships. Career Lamsfuß started playing badmint ...

Marvin Emil Seidel Marvin Emil Seidel (; born 9 November 1995) is a German badminton player. He was the bronze medalist at the 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships, 2013 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles, and a silver medalist at the 2021 E ...

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Jones Ralfy Jansen Jones Ralfy Jansen (born 28 April 1992) is an Indonesian badminton player who now represents Germany. He was a former PB Djarum players and has joined that club in 2007. In 2010, he awarded as the best Djarum player. He won his first senior inter ...

Peter Käsbauer Peter Käsbauer (born 17 March 1988) is a German badminton player, specializing in doubles play. In 2007, he won a silver medal in the mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the boys' doubles at the European Junior Championships. Achievements ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Christo Popov Christo Popov (born 8 March 2002) is a French badminton player who affiliate with Fos club. He was the boys' doubles European U15 and U17 Junior Champions, also won the boys' singles silver medals at the 2018 European and 2019 World Junior Ch ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Daniel Lundgaard Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

/ Mathias Thyrri ''(first round)''

Finals

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Section 2

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Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

Gabriela Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva ( bg, Габриела Стоева; born 15 July 1994) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The pair is the three-time European Champion and European ...

/ Stefani Stoeva (champion) #

Chloe Birch Chloe Francesca Hannah Birch (born 16 September 1995) is an English badminton player. She was introduced to badminton through school and started playing at age eight at Abbeydale Badminton Club. Birch received the Michael Vaughan Award from Silv ...

/ Lauren Smith ''(final)'' # Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen ''(semi-finals)'' #

Selena Piek Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. Her current partner is Cheryl Seinen for women's doubles and Robin Tabeling for mixed doubles. She won the 2014 and 2015 editions of Dutch National Badmi ...

Cheryl Seinen Cheryl Seinen (born 4 August 1995) is a Dutch badminton player. She won the women's doubles gold medal at the 2019 European Games with Selena Piek, and later the silver medal in 2023 with Debora Jille. Seinen has won the women's doubles events in ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Émilie Lefel Émilie Lefel (born 25 August 1988) is a French badminton player. In 2012, she won her first National Championships title in the women's doubles event with her partner Pi Hongyan Pi Hongyan (; born 25 January 1979) is a former Chinese badmin ...

Anne Tran Anne Tran (born 27 April 1996) is a French badminton player. Tran was the women's doubles champion at the 2013 and 2017 French National Championships. She was part of the French junior team that won the silver medal at the 2013 European Junior ...

''(second round)'' #

Alexandra Bøje Alexandra Bøje (born 6 December 1999) is a Danish badminton player. She won her first senior international title at the 2016 Czech International in the mixed doubles event partnered with Mathias Bay-Smidt after fight through the qualification ro ...

Mette Poulsen Mette Poulsen (born 14 June 1993) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" ( ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Amalie Magelund Amalie Magelund Krogh (born 13 May 2000) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "sin ...

Freja Ravn Freja Ravn Nielsen (born 17 February 2000) is a Danish badminton player who affiliates with KMB2010 club in Kastrup, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at the age of 6 in Dragør badminton club, and entered the national t ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Linda Efler Linda Efler (born 23 January 1995) is a German badminton player who became the member of the Germany national badminton team, national team in 2013. She affiliate with SC Union 08 Lüdinghausen, and won the German National Badminton Championships ...

Isabel Herttrich Isabel Lohau ('' née'' Herttrich; born 17 March 1992) is a German badminton player, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at her hometown Hersbruck in 2001, and in 2010 she joined the Germany national badminton team. She ...

''(quarter-finals)''

Wild card

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

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

/ Lauren Smith ''(finalist)'' #

Thom Gicquel Thom Mark Gicquel (born 12 January 1999) is a French badminton player. Born in Tours, he started playing badminton at aged six in his parents club. Gicquel made his debut in the international senior tournament at the 2015 Riga International in La ...

/ Delphine Delrue ''(quarter-finals)'' #

''(semifinals)'' #

Mathias Christiansen Mathias Christiansen (born 20 February 1994) is a Danish badminton player who joined the national team in July 2013. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Achievements European Games ''Mixed doubles'' European Championships ''Men's ...

''(semifinals)'' #

Robin Tabeling Robin Tabeling (born 24 April 1994) is a Dutch badminton player, specializing in doubles play. He started playing badminton in Amstelveen at a club called BV van Zijderveld. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Rodion Alimov Rodion Igorevich Alimov (russian: Родион Игоревич Алимов; born 21 April 1998) is a Russian badminton player. He won the mixed doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 2017 and at the European Championships in 2021 ...

Alina Davletova Alina Ilgizarovna Davletova (russian: Алина Ильгизаровна Давлетова; born 17 July 1998) is a Russian badminton player. She won the mixed doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 2017 and at the European Champ ...

(champion) #

Sam Magee Samuel Magee (born 9 January 1990) is a retired Irish badminton player. He won the 2009 European Junior Badminton Championships, 2009 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event at Milan, Italy with his partner Sylvain Grosjean of F ...

Chloe Magee Chloe Noelle Magee (born 29 November 1988) is an Irish people, Irish professional badminton player. She represented her country at the Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games for three consecutive times in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Oly ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Ronan Labar /

''(quarter-finals)''

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to

Valeriy Atrashchenkov Valeriy Volodymyrovych Atrashchenkov ( ua, Валерій Володимирович Атращенков; born 20 August 1984) is a Ukrainian badminton player. He started playing badminton at the Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute Sports Centre in 19 ...

and

Yelyzaveta Zharka Yelyzaveta Yurievna Zharka ( ua, Єлизавета Юріївна Жарка; born 14 June 1992) is a Ukrainian badminton player. She competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, 2015 and 2019 European Games. Achievements BWF International C ...

of Ukraine.

Finals

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Section 4

References

External links

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