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Badminton At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Doubles
The men's doubles badminton tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 4 August 2024 at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris. A total of 34 players from 15 nations competed at the tournament. Defending Olympic champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin of Chinese Taipei successfully retained their title, defeating Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang of China in the final, 21–17, 18–21, 21–19 to win the gold medal in men's doubles badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics. They became the first men's doubles pair to do so together and the first consecutive Olympic badminton champions not to represent the People's Republic of China. In the bronze-medal match, defending medalists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia defeated Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, 16–21, 22–20, 21–19. The pair saved four match points during the second game to claim Malaysia's third consecutive medal in the event. Format The 17 teams were split into three group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark At The 2024 Summer Olympics
Denmark competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for the sparsely attended St. Louis 1904. Before the start of the games, DIF sat an official medal goal of 9–11 medals for the 2024 Paris games. Medalists , width="78%" align="left" valign="top", , width="22%" align="left" valign="top", , width="22%" align="left" valign="top", , width="22%" align="left" valign="top" , Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery Denmark qualified one female archer to compete in the individual recurve event, through the final release of the Olympic ranking for Paris 2024. Athletics Danish track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024 by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ;Track and road events ;Field events Badminton Initially Denmark entered nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo Seung-jae
Seo Seung-jae (; born 4 September 1997) is a South Korean badminton player. He is the first South Korean player in 24 years to have won two gold medals in a single edition of the BWF World Championships, by winning the mixed and men's doubles event at the 2023 BWF World Championships, partnering with Chae Yoo-jung and Kang Min-hyuk respectively. He competed at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and helped the Korean national team to its fourth trophy. Career In 2014, Seo competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. As a student of Wonkwang University, Seo was entrusted to take part in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taiwan. He managed to win the men's doubles gold medal with Kim Jae-hwan. Seo competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnered with Choi Sol-gyu and in the mixed doubles with Chae Yoo-jung. He was eliminated in the group stage and quarter-finals respectively. After the Olympics, Seo played at the Sudirman Cup and the Thomas Cup, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Min-hyuk (badminton)
Kang Min-hyuk (; born 17 February 1999) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Samsung Electro-Mechanics team. He is the reigning men's doubles World Champions with his partner Seo Seung-jae. Educated at , Kang rose to prominence when he along with Kim Won-ho, defeated seeded players at the 2019 Asian Championships and reached the semi-finals, ultimately winning the bronze medal. He has joined the South Korea national badminton team since 2017, became the part of Korean team that won bronze medal at the 2021 Sudirman Cup and the silver medal in 2023. During his career as a junior player, Kang became the part of 2017 Asian Junior Championships mixed team champion as well. Achievements World Championships ''Men's doubles'' Asian Championships ''Men's doubles'' World Junior Championships ''Boys' doubles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Mixed doubles'' BWF World Tour (7 titles, 5 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirag Shetty
Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player. Partnering Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in the men's doubles, he emerge victorius in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships. They are the only Indian doubles pair to become number 1 in world ranking, win the World Tour Super 1000, and the first Indians to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in badminton. Early life and background Shetty was born on 4 July 1997 in Malad, Mumbai in a Tulu family to Chandrashekhar and Sujata Shetty. His father is a hotelier. He started training in Uday Pawar Badminton Acacemy, located at Goregaon Sports Club, but later shifted to Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. Shetty initially partnered with Arjun M. R., but was later paired with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy by coach Tan Kim Her who felt that two tall, strong guys with skills could combine to become a formidable pair. Career 2018 In 2018, Shetty and Rankireddy played a crucial role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player. Together with his men's doubles partner Chirag Shetty, he won the gold medal at the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships. They are the only Indian doubles pair to become number 1 in world ranking, win the World Tour Super 1000, and the first Indians to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in badminton. He achieved a new Guinness World Record for the fastest hit in badminton by any player, with his smash reaching a speed of 565 km/h. Early life Rankireddy was born on 13 August 2000 in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh and started playing badminton after following in the footsteps of his father, who was a state-level player in the past, as well his elder brother. In 2014, he joined the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad and decided to become a doubles specialist. Career 2018 In 2018, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty played a crucial role in earning India the historic gold meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Europe
Badminton Europe (BEC) is the Sport governing body, 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 September 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany. At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe. Presidents Member associations * Federata Shqiptare Badminton, Albania * Badminton Federation of Armenia, Armenia * Österreichischer Badminton Verband, Austria * Badminton Federation of the Azerbaijan Republic, Azerbaijan * Belarussian Badminton Federation, Belarus (suspended) * Belgian Badminton Federation, Belgium * Badminton Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bulgarian Badminton Federation, Bulgaria * Croatian Badminton Association, Croatia * Cyprus Badminton Federation, Cyprus * Ceský Badmintonový Svaz, Czech Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BWF World Ranking
The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the BWF World Championships, World Championships and Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic Games, as well as BWF World Tour tournaments. Seedings of draws at all BWF-sanctioned tournaments are conducted using the BWF World Ranking. Players under 19 years of age are eligible to rank in the BWF World Junior Ranking, which were introduced in January 2011. The following lists are the rankings: Overview The ranking points are awarded based on the level and progress of the tournament from each player/pair. Ranking points calculated are based on the tournaments each players/pairs participate in from the last 52 weeks. If a player or pair has participated in ten or fewer World Ranking tournaments, then the ranking is worked out by adding together the points won a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member nations: Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. In 1981, the IBF merged with the World Badminton Federation, and on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation. When the BWF was founded, its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK. It was then relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 1, 2005. Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul of Thailand is the current president. The BWF has 202 member associations around the world, organized into 5 continental confederations. Continental federations The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport of badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Pan America
The Badminton Pan Am (BPA) organisation is the Sport governing body, governing body for the sport of badminton in the Americas and is recognized as such by the Badminton World Federation, Badminton World Federation - BWF. It was founded as a continental governing body on February 13, 1976 in the headquarters of the Mexican Olympic Committee in Mexico City. The Pan American Badminton Confederation was founded by Badminton Canada, the Jamaica Badminton Association, Federacion Mexicana de Badminton, Comision Nacional de Badminton Peru and the United States Badminton Association. BPAC was founded in Mexico City in 1976 and had nominated Victor Jaramillo of Mexico as President until an official election was scheduled to take place at the first Pan Am Championships the following year. The first Badminton Pan Am Championships was held in Moncton, New Brunswick-Canada, in April 1977. Jaramillo was confirmed as president and stayed in that position until 1981. During these five years, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playoff Format
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly known as ''on aggregate'', and the '' round-robin tournament''. Single elimination A single-elimination ("knockout") playoff pits the participants in one-game matches, with the loser being dropped from the competition. Single-elimination tournaments are often used in individual sports like tennis. In most tennis tournaments, the players are seeded against each other, and the winner of each match continues to the next round, all the way to the final. When a playoff of this type involves the top four teams, it is sometimes known as the Shaughnessy playoff system, after Frank Shaughnessy, who first developed it for the International League of minor league baseball. Variations of the Shaughnessy system also exist, such as in the promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
