Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition will comprise a total of 172 badminton players, with an equal distribution between men and women, coming from the different NOCs, similar to those in the previous editions. The qualification period commences on May 1, 2023, and will conclude on April 28, 2024, with the final eligibility list published two days after the deadline.[2]

NOCs may enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles if they are ranked within the top sixteen of the "Race to Paris" ranking list, respectively; otherwise, they will send a single player until the roster of thirty-eight is complete. Similar protocols also apply to the players competing in the doubles tournament as the NOCs could enter a maximum of two pairs if they are ranked in the top eight with the rest entitled to a single pair until the quota of sixteen is reached.[3]

Standards edit

The remaining badminton players must undergo a direct qualifying process to secure a spot in their respective categories for Paris 2024 through the "Race to Paris" ranking list prepared by the Badminton World Federation.[3] The qualification period commences on May 1, 2023, and will conclude on April 28, 2024, with the final eligibility list published two days after the deadline (April 30, 2024).[3] The qualification pathway for Paris 2024 will produce a total of sixteen pairs each in the doubles tournaments (men's, women's, and mixed) and an initial distribution of thirty-eight (38) players in the singles based on the following criteria:[3]

  • Singles:
    • Ranking 1-16: Players will alternate. NOCs may enter a maximum of two players if they are placed within the top sixteen of the BWF World Rankings.
    • Ranking 17 and below: Players will alternate. NOCs may enter a maximum of a single player.
  • Doubles:
    • Rankings 1–8: Pairs will alternate. NOCs may enter a maximum of two pairs if they are placed within the top eight of the BWF World Rankings.
    • Rankings 9 and below: Pairs will alternate. NOCs may enter a maximum of a single pair.

Each of the five continental zones must enter at least one player in the singles tournament and a pair in the doubles under the rules and regulations of the BWF Continental Representation Place system.[1] If unsatisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest-ranked eligible player or pair from the respective continental zone will qualify for Paris 2024. NOCs can enter badminton players or pairs in a maximum of two events through the BWF Continental Representation Place system; if the NOC qualifies for more than two events through the system, the NOC must select which of them is qualified, and the quota place declined transfers to the next highest-ranked eligible player or pair.[3]

Host nation France reserves a spot each in the men's and women's singles to be officially awarded to its respective highest-ranked badminton player based on the BWF "Race to Paris" ranking list. If one or more French badminton players qualify directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible player from the official "Race to Paris" list. Meanwhile, four places (two per gender) are entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have badminton players compete for Paris 2024 under the Universality principle. These places are included in the BWF Continental Representation Place system.[1][3]

If any badminton player qualifies for both the singles and the doubles events, an unused spot will be awarded to the next highest-ranked eligible player of a respective gender in the singles tournament based on the official "Race to Paris" list. These protocols must ascertain a fair distribution between men and women qualifying for their respective events at the Games with the singles tournaments expanding from 38 to accommodate additional players.[1][3]

Summary edit

NOC Men Women Mixed Total
Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Doubles Quotas Athletes
  Algeria 1 1 2
  Australia 1 1 2 3
  Azerbaijan 1 1 2 2
  Belgium 1 1 2 2
  Brazil 1 1 2 2
  Bulgaria 1 1 2 3
  Canada 1 1 1 3 4
  China 2 2 2 2 2 10 16
  Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 1 4 6
  Czech Republic 1 1 1 3 4
  Denmark 2 1 1 1 1 6 9
  El Salvador 1 1 1
  Estonia 1 1 1
  Finland 1 1 1
  France 1 1 1 1 1 5 7
  Germany 1 1 1 3 4
  Great Britain 1 1 2 3
  Guatemala 1 1 1
  Hong Kong 1 1 1 1 4 6
  India 2 1 1 1 5 7
  Indonesia 2 1 1 1 1 6 9
  Ireland 1 1 2 2
  Israel 1 1 1
  Italy 1 1 1
  Japan 2 1 2 2 1 8 12
  Kazakhstan 1 1 1
  Malaysia 1 1 1 1 1 5 8
  Maldives 1 1 1
  Mauritius 1 1 2 2
  Mexico 1 1 1
  Myanmar 1 1 1
  Nepal 1 1 1
  Netherlands 1 1 2
  New Zealand 1 1 1
  Nigeria 1 1 1
  Peru 1 1 1
  Refugee Olympic Team 1 1 1
  Singapore 1 1 1 3 4
  South Africa 1 1 1
  South Korea 1 1 2 2 2 8 12
  Spain 1 1 2 2
  Sri Lanka 1 1 1
  Suriname 1 1 1
  Switzerland 1 1 2 2
  Thailand 1 1 2 1 1 6 9
  Turkey 1 1 1
  Ukraine 1 1 1
  United States 1 1 1 1 1 5 7
  Vietnam 1 1 2 2
Total: 49 NOCs 41 16 39 16 16 128 173

Official ranking edit

Men's singles edit

BWF Update List: April 30, 2024
No. QR Player Country Notes
1 1 Viktor Axelsen   Denmark Continental place: Europe
2 2 Shi Yuqi   China Continental place: Asia
3 3 Jonatan Christie   Indonesia Continental place: Asia
4 4 Anders Antonsen   Denmark Continental place: Europe
5 5 Kodai Naraoka   Japan
6 6 Li Shifeng   China
7 7 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting   Indonesia
8 8 Kunlavut Vitidsarn   Thailand
9 9 Prannoy H. S.   India
10 10 Lee Zii Jia   Malaysia
11 11 Kenta Nishimoto   Japan
12 12 Loh Kean Yew   Singapore
13 13 Lakshya Sen   India
14 14 Chou Tien-chen   Chinese Taipei
15 15 Lee Cheuk Yiu   Hong Kong
16 20 Toma Junior Popov   France
17 24 Brian Yang   Canada Continental place: America
18 38 Kevin Cordón   Guatemala Continental place: America
19 42 Nhat Nguyen   Ireland
20 43 Julien Carraggi   Belgium
45 Mark Caljouw   Netherlands Declined
21 47 Jeon Hyeok-jin   South Korea
22 48 Ygor Coelho   Brazil
23 51 Misha Zilberman   Israel
24 54 Jan Louda   Czech Republic
25 56 Uriel Canjura   El Salvador
26 57 Kalle Koljonen   Finland
27 58 Ade Resky Dwicahyo   Azerbaijan
28 67 Luis Ramón Garrido   Mexico
29 68 Pablo Abián   Spain
30 69 Dmitriy Panarin   Kazakhstan
31 72 Viren Nettasinghe   Sri Lanka Host quota reallocation
32 73 Giovanni Toti   Italy Doubles quota reallocation
33 74 Lê Đức Phát   Vietnam Doubles quota reallocation
34 77 Fabian Roth   Germany Doubles quota reallocation
35 78 Howard Shu   United States Oceanian Continental quota reallocation
36 88 Tobias Künzi   Switzerland Declined quotas reallocation
37 101 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori   Nigeria Continental place: Africa
38 112 Julien Paul   Mauritius Continental place: Africa
159 Ricky Tang   Australia Continental place: Oceania (Declined)
39 196 Edward Lau   New Zealand Continental place: Oceania
40 179 Prince Dahal   Nepal Tripartite Invitation
41 286 Sören Opti   Suriname Tripartite Invitation

Women's singles edit

BWF Update List: April 30, 2024
No. QR Player Country Notes
1 1 An Se-young   South Korea Continental place: Asia
2 2 Chen Yufei   China Continental place: Asia
3 3 Carolina Marín   Spain Continental place: Europe
4 4 Akane Yamaguchi   Japan
5 5 Tai Tzu-ying   Chinese Taipei
6 6 He Bingjiao   China
7 9 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung   Indonesia
8 10 Beiwen Zhang   United States Continental place: America
9 11 Aya Ohori   Japan
10 12 Ratchanok Intanon   Thailand
11 13 Kim Ga-eun   South Korea
12 14 P. V. Sindhu   India
13 16 Supanida Katethong   Thailand
14 18 Yeo Jia Min   Singapore
21 Line Kjærsfeldt   Denmark Declined by the Danish Badminton Federation, and replaced by Mia Blichfeldt
15 22 Mia Blichfeldt   Denmark Continental place: Europe
16 23 Kirsty Gilmour   Great Britain
17 24 Nguyễn Thùy Linh   Vietnam
18 25 Michelle Li   Canada Continental place: America
19 29 Yvonne Li   Germany
20 32 Goh Jin Wei   Malaysia
21 35 Neslihan Arın   Turkey
22 43 Thet Htar Thuzar   Myanmar
23 45 Qi Xuefei   France
24 46 Lo Sin Yan   Hong Kong
25 47 Juliana Viana Vieira   Brazil
26 49 Lianne Tan   Belgium
27 50 Kristin Kuuba   Estonia
28 63 Inés Castillo   Peru
29 65 Tereza Švábíková   Czech Republic
30 69 Jenjira Stadelmann   Switzerland
31 71 Keisha Fatimah Az Zahra   Azerbaijan
32 74 Polina Buhrova   Ukraine Unused Oceanian quota reallocation
33 76 Kaloyana Nalbantova   Bulgaria Tripartite invitation quota reallocation
34 77 Rachael Darragh   Ireland Host quota reallocation
35 92 Tiffany Ho   Australia Continental place: Oceania
36 104 Kate Ludik   Mauritius Continental place: Africa
37 105 Johanita Scholtz   South Africa Continental place: Africa
38 115 Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq   Maldives Tripartite Invitation
39 1100 Dorsa Yavarivafa   Refugee Olympic Team Invitational place

Men's doubles edit

BWF Update List: April 30, 2024
No. QR Player Country Notes
1 1 Liang Weikeng   China Continental quota: Asia
Wang Chang
2 2 Kang Min-hyuk   South Korea
Seo Seung-jae
3 3 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy   India
Chirag Shetty
4 4 Kim Astrup   Denmark Continental quota: Europe
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
5 5 Aaron Chia   Malaysia
Soh Wooi Yik
6 6 Takuro Hoki   Japan
Yugo Kobayashi
7 7 Fajar Alfian   Indonesia
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
8 8 Liu Yuchen   China
Ou Xuanyi
9 10 Lee Yang   Chinese Taipei
Wang Chi-lin
10 19 Ben Lane   Great Britain
Sean Vendy
11 22 Supak Jomkoh   Thailand
Kittinupong Kedren
12 27 Mark Lamsfuß   Germany
Marvin Seidel
13 34 Adam Dong   Canada Continental quota: America
Nyl Yakura
14 37 Christo Popov   France
Toma Junior Popov
15 42 Vinson Chiu   United States
Joshua Yuan
16 44 Ondřej Král   Czech Republic
Adam Mendrek

Women's doubles edit

BWF Update List: April 30, 2024
No. QR Player Country Notes
1 1 Chen Qingchen   China Continental quota: Asia
Jia Yifan
2 2 Baek Ha-na   South Korea
Lee So-hee
3 3 Liu Shengshu   China
Tan Ning
4 4 Nami Matsuyama   Japan
Chiharu Shida
5 6 Kim So-yeong   South Korea
Kong Hee-yong
6 7 Mayu Matsumoto   Japan
Wakana Nagahara
7 9 Apriyani Rahayu   Indonesia
Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
8 10 Jongkolphan Kititharakul   Thailand
Rawinda Prajongjai
9 14 Pearly Tan   Malaysia
Thinaah Muralitharan
10 17 Margot Lambert   France Continental quota: Europe
Anne Tran
11 19 Gabriela Stoeva   Bulgaria
Stefani Stoeva
12 20 Yeung Nga Ting   Hong Kong
Yeung Pui Lam
13 21 Tanisha Crasto   India
Ashwini Ponnappa
14 22 Maiken Fruergaard   Denmark
Sara Thygesen
15 31 Annie Xu   United States Continental quota: America
Kerry Xu
16 32 Setyana Mapasa   Australia Continental quota: Oceania
Angela Yu

Mixed doubles edit

BWF Update List: April 30, 2024
No. QR Player Country Notes
1 1 Zheng Siwei   China Continental quota: Asia
Huang Yaqiong
2 2 Feng Yanzhe   China
Huang Dongping
3 3 Yuta Watanabe   Japan
Arisa Higashino
4 4 Seo Seung-jae   South Korea
Chae Yoo-jung
5 6 Dechapol Puavaranukroh   Thailand
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
6 7 Kim Won-ho   South Korea
Jeong Na-eun
7 8 Tang Chun Man   Hong Kong
Tse Ying Suet
8 9 Chen Tang Jie   Malaysia
Toh Ee Wei
9 10 Mathias Christiansen   Denmark Continental quota: Europe
Alexandra Bøje
10 11 Thom Gicquel   France
Delphine Delrue
11 12 Ye Hong-wei   Chinese Taipei
Lee Chia-hsin
12 14 Robin Tabeling   Netherlands
Selena Piek
13 15 Rinov Rivaldy   Indonesia
Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
14 18 Terry Hee   Singapore Oceanian Continental quota reallocation
Jessica Tan
15 29 Vinson Chiu   United States Continental quota: America
Jennie Gai
44 Kenneth Choo   Australia Continental quota: Oceania (Declined)
Gronya Somerville
16 47 Koceila Mammeri   Algeria Continental quota: Africa
Tanina Mammeri

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Badminton" (PDF). BWF. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ Depasse, Guillaume (12 December 2022). "How to qualify for badminton at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Pavitt, Michael (4 May 2022). "Badminton qualification process for Paris 2024 set to begin in May 2023". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 January 2023.