2018 European Badminton Championships

The 2018 European Badminton Championships were the 27th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. They were held in Huelva, Spain, from 24 to 29 April 2018.

2018 European Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates24–29 April 2018
VenuePalacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín
LocationHuelva, Spain
Champions
Men's singlesDenmark Viktor Axelsen
Women's singlesSpain Carolina Marín
Men's doublesDenmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Women's doublesBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
Mixed doublesEngland Chris Adcock
England Gabrielle Adcock
2017 2021

Tournament

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The 2018 European Badminton Championships is the 27th edition of the championships. This tournament was awarded to Carolina Marín's hometown Huelva following a decision adopted by the executive committee of Badminton Europe and made public at the General Assembly of the aforementioned organization that took place in Prague, Czech Republic. The candidature led by the Spanish Badminton Federation in collaboration with the city of Huelva, the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Deputation of Huelva and the Andalusian Badminton Federation will organize the European Championships to be played between 24 and 29 April 2018.[1]

The tournament consist of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), and also mixed doubles. 300 athletes from 25 countries will compete in this tournament.[2]

Venue

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The tournament will be held at the Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Spain, also known as Carolina Marín Sports Hall – a facility dedicated to the Spanish badminton player who has managed to find her place on a podium usually taken by Asians.[3] The Principe de Asturias Sports Hall in University of Huelva will be used as training section.[4]

Point distribution

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Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the European Badminton Championships.[5]

Champion Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64
7,000 5,950 4,900 3,850 2,750 1,670 660

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Viktor Axelsen   Rajiv Ouseph   Brice Leverdez
  Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Women's singles   Carolina Marín   Evgeniya Kosetskaya   Mia Blichfeldt
  Line Kjærsfeldt
Men's doubles   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
  Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
  Jelle Maas
  Robin Tabeling
  Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
Women's doubles   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
  Émilie Lefel
  Anne Tran
  Selena Piek
  Cheryl Seinen
  Maiken Fruergaard
  Sara Thygesen
Mixed doubles   Chris Adcock
  Gabrielle Adcock
  Mathias Christiansen
  Christinna Pedersen
  Mark Lamsfuß
  Isabel Herttrich
  Marcus Ellis
  Lauren Smith

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Denmark2248
2  England1113
3  Bulgaria1001
  Spain*1001
5  France0112
  Russia0112
7  Netherlands0022
8  Germany0011
Totals (8 entries)551020

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Viktor Axelsen (champion)
  2.   Anders Antonsen (quarterfinals)
  3.   Rajiv Ouseph (final)
  4.   Brice Leverdez (semifinals)
  5.   Rasmus Gemke (quarterfinals)
  6.   Mark Caljouw (third round)
  7.   Pablo Abián (second round)
  8.   Lucas Corvée (quarterfinals)

Wild card

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Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Jan Ø. Jørgensen of Denmark.[6]

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Viktor Axelsen 21 21
4   Brice Leverdez 7 9
1   Viktor Axelsen 21 21
3   Rajiv Ouseph 8 7
3   Rajiv Ouseph 21 18 21
WC   Jan Ø. Jørgensen 17 21 15

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   V Axelsen 21 21
  D N Anjo 14 14   A Mendrek 11 8
  A Mendrek 21 21 1   V Axelsen 21 21
  S Parsons 13 9
  M Moreels
  S Parsons 21 23   S Parsons w / o
  L Wraber 19 21 1   V Axelsen 21 21
5   R Gemke 11 16
5   R Gemke 21 21
  K Koljonen 18 21 16   A Roovers 9 15
  A Roovers 21 14 21 5   R Gemke 21 21
  V Malkov 13 18
  V Malkov 21 21
  G Krausz 21 21   G Krausz 11 9
  R Maddaloni 18 18

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   B Leverdez 17 21 21
  C V Filimon 21 16 21   C V Filimon 21 16 15
  E Nicolaou 8 21 11 4   B Leverdez 21 21
  R Must 16 16
  R Must 21 21
  R Mann 14 15   E Lale 19 16
  E Lale 21 21 4   B Leverdez 22 21 21
  N Fransman 24 15 15
7   P Abián 9 18
  K Gunnarsson 16 17   N Nguyễn 21 21
  N Nguyễn 21 21   N Nguyễn 21 17 19
  N Fransman 14 21 21
  M Myhre 13 9
  M Abela 1 5   N Fransman 21 21
  N Fransman 21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  J Nilsson 21 22
  K Schäfer 14 20   J Nilsson 21 21
  M Dratva 16 10
  J Nilsson 21 9 14
  C Kirchmayr 21 22 8   L Corvée 19 21 21
  C Savin 17 20   C Kirchmayr 16 11
8   L Corvée 21 21
8   L Corvée 21 18 11
  I Rusev 12 18 3   R Ouseph 16 21 21
  A Pochtarov 21 21   A Pochtarov 21 12 21
  E Heino 17 21 12
  A Pochtarov
  Z Đurkinjak 19 21 13 3   R Ouseph w / o
  L E Peñalver 21 13 21   L E Peñalver 19 8
3   R Ouseph 21 21

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  O Galandarov 3 7
WC   J Ø. Jørgensen 21 21 WC   J Ø. Jørgensen 21 21
  M Rogalski 9 15
WC   J Ø. Jørgensen 21 21
  S Sirant 21 21 6   M Caljouw 19 18
  M Ludík 11 11   S Sirant 19 19
6   M Caljouw 21 21
WC   J Ø. Jørgensen w / o
  I Xanthou 11 10 2   A Antonsen
  M Ivanič 21 21   M Ivanič 10 8
  M Zilberman 21 21
  M Zilberman 15 21 10
  T Penty 21 21 2   A Antonsen 21 19 21
  L Claerbout 10 7   T Penty 12 21 20
2   A Antonsen 21 15 22

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Carolina Marín (champion)
  2.   Kirsty Gilmour (quarterfinals)
  3.   Mia Blichfeldt (semifinals)
  4.   Evgeniya Kosetskaya (final)
  5.   Beatriz Corrales (second round)
  6.   Line Kjærsfeldt (semifinals)
  7.   Natalia Koch Rohde (quarterfinals)
  8.   Neslihan Yiğit (third round)

Wild card

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Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Sara Peñalver Pereira of Spain.[6]

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Carolina Marín 21 21
3   Mia Blichfeldt 17 16
1   Carolina Marín 21 21
4   Evgeniya Kosetskaya 15 7
4   Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21 21
6   Line Kjærsfeldt 10 14

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   C Marín 21 21
  M Batomene 15 12
1   C Marín 21 21
  S Jaquet 14 7
  S de V Eijbergen 21 19 16
  N Perminova 17 21 17   S Jaquet 12 21 21
  S Jaquet 21 13 21 1   C Marín 21 21
7   N K Rohde 17 10
7   N K Rohde 21 21
  M Mitsova 21 16 21   M Mitsova 15 17
  Z Pavelková 12 21 9 7   N K Rohde 21 21
WC   S Peñalver 11 19
WC   S Peñalver 21 21
  L Tan 21 21   L Tan 18 16
  Á Kőrösi 19 19

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   M Blichfeldt 21 21
  N Voytsekh 21 21   N Voytsekh 14 9
  V Fomkinaite 15 18 3   M Blichfeldt 21 21
  A Mikkelä 15 13
  L Salehar 14 11
  M Repiská 12 10   A Mikkelä 21 21
  A Mikkelä 21 21 3   M Blichfeldt 28 21
  Y Li 26 12
8   N Yiğit 21 21
  F Deprez 21 21   F Deprez 14 15
  D Danilenko 15 11 8   N Yiğit 6 7
  Y Li 21 21
  G Saar 9 9
  E Christodoulou 6 3   Y Li 21 21
  Y Li 21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  L Zetchiri 19 17
  L Heim 21 21   L Heim 21 21
  R Darragh 9 10
  L Heim 21 15 0r
  C Birch 21 21   C Birch 19 21 0
  M Pavlinić 18 11   C Birch 21 21
5   B Corrales 16 19
  C Birch 14 12
  S Goncalves 21 11 8r 4   E Kosetskaya 21 21
  K Kuuba 18 21 15   K Kuuba 21 21
  I Pope 7 14
  K Kuuba 13 20
  J Hart 20 21 14 4   E Kosetskaya 21 22
  M Ulitina 22 19 21   M Ulitina 20 14
4   E Kosetskaya 22 21

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  C Azurmendi
  A Demirbağ w / o   A Demirbağ 21 21
  G Sotiriou 19 7
  A Demirbağ 14 16
  A Huser 21 19 19 6   L Kjærsfeldt 21 21
  A Zaitsava 19 21 21   A Zaitsava 12 21 12
6   L Kjærsfeldt 21 14 21
6   L Kjærsfeldt 21 21
  K Tomalová 16 15 2   K Gilmour 14 16
  G Mahulette 21 21   G Mahulette 21 21
  J Magnusson 10 17
  G Mahulette 11 13
  M Poulsen 21 21 2   K Gilmour 21 21
  E Wiborg 7 10   M Poulsen 18 17
2   K Gilmour 21 21

Men's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
15 18
3 21 21
3 21 0
2 15 0r
4 11 21 19
2 21 19 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
1
w / o
22 12
24 21
21 19 29
16 21 27
21 21
7 19 13
7 21 21
10 11
7 17 24 22
21 22 20
21 21 22
23 15 20

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
3 21 21
14 12
3 21 21
11 11
21 21
12 17
3 21 20 21
5 8 22 16
5 21 21
12 17
5 21 21
12 17
13 18
21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
22 20 12
20 22 21
12 7
6 21 21
21 15 22
6 15 21 24
6 15 19
4 21 21
12 12
21 21
19 10
4 21 21
14 14
4 21 21

Section 4

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
21 21
19 18
16 8
8 21 21
WC 9 11
8 21 21
8 21 15 18
2 13 21 21
21 21
13 10
20 13
2 22 21
13 12
2 21 21

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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Wild card

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Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Olga Konon and Linda Efler of Germany.[6]

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
6 17 21 21
5 21 18 19
6 12 10
2 21 21
3 10 18
2 21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
1
w / o
16 9
21 21
21 21
18 11
18 11
6 21 21
6 21 21
18 7
6 21 21
15 12
21 21
7 9

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
4 21 21
13 16
4 19 21 21
21 14 12
8 10
21 21
4 10 10
5 21 21
5 21 21
13 10
5 21 22
16 20
11 14
21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
25 21
23 11
6 10
8 21 21
9 9
8 21 21
8 11 9
3 21 21
14 11
21 21
19 10
3 21 21
17 19
3 21 21

Section 4

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
21 15 21
15 21 16
10 12
21 21
21 21
7 13 15
8 6
2 21 21
13 9
21 21
13 12
2 21 21
WC 16 15
2 21 21

Mixed doubles

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Seeds

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Wild card

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Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Alexandra Bøje of Denmark.[6]

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 21 15 25
5 17 21 23
1 21 17 21
2 18 21 18
3 16 21 12
2 21 19 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
1 21 21
16 10
1 21 21
WC 17 15
16 21
WC 21 23
1 21 21
6 14 18
6 21 21
16 7
6 21 21
18 15
21 12
23 21

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
4 21 21
14 11
4 21 21
3 9
21 17 21
17 21 15
4 21 10 16
5 19 21 21
5 21 21
7 14
5 21 23
9 21
9 11
21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
17 16
21 21
12 21 19
7 21 18 21
15 11
7 21 21
7 22 13
3 24 21
9 13
21 21
11 16
3 21 21
21 11 15
3 17 21 21

Section 4

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First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
6 13
21 21
16 9
8 21 21
15 17
8 21 21
8 16 18
2 21 21
19 25
21 27
20 21 9
2 22 18 21
18 16
2 21 21

References

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  1. ^ "Huelva será la sede del Europeo 2018 de Bádminton". deporteespana.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Huelva capital acogerá del 24 al 29 de abril el Europeo de Bádminton". huelvaya.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Spain, a European badminton leader". Marca España. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Event Info Venue". Huelva 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "The former champion returns with wild card". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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