2021 European Badminton Championships

The 2021 European Badminton Championships was the 28th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. It was held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 27 April to 2 May 2021.

2021 European Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates27 April 2021 (2021-04-27)
2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)
Competitors213 from 36 nations
VenuePalace of Sports
LocationKyiv, Ukraine
Champions
Men's singlesDenmark Anders Antonsen
Women's singlesSpain Carolina Marín
Men's doublesRussia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov
Women's doublesBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
Mixed doublesRussia Rodion Alimov
Russia Alina Davletova
2018 Huelva 2022 Madrid

Tournament

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The 2021 European Badminton Championships was the 28th edition of the championships. This tournament was organized by Badminton Europe along with the local organizer Ukrainian Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation.[1] This tournament being played for the first time in Ukraine.[2]

The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), and also mixed doubles.

Venue

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The tournament was held at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine.[1]

Point distribution

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Below are tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the European Badminton Championships, which is equivalent to a Super 500 event.[3]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64
9,200 7,800 6,420 5,040 3,600 2,220 880

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Anders Antonsen   Viktor Axelsen   Kalle Koljonen
  Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Women's singles   Carolina Marín   Line Christophersen   Neslihan Yiğit
  Kirsty Gilmour
Men's doubles   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
  Mark Lamsfuß
  Marvin Emil Seidel
  Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
  Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
Women's doubles   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
  Chloe Birch
  Lauren Smith
  Maiken Fruergaard
  Sara Thygesen
  Selena Piek
  Cheryl Seinen
Mixed doubles   Rodion Alimov
  Alina Davletova
  Marcus Ellis
  Lauren Smith
  Mathias Christiansen
  Alexandra Bøje
  Mark Lamsfuß
  Isabel Herttrich

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Ukraine)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia2002
2  Denmark1247
3  Bulgaria1001
  Spain1001
5  England0213
6  Germany0112
7  Finland0011
  Netherlands0011
  Scotland0011
  Turkey0011
Totals (10 entries)551020

Participants

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213 players from 36 nations will participate this championship.

Participants of 2021 European Badminton Championships
Nation MS[4] WS[5] MD[6] WD[7] XD[8] Total Players
  Austria 1 1 1 2 5 5
  Azerbaijan 1 1 1
  Belarus 1 2 3 4
  Belgium 1 1 1 3 4
  Bulgaria 1 2 1 4 5
  Croatia 1 1 1
  Czech Republic 1 2 1 2 0.5 6.5 7
  Denmark 4 4 3 3 2 16 22
  England 1 1 3 1 1 7 10
  Estonia 1 1 1 1 1 5 7
  Finland 2 1 0.5 3.5 5
  France 3 2 2 1 3 11 14
  Germany 2 2 2 2 2 10 13
  Hungary 1 1 1
  Iceland 1 1 1
  Ireland 1 1 1 1 2 6 8
  Israel 1 1 2 2
  Italy 1 1 1 3 5
  Lithuania 1 1 1
  Moldova 1 1 2 2
  Netherlands 2 2 1 2.5 2 9.5 13
  Norway 1 1 1 3 5
  Poland 1 1 2 4
  Portugal 1 1 1 3 3
  Russia 2 1 1 2 2 8 12
  Scotland 1 1 1 2 5 7
  Serbia 1 1 1 3 4
  Slovakia 1 1 2 2
  Slovenia 1 1 1 3 2
  Spain 2 2 1 5 6
  Sweden 1 2 1 4 5
  Cyprus 1 1 2
  Wales 1 1 2
   Switzerland 1 2 1.5 4.5 5
  Turkey 1 2 1 1 1 6 8
  Ukraine (H) 2 3 2 2 2 11 15
Total (36 NOCs) 39 40 28 28 28 163 213

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Viktor Axelsen (final)
  2.   Anders Antonsen (champion)
  3.   Rasmus Gemke (quarter-finals)
  4.   Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (semi-finals)
  5.   Mark Caljouw (quarter-finals)
  6.   Brice Leverdez (quarter-finals)
  7.   Toma Junior Popov (third round)
  8.   Thomas Rouxel (quarter-finals)

Wild card

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Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Danylo Bosniuk of Ukraine.[9]

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1   Viktor Axelsen 21 21
  Kalle Koljonen 14 14
1   Viktor Axelsen
2   Anders Antonsen w / o
4   Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 14 17
2   Anders Antonsen 21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
1   V Axelsen 21 21
  M Ludík 11 12
1   V Axelsen 21 21
  M Weißkirchen 12 11
  M Moreels 8 8
  M Weißkirchen 21 21
1   V Axelsen 21 21
8   T Rouxel 14 15
8   T Rouxel 21 21
  V Malkov 15 13
8   T Rouxel 21 21
WC   D Bosniuk 12 11
  M Ivanič 10 17
WC   D Bosniuk 21 21
  P Abián
WC   D Bosniuk w / o

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
3   R Gemke 21 21
  R Must 13 14
3   R Gemke 17 21 21
  J Kweekel 21 13 15
  A R Dwicahyo 26 16 14
  J Kweekel 24 21 21
  C Savin 10 8
  J Kweekel 21 21
3   R Gemke 15 19
  K Koljonen 21 21
7   T J Popov 21 21
  A Lane 9 13
7   T J Popov 12 17
  K Koljonen 21 21
  K Koljonen 21 21
  B Atilano 18 7
  B Atilano 21 21
  L Milić 18 15

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
  M Zilberman 21 21
  L E Peñalver 18 17
  M Zilberman 20 16
  F Burestedt 22 21
  F Burestedt 13 21 17
5   M Caljouw 21 16 21
  L Wraber 10 11
5   M Caljouw 21 21
5   M Caljouw 19 21 15
4   H-K Vittinghus 21 17 21
  D Nikolov 22 14
  N Nguyen 24 21
  N Nguyen 23 21
  Z Đurkinjak 21 14
  N Nguyen 11 11
4   H-K Vittinghus 21 21
  F Caponio 17 19
4   H-K Vittinghus 21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
  M Dratva 21 9 9
  E Heino 14 21 21
  E Heino 1
  A Pochtarov 0r
  E Heino 13 22 16
6   B Leverdez 21 20 21
  S Sirant 21 19 13
6   B Leverdez 17 21 21
6   B Leverdez 12 13
2   A Antonsen 21 21
  C Kirchmayr 21 21
  K Gunnarsson 11 9
  C Kirchmayr 21 19 15
  E Lale 19 21 21
  E Lale 21 10 12
2   A Antonsen 11 21 21
  K Schäfer 18 14
2   A Antonsen 21 21

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Carolina Marín (champion)
  2.   Mia Blichfeldt (withdrew)
  3.   Yvonne Li (quarter-finals)
  4.   Kirsty Gilmour (semi-finals)
  5.   Neslihan Yiğit (semi-finals)
  6.   Line Kjærsfeldt (quarter-finals)
  7.   Line Christophersen (finalist)
  8.   Lianne Tan (quarter-finals)

Wild card

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Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Anna Mikhalkova of Ukraine.[9]

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1   Carolina Marín 21 21
5   Neslihan Yiğit 18 9
1   Carolina Marín 21 21
7   Line Christophersen 13 18
4   Kirsty Gilmour 13 21 10
7   Line Christophersen 21 7 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
1   C Marín 21 21
  A Cherniavskaya 2 11
1   C Marín 21 21
  S de Visch Eijbergen 12 11
  S de Visch Eijbergen 21 21
  V Fomkinaitė 11 5
  V Fomkinaitė w / o
  K Kuuba
1   C Marín w / o
6   L Kjærsfeldt
6   L Kjærsfeldt 21 21
  V Ginga 12 13
6   L Kjærsfeldt 21 16 21
  N Voytsekh 12 21 11
  S Gonçalves 13 7
  N Voytsekh 21 21
  J Stadelmann 21 15 17
  N Voytsekh 19 21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
3   Y Li w / o
  Qi XF
3   Y Li 21 21
  F Redfearn 19 8
  A Pillai 21 20 14
  F Redfearn 16 22 21
  P Polanc 18 9
  F Redfearn 21 21
3   Y Li 16 16
5   N Yiğit 21 21
5   N Yiğit 21 21
  T Švábíková 13 13
5   N Yiğit 21 21
  Á Kőrösi 18 10
  M Mitsova 16 14
  Á Kőrösi 21 21
  N Perminova 21 17 14
  Á Kőrösi 15 21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
  R Kuhl w / o
  C Azurmendi
  R Kuhl 6 12
  G Mahulette 21 21
  G Mahulette 22 9
8   L Tan 24 21
WC   A Mikhalkova 6 10
8   L Tan 21 21
8   L Tan 21 13 14
4   K Gilmour 18 21 21
  M Repiská w / o
  A Demirbağ
  M Repiská 10 14
  L Zetchiri 21 21
  L Zetchiri 8 9
4   K Gilmour 21 21
  S Jaquet 10 15
4   K Gilmour 21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
  R Darragh 13 21 21
  M Sudimac 21 17 8
  R Darragh 14 18
  K Polikarpova 21 21
  K Polikarpova 10 11
7   L Christophersen 21 21
  M Ulitina 12 13
7   L Christophersen 21 21
7   L Christophersen 21 21
  J D Jakobsen 9 8
  K Tomalová 15 12
  M Batomene 21 21
  M Batomene 21 21
  M Wilson 11 11
  M Batomene 17 11
  J D Jakobsen 21 21
  J D Jakobsen w / o
2   M Blichfeldt

Men's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21 17
5   Mark Lamsfuß
  Marvin Emil Seidel
23 21
5   Mark Lamsfuß
  Marvin Emil Seidel
3   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
w / o
3   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
21 21
2   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
15 10

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   K Astrup
  A S Rasmussen
21 21
  G Beketov
  M Makhnovskiy
4 9
  G Beketov
  M Makhnovskiy
w / o
  J Monroy
  C Piris
1   K Astrup
  A S Rasmussen
21 19 21
7   C Popov
  T J Popov
12 21 9
7   C Popov
  T J Popov
21 21
  M Capar
  E Sonmez
13 13
7   C Popov
  T J Popov
12 21 21
  R Jille
  T van der Lecq
21 12 11
  J Janáček
  T Švejda
9 11
  R Jille
  T van der Lecq
21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   B Lane
  S Vendy
21 21
  G Greco
  K Strobl
9 13
  G Greco
  K Strobl
21 21
  I Bjelan
  A Doder
13 13
4   B Lane
  S Vendy
15 21 19
5   M Lamsfuß
  M E Seidel
21 17 21
5   M Lamsfuß
  M E Seidel
21 21
  A Jones
  A Stewart
5 7
5   M Lamsfuß
  M E Seidel
16 21 21
  C Grimley
  M Grimley
21 16 14
  C Grimley
  M Grimley
21 21
  J Magee
  P Reynolds
11 13

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  A Ioannou
  C Temereas
8 6
  A Monnberg
  J Paul
21 21
  A Monnberg
  J Paul
11 21 12
  M Clare
  M Flynn
21 15 21
  M Clare
  M Flynn
21 21 21
8   D Lundgaard
  M Thyrri
23 17 18
  M Clare
  M Flynn
11 13
3   V Ivanov
  I Sozonov
21 21
  P Birker
  D Stipsits
21 25
  I Druzchenko
  O Kolesnik
10 23
  P Birker
  D Stipsits
11 6
3   V Ivanov
  I Sozonov
21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  T Flåtten
  V Rikheim
w / o
  J Eipe
  R Kjær
  T Flåtten
  V Rikheim
23 11 16
6   J R Jansen
  P Käsbauer
21 21 21
  M Matusz
  W Trecki
10 12
6   J R Jansen
  P Käsbauer
21 21
6   J R Jansen
  P Käsbauer
21 12 24
2   M Ellis
  C Langridge
16 21 26
  K Kaljurand
  R Käsner
9 16
  F Delrue
  W Villeger
21 21
  F Delrue
  W Villeger
18 21 16
2   M Ellis
  C Langridge
21 19 21

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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  1.   Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (champion)
  2.   Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (final)
  3.   Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (semi-finals)
  4.   Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen (semi-finals)
  5.   Émilie Lefel / Anne Tran (second round)
  6.   Alexandra Bøje / Mette Poulsen (quarter-finals)
  7.   Amalie Magelund / Freja Ravn (quarter-finals)
  8.   Linda Efler / Isabel Herttrich (quarter-finals)

Wild card

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Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Polina Buhrova and Mariia Stoliarenko of Ukraine.[9]

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
21 21
3   Maiken Fruergaard
  Sara Thygesen
16 10
 1   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
21 21
2   Chloe Birch
  Lauren Smith
14 19
4   Selena Piek
  Cheryl Seinen
18 16
2   Chloe Birch
  Lauren Smith
21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
21 21
  V Kozyreva
  M Sukhova
5 10
  K-K Marran
  H Rüütel
18 21
  V Kozyreva
  M Sukhova
21 23
1   G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
21 21
7   A Magelund
  F Ravn
12 17
7   A Magelund
  F Ravn
21 21
  T Švábíková
  K Tomalová
16 13
7   A Magelund
  F Ravn
21 21
  A Jäger
  S Küspert
14 9
  S Au Yeong
  K Hochmeir
9 12
  A Jäger
  S Küspert
21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3   M Fruergaard
  S Thygesen
21 21
  D Jille
  A Tirtosentono
11 14
  S F Jørgensen
  N Syvertsen
13 8
  D Jille
  A Tirtosentono
21 21
3   M Fruergaard
  S Thygesen
21 21
  A Müller
  J Stadelmann
16 14
5   É Lefel
  A Tran
21 21
  A Prozorova
  V Rudakova
8 10
5   É Lefel
  A Tran
16 21 19
  A Müller
  J Stadelmann
21 7 21
  J Bitsoukova
  M Viarbitskaya
13 17
  A Müller
  J Stadelmann
21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
WC   P Buhrova
  M Stoliarenko
21 21
  K Frost
  M Ryan
17 19
WC   P Buhrova
  M Stoliarenko
16 15
6   A Bøje
  M Poulsen
21 21
  A Cherniavskaya
  A Zaitsava
10 6
6   A Bøje
  M Poulsen
21 21
6   A Bøje
  M Poulsen
21 19 12
4   S Piek
  C Seinen
17 21 21
  J MacPherson
  C Torrance
13 15
  A Akchurina
  O Morozova
21 21
  A Akchurina
  O Morozova
6 10
4   S Piek
  C Seinen
21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  K Fink
  Y Hamza
11 8
  B Erçetin
  N İnci
21 21
  B Erçetin
  N İnci
20 21 16
8   L Efler
  I Herttrich
22 16 21
  N Fankhauser
  I Tabeling
13 17
8   L Efler
  I Herttrich
21 21
8   L Efler
  I Herttrich
10 14
2   C Birch
  L Smith
21 21
  A Bášová
  M Fuchsová
21 21
  A F Gonçalves
  S Gonçalves
17 10
  A Bášová
  M Fuchsová
4 6
2   C Birch
  L Smith
21 21

Mixed doubles

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Seeds

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  1.   Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (finalist)
  2.   Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)
  3.   Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Herttrich (semifinals)
  4.   Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (semifinals)
  5.   Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (quarter-finals)
  6.   Rodion Alimov / Alina Davletova (champion)
  7.   Sam Magee / Chloe Magee (quarter-finals)
  8.   Ronan Labar / Anne Tran (quarter-finals)

Wild card

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Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Valeriy Atrashchenkov and Yelyzaveta Zharka of Ukraine.[9]

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1   Marcus Ellis
  Lauren Smith
21 21
4   Mathias Christiansen
  Alexandra Bøje
17 19
 1   Marcus Ellis
  Lauren Smith
21 16 15
6   Rodion Alimov
  Alina Davletova
11 21 21
3   Mark Lamsfuß
  Isabel Herttrich
22 14 22
6   Rodion Alimov
  Alina Davletova
20 21 24

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   M Ellis
  L Smith
21 21
  A Kaisti
  A Bášová
17 18
  A Kaisti
  A Bášová
21 21
  D Stipsits
  S Au Yeong
16 16
1   M Ellis
  L Smith
21 21
7   S Magee
  C Magee
7 11
7   S Magee
  C Magee
21 19 21
  T van der Lecq
  D Jille
14 21 14
7   S Magee
  C Magee
21 21
  C Grimley
  E O'Donnell
16 15
  C Grimley
  E O'Donnell
21 21
  C C Mork
  S F Jørgensen
17 17

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   M Christiansen
  A Bøje
21 21
  P Śmiłowski
  M Świerczyńska
17 13
  M Laanes
  H Rüütel
16 19
  P Śmiłowski
  M Świerczyńska
21 21
4   M Christiansen
  A Bøje
12 21 21
8   R Labar
  A Tran
21 16 12
8   R Labar
  A Tran
21 22
WC   V Atrashchenkov
  Y Zharka
13 20
8   R Labar
  A Tran
13 21 21
  J R Jansen
  K Ostermeyer
21 13 19
  J R Jansen
  K Ostermeyer
16 23 21
  E Dremin
  E Dimova
21 21 10

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  A Hall
  J MacPherson
19 18
  N Nøhr
  A Magelund
21 21
  N Nøhr
  A Magelund
11 21 19
5   R Tabeling
  S Piek
21 16 21
  M Ivančič
  P Polanc
12 11
5   R Tabeling
  S Piek
21 21
5   R Tabeling
  S Piek
8 12
3   M Lamsfuß
  I Herttrich
21 21
  E Sonmez
  Z Erdem
18 21 21
  P Birker
  K Hochmeir
21 19 10
  E Sonmez
  Z Erdem
9 10
3   M Lamsfuß
  I Herttrich
21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  J van Nieuwkerke
  L Jaques
21 21
  M Makhnovskiy
  A Prozorova
11 11
  J van Nieuwkerke
  L Jaques
7 16
6   R Alimov
  A Davletova
21 21
  M Z-Bexell
  T Sjöö
15 8
6   R Alimov
  A Davletova
21 21
6   R Alimov
  A Davletova
21 21
2   T Gicquel
  D Delrue
18 18
  E Adam
  M Lambert
21 21
  P Reynolds
  R Darragh
17 16
  E Adam
  M Lambert
9 12
2   T Gicquel
  D Delrue
21 21

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prospectus 2021 European Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ Raftery, Alan (3 May 2021). "Thank you, Kyiv!". www.badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Mixed doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 11 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d Raftery, Alan. "Wild cards announced for 2021". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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