2021 African Badminton Championships

The 2021 African Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the MTN Arena in Kampala, Uganda, from 21 to 28 October.[1]

2021 African Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates21–28 October 2021
Edition24th
VenueMTN Arena
LocationKampala, Uganda
Cairo 2020 Kampala 2022

Tournament edit

The 2021 African Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The mixed team event, officially All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2021, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa holding from 21 to 24 October. The individual event, officially All Africa Individual Championships 2021, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 26 to 28 October. A total of 11 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at this event.

Venue edit

This tournament was held at the MTN Arena, Kampala with three courts.

Point distribution edit

The individual event of this tournament was graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Challenge event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128
4,000 3,400 2,800 2,200 1,520 920 360 170

Medalists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Adham Hatem Elgamal   Ahmed Salah   Mohamed Mostafa Kamel
  Kalombo Mulenga
Women's singles   Johanita Scholtz   Doha Hany   Mounib Celia
  Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
Men's doubles   Koceila Mammeri
  Youcef Sabri Medel
  Abdelrahman Abdelhakim
  Ahmed Salah
  Jarred Elliott
  Robert Summers
  Kenneth Comfort Mwambu
  Israel Wanagalya
Women's doubles   Amy Ackerman
  Johanita Scholtz
  Mounib Celia
  Tanina Mammeri
  Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
  Tracy Naluwooza
  Husina Kobugabe
  Gladys Mbabazi
Mixed doubles   Koceila Mammeri
  Tanina Mammeri
  Adham Hatem Elgamal
  Doha Hany
  Robert White
  Deidre Laurens Jordaan
  Jarred Elliott
  Amy Ackerman
Teams   Egypt
Abdelrahman Abdelhakim
Adham Hatem Elgamal
Mohamed Mostafa Kamel
Ahmed Salah
Nour Ahmed Youssri
Jana Ashraf
Doha Hany
Jana Abdelkader
  Algeria
Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi
Adel Hamek
Sifeddine Larbaoui
Koceila Mammeri
Youcef Sabri Medel
Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun
Halla Bouksani
Mounib Celia
Yasmina Chibah
Tanina Mammeri
Linda Mazri
  Uganda
Friday Attama
Expedito Emuddu
Brian Kasirye
Muzafar Lubega
Kenneth Comfort Mwambu
Israel Wanagalya
Husina Kobugabe
Gladys Mbabazi
Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
Tracy Naluwooza
Mable Namakoye
Rajab Shamsa Mbira
  South Africa
Jarred Elliott
Ruan Snyman
Robert Summers
Bongani Von Bodenstein
Robert White
Amy Ackerman
Demi Botha
Deidre Laurens Jordaan
Diane Olivier
Johanita Scholtz

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Uganda)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt2417
2  Algeria2215
3  South Africa2046
4  Uganda*0055
5  Zambia0011
Totals (5 entries)661224

Team event edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Algeria 2 2 0 20 1 +19 438 246 +192 2 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Zambia 2 1 1 11 12 −1 374 410 −36 1
3   Réunion 2 0 2 2 20 −18 298 454 −156 0

Algeria vs Réunion edit

Zambia vs Réunion edit

Algeria vs Zambia edit

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 2 2 0 16 5 +11 411 282 +129 2 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Mauritius 2 1 1 14 6 +8 371 302 +69 1
3   Botswana 2 0 2 1 20 −19 241 439 −198 0

Mauritius vs Botswana edit

South Africa vs Botswana edit

Mauritius vs South Africa edit

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 2 2 0 17 6 +11 458 228 +230 2 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Uganda (H) 2 1 1 16 7 +9 438 248 +190 1
3   Ghana 2 0 2 0 20 −20 0 420 −420 0 Withdrew
Source: tournamentsoftware.com
(H) Host

Egypt vs Ghana edit

Uganda vs Ghana edit

Egypt vs Uganda edit

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

The draw was conducted on 22 October 2021 after the last match of the group stage.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Egypt 3
  Mauritius 1   Uganda 0
  Uganda 3   Egypt 3
  Zambia 1   Algeria 1
  South Africa 3   South Africa 2
  Algeria 3

Quarter-finals edit

Mauritius vs Uganda edit
Zambia vs South Africa edit

Semi-finals edit

Egypt vs Uganda edit
South Africa vs Algeria edit

Final edit

Egypt vs Algeria edit

Final ranking edit

Individual event edit

Men's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Julien Paul (third round)
  2.   Adham Hatem Elgamal (champion)
  3.   Youcef Sabri Medel (third round)
  4.   Ahmed Salah (final)
  5.   Ruan Snyman (second round)
  6.   Brian Kasirye (quarter-finals)
  7.   Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi (third round)
  8.   Aatish Lubah (quarter-finals)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
  Mohamed Mostafa Kamel 5r
4   Ahmed Salah 17
4   Ahmed Salah 14 14
2   Adham Hatem Elgamal 21 21
  Kalombo Mulenga 5 14
2   Adham Hatem Elgamal 21 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
1   J Paul 21 21
  M Tshizanga 9 7
1   J Paul 18r
  M M Kamel 17
  K Alphous 14 13
  M M Kamel 21 21
  M M Kamel 21 21
  R White 11 18
7   M A Belarbi 21 21
  M Edward 12 11
7   M A Belarbi 23 18 15
  R White 21 21 21
  K C Mwambu 6 8
  A Assing 15 18   R White 21 21
  R White 21 21
Section 2 edit
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
4   A Salah 21 21
  P Tshepo 11 17
4   A Salah 21 21
  J B Bongout 14 6
  C Mulenga 14 11
  R Summers 13 7   J B Bongout 21 21
  J B Bongout 21 21 4   A Salah 21 21
6   B Kasirye 13 13
6   B Kasirye 20 21 21
  A Hamek 22 10 13
6   B Kasirye 21 21
  B A Botwe 17 9
  T Olekantse 21 14 19
  B A Botwe 19 21 21   B A Botwe 15 21 21
  M Donald 21 7 12

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
  G Ilouwo 13 15
  A Tamakloe 21 21   A Tamakloe 13 16
  M A Ouchefoun 21 21
  M A Ouchefoun 16 20
  A Abdelhakim 21 22
  A Abdelhakim 21 18 21
5   R Snyman 19 21 19
  A Abdelhakim 13 14
  K Mulenga 19 21 22   K Mulenga 21 21
  I Wanagalya 21 11 20   K Mulenga 21 21
  B Von Bodenstein 12 13
  K Mulenga 21 17 21
3   Y S Medel 16 21 18
  S M S Mouanda 7 12
3   Y S Medel 21 21
Section 4 edit
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
  S Larbaoui 16 21 21
  M Appiah 21 16 18   S Larbaoui 21 21
  A Abdul-Samad 14 16
  S Larbaoui 15 12
8   A Lubah 21 21
  L Bertil 13 13
8   A Lubah 21 21
8   A Lubah 14 10
  D N M Nzoussi 20 13 2   A H Elgamal 21 21
  M Lubega 22 21   M Lubega 21 21
  T Pultoo 12 17
  M Lubega 8 16
2   A H Elgamal 21 21
  E Emuddu 7 14
2   A H Elgamal 21 21

Women's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Doha Hany (final)
  2.   Johanita Scholtz (champion)
  3.   Nour Ahmed Youssri (first round)
  4.   Halla Bouksani (second round)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
1   Doha Hany 21 23
    Mounib Celia 11 21
1   Doha Hany 15 11
2   Johanita Scholtz 21 21
    Fadilah Mohamed Rafi 14 10
2   Johanita Scholtz 21 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   D Hany 20 21 21
  H Kobugabe 22 8 18
  J Abdelkader 13 7
  H Kobugabe 21 21
1   D Hany 21 23
  G Mbabazi 18 21
  T Kabelo 15 15
  J Leung F S 21 21
  J Leung F S 15 10
  G Mbabazi 21 21
  G Mbabazi 22 21
  G Mungrah 20 12
Section 2 edit
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   H Bouksani 21 21
  E Leperlier 9 9
4   H Bouksani 21 18 19
  D Laurens Jordaan 16 21 21
  C Tornyenyor 17 4
  D Laurens Jordaan 21 21
  D Laurens Jordaan 19 22
  M Celia 21 24
  M Celia 21 21
  N Miyambo 6 3
  M Celia 21 21
  D Olivier 15 18
  D Olivier 21 21
  P Nantuo 10 13

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  S Mansard 21 14 10
  T Ndzinge 14 21 21
  T Ndzinge 10 16
  K Dookhee 21 21
  R Quarcoo 10 11
  K Dookhee 21 21
  K Dookhee 9 13
  F Mohamed Rafi 21 21
  M Namakoye 21 21
  B Loubaki 5 8
  M Namakoye 10 11
  F Mohamed Rafi 21 21
  F Mohamed Rafi 21 21
3   N Ahmed Youssri 18 19
Section 4 edit
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  J Ashraf 21 21
  R S Mbira 17 14
  J Ashraf 21 21
  V Appiah 13 11
  V Appiah 21 16 21
  E Chipeleme 14 21 10
  J Ashraf 14 21 14
2   J Scholtz 21 13 21
  Y Chibah 15 21 16
  T Naluwooza 21 8 21
  T Naluwooza 15 13
2   J Scholtz 21 21
  T Mammeri 16 15
2   J Scholtz 21 21

Men's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Bracket edit

First Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                    
1   K Mammeri
  Y S Medel
21 21
  B A Botwe
  A Tamakloe
16 11
1   K Mammeri
  Y S Medel
21 21
  A H Elgamal
  M M Kamel
12 8
  C Mulenga
  K Mulenga
21 18 12
  A H Elgamal
  M M Kamel
19 21 21
1   Koceila Mammeri
  Youcef Sabri Medel
21 21
  Jarred Elliott
  Robert Summers
16 14
4   J B Bongout
  T Pultoo
19 21 21
  B Kasirye
  M Lubega
21 18 13
4   J B Bongout
  T Pultoo
19 21
  J Elliott
  R Summers
21 23
  T Olekantse
  P Tshepo
13 16
  J Elliott
  R Summers
21 21
1   Koceila Mammeri
  Youcef Sabri Medel
21 21
  Abdelrahman Abdelhakim
  Ahmed Salah
16 13
  A Abdelhakim
  A Salah
21 22
  B Von Bodenstein
  R White
19 20
  A Abdelhakim
  A Salah
21 21 21
3   M A Belarbi
  A Hamek
23 15 16
  A Assing
  L Bertil
12 14
3   M A Belarbi
  A Hamek
21 21
  Abdelrahman Abdelhakim
  Ahmed Salah
21 21
  Kenneth Comfort Mwambu
  Israel Wanagalya
18 16
  A Abdul-Samad
  K Alphous
19 29
  K C Mwambu
  I Wanagalya
21 30
  K C Mwambu
  I Wanagalya
w / o
2   A Lubah
  J Paul
  D N M Nzoussi
  S M S Mouanda
5 14
2   A Lubah
  J Paul
21 21

Women's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Bracket edit

First Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                    
1   F Mohamed Rafi
  T Naluwooza
21 21
  E Leperlier
  S Mansard
5 11
  E Leperlier
  S Mansard
15 26 21
  E Chipeleme
  N Miyambo
21 24 15
1   Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
  Tracy Naluwooza
8 21 11
  Amy Ackerman
  Johanita Scholtz
21 18 21
  T Kabelo
  T Ndzinge
10 5
  A Ackerman
  J Scholtz
21 21
  A Ackerman
  J Scholtz
21 21
  N Ahmed Youssri
  D Hany
13 12
  Amy Ackerman
  Johanita Scholtz
23 21
  Mounib Celia
  Tanina Mammeri
21 13
  J Leung F S
  G Mungrah
10 16
  H Kobugabe
  G Mbabazi
21 21
  H Kobugabe
  G Mbabazi
21 21
  J Ashraf
  J Abdelkader
16 12
  P Nantuo
  R Quarcoo
13 10
  J Ashraf
  J Abdelkader
21 21
  Husina Kobugabe
  Gladys Mbabazi
19 17
  Mounib Celia
  Tanina Mammeri
21 21
  M Celia
  T Mammeri
21 21
  M Namakoye
  R S Mbira
12 9
  M Celia
  T Mammeri
21 21
2   D Botha
  D Laurens Jordaan
5 15

Mixed doubles edit

Seeds edit

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
1   Adham Hatem Elgamal
  Doha Hany
18 21 21
  Robert White
  Deidre Laurens Jordaan
21 13 12
1   Adham Hatem Elgamal
  Doha Hany
10 7
  Koceila Mammeri
  Tanina Mammeri
21 21
    Jarred Elliott
  Amy Ackerman
21 10 10
  Koceila Mammeri
  Tanina Mammeri
18 21 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   A H Elgamal
  D Hany
21 21
  M A Ouchefoun
  H Bouksani
18 16
  M A Ouchefoun
  H Bouksani
15 21 21
  A Tamakloe
  R Quarcoo
21 6 9
1   A H Elgamal
  D Hany
17 21 21
  M Appiah
  V Appiah
21 14 14
  M Appiah
  V Appiah
21 21
  M Lubega
  M Namakoye
16 15
  M Lubega
  M Namakoye
w / o
  M Donald
  N Miyambo
Section 2 edit
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   J B Bongout
  J Leung F S
15 18
  I Wanagalya
  G Mbabazi
21 21
  L Bertil
  E Leperlier
18 12
  I Wanagalya
  G Mbabazi
21 21
  I Wanagalya
  G Mbabazi
14 21
  R White
  D Laurens Jordaan
21 23
  B Von Bodenstein
  D Botha
21 17 16
  R White
  D Laurens Jordaan
17 21 21
  R White
  D Laurens Jordaan
21 21
  P Tshepo
  T Ndzinge
4 11

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  K C Mwambu
  H Kobugabe
17 14
  K Mulenga
  E Chipeleme
21 21
  K Mulenga
  E Chipeleme
12 21 18
  E Emuddu
  F Mohamed Rafi
21 15 21
  A Assing
  S Mansard
15 13
  E Emuddu
  F Mohamed Rafi
21 21
  E Emuddu
  F Mohamed Rafi
21 9 17
  J Elliott
  A Ackerman
17 21 21
  J Elliott
  A Ackerman
21 21
  K Alphous
  C Tornyenyor
10 11
  J Elliott
  A Ackerman
21 21
3   M M Kamel
  N Ahmed Youssri
15 8
Section 4 edit
First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  A Abdul-Samad
  P Nantuo
13 11
  A Salah
  J Ashraf
21 21
  A Salah
  J Ashraf
21 21
  T Olekantse
  T Kabelo
10 10
  A Salah
  J Ashraf
21 23 6
  K Mammeri
  T Mammeri
18 25 21
  K Mammeri
  T Mammeri
21 21
  S Mouanda
  B Loubaki
8 9
  K Mammeri
  T Mammeri
21 21
2   T Pultoo
  K Dookhee
10 16

References edit

  1. ^ "All Africa Senior Championships – Uganda 2021 Draw". Badminton Africa. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ Algeria vs Réunion
  4. ^ Zambia vs Réunion
  5. ^ Algeria vs Zambia
  6. ^ Mauritius vs Botswana
  7. ^ South Africa vs Botswana
  8. ^ Mauritius vs South Africa
  9. ^ Egypt vs Ghana
  10. ^ Uganda vs Ghana
  11. ^ Egypt vs Uganda
  12. ^ Mauritius vs Uganda
  13. ^ Zambia vs South Africa
  14. ^ Egypt vs Uganda
  15. ^ South Africa vs Algeria
  16. ^ Egypt vs Algeria

External links edit