This article details the qualifying phase for badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Olympic qualification period took place between May 4, 2015, and May 1, 2016, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on May 5, 2016, will be used to allocate spots. Unlike the previous Games, nations could only enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles, if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players has been completed. Similar regulations in the singles tournaments also apply to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs could only enter a maximum of two pairs if both are ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs are entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs is filled.

Qualifying standards Qualification of these Games will be based on the BWF Ranking list to be published on May 5, 2016, providing a total of 16 pairs in each doubles event, and 38 players in each singles event in the following criteria:

Singles: Ranking 1-16: Players are taken in turn. A NOC may enter up to a maximum of 2 players, provided both are ranked in the top 16. Ranking 17 and below: Players are taken in turn. A NOC may enter a maximum of 1 player. Doubles: Rankings 1–8: Pairs are taken in turn. A NOC may enter up to a maximum of 2 pairs, provided both pairs are ranked in the top 8. Rankings 9 and above: Pairs are taken in turn. A NOC may enter a maximum of 1 pair.

Each of the five continental confederations will be guaranteed at least one entry in each singles and doubles event (this is called the Continental Representation Place system). If this has not been satisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest ranked player or pair from the respective continent will qualify. A NOC can qualify players or pairs in a maximum of two events through the Continental Representation Place system; if a NOC qualifies for more than two events through the Continental Representation Place system, the NOC must choose which of them are qualified, and the quota place declined will be offered to the next NOC's eligible player or pair. For each player who qualifies in more than one discipline, an unused quota place will be allocated to the next best ranked eligible athlete of a respective gender in the singles events on the BWF Ranking List as of May 5, 2016.

Host nation Brazil has been entitled to enter a male and a female badminton player in each of the singles tournaments, but more than two players may be permitted if they have achieved the qualifying regulations. Meanwhile, six quota places are made available to eligible NOCs through the Tripartite Commission Invitation, with three each in the men's and women's singles.

Summary NOC Men Women MixedTotalSinglesDoubles Singles DoublesDoubles Quotas Athletes 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 10 15 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 8 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 7 1 1 1 1 2 6 10 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 9 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 9 14 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 1 1 2 2 Total: 46 NOCs 41 16 40 16 16 129 172

Qualified players The color pink signifies that a player has been withdrawn from the competition. BWF Olympic Qualification (May 5, 2016)

Men's singles No.RankPlayerNOCRemark11Chen Long22Lee Chong Wei33Lin Dan44Viktor Axelsen55Jan Ø. Jørgensen67Chou Tien-chen78Tommy Sugiarto89Son Wan-ho910Ng Ka Long1011Srikanth Kidambi1112Marc Zwiebler1214Hu Yun1315Rajiv Ouseph1416Lee Dong-keun1520Boonsak Ponsana1627Sho Sasaki1732Nguyễn Tiến Minh1835Pablo Abián1940Brice Leverdez2042Raul Must2148Kevin Cordón2249Henri Hurskainen2351Yuhan Tan2452Vladimir Malkov2556Adrian Dziółko2658Misha Zilberman2759Osleni Guerrero2860Ygor Coelho2961Scott Evans3062Artem Pochtarov3163Derek Wong3264Howard Shu3365Pedro MartinsRe-distributed host quota3468David ObernostererRe-distributed doubles quota3570Martin GiuffreRe-distributed doubles quota3672Petr KoukalRe-distributed doubles quota3773Lino MuñozRe-distributed continental quota3878Jacob MaliekalAfrica3995Niluka KarunaratneTripartite invitation—133Ashwant GobinathanOceania—254Dylan SoedjasaOceania40280Sören OptiTripartite invitation41406Jaspar Yu WoonTripartite invitation

Women's singles No.RankPlayerNOCRemark11Carolina Marín22Ratchanok Intanon33Li Xuerui44Wang Yihan55Nozomi Okuhara68Sung Ji-hyun76Saina Nehwal89Tai Tzu-ying910P. V. Sindhu1011Akane Yamaguchi1114Bae Yeon-ju1216Porntip Buranaprasertsuk1317Kirsty Gilmour1418Michelle Li1522Lindaweni Fanetri1626Karin Schnaase1727Line Kjærsfeldt1829Tee Jing Yi1930Yip Pui Yin2033Iris Wang2135Liang Xiaoyu2236Kristína Gavnholt2340Linda Zetchiri2446Özge Bayrak2547Vũ Thị Trang2649Natalia Perminova2753Delphine Lansac2856Jeanine Cicognini2957Marija Ulitina3059Elisabeth Baldauf3160Nanna Vainio3261Lianne Tan3363Sabrina JaquetRe-distributed doubles quota3464Chloe MageeRe-distributed doubles quota3565Telma SantosRe-distributed Tripartite invitation3666Kate Foo KuneAfrica3767Kati TolmoffRe-distributed Tripartite invitation3870Lohaynny VicenteHost nation quota3971Laura SárosiRe-distributed Tripartite invitation4073Chen Hsuan-yuOceania

Men's doubles No.RankPlayersNOCRemark11Lee Yong-daeYoo Yeon-seong22Hendra SetiawanMohammad Ahsan33Fu HaifengZhang Nan44Kim Gi-jungKim Sa-rang55Chai BiaoHong Wei67Hiroyuki EndoKenichi Hayakawa78Mathias BoeCarsten Mogensen810Vladimir IvanovIvan Sozonov914Goh V ShemTan Wee Kiong1018Lee Sheng-muTsai Chia-hsin1119Marcus EllisChris Langridge1220Manu AttriB. Sumeeth Reddy1327Adam CwalinaPrzemysław Wacha1428Michael FuchsJohannes Schöttler1535Sattawat PongnairatPhillip ChewPan America1646Matthew ChauSawan SerasingheOceania

Women's doubles No.RankPlayersNOCRemark11Misaki MatsutomoAyaka Takahashi22Nitya Krishinda MaheswariGreysia Polii33Tang YuantingYu Yang—4Tian QingZhao Yunlei45Christinna PedersenKamilla Rytter Juhl56Jung Kyung-eunShin Seung-chan67Luo YingLuo Yu78Chang Ye-naLee So-hee811Eefje MuskensSelena Piek914Jwala GuttaAshwini Ponnappa1015Gabriela StoevaStefani Stoeva1117Puttita SupajirakulSapsiree Taerattanachai1221Vivian HooWoon Khe Wei1322Poon Lok YanTse Ying Suet1423Carla NelteJohanna Goliszewski1526Heather OlverLauren Smith 1629Eva LeePaula Lynn ObañanaPan America

Mixed doubles No.RankPlayersNOCRemark11Zhang NanZhao Yunlei22Tontowi AhmadLiliyana Natsir33Ko Sung-hyunKim Ha-na44Xu ChenMa Jin55Joachim Fischer NielsenChristinna Pedersen67Chris AdcockGabby Adcock78Praveen JordanDebby Susanto810Chan Peng SoonGoh Liu Ying912Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah1014Bodin IsaraSavitree Amitrapai1115Jacco ArendsSelena Piek1216Michael FuchsBirgit Michels1317Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba1418Kenta KazunoAyane Kurihara1527Phillip ChewJamie SubandhiPan America1634Robin MiddletonLeanne ChooOceania

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