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.
Tournament 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. This tournament being played for the first time in Ukraine.
The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), and also mixed doubles.
Venue The tournament was held at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Point distribution 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.
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 Medalists 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 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
Participants 213 players from 36 nations will participate this championship.
+ Participants of 2021 European Badminton Championships Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total Players 1 1 1 2 5 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0.5 6.5 7 4 4 3 3 2 16 22 1 1 3 1 1 7 10 1 1 1 1 1 5 7 2 1 0.5 3.5 5 3 2 2 1 3 11 14 2 2 2 2 2 10 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 8 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2.5 2 9.5 13 1 1 1 3 5 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 8 12 1 1 1 2 5 7 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 5 6 1 2 1 4 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1.5 4.5 5 1 2 1 1 1 6 8 (H) 2 3 2 2 2 11 15 Total (36 NOCs) 39 40 28 28 28 163 213
Men's singles Seeds
Viktor Axelsen (final) Anders Antonsen (champion) Rasmus Gemke (quarter-finals) Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (semi-finals) Mark Caljouw (quarter-finals) Brice Leverdez (quarter-finals) Toma Junior Popov (third round) Thomas Rouxel (quarter-finals)
Wild card Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Danylo Bosniuk of Ukraine.
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles Seeds
Carolina Marín (champion) Mia Blichfeldt (withdrew) Yvonne Li (quarter-finals) Kirsty Gilmour (semi-finals) Neslihan Yiğit (semi-finals) Line Kjærsfeldt (quarter-finals) Line Christophersen (finalist) Lianne Tan (quarter-finals)
Wild card Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Anna Mikhalkova of Ukraine.
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles Seeds
Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (semi-finals) Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge (semi-finals) Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (champions) Ben Lane / Sean Vendy (quarter-finals) Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel (final) Jones Ralfy Jansen / Peter Käsbauer (quarter-finals) Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov (quarter-finals) Daniel Lundgaard / Mathias Thyrri (first round)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles Seeds
Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (champion) Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (final) Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (semi-finals) Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen (semi-finals) Émilie Lefel / Anne Tran (second round) Alexandra Bøje / Mette Poulsen (quarter-finals) Amalie Magelund / Freja Ravn (quarter-finals) Linda Efler / Isabel Herttrich (quarter-finals)
Wild card Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Polina Buhrova and Mariia Stoliarenko of Ukraine.
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles Seeds
Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (finalist) Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals) Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Herttrich (semifinals) Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (semifinals) Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (quarter-finals) Rodion Alimov / Alina Davletova (champion) Sam Magee / Chloe Magee (quarter-finals) Ronan Labar / Anne Tran (quarter-finals)
Wild card Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Valeriy Atrashchenkov and Yelyzaveta Zharka of Ukraine.
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
References
External links Official website Tournament link