Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Women's doubles explained

See main article: Badminton at the 2023 European Games. The women's doubles badminton tournament at the 2023 European Games was played from 26 June to 1 July 2023 in Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów.^[2] A total of 32 players in 16 pairs competed at the tournament, four of which pairs was seeded.^[3]

Competition format

The tournament starts with a group phase round-robin which will eliminate 8 pairs, followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. For the group stage, the players are divided into four groups of four. Each group plays a round-robin. The top two pairs in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage is a three-round single elimination tournament without a bronze medal match.

Matches are played best-of-three games. Each game is played to 21, except that a player must win by 2 unless the score reaches 30–29.

Seeding

The following pairs were seeded^[4]

1. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (Gold medalists)
2. Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (Quarter-finals)
3. Margot Lambert / Anne Tran (Bronze medalists)
4. Debora Jille / Cheryl Seinen (Silver medalists)

Competition schedule

Play will take place between 26 June and 1 July.^[5]

GS

Group stage

R16

Round of 16

¼

Quarterfinals

½

Semifinals

F

Final

Events	Mon 26	Tue 27	Wed 28	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 1	Sun 2
Women's doubles	GS	GS	GS	¼	½	F

Pool Stage

Group A

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
26 June	Marie Christensen Aimee Hong	0–2	Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel	15–21	11–21
26 June	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	2–0	Dominika Kwaśnik Kornelia Marczak	21–4	21–6
27 June	Marie Christensen Aimee Hong	0–2	Dominika Kwaśnik Kornelia Marczak	8–21	17–21
27 June	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	2–0	Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel	21–15	21–12
28 June	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	2–0	Marie Christensen Aimee Hong	21–2	21–7
28 June	Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel	2–0	Dominika Kwaśnik Kornelia Marczak	21–17	21–7

Group B

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
26 June	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	2–0	Martina Corsini Judith Mair	21–8	21–11
26 June	Mariia Stoliarenko Yelyzaveta Zharka	0–2	Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance	17–21	17–21
27 June	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	2–0	Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance	21–10	21–6
27 June	Mariia Stoliarenko Yelyzaveta Zharka	2–0	Martina Corsini Judith Mair	21–14	21–18
28 June	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	2–0	Mariia Stoliarenko Yelyzaveta Zharka	21–9	21–13
28 June	Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance	2–0	Martina Corsini Judith Mair	21–11	21–14

Group C

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
26 June	Moa Sjöö Tilda Sjöö	0–2	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	12–21	14–21
26 June	Margot Lambert Anne Tran	2–0	Kate Frost Moya Ryan	21–7	21–8
27 June	Margot Lambert Anne Tran	2–0	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	21–16	21–16
27 June	Moa Sjöö Tilda Sjöö	2–0	Kate Frost Moya Ryan	21–14	21–11
28 June	Margot Lambert Anne Tran	2–0	Moa Sjöö Tilda Sjöö	21–7	21–9
28 June	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	2–0	Kate Frost Moya Ryan	21–17	21–8

Group D

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
26 June	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	2–0	Serena Au Yeong Katharina Hochmeir	21–16	21–17
26 June	Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales	2–0	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Era Maftuha	21–5	21–17
27 June	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	2–0	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Era Maftuha	21–10	21–12
27 June	Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales	2–1	Serena Au Yeong Katharina Hochmeir	15–21	21–11	21–8
28 June	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	2–0	Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales	21–12	21–17
28 June	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Era Maftuha	2–1	Serena Au Yeong Katharina Hochmeir	16–21	21–19	21–17

Knockout stage

The 8 surviving pairs will be drawn in a single elimination tournament, with group winners paired in the quarter final with runners up from other groups. There will be no bronze medal match, and both losing semi-finalists will win a bronze medal.

External links

• Badminton - schedule & results: women's doubles at european-games.org
• WD knockout stage draw at bwf.tournamentsoftware.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kawa . Krzysztof . 22 June 2023 . Igrzyska Europejskie 2023. Program zawodów dzień pod dniu, areny, miasta, dyscypliny . 22 June 2023 . Gazeta Krakowska . pl.
2. Web site: Kawa . Krzysztof . 22 June 2023 . Igrzyska Europejskie 2023. Program zawodów dzień pod dniu, areny, miasta, dyscypliny . 22 June 2023 . Gazeta Krakowska . pl.
3. Web site: 2022-10-18 . Badminton . 2023-06-18 . European Games 2023 . en-US.
4. Web site: BWF - 2023 European Games - Seeded entries . 2023-06-18 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
5. Web site: MIRS App . 2023-06-18 . results.european-games.org.