Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification explained

This article details the qualifying phase for badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition will comprise a total of 172 badminton players, with an equal distribution between men and women, coming from the different NOCs, similar to those in the previous editions. The qualification period commences on May 1, 2023, and concluded on April 28, 2024, with the final eligibility list published two days after the deadline.[1]

NOCs may enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles if they are ranked within the top sixteen of the "Race to Paris" ranking list, respectively; otherwise, they will send a single player until the roster of thirty-eight is complete. Similar protocols also apply to the players competing in the doubles tournament as the NOCs could enter a maximum of two pairs if they are ranked in the top eight with the rest entitled to a single pair until the quota of sixteen is reached.[2]

Standards

The remaining badminton players must undergo a direct qualifying process to secure a spot in their respective categories for Paris 2024 through the "Race to Paris" ranking list prepared by the Badminton World Federation.[2] The qualification period commences on May 1, 2023, and will conclude on April 28, 2024, with the final eligibility list published two days after the deadline (April 30, 2024).[2] The qualification pathway for Paris 2024 will produce a total of sixteen pairs each in the doubles tournaments (men's, women's, and mixed) and an initial distribution of thirty-eight (38) players in the singles based on the following criteria:[2]

Each of the five continental zones must enter at least one player in the singles tournament and a pair in the doubles under the rules and regulations of the BWF Continental Representation Place system. If unsatisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest-ranked eligible player or pair from the respective continental zone will qualify for Paris 2024. NOCs can enter badminton players or pairs in a maximum of two events through the BWF Continental Representation Place system; if the NOC qualifies for more than two events through the system, the NOC must select which of them is qualified, and the quota place declined transfers to the next highest-ranked eligible player or pair.[2]

Host nation France reserves a spot each in the men's and women's singles to be officially awarded to its respective highest-ranked badminton player based on the BWF "Race to Paris" ranking list. If one or more French badminton players qualify directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible player from the official "Race to Paris" list. Meanwhile, four places (two per gender) are entitled to the eligible NOCs interested to have badminton players compete for Paris 2024 under the Universality principle. These places are included in the BWF Continental Representation Place system.[2]

If any badminton player qualifies for both the singles and the doubles events, an unused spot will be awarded to the next highest-ranked eligible player of a respective gender in the singles tournament based on the official "Race to Paris" list. These protocols must ascertain a fair distribution between men and women qualifying for their respective events at the Games with the singles tournaments expanding from 38 to accommodate additional players.[2]

Summary

NOCMenWomenMixedTotal
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align=left 1 1 2 3
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 2 2
align=left 1 1 2 2
align=left 1 1 2 2
align=left 1 1 2 3
align=left 1 1 1 3 4
align=left 2 2 2 2 2 10 16
align=left 1 1 1 1 4 6
align=left 1 1 1 3 4
align=left 2 1 1 1 1 6 9
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1 1 1 5 7
align=left 1 1 1 3 4
align=left 1 1 2 3
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1 1 4 6
align=left 2 1 1 1 5 7
align=left 2 1 1 1 1 6 9
align=left 1 1 2 2
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 2 1 2 2 1 8 12
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1 1 1 5 8
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 2 2
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 2
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1 3 4
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 2 2 2 8 12
align=left 1 1 2 2
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 2 2
align=left 1 1 2 1 1 6 9
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1
align=left 1 1 1 1 1 5 7
align=left 1 1 2 2
Total: 49 NOCs 41 16 39 16 16 128 173

Official ranking

Men's singles

Player! width="200"
CountryNotes
1 1Viktor AxelsenContinental place: Europe
2 2Shi YuqiContinental place: Asia
33Jonatan ChristieContinental place: Asia
44Anders AntonsenContinental place: Europe
5 5Kodai Naraoka
66Li Shifeng
77Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
88Kunlavut Vitidsarn
9 9Prannoy H. S.
10 10Lee Zii Jia
11 11Kenta Nishimoto
1212Loh Kean Yew
1313Lakshya Sen
1414Chou Tien-chen
1515Lee Cheuk Yiu
16 20Toma Junior Popov
17 24Brian YangContinental place: America
1838Kevin CordónContinental place: America
1942Nhat Nguyen
2043Julien Carraggi
—45Mark CaljouwDeclined
2147Jeon Hyeok-jin
2248Ygor Coelho
2351Misha Zilberman
2454Jan Louda
2556Uriel Canjura
2657Kalle Koljonen
2758Ade Resky Dwicahyo
2867Luis Ramón Garrido
2968Pablo Abián
3069Dmitriy Panarin
3172Viren NettasingheHost quota reallocation
3273Giovanni TotiDoubles quota reallocation
3374Lê Đức PhátDoubles quota reallocation
3477Fabian RothDoubles quota reallocation
3578Howard ShuOceanian Continental quota reallocation
3688Tobias KünziOceanian Continental quota reallocation
3789Collins Valentine FilimonDeclined quota reallocation
38101Anuoluwapo Juwon OpeyoriContinental place: Africa
39112Julien PaulContinental place: Africa
—159Ricky TangContinental place: Oceania (Declined)
—196Edward LauContinental place: Oceania (Declined)
40179Prince DahalTripartite Invitation
41286Sören OptiTripartite Invitation

Women's singles

Player! width="200"
CountryNotes
1 1An Se-youngContinental place: Asia
2 2Chen YufeiContinental place: Asia
33Carolina MarínContinental place: Europe
44Akane Yamaguchi
55Tai Tzu-ying
6 6He Bingjiao
7 9Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
8 10Beiwen ZhangContinental place: America
911Aya Ohori
1012Ratchanok Intanon
1113Kim Ga-eun
1214P. V. Sindhu
1316Supanida Katethong
1418Yeo Jia Min
—21Line KjærsfeldtDeclined by the Danish Badminton Federation, and replaced by Mia Blichfeldt
1522Mia BlichfeldtContinental place: Europe
1623Kirsty Gilmour
1724Nguyễn Thùy Linh
1825Michelle LiContinental place: America
1929Yvonne Li
2032Goh Jin Wei
2135Neslihan Arın
2243Thet Htar Thuzar
2345Qi Xuefei
2446Lo Sin Yan
2547Juliana Viana Vieira
2649Lianne Tan
2750Kristin Kuuba
2863Inés Castillo
2965Tereza Švábíková
3069Jenjira Stadelmann
3171Keisha Fatimah Azahra
3274Polina BuhrovaHost quota reallocation
3376Kaloyana NalbantovaUnused Oceania quota reallocation
3477Rachael DarraghTripartite invitation quota reallocation
3592Tiffany HoContinental place: Oceania
36104Kate LudikContinental place: Africa
37105Johanita ScholtzContinental place: Africa
38115Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul RazzaqTripartite Invitation
391100Dorsa YavarivafaInvitational place

Men's doubles

Player! width="200"
CountryNotes
11Liang WeikengContinental quota: Asia
Wang Chang
22Kang Min-hyuk
Seo Seung-jae
33Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
44Kim AstrupContinental quota: Europe
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
55Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
6 6Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
7 7Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
8 8Liu Yuchen
Ou Xuanyi
9 10Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin
10 19Ben Lane
Sean Vendy
1122Supak Jomkoh
Kittinupong Kedren
12 27Mark Lamsfuß
Marvin Seidel
1334Adam DongContinental quota: America
Nyl Yakura
1437Christo Popov
Toma Junior Popov
1542Vinson Chiu
Joshua Yuan
1644Ondřej Král
Adam Mendrek

Women's doubles

Player! width="200"
CountryNotes
1 1Chen QingchenContinental quota: Asia
Jia Yifan
2 2Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
33Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning
44Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
5 6Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
6 7Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
7 9Apriyani Rahayu
Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
8 10Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
9 14Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan
1017Margot LambertContinental quota: Europe
Anne Tran
1119Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
1220Yeung Nga Ting
Yeung Pui Lam
1321Tanisha Crasto
Ashwini Ponnappa
1422Maiken Fruergaard
Sara Thygesen
1531Annie XuContinental quota: America
Kerry Xu
1632Setyana MapasaContinental quota: Oceania
Angela Yu

Mixed doubles

Player! width="200"
CountryNotes
1 1Zheng SiweiContinental quota: Asia
Huang Yaqiong
22Feng Yanzhe
Huang Dongping
33Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
4 4Seo Seung-jae
Chae Yoo-jung
5 6Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
6 7Kim Won-ho
Jeong Na-eun
7 8Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet
8 9Chen Tang Jie
Toh Ee Wei
9 10Mathias ChristiansenContinental quota: Europe
Alexandra Bøje
1011Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
1112Ye Hong-wei
Lee Chia-hsin
12 14Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek
1315Rinov Rivaldy
Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
1418Terry HeeOceanian Continental quota reallocation
Tan Wei Han
1529Vinson ChiuContinental quota: America
Jennie Gai
—44Kenneth ChooContinental quota: Oceania (Declined)
Gronya Somerville
16 47Koceila MammeriContinental quota: Africa
Tanina Mammeri

Notes and References

  1. News: Guillaume. Depasse. How to qualify for badminton at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained. . 12 December 2022. 22 January 2023.
  2. News: Michael. Pavitt. Badminton qualification process for Paris 2024 set to begin in May 2023. Inside the Games. 4 May 2022. 22 January 2023.

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