Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
There are 172 quota places available for qualification for badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The Olympic qualification period takes place between April 29, 2019 and April 25, 2021, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on April 29, 2021, will be used to allocate spots. Nations can 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 also apply to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs (National Olympic Committees) can 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.[2]
| Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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| List of badminton players Qualification | |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
Qualifying standards
Qualification of these Games will be based on the BWF Ranking list to be published on April 29, 2021, providing a total of 16 pairs in each doubles event, and an initial allocation of 38 players in each singles event in the following criteria:[2]
- 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 below: 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. An 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.[2]
Host nation Japan is 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 achieve 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. The Tripartite Commission invitation places count for the Continental Representation Place system.[2]
For any player who qualifies in both a doubles event and a singles event, 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 April 29, 2021. This ensures that a total of 86 men and 86 women qualify, with the individual event fields expanding from 38 to accommodate additional players.[2]
Summary Ranking
All of the event was postponed and rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| QR | WR | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon |  Indonesia (INA) |
| Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | |||
| 2 | 2 | Mohammad Ahsan | Indonesia (INA) |
| Hendra Setiawan | |||
| 3 | 3 | Li Junhui |  China (CHN) |
| Liu Yuchen | |||
| 4 | 4 | Hiroyuki Endo |  Japan (JPN) |
| Yuta Watanabe | |||
| 5 | 5 | Takeshi Kamura | Japan (JPN) |
| Keigo Sonoda | |||
| 6 | 7 | Lee Yang |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
| Wang Chi-lin | |||
| 7 | 8 | Choi Sol-gyu |  South Korea (KOR) |
| Seo Seung-jae | |||
| 8 | 9 | Aaron Chia |  Malaysia (MAS) |
| Soh Wooi Yik | |||
| 9 | 10 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |  India (IND) |
| Chirag Shetty | |||
| 10 | 11 | Kim Astrup |  Denmark (DEN) |
| Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | |||
| 11 | 21 | Marcus Ellis |  Great Britain (GBR) |
| Chris Langridge | |||
| 12 | 22 | Mark Lamsfuß |  Germany (GER) |
| Marvin Emil Seidel | |||
| 13 | 23 | Vladimir Ivanov |  Russia (RUS) |
| Ivan Sozonov | |||
| 14 | 34 | Jelle Maas |  Netherlands (NED) |
| Robin Tabeling | |||
| 15 | 35 | Jason Ho-shue |  Canada (CAN) |
| Nyl Yakura | |||
| 16 | 44 | Godwin Olofua |  Nigeria (NGR) |
| Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori |
| QR | WR | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yuki Fukushima | Japan (JPN) |
| Sayaka Hirota | |||
| 2 | 2 | Chen Qingchen | China (CHN) |
| Jia Yifan | |||
| 3 | 3 | Mayu Matsumoto | Japan (JPN) |
| Wakana Nagahara | |||
| 4 | 4 | Lee So-hee | South Korea (KOR) |
| Shin Seung-chan | |||
| 5 | 5 | Kim So-yeong | South Korea (KOR) |
| Kong Hee-yong | |||
| 6 | 7 | Du Yue | China (CHN) |
| Li Yinhui | |||
| 7 | 8 | Greysia Polii | Indonesia (INA) |
| Apriyani Rahayu | |||
| 8 | 13 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul |  Thailand (THA) |
| Rawinda Prajongjai | |||
| 9 | 14 | Gabriela Stoeva |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Stefani Stoeva | |||
| 10 | 15 | Chow Mei Kuan | Malaysia (MAS) |
| Lee Meng Yean | |||
| 11 | 16 | Maiken Fruergaard | Denmark (DEN) |
| Sara Thygesen | |||
| 12 | 17 | Chloe Birch | Great Britain (GBR) |
| Lauren Smith | |||
| 13 | 20 | Selena Piek | Netherlands (NED) |
| Cheryl Seinen | |||
| 14 | 22 | Rachel Honderich | Canada (CAN) |
| Kristen Tsai | |||
| 15 | 24 | Setyana Mapasa |  Australia (AUS) |
| Gronya Somerville | |||
| 16 | 38 | Doha Hany |  Egypt (EGY) |
| Hadia Hosny |
| QR | WR | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zheng Siwei | China (CHN) |
| Huang Yaqiong | |||
| 2 | 2 | Wang Yilü | China (CHN) |
| Huang Dongping | |||
| 3 | 3 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | Thailand (THA) |
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai | |||
| 4 | 4 | Praveen Jordan | Indonesia (INA) |
| Melati Daeva Oktavianti | |||
| 5 | 5 | Yuta Watanabe | Japan (JPN) |
| Arisa Higashino | |||
| 6 | 6 | Seo Seung-jae | South Korea (KOR) |
| Chae Yoo-jung | |||
| 7 | 7 | Chan Peng Soon | Malaysia (MAS) |
| Goh Liu Ying | |||
| 8 | 8 | Hafiz Faizal | Indonesia (INA) |
| Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | |||
| 9 | 9 | Tang Chun Man |  Hong Kong (HKG) |
| Tse Ying Suet | |||
| 10 | 10 | Marcus Ellis | Great Britain (GBR) |
| Lauren Smith | |||
| 11 | 14 | Robin Tabeling | Netherlands (NED) |
| Selena Piek | |||
| 12 | 15 | Thom Gicquel |  France (FRA) |
| Delphine Delrue | |||
| 13 | 16 | Mark Lamsfuß | Germany (GER) |
| Isabel Herttrich | |||
| 14 | 29 | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu | Canada (CAN) |
| Josephine Wu | |||
| 15 | 44 | Adham Hatem Elgamal | Egypt (EGY) |
| Doha Hany | |||
| 16 | 48 | Simon Leung | Australia (AUS) |
| Gronya Somerville |
Summary
| NOC | Men | Women | Mixed | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Doubles | Quotas | Athletes | |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| TBD | 37+ | 16 | 37+ | 16 | 16 | 122+ | 170 |
| Total: ?? NOCs | 38+ | 16 | 38+ | 16 | 16 | 124+ | 172 |
References
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org (press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Qualification System - Games of the XXXII Olympiad - Badmintonaccess-date=2018-07-19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-19.
- "RACE TO TOKYO - BWF OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION - Men's singles". Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "RACE TO TOKYO - BWF OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION - Women's singles". Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "RACE TO TOKYO - BWF OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION - Men's doubles". Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "RACE TO TOKYO - BWF OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION - Women's doubles". Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "RACE TO TOKYO - BWF OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION - Mixed doubles". Retrieved 17 March 2020.