2022 European Badminton Championships

2022 European Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	April 25, 2022 –; April 30, 2022
Venue	Polideportivo Municipal Gallur
Location	Madrid, Spain
Champions
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen
Women's singles	Carolina Marín
Men's doubles	Mark Lamsfuß; Marvin Seidel
Women's doubles	Gabriela Stoeva; Stefani Stoeva
Mixed doubles	Mark Lamsfuß; Isabel Lohau
← 2021 Kyiv	2024 Saarbrücken →

The 2022 European Badminton Championships was the 29th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. It was held in Madrid, Spain, from 25 to 30 April 2022.^[1]^[2]

Tournament

The 2022 European Badminton Championships was the 29th edition of the championships. The tournament was organized by the Badminton Europe with the local organizer Spanish Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the BWF.^[3]

The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), and mixed doubles.

Finland was originally announced as the host for this championships during the 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships,^[4] but withdrew due to COVID-19-related concerns.^[5]

Venue

The tournament was held at the Polideportivo Municipal Gallur in Madrid, Spain.^[3]

Point distribution

Below are the 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.^[6]

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

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen	Anders Antonsen	Misha Zilberman
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen	Anders Antonsen	Toma Junior Popov
Women's singles	Carolina Marín	Kirsty Gilmour	Neslihan Yiğit
Women's singles	Carolina Marín	Kirsty Gilmour	Mia Blichfeldt
Men's doubles	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel	Alexander Dunn Adam Hall	Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq
Men's doubles	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel	Alexander Dunn Adam Hall	Ben Lane Sean Vendy
Women's doubles	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen
Women's doubles	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn
Mixed doubles	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	Mikkel Mikkelsen Rikke Søby Hansen
Mixed doubles	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek

Medal table

* Host nation (Spain)

Participants

216 players from 35 nations will participate this championship.

Participants of 2022 European Badminton Championships
Nation	MS^[7]	WS^[8]	MD^[9]	WD^[10]	XD^[11]	Total	Players
Austria	1	1		1	1	4	5
Azerbaijan	1		1			2	2
Belgium	2	1				3	3
Bulgaria	1	2	1	1	1	6	7
Croatia	1		1			2	2
Cyprus		1	1	1		3	5
Czech Republic	1	2	2	1	0.5	6.5	9
Denmark	3	4	2	3	2	14	21
England	1	2	3	1	2	9	13
Estonia	1	1	1	1	1	5	8
Finland	1		1		0.5	2.5	3
France	4	3	3	2	2	9	12
Germany	2	1	2	2	2	9	12
Greece	1				1	2	3
Hungary	1	2				3	3
Iceland	1				1	2	3
Ireland	1	1	1	1	1	5	6
Israel	1	1			1	3	3
Italy	1	1	1	2		5	7
Latvia				1		1	2
Malta	1					1
Moldova	1	1				2	2
Netherlands	2	1	1	1	2	7	9
Norway	1		1	1	1	4	7
Poland	1			1	1	3	5
Portugal	1	1		1		3	3
Scotland	1	1	2	1	2	7	9
Serbia		1			1	2	3
Slovakia	1	1		1		3	3
Slovenia	1	1		1	1	4	5
Spain (H)	2	3	2	1	1	9	11
Sweden	1	1	1	1	1	5	7
Switzerland	1	1		1	1	4	5
Turkey		2				2	2
Ukraine	1	2	1	1	1	6	9
Total (35 NOCs)	40	39	28	28	28	163	216

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen (champion)
Anders Antonsen (final)
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (quarter-finals)
Mark Caljouw (third round)
Toma Junior Popov (semi-finals)
Brice Leverdez (quarter-finals)
Thomas Rouxel (quarter-finals)
Nhat Nguyen (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Alex Lanier of France.^[12]

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

	Misha Zilberman	10	11
					1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

					2	Anders Antonsen	17	15
5	Toma Junior Popov	16	21	15

2	Anders Antonsen	21	19	21

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarter-finals

				1	V Axelsen	21	21

				WC	A Lanier	12	11



									1	V Axelsen	w	/	o

										M Weißkirchen



					M Weißkirchen	21	21

					G Pytel	11	17
	G Pytel	21	21

	C Savin	15	8
														1	V Axelsen	21	21

														7	T Rouxel	16	14



				7	T Rouxel	21	21

					J Carraggi	11	12



									7	T Rouxel	22	21

										T Penty	20	12



					P Abián	16	21	18

					T Penty	21	11	21
	M Ivanič	17	11

	T Penty	21	21

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarter-finals

				4	M Caljouw	22	17	21

					K Koljonen	20	21	10



									4	M Caljouw	16	21	16

										M Zilberman	21	15	21



					K Gunnarsson	20	16

					M Zilberman	22	21
	L Ban	21	18

	M Zilberman	23	21
															M Zilberman	21	21

														6	B Leverdez	18	15



				6	B Leverdez	21	21

					L Wraber	15	18



									6	B Leverdez	24	16	21

										M Dratva	22	21	16



					M Barth	12	16

					M Dratva	21	21
	K Kert	14	13

	M Dratva	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarter-finals

	F Caponio	21	21

	C Smith	15	3
					F Caponio	21	16	21

					F Burestedt	19	21	23



										F Burestedt	16	7

									5	T J Popov	21	21



					B Atilano	16	11

				5	T J Popov	21	21



														5	T J Popov	20	21	21

														3	H-K Vittinghus	22	14	13
	S Tsigirdakis	12	11

	T Künzi	21	21
					T Künzi	21	21

					M Abela	12	7



										T Künzi	21	24	12

									3	H-K Vittinghus	17	26	21



					D Nikolov	21	10	17

				3	H-K Vittinghus	12	21	21

Section 4

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarter-finals

	M Szymanowski	6	15

	J Kweekel	21	21
					J Kweekel	21	21

					D Bosniuk	16	14



										J Kweekel	15	14

									8	N Nguyen	21	21



					A R Dwicahyo	10	14

				8	N Nguyen	21	21



													8	N Nguyen	15	17

													2	A Antonsen	21	21
	J Louda	21	21

	M Moreels	12	12
					J Louda	17	21	10

					L E Peñalver	21	18	21



										L E Peñalver	13	15

									2	A Antonsen	21	21



					K Schäfer	17	21	13

				2	A Antonsen	21	18	21

Women's singles

Seeds

Carolina Marín (champion)
Mia Blichfeldt (semi-finals)
Kirsty Gilmour (final)
Line Christophersen (quarter-finals)
Yvonne Li (third round)
Neslihan Yiğit (semi-finals)
Line Kjærsfeldt (quarter-finals)
Lianne Tan (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Carolina Marín	21	21

6	Neslihan Yiğit	14	13
					1	Carolina Marín	21	21

					3	Kirsty Gilmour	10	12
3	Kirsty Gilmour	21	19	21

2	Mia Blichfeldt	19	21	10

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarter-finals

					1	C Marín	21	21

						K Tomalová	10	6



										1	C Marín	21	21

											M Ulitina	7	8



						S Gonçalves	21	17	16

						M Ulitina	19	21	21



														1	C Marín	21	14	21

														7	L Kjærsfeldt	11	21	17



					7	L Kjærsfeldt	21	21

						M Batomene	10	11



										7	L Kjærsfeldt	21	21

											B Corrales	12	12



						M Sudimac	9	8

						B Corrales	21	21
	B Corrales	20	21	21

	K Polikarpova	22	17	17

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarter-finals

				4	L Christophersen	21	21

					P Polanc	14	11



									4	L Christophersen	21	23

										L Huet	16	21



					L Huet	18	21	21

					F Redfearn	21	19	17
	F Redfearn	21	21

	H Popovska	13	12
													4	L Christophersen	10	21	15

													6	N Yiğit	21	15	21



				6	N Yiğit	21	21

					Y Hamza	11	9



									6	N Yiğit	21	21

										R Darragh	16	12



					K Neudolt	5	6

					R Darragh	21	21
	R Darragh	21	21

	V Sándorházi	16	18

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarter-finals

	M Mitsova	21	14	21

	C Azurmendi	13	21	17
						M Mitsova	21	21

						V Ginga	11	9



										M Mitsova	21	9	16

									8	L Tan	8	21	21



						J Stadelmann	14	17

					8	L Tan	21	21



														8	L Tan	13	21	15

														3	K Gilmour	21	12	21
	K Kuuba	21	21

	E Christodoulou	8	16
						K Kuuba	21	21

						A Holden	18	17



										K Kuuba	21	9	15

									3	K Gilmour	18	21	21



						G Mahulette	16	11

					3	K Gilmour	21	21

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarter-finals

	M Repiská	16	17

	A Demirbağ	21	21
					A Demirbağ	10	8

					Qi XF	21	21



									Qi XF	21	21

								5	Y Li	13	15



					E Urell	9	18

				5	Y Li	21	21



														Qi XF	21	10	17

													2	M Blichfeldt	16	21	21
	T Švábíková	21	21

	Á Körösi	15	8
					T Švábíková	16	13

					J D Jakobsen	21	21



									J D Jakobsen	21	11	17

								2	M Blichfeldt	14	21	21



					P Buhrova	13	7

				2	M Blichfeldt	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (withdrew)
Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Seidel (champions)
Ben Lane / Sean Vendy (semi-finals)
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov (quarter-finals)
Jeppe Bay / Lasse Mølhede (quarter-finals)
Alexander Dunn / Adam Hall (final)
Fabien Delrue / William Villeger (quarter-finals)
Ruben Jille / Ties van der Lecq (semi-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to José Molares and Jaume Pérez of Spain.^[12]

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

8	Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq	10	20

6	Alexander Dunn Adam Hall	21	22
				6	Alexander Dunn Adam Hall	17	16

				2	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel	21	21
3	Ben Lane Sean Vendy	21	17

2	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel	23	21

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

					1	K Astrup A S Rasmussen

						T Flåtten V Rikheim	w	/	o
	T Flåtten V Rikheim	22	17	21

	K Kaljurand R Käsner	20	21	14
											T Flåtten V Rikheim	13	13

										8	R Jille T van der Lecq	21	21
8	R Jille T van der Lecq	11	21	21

	C Hemming S Stallwood	21	13	17
					8	R Jille T van der Lecq	21	21

						O Král A Mendrek	17	17
	J Hansson M Z-Bexell	28	17	17

	O Král A Mendrek	26	21	21

Section 2

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

					4	C Popov T J Popov	21	22

						J Monroy C Piris	10	20
	J Monroy C Piris	21	21

	M Datko P Scheiel	10	8
										4	C Popov T J Popov	16	13

										6	A Dunn A Hall	21	21
6	A Dunn A Hall	21	21

	L Ban F Špoljarec	15	19
					6	A Dunn A Hall	10	21	21

						L Corvée R Labar	21	12	18
	L Corvée R Labar	19	21	21

	I Rusev I Stoynov	21	9	9

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round					Quarter-finals

WC	J Molares J Pérez	14	8

	C Grimley M Grimley	21	21
					C Grimley M Grimley	18	14

				5	J Bay L Mølhede	21	21
	J Magee P Reynolds	19	12

5	J Bay L Mølhede	21	21
									5	J Bay L Mølhede	14	21

									3	B Lane S Vendy	21	23
	G Greco K Strobl	13	16

	A R Dwicahyo A Qowimuramadhoni	21	21
					A R Dwicahyo A Qowimuramadhoni	22	17	10

				3	B Lane S Vendy	20	21	21

Section 4

First round				Second round					Quarter-finals

	A Kaisti J Paul	21	23

	J Janáček T Švejda	16	21
					A Kaisti J Paul	10	22	14

				7	F Delrue W Villeger	21	20	21
	A Ioannou C Temereas	8	9

7	F Delrue W Villeger	21	21
									7	F Delrue W Villeger	17	18

									2	M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	21
	R Easton Z Russ	21	21

	G Beketov M Makhnovskiy	8	14
					R Easton Z Russ	18	18

				2	M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (champions)
Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (semi-finals)
Amalie Magelund / Freja Ravn (semi-finals)
Linda Efler / Isabel Lohau (final)
Julie MacPherson / Ciara Torrance (first round)
Debora Jille / Cheryl Seinen (quarter-finals)
Johanna Magnusson / Clara Nistad (quarter-finals)
Christine Busch / Amalie Schulz (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Chloe Birch and Jessica Pugh of England.^[12]

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21	21

3	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn	11	12
					1	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21	21

					4	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	14	10
4	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	20	21	22

2	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	22	15	20

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

					1	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21

						F Vallet E Vercelot	12	10
	C Azurmendi B Corrales	21	18	16

	F Vallet E Vercelot	10	21	21
										1	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21

										6	D Jille C Seinen	16	13
6	D Jille C Seinen	21	21

	A Müller J Stadelmann	15	17
					6	D Jille C Seinen	21	18	21

					WC	C Birch J Pugh	10	21	17
	A Babre A Priedniece	4	8

WC	C Birch J Pugh	21	21

Section 2

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

					3	A Magelund F Ravn	21	21

						M Corsini J Mair	11	14
	M Corsini J Mair	21	21

	A F. Gonçalves S Gonçalves	12	10
									3	A Magelund F Ravn	21	9	21

									7	J Magnusson C Nistad	14	21	18
7	J Magnusson C Nistad	21	21

	E Kattirtzi I Pissi	17	6
					7	J Magnusson C Nistad	21	21

						M Stoliarenko Y Zharka	14	17
	S Küspert E Moszczynski

	M Stoliarenko Y Zharka	w	/	o

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	M Repiská K Vargová

	M Christensen A Hong	w	/	o
						M Christensen A Hong	10	18

					8	C Busch A Schulz	21	21
	S Au Yeong K Hochmeir	15	9

8	C Busch A Schulz	21	21
									8	C Busch A Schulz	9	21	13

									4	L Efler I Lohau	21	13	21
	K Fink Y Hamza	21	22

	A Bášová M Fuchsová	16	20
						K Fink Y Hamza	15	17

					4	L Efler I Lohau	21	21

Section 4

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	N Arih L Salehar

	D Kwaśnik K Marczak	w	/	o
						D Kwaśnik K Marczak	6	14

						M Lambert A Tran	21	21
	M Lambert A Tran	21	21

5	J MacPherson C Torrance	10	15
										M Lambert A Tran	21	16	17

									2	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	19	21	21
	K Frost M Ryan	18	21	5

	K-K Marran H Rüütel	21	15	21
						K-K Marran H Rüütel	22	11

					2	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	24	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (quarter-finals)
Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (final)
Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje(quarter-finals)
Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Lohau (champions)
Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (semi-finals)
Mikkel Mikkelsen / Rikke Søby Hansen (semi-finals)
Adam Hall / Julie MacPherson (quarter-finals)
Callum Hemming / Jessica Pugh (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Badminton Europe (BEC) awarded a wild card entry to Alberto Zapico and Lorena Uslé of Spain.^[12]

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

6	Mikkel Mikkelsen Rikke Søby Hansen	21	16	17

4	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau	12	21	21
					4	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau	16	22	21

					2	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21	20	16
5	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek	19	15

2	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

					1	M Ellis L Smith	13	21	21

						W Villeger A Tran	21	16	19
	W Villeger A Tran	21	21

	M Ivančič P Polanc	18	17
										1	M Ellis L Smith	11	17

										6	M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	21	21
6	M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	21	17	21

	A Kaisti A Bášová	17	21	19
					6	M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	21	21

						P Śmiłowski W Adamek	18	9
	P Śmiłowski W Adamek	21	22	21

	N A. Müller R Stern	17	24	13

Section 2

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

					4	M Lamsfuß I Lohau	21	21

						T van der Lecq D Jille	14	18
	M Z-Bexell T Sjöö	16	21	18

	T van der Lecq D Jille	21	17	21
									4	M Lamsfuß I Lohau	25	21

									7	A Hall J MacPherson	23	17
7	A Hall J MacPherson	21	21

	P Tentas E Moutevelidou	6	2
					7	A Hall J MacPherson	21	21

						M Tomic A Vitman	10	14
	M Tomic A Vitman	21	21

	P Reynolds R Darragh	15	19

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	M Zilberman S Zilberman	24	13	21

	V Yakovlev P Tkach	22	21	19
						M Zilberman S Zilberman	15	7

					5	R Tabeling S Piek	21	21
	C Grimley E O'Donnell	9	13

5	R Tabeling S Piek	21	21
									5	R Tabeling S Piek	18	21	21

									3	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	17	14
	P Birker K Hochmeir	21	21

	D Johannesson S Árnadóttir	14	9
						P Birker K Hochmeir	11	11

					3	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21

Section 4

First round				Second round					Quarter-finals

	I Stoynov H Popovska	21	21

	C C Mork S F Jørgensen	15	16
					I Stoynov H Popovska	16	16

				8	C Hemming J Pugh	21	21
	O Männik R Üprus	10	3

8	C Hemming J Pugh	21	21
									8	C Hemming J Pugh	15	21	8

									2	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	17	21
WC	A Zapico L Uslé	10	14

	J R Jansen L Efler	21	21
					J R Jansen L Efler	18	21	11

				2	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	16	21

References

^ "2022 European Championships is coming to Madrid". Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Madrid acogerá el Europeo de bádminton de 2022". Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Prospectus 2022 European Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Raftery, Alan (20 February 2021). "Finland will host major European events in 2022". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "2022 European Men's & Women's Team Championships cancelled". Badminton Europe. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ "Men's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.
^ "Women's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.
^ "Men's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.
^ "Women's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.
^ "Mixed doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Raftery, Alan (15 March 2022). "Wild cards announced for #EC22". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

External links

Tournament link

[1] "2022 European Championships is coming to Madrid". Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[2] "Madrid acogerá el Europeo de bádminton de 2022". Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[pros-3] "Prospectus 2022 European Championships". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

[4] Raftery, Alan (20 February 2021). "Finland will host major European events in 2022". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[5] "2022 European Men's & Women's Team Championships cancelled". Badminton Europe. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[6] "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[7] "Men's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.

[8] "Women's singles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.

[9] "Men's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.

[10] "Women's doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.

[11] "Mixed doubles – Eligibility list". Badminton Europe. 6 April 2022.

[wildcard-12] Raftery, Alan (15 March 2022). "Wild cards announced for #EC22". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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v t e European championships in 2022
Summer sports & indoor sports	Aquatic sports Athletics Archery indoor outdoor Association football (women) Badminton Baseball (women) Basketball men 3x3 Beach soccer Beach volleyball Boxing men women Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Breaking Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cycling BMX cyclo-cross road track mountain bike Fencing Futsal men women Golf team Gymnastics men's artistic women's artistic rhythmic trampoline Handball men women Indoor hockey men women Judo team Karate Minifootball Modern pentathlon Orienteering foot MTB Rowing Rugby union Sambo Shooting 10 m 25/50 m 300 m shotgun Softball (women) Sport climbing Table tennis Taekwondo Triathlon Water polo men women Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling Figure skating Luge Speed skating
Cue & mind sports	Chess Darts
Motor sports	Formula Regional Le Mans Series Motocross Rally Rallycross Speedway Individual pairs Touring car Truck racing
2022 European Championships