Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

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Qualification for badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics begins on 1 January 2019 to 16 May 2021. There are 90 expected slots (46 male, 44 female) for the sport across fourteen medal events.

Timeline

Eligible athletes have to gain points to qualify to compete at the Games. The list will be published on 20 May 2021. This table shows the timeline of championships where athletes have to earn points to be able to qualify.[1]

Competition Date Venue
Turkish Para-Badminton International 2019 26–31 March 2019 Turkey Antalya
Dubai Para-Badminton International 2019 2–7 April 2019 United Arab Emirates Dubai
Uganda Para-Badminton International 2019 23–28 April 2019 Uganda Kampala
Canada Para-Badminton International 2019 7–12 May 2019 Canada Ottawa
Irish Para-Badminton International 2019 17–23 June 2019 Republic of Ireland Dublin
2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 20–25 August 2019 Switzerland Basel
Thailand Para-Badminton International 2019 16–22 September 2019 Thailand Bangkok
China Para-Badminton International 2019 23–29 September 2019 China Beijing
Denmark Para-Badminton International 2019 15–20 October 2019 Denmark Odense
Japan Para-Badminton International 2019
(Paralympic Games Test Event)		 11–17 November 2019 Japan Tokyo
Australia Para-Badminton International 2019 19–24 November 2019 Australia Melbourne
Brazil Para-Badminton International 2020 10–16 February 2020 Brazil São Paulo
Dubai Para-Badminton International 2021 30 March–4 April 2021 United Arab Emirates Dubai
Spanish Para-Badminton International 2021 11–16 May 2021 Spain Cartagena

Qualification

The qualification slots are allocated to the individual athlete or doubles pair, not to the NPC. The qualification ranking list is regulated by the BWF.[2]

  • An NPC can allocated a maximum of eleven male and ten female qualifications slots (total of 21). Exceptions are only granted via the Bipartite Commission Invitation method.
  • An NPC can enter maximum of two athletes per singles event, except for the following listed events:
    • Men's singles SS6 can only have one allowed to participate.
    • Women's singles SL4 can have a maximum of three female athletes if they are qualified via the Paralympic Doubles Ranking List allocation.
    • Women's singles SU5 can have a maximum of three female athletes if two are qualified either via the Paralympic Doubles ranking list or Mixed Doubles quota allocation and one via the Singles ranking list allocation.
    • Through Bipartite Commission Invitees
  • An NPC can enter one doubles pair per doubles event via the Road to Tokyo Paralympic Doubles Ranking List.
  • Selected athletes have to play in a minimum of three of the listed events in order to be ranked and to qualify for the Games.

Entries into singles event from doubles

  • Both players from WH1 or WH1-WH2 pair that qualifies for the men's or women's doubles events will automatically gain entry into their respective singles events if they wish to do so.
  • All male SL3, SL4, SU5 players who qualify in the mixed doubles event will automatically be able to play in their respective singles events.
  • All female SL4 and SU5 players who qualify in the mixed doubles event will automatically be able to play in their respective singles event unless their NPCs have already reached the maximum entry for the singles event.
  • A minimum of one female player from an SL4 pair that qualifies in the Women's doubles SL3-SU5 event is allowed to play in their respective singles event. However, the decision is made by their NPC. All SU5 player who is also qualified for the women's doubles SL3-SU5 event will automatically gain entry into their respective singles event if they wish to do so. Any SL3 player who is also qualified for the women's doubles SL3-SU5 event or mixed doubles event can be entered into the women's singles SL4 according to BWF rules.

Entry requirements

Singles

Event Minimum entry
Men's singles WH1 8
Men's singles WH2 8
Men's singles SL3 6
Men's singles SL4 6
Men's singles SU5 6
Men's singles SH6 6
Women's singles WH1 8
Women's singles WH2 8
Women's singles SL4 6
Women's singles SU5 6

Doubles

Event Sport class Points Combinations
permitted		 Combinations
not permitted		 Entry numbers
Minimum entry
Men's doubles WH1 & WH2 Maximum: 3 points WH1 + WH2
WH1 + WH1		 WH2 + WH2 6 pairs
Women's doubles
SL3 - SU5 Minimum: 7 points
Maximum: 8 points		 SL3 + SL4
SL3 + SU5
SL4 + SL4		 SL3 + SL3
SL4 + SU5
SU5 + SU5		 6 pairs
Mixed doubles Maximum: 8 points SL3 + SL3
SL3 + SL4
SL3 + SU5
SL4 + SL4		 SL4 + SU5
SU5 + SU5		 6 pairs

Slot allocations

Means of qualification Date WH1 WH2 SL3 SL4 SU5 SS6 Total entries
Paralympic Doubles Ranking List Allocation List publishes:
20 May 2021		 Men's doubles: 6 highest ranked pairs Women's doubles: 6 highest ranked pairs — 16 male
30 female
Women's doubles: 2 highest ranked pairs Mixed doubles: 2 highest ranked pairs —
Paralympic Singles Ranking List Allocation Depends on
Doubles Ranking List		 3 highest ranked males 3 highest ranked males
2 highest ranked females		 5 highest ranked males 17 male
7 female
Bipartite Commission Invitation 16 June 2021 3 males and 3 females 9 males and 4 females 1 male 13 male
7 female
Total 90

Qualification summary

NOC Men Women Mixed Total
Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Doubles Quotas Athletes
WH1 WH2 SL3 SL4 SU5 SH6 WH1
WH2 		WH1 WH2 SL4 SU5 WH1
WH2 		SL3
SU5 		SL3
SU5
File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 1 1 2 2
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1 1 1
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 1 1
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 12 9
File:Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg Chinese Taipei 1 1 1
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1 1 1
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1 1 1
File:Flag of France.svg France 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 6
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 9 6
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 1 1 2 4 4
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 1 1 2 2
File:Flag of India.svg India 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9 7
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 1 2 2 2 1 1 9 7
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 1 1 1
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (H) 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 16 13
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 1 1 2 2
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1 1 1
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1 1 1
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru 1 1 1
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1 1 1
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 1 1 1
File:Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg RPC 1 1 1
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9 7
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland 2 1 3 2
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 11 7
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1 1 2 2
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 1 1 1
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 1 1 1
Total: 28 NOCs 9 9 6 8 8 6 6 10 9 13 10 6 6 6 112 90

Qualified players

Race to Tokyo Paralympic Singles Ranking List was published on 20 May 2021.[3][4][5]

Singles

Doubles

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BWF Para-Badminton 2019 - 2020 Calendar". badmintoneurope.com. 12 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 7 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Race to Tokyo 2020-Singles-2020 Paralympics" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Race to Tokyo 2020-Doubles-2020 Paralympics" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Badminton Competition Entry List" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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