| Badminton at the 2019 European Games | |
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| Venue | Falcon Club |
| Dates | 24–30 June |
| Competitors | 145 [1] from 38 nations |
| Badminton at the 2019 European Games | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
Badminton at the 2019 European Games was held at Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus from 24 to 30 June. The badminton programme in 2019 included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's and mixed doubles competitions. [2]
| NOC | Men | Women | Mixed | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Doubles | Quotas | Athletes | |
 Armenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Belarus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
 Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
 Denmark | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
 Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
 France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
 Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
 Iceland | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
 Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
 Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Moldova | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
 Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
 Serbia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
 Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 38 NOCs | 31 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 111 | 144 |
| GS | Group stage | R16 | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Events | Mon 24 | Tue 25 | Wed 26 | Thu 27 | Fri 28 | Sat 29 | Sun 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | GS | GS | GS | R16 | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's doubles | GS | GS | GS | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Women's singles | GS | GS | GS | R16 | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Women's doubles | GS | GS | GS | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Mixed doubles | GS | GS | GS | ¼ | ½ | F |
* Host nation (Belarus)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
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