| Badminton's women's doubles at the 2019 European Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Falcon Club | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–29 June | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Badminton at the 2019 European Games | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The badminton women's doubles tournament at the 2019 European Games was held from 24 to 29 June at Falcon Club.
The doubles tournament is played with 16 pairs, initially playing in four groups of four, before the top two from each group qualifies for an 8-pair knock-out stage.
All times are in FET (UTC+03). [1]
| Start time | Session |
|---|---|
| 24 June, 9:00 | Group stage, matchday 1 |
| 25 June, 9:00 | Group stage, matchday 2 |
| 26 June, 9:00 | Group stage, matchday 3 |
| 27 June, 17:00 | Quarter-finals |
| 28 June, 18:00 | Semi-finals |
| 29 June, 18:00 | Final |
Seeds for all badminton events at the 2nd European Games were announced on 29 May. [2]
Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (DEN)(quarterfinals)
Ekaterina Bolotova / Alina Davletova (RUS)(bronze medal)
Émilie Lefel / Anne Tran (FRA)(bronze medal)
Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen (NED) (gold medal)The group stage draws was held on 4 June.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 126 | 72 | +54 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (DEN)[1] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 114 | 79 | +35 | |
| 3 |  Nikoletta Bukoviczki / Daniella Gonda (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 94 | 137 | −43 | |
| 4 |  Vytautė Fomkinaitė / Gerda Voitechovskaja (LTU) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 94 | 140 | −46 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 16:00 | Maiken Fruergaard  Sara Thygesen | 0–2 |  Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | 12–21 | 18–21 | |
| 24 June 16:40 | Nikoletta Bukoviczki  Daniella Gonda | 2–1 |  Vytautė Fomkinaitė Gerda Voitechovskaja | 21–13 | 14–21 | 21–19 |
| 25 June 10:20 | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen | 2–0 | Nikoletta Bukoviczki Daniella Gonda | 21–7 | 21–13 | |
| 25 June 11:00 | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | 2–0 | Vytautė Fomkinaitė Gerda Voitechovskaja | 21–9 | 21–15 | |
| 26 June 11:00 | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | 2–0 | Nikoletta Bukoviczki Daniella Gonda | 21–6 | 21–12 | |
| 26 June 11:00 | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen | 2–0 | Vytautė Fomkinaitė Gerda Voitechovskaja | 21–10 | 21–7 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ekaterina Bolotova / Alina Davletova (RUS)[2] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 143 | 101 | +42 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Emma Karlsson / Johanna Magnusson (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 138 | 105 | +33 | |
| 3 |  Maryna Ilyinskaya / Yelyzaveta Zharka (UKR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 93 | 100 | −7 | |
| 4 |  Silvia Garino / Lisa Iversen (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 58 | 126 | −68 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 12:20 | Silvia Garino  Lisa Iversen | 0–2 |  Maryna Ilyinskaya Yelyzaveta Zharka | 9–21 | 7–21 | |
| 24 June 14:00 | Ekaterina Bolotova  Alina Davletova | 2–1 |  Johanna Magnusson Emma Karlsson | 21–15 | 17–21 | 21–18 |
| 25 June 12:20 | Johanna Magnusson Emma Karlsson | 2–0 | Maryna Ilyinskaya Yelyzaveta Zharka | 21–12 | 21–13 | |
| 25 June 13:40 | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova | 2–0 | Silvia Garino Lisa Iversen | 21–9 | 21–12 | |
| 26 June 15:00 | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova | 2–0 | Maryna Ilyinskaya Yelyzaveta Zharka | 21–12 | 21–14 | |
| 26 June 19:30 | Johanna Magnusson Emma Karlsson | 2–0 | Silvia Garino Lisa Iversen | 21–10 | 21–11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Émilie Lefel / Anne Tran (FRA)[3] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 128 | 93 | +35 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Kati-Kreet Marran / Helina Rüütel (EST) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 124 | 101 | +23 | |
| 3 |  Lise Jaques / Flore Vandenhoucke (BEL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 96 | 105 | −9 | |
| 4 |  Anastasiya Cherniavskaya / Alesia Zaitsava (BLR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 77 | 126 | −49 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 09:00 | Lise Jaques  Flore Vandenhoucke | 2–0 |  Anastasiya Cherniavskaya Alesia Zaitsava | 21–10 | 21–11 | |
| 24 June 09:40 | Émilie Lefel  Anne Tran | 2–0 |  Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel | 21–19 | 23–21 | |
| 25 June 17:20 | Émilie Lefel Anne Tran | 2–0 | Lise Jaques Flore Vandenhoucke | 21–16 | 21–11 | |
| 25 June 18:00 | Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel | 2–0 | Anastasiya Cherniavskaya Alesia Zaitsava | 21–13 | 21–17 | |
| 26 June 09:40 | Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel | 2–0 | Lise Jaques Flore Vandenhoucke | 21–13 | 21–14 | |
| 26 June 10:30 | Émilie Lefel Anne Tran | 2–0 | Anastasiya Cherniavskaya Alesia Zaitsava | 21–16 | 21–10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen (NED)[4] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 79 | +47 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Bengisu Erçetin / Nazlıcan İnci (TUR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 111 | 102 | +9 | |
| 3 |  Johanna Goliszewski / Lara Käpplein (GER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 103 | 110 | −7 | |
| 4 |  Alžběta Bášová / Michaela Fuchsová (CZE) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 78 | 127 | −49 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 24 June 10:30 | Selena Piek  Cheryl Seinen | 2–0 |  Johanna Goliszewski Lara Käpplein | 21–19 | 21–14 | |
| 24 June 16:00 | Alžběta Bášová  Michaela Fuchsová | 0–2 |  Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci | 12–21 | 20–22 | |
| 25 June 15:00 | Johanna Goliszewski Lara Käpplein | 0–2 | Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci | 11–21 | 17–21 | |
| 25 June 16:40 | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen | 2–0 | Alžběta Bášová Michaela Fuchsová | 21–11 | 21–9 | |
| 26 June 12:20 | Johanna Goliszewski Lara Käpplein | 2–0 | Alžběta Bášová Michaela Fuchsová | 21–13 | 21–13 | |
| 26 June 13:45 | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen | 2–0 | Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci | 21–12 | 21–14 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chloe Birch (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bengisu Erçetin (TUR) Nazlıcan İnci (TUR) | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chloe Birch (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Émilie Lefel (FRA) Anne Tran (FRA) | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Émilie Lefel (FRA) Anne Tran (FRA) | 21 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Emma Karlsson (SWE) Johanna Magnusson (SWE) | 15 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chloe Birch (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 21 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Selena Piek (NED) Cheryl Seinen (NED) | 14 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maiken Fruergaard (DEN) Sara Thygesen (DEN) | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Selena Piek (NED) Cheryl Seinen (NED) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Selena Piek (NED) Cheryl Seinen (NED) | 18 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ekaterina Bolotova (RUS) Alina Davletova (RUS) | 21 | 20 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kati-Kreet Marran (EST) Helina Rüütel (EST) | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ekaterina Bolotova (RUS) Alina Davletova (RUS) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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