| Badminton's women's singles at the 2019 European Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Falcon Club | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–30 June | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 singles tournament at the 2019 European Games was held from 24 to 30 June at Falcon Club.
The singles tournament is played with 32 participants, initially playing in eight groups of four, before the top two from each group qualifies for a 16-player 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, 10:00 | Round of 16 |
| 28 June, 10:00 | Quarter-finals |
| 29 June, 10:00 | Semi-finals |
| 30 June, 12:00 | Final |
Seeds for all badminton events at the 2nd European Games were announced on 29 May. [2]
Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN)(bronze medal) Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) (gold medal)
Kirsty Gilmour (GBR)(silver medal)
Evgeniya Kosetskaya (RUS)(bronze medal)
Yvonne Li (GER)(quarterfinals)
Beatriz Corrales (ESP)(group stage)
Neslihan Yiğit (TUR)(quarterfinals) Chloe Birch (GBR)(quarterfinals)The group stage draws was held on 4 June.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN)[1] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 63 | +63 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Ksenia Polikarpova (ISR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 114 | 84 | +30 | |
| 3 |  Lilit Poghosyan (ARM) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 73 | 120 | −47 | |
| 4 |  Vlada Ginga (MDA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 82 | 128 | −46 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 19:10 |  Line Kjærsfeldt | 2–0 |  Vlada Ginga | 21–10 | 21–8 | |
| 24 June 19:50 |  Ksenia Polikarpova | 2–0 |  Lilit Poghosyan | 21–8 | 21–6 | |
| 25 June 21:00 | Line Kjærsfeldt | 2–0 | Ksenia Polikarpova | 21–13 | 21–17 | |
| 25 June 21:10 | Vlada Ginga | 0–2 | Lilit Poghosyan | 15–21 | 21–23 | |
| 26 June 15:00 | Vlada Ginga | 0–2 | Ksenia Polikarpova | 11–21 | 17–21 | |
| 26 June 16:20 | Line Kjærsfeldt | 2–0 | Lilit Poghosyan | 21–12 | 21–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN)[2] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 64 | +62 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Martina Repiská (SVK) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 106 | 103 | +3 | |
| 3 |  Kateřina Tomalová (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 97 | 105 | −8 | |
| 4 |  Ieva Pope (LAT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 59 | 126 | −67 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 20:30 | Mia Blichfeldt | 2–0 |  Kateřina Tomalová | 21–11 | 21–12 | |
| 24 June 21:10 | Martina Repiská  | 2–0 |  Ieva Pope | 21–15 | 21–14 | |
| 25 June 11:40 | Kateřina Tomalová | 2–0 | Ieva Pope | 21–15 | 21–6 | |
| 25 June 15:10 | Mia Blichfeldt | 2–0 | Martina Repiská | 21–11 | 21–11 | |
| 26 June 09:00 | Kateřina Tomalová | 0–2 | Martina Repiská | 14–21 | 18–21 | |
| 26 June 10:20 | Mia Blichfeldt | 2–0 | Ieva Pope | 21–5 | 21–14 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR)[3] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 65 | +61 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Marie Batomene (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 106 | 91 | +15 | |
| 3 |  Vytautė Fomkinaitė (LTU) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 95 | 107 | −12 | |
| 4 |  Elisa Wiborg (NOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 62 | 126 | −64 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 10:20 | Vytautė Fomkinaitė  | 0–2 |  Marie Batomene | 12–21 | 16–21 | |
| 24 June 12:20 | Kirsty Gilmour  | 2–0 |  Elisa Wiborg | 21–5 | 21–13 | |
| 25 June 13:40 | Elisa Wiborg | 0–2 | Marie Batomene | 12–21 | 9–21 | |
| 25 June 18:00 | Kirsty Gilmour | 2–0 | Vytautė Fomkinaitė | 21–14 | 21–11 | |
| 26 June 17:00 | Elisa Wiborg | 0–2 | Vytautė Fomkinaitė | 10–21 | 13–21 | |
| 26 June 19:30 | Kirsty Gilmour | 2–0 | Marie Batomene | 21–12 | 21–10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya (RUS)[4] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 63 | +63 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Lianne Tan (BEL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 110 | 86 | +24 | |
| 3 |  Alesia Zaitsava (BLR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 81 | 112 | −31 | |
| 4 |  Eleni Christodoulou (CYP) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 70 | 132 | −62 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 13:40 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya  | 2–0 |  Lianne Tan | 21–15 | 21–11 | |
| 24 June 16:45 | Eleni Christodoulou  | 0–2 |  Alesia Zaitsava | 13–21 | 15–21 | |
| 25 June 11:15 | Lianne Tan | 2–0 | Alesia Zaitsava | 21–10 | 21–8 | |
| 25 June 13:00 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 2–0 | Eleni Christodoulou | 21–7 | 21–9 | |
| 26 June 18:00 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 2–0 | Alesia Zaitsava | 21–11 | 21–10 | |
| 26 June 18:20 | Lianne Tan | 2–0 | Eleni Christodoulou | 21–8 | 21–18 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvonne Li (GER)[5] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 86 | +40 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Airi Mikkelä (FIN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 115 | 108 | +7 | |
| 3 |  Ágnes Körösi (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 103 | 120 | −17 | |
| 4 |  Rachael Darragh (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 97 | 127 | −30 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 21:50 | Rachael Darragh  | 0–2 |  Ágnes Körösi | 16–21 | 20–22 | |
| 24 June 22:00 | Yvonne Li  | 2–0 |  Airi Mikkelä | 21–17 | 21–14 | |
| 25 June 19:50 | Yvonne Li | 2–0 | Rachael Darragh | 21–17 | 21–9 | |
| 25 June 21:10 | Airi Mikkelä | 2–0 | Ágnes Körösi | 21–14 | 21–17 | |
| 26 June 13:00 | Yvonne Li | 2–0 | Ágnes Körösi | 21–16 | 21–13 | |
| 26 June 13:40 | Airi Mikkelä | 2–0 | Rachael Darragh | 21–16 | 21–19 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soraya de Visch Eijbergen (NED) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 41 | +43 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Maja Pavlinić (CRO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 71 | −10 | |
| 3 | Anastasiya Cherniavskaya (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 51 | 84 | −33 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 17:20 | Maja Pavlinić  | 0–2 |  Soraya de Visch Eijbergen | 13–21 | 6–21 | |
| 24 June 17:30 | Beatriz Corrales  | Anastasiya Cherniavskaya | ||||
| 25 June 09:00 | Beatriz Corrales | Maja Pavlinić | ||||
| 25 June 10:30 | Anastasiya Cherniavskaya | 0–2 | Soraya de Visch Eijbergen | 13–21 | 9–21 | |
| 26 June 17:15 | Anastasiya Cherniavskaya | 0–2 | Maja Pavlinić | 18–21 | 11–21 | |
| 26 June 18:45 | Beatriz Corrales | w/o | Soraya de Visch Eijbergen |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neslihan Yiğit (TUR)[7] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 83 | +43 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Kristin Kuuba (EST) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 124 | 125 | −1 | |
| 3 |  Linda Zetchiri (BUL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 120 | 139 | −19 | |
| 4 |  Marija Ulitina (UKR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 148 | 163 | −15 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 11:15 | Marija Ulitina  | 1–2 |  Kristin Kuuba | 15–21 | 21–15 | 20–22 |
| 24 June 12:30 | Neslihan Yiğit  | 2–0 |  Linda Zetchiri | 21–16 | 21–16 | |
| 25 June 19:30 | Linda Zetchiri | 0–2 | Kristin Kuuba | 16–21 | 11–21 | |
| 25 June 19:50 | Neslihan Yiğit | 2–0 | Marija Ulitina | 21–12 | 21–15 | |
| 26 June 15:45 | Neslihan Yiğit | 2–0 | Kristin Kuuba | 21–13 | 21–11 | |
| 26 June 16:30 | Linda Zetchiri | 2–1 | Marija Ulitina | 21–23 | 21–17 | 21–15 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe Birch (GBR)[8] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 138 | 98 | +40 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 |  Sabrina Jaquet (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 140 | 102 | +38 | |
| 3 |  Sonia Gonçalves (POR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 90 | 102 | −12 | |
| 4 |  Lia Šalehar (SLO) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 60 | 126 | −66 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 09:00 | Chloe Birch | 2–1 |  Sabrina Jaquet | 11–21 | 22–20 | 21–15 |
| 24 June 09:40 | Sonia Gonçalves  | 2–0 |  Lia Šalehar | 21–5 | 21–13 | |
| 25 June 16:00 | Sabrina Jaquet | 2–0 | Lia Šalehar | 21–10 | 21–16 | |
| 25 June 18:30 | Chloe Birch | 2–0 | Sonia Gonçalves | 21–14 | 21–11 | |
| 26 June 17:00 | Chloe Birch | 2–0 | Lia Šalehar | 21–5 | 21–11 | |
| 26 June 18:20 | Sabrina Jaquet | 2–0 | Sonia Gonçalves | 21–14 | 21–8 |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Airi Mikkelä (FIN) | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) | 15 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Neslihan Yiğit (TUR) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martina Repiská (SVK) | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Line Kjærsfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 16 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 13 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lianne Tan (BEL) | 13 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 20 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sabrina Jaquet (SUI) | 22 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soraya de Visch Eijbergen (NED) | 16 | 21 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sabrina Jaquet (SUI) | 21 | 16 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kirsty Gilmour (GBR) | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kristin Kuuba (EST) | 13 | 21 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Yvonne Li (GER) | 21 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Yvonne Li (GER) | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya (RUS) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maja Pavlinić (CRO) | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya (RUS) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya (RUS) | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marie Batomene (FRA) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chloe Birch (GBR) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chloe Birch (GBR) | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ksenia Polikarpova (ISR) | 9 | 23 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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