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.

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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]

CompetitionDateVenue
Turkish Para-Badminton International 201926–31 March 2019 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya
Dubai Para-Badminton International 20192–7 April 2019 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai
Uganda Para-Badminton International 201923–28 April 2019 Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala
Canada Para-Badminton International 20197–12 May 2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa
Irish Para-Badminton International 201917–23 June 2019 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin
2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 20–25 August 2019 Flag of Switzerland.svg Basel
Thailand Para-Badminton International 201916–22 September 2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok
China Para-Badminton International 201923–29 September 2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
Denmark Para-Badminton International 201915–20 October 2019 Flag of Denmark.svg Odense
Japan Para-Badminton International 2019
(Paralympic Games Test Event)
11–17 November 2019 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo
Australia Para-Badminton International 201919–24 November 2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
Brazil Para-Badminton International 202010–16 February 2020 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
Dubai Para-Badminton International 202130 March–4 April 2021 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai
Spanish Para-Badminton International 202111–16 May 2021 Flag of Spain.svg 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]

Entries into singles event from doubles

Entry requirements

Singles

EventMinimum entry
Men's singles WH18
Men's singles WH28
Men's singles SL36
Men's singles SL46
Men's singles SU56
Men's singles SH66
Women's singles WH18
Women's singles WH28
Women's singles SL46
Women's singles SU56

Doubles

EventSport classPointsCombinations
permitted
Combinations
not permitted
Entry numbers
Minimum entry
Men's doublesWH1 & WH2Maximum: 3 pointsWH1 + WH2
WH1 + WH1
WH2 + WH26 pairs
Women's doubles
SL3 - SU5Minimum: 7 points
Maximum: 8 points
SL3 + SL4
SL3 + SU5
SL4 + SL4
SL3 + SL3
SL4 + SU5
SU5 + SU5
6 pairs
Mixed doublesMaximum: 8 pointsSL3 + SL3
SL3 + SL4
SL3 + SU5
SL4 + SL4
SL4 + SU5
SU5 + SU5
6 pairs

Slot allocations

Means of qualificationDateWH1WH2SL3SL4SU5SS6Total entries
Paralympic Doubles Ranking List AllocationList publishes:
20 May 2021
Men's doubles: 6 highest ranked pairsWomen's doubles: 6 highest ranked pairsN/A16 male
30 female
Women's doubles: 2 highest ranked pairsMixed doubles: 2 highest ranked pairsN/A
Paralympic Singles Ranking List AllocationDepends on
Doubles Ranking List
3 highest ranked males3 highest ranked males
2 highest ranked females
5 highest ranked males17 male
7 female
Bipartite Commission Invitation16 June 20213 males and 3 females9 males and 4 females1 male13 male
7 female
Total90

Qualification summary

NOCMenWomenMixedTotal
SinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesDoublesQuotasAthletes
WH1 WH2 SL3 SL4 SU5 SH6 WH1
WH2
WH1 WH2 SL4 SU5 WH1
WH2
SL3
SU5
SL3
SU5
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1122
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 111
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 111
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 111222111129
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Chinese Taipei 111
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 111
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 111
Flag of France.svg  France 1111111186
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 211211196
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11244
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1122
Flag of India.svg  India 221111197
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 12221197
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 111
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)2111112131111613
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1122
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 111
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 111
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 111
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 111
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 111
Russian Paralympic Committee flag (2021).svg  RPC 111
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 221111197
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2132
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1111112111117
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1122
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 111
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 111
Total: 28 NOCs9968866109131066611290

Qualified players

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

Singles

Doubles

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