Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Qualification for badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics begins on 1 January to 2 April 2020. 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 by late April 2020. This table shows the timeline of championships where athletes have to earn points to be able to qualify.[1]

No.CompetitionDateVenue
1Turkish Para-Badminton International 201926–31 March 2019 Antalya
2Dubai Para-Badminton International 20192–7 April 2019 Dubai
3Uganda Para-Badminton International 201923–28 April 2019 Kampala
4Canada Para-Badminton International 20197–12 May 2019 Ottawa
5Irish Para-Badminton International 201917–23 June 2019 Dublin
62019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships20–25 August 2019 Basel
7Thailand Para-Badminton International 201916–22 September 2019 Bangkok
8China Para-Badminton International 201923–29 September 2019 Beijing
9Denmark Para-Badminton International 201915–20 October 2019 Odense
10Japan Para-Badminton International 2019
(Paralympic Games Test Event)
11–17 November 2019 Tokyo
11Australia Para-Badminton International 201919–24 November 2019 Melbourne
12Brazil Para-Badminton International 202010–16 February 2020 São Paulo
13Peru Para-Badminton International 202017–23 February 2020 Lima
14Spanish Para-Badminton International 20202–8 March 2020 Murcia

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][3]

  • 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.[4]
  • 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

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 SS66
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:
2 April 2020
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 Invitation7 - 25 May 20203 males and 3 females9 males and 4 females1 male13 male
7 female
Total90

Qualified players

Race to Tokyo Paralympic Singles Ranking List will be published on 1 April 2021.

Men's Singles WH1
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Men's Singles WH2
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Men's Singles SL3
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
Men's Singles SL4
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
Men's Singles SU5
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
Men's Singles SS6
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
Women's Singles WH1
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Women's Singles WH2
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Women's Singles SL4
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6
Women's Singles SU5
Rank Athlete Country
1
2
3
4
5
6

See also

References

  1. "BWF Para-Badminton 2019 - 2020 Calendar". badmintoneurope.com. 12 October 2019.
  2. "Regulations for Race to Tokyo Rankings" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 26 June 2019.
  3. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 19 July 2019.
  4. "Race to Tokyo 2020 Rankings" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 26 June 2019.
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