The 2024 Paris Olympics will mark the ninth time badminton is being held as an Olympic medal sport. The badminton competition will feature 172 players competing across five categories: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. The event is scheduled to take place from 27 July to 5 August 2024 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris.

Qualification Timeline

The qualification period for the Paris 2024 Olympics spans from 1 May 2023 to 28 April 2024. Key dates in the qualification process include:

• 15 January 2024: Deadline for National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to submit requests for Universality Places.
• 30 April 2024: Publication of the Race to Paris Ranking Lists.
• 10 May 2024: Badminton World Federation (BWF) to inform NOCs/National Federations (NFs) of their allocated quota places.
• 24 May 2024: NOCs to confirm in writing to BWF the use of allocated quota places.
• 5 July 2024: Deadline for BWF to reallocate all unused quota places.
• 8 July 2024: Deadline for Paris 2024 Entries.

Qualification Criteria

For Singles: The BWF 'Race to Paris Ranking List' as of 30 April 2024 will be used to allocate 35 individual quota places per gender, including Continental Representation Places. Each singles event will have at least two athletes from each of the five BWF Continental Confederations, provided they are ranked between 1-250 in the BWF Race to Paris Ranking list. An NOC cannot qualify athletes/pairs in more than two events through the Continental Representation Place system.

For Doubles: The 'Race to Paris Ranking Lists' of 30 April 2024 will be used to allocate 48 pairs quota places to the 16 highest-ranked pairs in each event, including Continental Representation Places. Each doubles event will have at least one pair from each of the five BWF Continental Confederations, provided they are ranked within the top 50 in the BWF 'Race to Paris Ranking Lists'. An NOC cannot qualify athletes/pairs in more than two events through the Continental Representation Place system.

Universality Places

Four Universality Places are available for eligible NOCs: two in men’s singles and two in women’s singles. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will invite all eligible NOCs to submit their requests for Universality Places by 15 January 2024.

Key Matches and Results Summary (27-29 July 2024)

27 July 2024:

• Mixed Doubles (XD) Group B: Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai defeated Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek: 21-14, 21-19.
• Men's Singles (MS) Group A: Viktor Axelsen defeated Kalle Koljonen: 21-8, 21-7.
• Women's Singles (WS) Group B: Akane Yamaguchi defeated Michelle Li: 21-10, 21-15.
• Men's Doubles (MD) Group B: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo defeated Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik: 21-18, 21-17.
• Women's Doubles (WD) Group A: Chen Qing Chen / Jia Yi Fan defeated Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida: 21-12, 21-16.

28 July 2024:

• Mixed Doubles (XD) Group A: Zheng Si Wei / Huang Ya Qiong defeated Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue: 21-13, 21-11.
• Men's Singles (MS) Group B: Kento Momota defeated Anthony Sinisuka Ginting: 21-19, 21-17.
• Women's Singles (WS) Group C: Pusarla Venkata Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao: 21-15, 21-14.
• Men's Doubles (MD) Group C: Hendra Setiawan / Mohammad Ahsan defeated Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen: 21-17, 21-18.
• Women's Doubles (WD) Group B: Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu defeated Lee So Hee / Shin Seung Chan: 21-14, 21-19.

29 July 2024:

• Mixed Doubles (XD) Group D: Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei defeated Feng Yan Zhe / Huang Dong Ping: 17-21, 21-15, 21-16.
• Women's Singles (WS) Group N: Kirsty Gilmour defeated Keisha Fatimah Azzahra: 21-13, 21-11.
• Men's Singles (MS) Group C: Kalle Koljonen defeated Georges Julien Paul: 21-9, 21-10.
• Mixed Doubles (XD) Group A: Zheng Si Wei / Huang Ya Qiong defeated Kim Won Ho / Jeong Na Eun: 21-13, 21-14.
• Women's Doubles (WD) Group C: Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida defeated Tanisha Crasto / Ashwini Ponnappa: 21-11, 21-12.
• Men's Singles (MS) Group A: Giovanni Toti defeated Soren Opti: 21-8, 4-1 Retired.
• Women's Doubles (WD) Group C: Kim So Yeong / Kong Hee Yong defeated Setyana Mapasa / Angela Yu: 21-12, 21-17.
• Mixed Doubles (XD) Group A: Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue defeated Rinov Rivaldy / Pitha Haningtyas Mentari: 21-13, 21-15.
• Mixed Doubles (XD) Group D: Hee Yong Kai Terry / Tan Wei Han Jessica defeated Vinson Chiu / Jennie Gai: 21-17, 21-12.
• Women's Singles (WS) Group I: Kate Foo Kune defeated Dorsa Yavarifava: 21-5, 21-11.
• Men's Doubles (MD) Group C: Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto defeated Lucas Corvee / Ronan Labar: 21-13, 21-10.
• Mixed Doubles (XD) Group B: Seo Seung Jae / Chae Yu Jung defeated Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai: 21-16, 10-21, 21-15.
• Women's Singles (WS) Group H: Goh Jin Wei defeated Johanita Scholtz: 23-21, 21-11.
• Men's Singles (MS) Group L: Lakshya Sen defeated Julien Carraggi: 21-19, 21-14.
• Women's Doubles (WD) Group D: Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen defeated Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai: 20-22, 23-21, 24-22.
• Women's Singles (WS) Group C: Michelle Li defeated Thet Htar Thuzar: 21-16, 25-23.
• Men's Doubles (MD) Group D: Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi defeated Vinson Chiu / Joshua Yuan: 21-11, 21-12.
• Mixed Doubles (XD) Group C: Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino defeated Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet: 21-17, 14-21, 21-18.
• Men's Doubles (MD) Group A: Ben Lane / Sean Vendy defeated Dong Adam / Nyl Yakura: 21-14, 21-12.
• Men's Singles (MS) Group E: Ade Resky Dwicahyo defeated Collins Valentine Filimon: 21-18, 21-11.
• Men's Doubles (MD) Group A: Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang defeated Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik: 24-22, 21-14.
• Men's Singles (MS) Group P: Nhat Nguyen defeated Prince Dahal: 21-7, 21-5.
• Women's Singles (WS) Group K: Thuy Linh Nguyen defeated Tiffany Ho: 21-6, 21-3.

For a detailed schedule of matches and live updates, visit the official Olympics badminton competition page and the AS USA website for comprehensive results and schedule details.