Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Qualification for badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics begins on 1 January 2023 and ends on 31 March 2024. There are expected to be 120 slots (60 male, 60 female) for the sport across sixteen medal events.[1][2]
Timeline
Eligible athletes have to gain points in order to qualify to compete at the Games, they must participate in a mimimum of three qualifying tournaments. The list will be published on 2 April 2024.[3]
| Competition | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish Para Badminton International 2023 | 20–26 February 2023 |  Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Spanish Para Badminton International Toledo 2023 | 1–5 March 2023 | Toledo |
| Brazil Para Badminton International 2023 | 10–16 April 2023 |  Sao Paulo |
| Thailand Para Badminton International 2023 | 9–14 May 2023 |  Pattaya |
| Bahrain Para Badminton International 2023 | 17–23 May 2023 |  Manama |
| Canada Para Badminton International 2023 | 14–18 June 2023 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ottawa |
| Uganda Para Badminton International 2023 | 3–9 July 2023 |  Kampala |
| Africa Para Badminton Championships 2023 | 11–16 July 2023 | Kampala |
| 4 Nations Para Badminton International 2023[4] | 2–6 August 2023 |  Sheffield |
| 2023 European Para Championships | 15–20 August 2023 |  Rotterdam |
| Indonesia Para Badminton International 2023 | 4–10 September 2023 |  Surakarta |
| Oceania Para Badminton Championships 2023 | 29 September – 1 October 2023 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Perth |
| Western Australia Para Badminton International 2023 | 2–6 October 2023 | Perth |
| 2022 Asian Para Games | 20–28 October 2023 |  Hangzhou |
| Japan Para Badminton International 2023 | 7–12 November 2023 |  Tokyo |
| 2023 Parapan American Games | 17–25 November 2023 |  Santiago |
| Dubai Para Badminton International 2023 | 13–17 December 2023 |  Dubai |
| Egypt Para Badminton International 2024 | 22–28 January 2024 |  Cairo |
| 2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | 2024 | Pattaya |
| 4 Nations Para-Badminton International 2024 | 2024 | Glasgow |
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.
- An NPC can allocated a maximum of ten male and female qualification slots, total of twenty slots. Exceptions are granted via the Bipartite Commission Invitation.
- An NPC can enter a maximum of one doubles pair of two players per doubles event, the players must be qualified via the Race to Paris Paralympic Doubles Ranking List and Mixed Doubles Ranking List.
- An NPC can enter one eligible player per singles event if they qualify via the Race to Paris Paralympic Singles Ranking List.
Entry into singles events from doubles
- Both players from WH1 and WH2 that have qualified for the men's/women's doubles event automatically gain a qualification slot in their respective singles events.
- Every male and female SL3, SL4, SU5 and SH6 who qualifies in the Mixed Doubles event automatically gain a qualification slot in their respective singles events.
Entry into doubles events from singles
- Qualified male and female WH1 and WH2 singles players who are both from the same NPC can invite a maximum of two WH1-WH2 Doubles pairs per NPC.
- If more than two doubles pairs with athletes from the same NPC can be created from athletes qualifying in Bipartite Commission singles list, the Bipartite Commission will decide on how many and which doubles pairs will be entered.
- Qualified male and female SL3, SL4 and SU5 singles players who are from the same NPC, the BWF may decide to invite additional SL3-SU5 Mixed Doubles pairs to enter.
- If more than two SL3-SL5 Doubles pairs with athletes from the same NPC can be created from athletes qualifying in Bipartite Commission singles list, the Bipartite Commission will decide how many and which doubles pairs will be entered.
- Qualified male and female SH6 singles players from the same NPC, the BWF may decide to invite additional SH6 Mixed Doubles pairs to enter.
- If more than two SH6 Mixed Doubles pairs with athletes from the same NPC can be created from the athletes qualifying in Bipartite Commission singles list, the Bipartite Commission will decide how many and which SH6 Mixed Doubles pairs will be entered.
Entry requirements
Singles
| Events Men + Women | Minimum entry |
|---|---|
| WH1 | 9 |
| WH2 | 6 |
| SL3 | 6 |
| SL4 | 6 |
| SU5 | 6 |
| SH6 | 10 |
Doubles
| Event | Sport class | Points | Combinations permitted | Combinations not permitted | Entry numbers Minimum entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's/women's doubles | WH1 & WH2 | Maximum: 3 points | WH1 + WH2 WH1 + WH1 | WH2 + WH2 | 6 pairs |
| Mixed doubles | SL3-SU5 | Maximum: 8 points | SL3 + SL3 SL3 + SL4 SL3 + SU5 SL4 + SL4 | SL4 + SU5 SU5 + SU5 | 6 pairs |
| SH6 | — | SH6 + SH6 | — | 6 pairs |
Slot allocations
| Means of qualification | Date | WH1 | WH2 | SL3 | SL4 | SU5 | SH6 | Total entries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Doubles Ranking List Allocation | List published 2 April 2023 | Men's doubles WH1-WH2 6 highest ranked pairs Women's doubles WH1-WH2 6 highest ranked pairs | — | 12 males 12 females | |||||
| Paralympic Mixed Doubles Ranking List Allocation | — | 6 highest ranked pairs | 6 highest ranked pairs | 12 males 12 females | |||||
| Paralympic Singles Ranking List Allocation | Men | Following Doubles Ranking allocations, further slots will be allocated to highest ranked athletes | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | |||
| Women | Following Doubles Ranking allocations, further slots will be allocated to highest ranked athletes | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | |||
| Bipartite Commission Invitation Allocation | Men | 30 April 2024 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| Women | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | ||
Bipartite commission invitation slots
- Two bipartite commission slots (one male, one female) are reserved for the host country. In the case that the host country obtains a slot via any other allocation method in either gender, the host country slot for the respective gender expires.
- Two bipartite commission slots (one male, one female) are reserved for each continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania).
- If the continent has qualified only one Mixed Doubles pair across all events through the mixed doubles qualification, the continent will obtain an additional continental slot in singles in both genders.
Qualified players
References
- "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 3 May 2023.
- "Para Badminton - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 3 May 2023.
- "Para Badminton Events for 2023 confirmed, Paris 2024 journey begins". Olympics BWF. 26 November 2022.
- "World class Para Badminton events announced on the road to Paris 2024". Badminton England. 28 March 2023.
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