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.

No.	Competition	Date	Venue
1	Turkish Para-Badminton International 2019	26–31 March 2019	Antalya
2	Dubai Para-Badminton International 2019	2–7 April 2019	Dubai
3	Uganda Para-Badminton International 2019	23–28 April 2019	Kampala
4	Canada Para-Badminton International 2019	7–12 May 2019	Ottawa
5	Irish Para-Badminton International 2019	17–23 June 2019	Dublin
6	2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships	20–25 August 2019	Basel
7	Thailand Para-Badminton International 2019	16–22 September 2019	Bangkok
8	China Para-Badminton International 2019	23–29 September 2019	Beijing
9	Denmark Para-Badminton International 2019	15–20 October 2019	Odense
10	Japan Para-Badminton International 2019 (Paralympic Games Test Event)	11–17 November 2019	Tokyo
11	Australia Para-Badminton International 2019	19–24 November 2019	Melbourne
12	Brazil Para-Badminton International 2020	10–16 February 2020	São Paulo
13	Peru Para-Badminton International 2020	17–23 February 2020	Lima
14	Spanish Para-Badminton International 2020	2–8 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.

• 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.
• 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

Event	Minimum entry
Men's singles WH1	8
Men's singles WH2	8
Men's singles SL3	6
Men's singles SL4	6
Men's singles SU5	6
Men's singles SS6	6
Women's singles WH1	8
Women's singles WH2	8
Women's singles SL4	6
Women's singles SU5	6

Doubles

Event	Sport class	Points	Combinations permitted	Combinations not permitted	Entry numbers Minimum entry
Men's doubles	WH1 & WH2	Maximum: 3 points	WH1 + WH2 WH1 + WH1	WH2 + WH2	6 pairs
Women's doubles
	SL3 - SU5	Minimum: 7 points Maximum: 8 points	SL3 + SL4 SL3 + SU5 SL4 + SL4	SL3 + SL3 SL4 + SU5 SU5 + SU5	6 pairs
Mixed doubles		Maximum: 8 points	SL3 + SL3 SL3 + SL4 SL3 + SU5 SL4 + SL4	SL4 + SU5 SU5 + SU5	6 pairs

Slot allocations

Means of qualification	Date	WH1	WH2	SL3	SL4	SU5	SS6	Total entries
Paralympic Doubles Ranking List Allocation	List publishes: 2 April 2020	Men's doubles: 6 highest ranked pairs		Women's doubles: 6 highest ranked pairs			—	16 male 30 female
		Women's doubles: 2 highest ranked pairs		Mixed doubles: 2 highest ranked pairs			—
Paralympic Singles Ranking List Allocation		Depends on Doubles Ranking List		3 highest ranked males	3 highest ranked males 2 highest ranked females		5 highest ranked males	17 male 7 female
Bipartite Commission Invitation	7 - 25 May 2020	3 males and 3 females		9 males and 4 females			1 male	13 male 7 female
							Total	90

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

• Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification