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Badminton's women's doubles
at the 2023 European Games
Badminton's women's doubles ; at the 2023 European Games
Venue	Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów
Dates	26 June - 1 July
Competitors	32 from 16 nations
Medalists
	← 2019

The women's doubles badminton tournament at the 2023 European Games was played from 26 June to 1 July 2023 in Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów.^[1] A total of 32 players in 16 pairs competed at the tournament, four of which pairs was seeded.^[2]

Competition format

The tournament starts with a group phase round-robin which will eliminate 8 pairs, followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. For the group stage, the players are divided into four groups of four. Each group plays a round-robin. The top two pairs in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage is a three-round single elimination tournament without a bronze medal match.

Matches are played best-of-three games. Each game is played to 21, except that a player must win by 2 unless the score reaches 30–29.

Seeding

The following pairs were seeded^[3]

Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (Gold medalists)
Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (Quarter-finals)
Margot Lambert / Anne Tran (Bronze medalists)
Debora Jille / Cheryl Seinen (Silver medalists)

Competition schedule

Play will take place between 26 June and 1 July.^[4]

GS	Group stage	R16	Round of 16	¼	Quarterfinals	½	Semifinals	F	Final

Events	Mon 26	Tue 27	Wed 28	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 1	Sun 2
Women's doubles	GS	GS	GS	¼	½	F

Pool Stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Gabriela Stoeva (BUL) [1] Stefani Stoeva (BUL)	3	3	0	6	0	+6	126	46	+80	Qualification to knock-out stage
2	Kati-Kreet Marran (EST) Helina Rüütel (EST)	3	2	1	4	2	+2	111	92	+19	Qualification to knock-out stage
3	Dominika Kwaśnik (POL) Kornelia Marczak (POL) (H)	3	1	2	2	4	−2	76	109	−33
4	Marie Christensen (NOR) Aimee Hong (NOR)	3	0	3	0	6	−6	60	126	−66

Source: ^[5]
(H) Host

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2
26 June	Marie Christensen Aimee Hong	0–2	Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel	15–21	11–21
26 June	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	2–0	Dominika Kwaśnik Kornelia Marczak	21–4	21–6
27 June	Marie Christensen Aimee Hong	0–2	Dominika Kwaśnik Kornelia Marczak	8–21	17–21
27 June	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	2–0	Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel	21–15	21–12
28 June	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	2–0	Marie Christensen Aimee Hong	21–2	21–7
28 June	Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel	2–0	Dominika Kwaśnik Kornelia Marczak	21–17	21–7

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Maiken Fruergaard (DEN) [2] Sara Thygesen (DEN)	3	3	0	6	0	+6	126	57	+69	Qualification to knock-out stage
2	Julie MacPherson (GBR) Ciara Torrance (GBR)	3	2	1	4	2	+2	100	101	−1	Qualification to knock-out stage
3	Mariia Stoliarenko (UKR) Yelyzaveta Zharka (UKR)	3	1	2	2	4	−2	98	116	−18
4	Martina Corsini (ITA) Judith Mair (ITA)	3	0	3	0	6	−6	76	126	−50

Source: ^[5]

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2
26 June	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	2–0	Martina Corsini Judith Mair	21–8	21–11
26 June	Mariia Stoliarenko Yelyzaveta Zharka	0–2	Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance	17–21	17–21
27 June	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	2–0	Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance	21–10	21–6
27 June	Mariia Stoliarenko Yelyzaveta Zharka	2–0	Martina Corsini Judith Mair	21–14	21–18
28 June	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	2–0	Mariia Stoliarenko Yelyzaveta Zharka	21–9	21–13
28 June	Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance	2–0	Martina Corsini Judith Mair	21–11	21–14

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Margot Lambert (FRA) [3] Anne Tran (FRA)	3	3	0	6	0	+6	126	63	+63	Qualification to knock-out stage
2	Linda Efler (GER) Isabel Lohau (GER)	3	2	1	4	2	+2	116	93	+23	Qualification to knock-out stage
3	Moa Sjöö (SWE) Tilda Sjöö (SWE)	3	1	2	2	4	−2	84	109	−25
4	Kate Frost (IRL) Moya Ryan (IRL)	3	0	3	0	6	−6	65	126	−61

Source: ^[5]

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2
26 June	Moa Sjöö Tilda Sjöö	0–2	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	12–21	14–21
26 June	Margot Lambert Anne Tran	2–0	Kate Frost Moya Ryan	21–7	21–8
27 June	Margot Lambert Anne Tran	2–0	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	21–16	21–16
27 June	Moa Sjöö Tilda Sjöö	2–0	Kate Frost Moya Ryan	21–14	21–11
28 June	Margot Lambert Anne Tran	2–0	Moa Sjöö Tilda Sjöö	21–7	21–9
28 June	Linda Efler Isabel Lohau	2–0	Kate Frost Moya Ryan	21–17	21–8

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Debora Jille (NED) [4] Cheryl Seinen (NED)	3	3	0	6	0	+6	126	84	+42	Qualification to knock-out stage
2	Clara Azurmendi (ESP) Beatriz Corrales (ESP)	3	2	1	4	3	+1	128	104	+24	Qualification to knock-out stage
3	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (AZE) Era Maftuha (AZE)	3	1	2	2	5	−3	102	141	−39
4	Serena Au Yeong (AUT) Katharina Hochmeir (AUT)	3	0	3	2	6	−4	130	157	−27

Source: ^[5]

Date		Score		Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
26 June	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	2–0	Serena Au Yeong Katharina Hochmeir	21–16	21–17
26 June	Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales	2–0	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Era Maftuha	21–5	21–17
27 June	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	2–0	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Era Maftuha	21–10	21–12
27 June	Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales	2–1	Serena Au Yeong Katharina Hochmeir	15–21	21–11	21–8
28 June	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	2–0	Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales	21–12	21–17
28 June	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Era Maftuha	2–1	Serena Au Yeong Katharina Hochmeir	16–21	21–19	21–17

Knockout stage

The 8 surviving pairs will be drawn in a single elimination tournament, with group winners paired in the quarter final with runners up from other groups. There will be no bronze medal match, and both losing semi-finalists will win a bronze medal.

Quarter finals					Semi finals					Gold medal match

1	Gabriela Stoeva (BUL) Stefani Stoeva (BUL)	21	21

	Clara Azurmendi (ESP) Beatriz Corrales (ESP)	14	14
					1	Gabriela Stoeva (BUL) Stefani Stoeva (BUL)	17	21	21

					3	Margot Lambert (FRA) Anne Tran (FRA)	21	14	12
3	Margot Lambert (FRA) Anne Tran (FRA)	21	16	21

	Julie MacPherson (GBR) Ciara Torrance (GBR)	13	21	13
										1	Gabriela Stoeva (BUL) Stefani Stoeva (BUL)	21	21

										4	Debora Jille (NED) Cheryl Seinen (NED)	7	17
	Kati-Kreet Marran (EST) Helina Rüütel (EST)	21	16	17

4	Debora Jille (NED) Cheryl Seinen (NED)	19	21	21
					4	Debora Jille (NED) Cheryl Seinen (NED)	21	19	21

						Linda Efler (GER) Isabel Lohau (GER)	14	21	17
	Linda Efler (GER) Isabel Lohau (GER)	16	23	21

2	Maiken Fruergaard (DEN) Sara Thygesen (DEN)	21	21	16

References

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