Badminton_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_Qualification

Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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A total of 173 players was planned to compete in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Of them, 16 pairs competed in each doubles events, 41 players competed in the men's singles event and 47 players competed in the women's singles event.

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qualifying criteria

The main qualifying criterion was the BWF Ranking list as of May 1, 2008. It provided a total of 16 pairs in each doubles event and 38 athletes in each singles event, in the following manner:

  • Rankings 1–4: Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 3 players/pairs.
  • Rankings 5–16: Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 2 players/pairs.
  • Rankings 17+: Players/pairs will be taken in turn unless a NOC has already qualified 1 player/pair.

Each continent was guaranteed one entry in each event. If this was not satisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest ranking player/pair had qualified. If there wa no player/pair in the rankings, the winner of the most recently contested Continental Championship was qualified.

The host nation (People's Republic of China) entered 2 players in total, but more than 2 players were permitted if they all qualified under qualifying regulations.

There were also 2 invitational places in each singles event which were allocated by the IOC Tripartite Commission.[1]

Summary

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Qualifiers

The color pink signifies that a player withdrew from the competition.

Men's singles

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Women's singles

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Men's doubles

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Women's doubles

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Mixed doubles

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References

  1. [1]
    Olympic Qualifying Regulations for Beijing 2008[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Eric Pang was forced to withdraw due to the strict qualification rules set out by the Dutch Olympic Committee Badzine.info Archived 2008-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Maghus Sahlberg withdrew from the competition with unknown reason after a meeting with Swedish Olympic Council Badzine.info Archived 2008-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Remove from Olympic Men's Singles List[permanent dead link] as of July 7, 2008.
  5. [5]
    "Zambia's top badminton player gets Beijing Olympic berth". Xinhuanet. 2008-06-19. Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
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    Hong Kong would have received the option to select any two of the three players it had in the women's singles top three, under qualification rule 3.3.3. However, Zhou does not have a Hong Kong passport and was not granted a special dispensation to compete for Hong Kong from the International Olympic Committee.Badzine.info Thus, only Wang and Yip are eligible for selection for Hong Kong's two qualification places.
  7. [7]
    "Olympics - Dream Shattered For Yao Jie". Badzine.info. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  8. [8]
    New Zealand Olympic Committee officially denied Rachel Hindley's place at the Beijing Olympics, on 5 June 2008, after she failed to meet the New Zealand qualification standard (of showing she has the potential to reach the top 16). New Zealand will not send a women's single player to the Olympics
  9. [9]
    Remove from Olympic Women's Singles List[permanent dead link] as of June 30, 2008.
  10. [10]
    Remove from Olympic Men's Doubles List[permanent dead link] as of June 15, 2008.
  11. [11]
    Remove from Olympic Mixed Doubles List[permanent dead link] as of June 15, 2008.
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