Announcing the Seeds for EC24!

Jayce September 6, 2024 1 0

In three weeks, players will gather in Germany to compete for Europe’s most prestigious award—the title of Europe’s best player. The seed list has been announced, so let’s see who made the cut!

The 2024 European Championships will take place from April 8 to 14 in Saarbrücken, Germany. The seedings are based on the BWF world rankings published on March 12, 2024.

Men’s Singles World No. 1 and reigning champion Viktor Axelsen is vying for his fourth European gold medal. His compatriot, 2021 finalist Anders Antonsen, seeks to recreate his previous success in Kyiv.

Toma Junior Popov, the 2022 bronze medalist in Madrid, aims to make the podium for France again. His brother, Christo Popov, fresh off winning the German Open, seeks similar glory on German soil.

Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
Christo Popov (France)
Toma Junior Popov (France)
Rasmus Gemke (Denmark)
Magnus Johannesen (Denmark)
Nhat Nguyen (Ireland)
Julien Carraggi (Belgium)

Women’s Singles Spain’s Carolina Marin, who won her sensational sixth consecutive title in Madrid, is aiming for an unprecedented seventh. If successful, Marin will match the record of Danish doubles legend Kamilla Rytter Juhl.

Mia Blichfeldt, last year’s silver medalist, is determined to improve on her two European bronze medals from 2018 and 2022. However, three-time silver medalist Kirsty Gilmour might have a say in the podium order.

In 2006 and 2008, Germany won the women’s singles gold through Xu Huaiwen. Their hopes rest on fifth seed Yvonne Li.

Carolina Marin (Spain)
Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark)
Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (Denmark)
Kirsty Gilmour (Scotland)
Yvonne Li (Germany)
Line Christophersen (Denmark)
Neslihan Yigit (Turkey)
Julie Dawall Jakobsen (Denmark)

Men’s Doubles Copenhagen World silver medalists and European Games champions Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen are hopeful of adding another European gold to their 2018 title.

Defending champions Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel aim to secure another gold for the home fans, consolidating their European success.

Challengers include Denmark’s rising duo Rasmus Kjær/Frederik Søgaard, and England’s Ben Lane/Sean Vendy, who won bronze in 2022 and silver in 2023.

Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark)
Rasmus Kjær/Frederik Søgaard (Denmark)
Ben Lane/Sean Vendy (England)
Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel (Germany)
Alexander Dunn/Adam Hall (Scotland)
Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar (France)
Daniel Lundgaard/Mads Vestergaard (Denmark)
Christo Popov/Toma Junior Popov (France)

Women’s Doubles Three-time European champions Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva find themselves in an unusual third seed position. The Bulgarian sisters are chasing their fourth consecutive title to match the record of Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl.

Top seeds Maiken Fruergaard/Sara Thygesen aim to turn their four bronze medals into a European final appearance.

Germany’s Linda Efler/Isabel Lohau, silver medalists in Madrid and bronze medalists at last year’s European Games, are another strong contender.

Maiken Fruergaard/Sara Thygesen (Denmark)
Margot Lambert/Anne Tran (France)
Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria)
Debora Jille/Cheryl Seinen (Netherlands)
Linda Efler/Isabel Lohau (Germany)
Julie Macpherson/Ciara Torrance (Scotland)
Moa Sjoo/Tilda Sjoo (Sweden)
Bengisu Ercetin/Nazlican Inci (Turkey)

Mixed Doubles European Games champions Robin Tabeling/Selena Piek aim to become the first Dutch European mixed doubles champions. Meanwhile, European silver medalists Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue are targeting France’s first-ever European gold, a significant marker ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Top seeds Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Bøje are favorites for their first European title, while defending champions Mark Lamsfuss/Isabel Lohau have a chance to retain their title on home soil.