Badminton Knockout Draw for 2024 Paris Olympics Confirmed
With the conclusion of badminton singles group play today and the initiation of the first knockout rounds in doubles, the knockout brackets are now set.
A key highlight was the clash between the top-seeded mixed doubles pairs from the People’s Republic of China. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong and Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping faced each other due to their positions in their respective groups. Zheng and Huang emerged victorious with scores of 21-16, 21-15, which opens up the semi-final draw in the mixed doubles event.
Here are the updated brackets with seedings:
Men’s Singles Round of 16
- Shi Yuqi (CHN, 1) – Bye
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA, 8) vs Nishimoto Kenta (JPN, 11)
- Anders Antonsen (DEN, 4) – Bye
- Lee Zii Jia (MAS, 7) vs Toma Junior Popov (FRA)
- Chou Tien-chen (TPE, 12) vs Naraoka Kodai (JPN, 5)
- H.S. Prannoy (IND, 13) vs Lakshya Sen (IND)
- Loh Kean Yew (SGP, 10) vs Li Shifeng (CHN, 6)
- Viktor Axelsen (DEN, 2) – Bye
Women’s Singles Round of 16
- An Seyoung (KOR, 1) – Bye
- Yamaguchi Akane (JPN, 5) vs Supanida Katethong (THA, 11)
- Ratchanok Intanon (THA) – Bye
- Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA, 7) vs Kim Gaeun (KOR, 12)
- Yeo Jia Min (SGP, 13) vs Ohori Aya (JPN, 8)
- Beiwen Zhang (USA, 9) vs Carolina Marín (ESP, 4)
- P.V. Sindhu (IND, 10) vs He Bingjiao (CHN, 6)
- Chen Yufei (CHN, 2) – Bye
Men’s Doubles Quarter-Finals
- Liang/Wang (CHN, 1) vs Alfian/Ardianto (INA)
- Rankireddy/Shetty (IND, 3) vs Chia/Soh (MAS)
- Astrup/Rasmussen (DEN, 2) vs Kang/Seo (KOR, 4)
- Jomkoh/Kedren (THA) vs Lee/Wang (TPE)
Women’s Doubles Quarter-Finals
- Chen/Jia (CHN, 1) vs Stoeva/Stoeva (BUL)
- Kim/Kong (KOR) vs Tan/Thinaah (MAS)
- Baek/Lee (KOR, 2) vs Liu/Tan (CHN)
- Matsuyama/Shida (JPN, 4) vs Fruergaard/Thygesen (DEN)
Mixed Doubles Semi-Finals
- Zheng/Huang (CHN, 1) vs Watanabe/Higashino (JPN, 4)
- Seo/Chae (KOR, 3) vs Kim/Jeong