Badminton
at the I Summer Youth Olympic Games
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
Dates15 – 19 August 2010
No. of events2 (1 boys, 1 girls)
Competitors64 (32 boys, 32 girls) from 42 nations
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Badminton competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics was held from August 15 to August 19, 2010 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Format and schedule

32 players from each event were drawn into eight groups. Of the eight groups, only the group winner of each group advanced into the knockout stage, starting with the quarterfinals.[1] The group stage were played from August 15–16, 2010, while the knockput stage were played from August 17–19, 2010.[2]

Qualification

Only players born between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 1993, are eligible to participate. Highest ranked men and women (one per National Olympic Committee) qualify according to continental quotas at youth continental championships or based on continental ranking list (Two quotas each for Africa, America and Oceania, while five quotas each for Asia and Europe). If there was no continental championships held, that continent will select the players via ranking itself as of May 1, 2010. The remaining seven places will be selected through the 2010 World Junior Championships ranking list. For the host country, they may fill one highest ranked player in each event.[3]

Qualifiers

As of July 21, 2010.[4]

Boys

Girls

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand2002
2 China0101
 India0101
4 South Korea0011
 Vietnam0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' singles
details 		Pisit Poodchalat
 Thailand 		Prannoy Kumar
 India 		Kang Ji-wook
 South Korea
Girls' singles
details 		Sapsiree Taerattanachai
 Thailand 		Deng Xuan
 China 		Vũ Thị Trang
 Vietnam

Boys' event

Main article: Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' singles
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 17 August 		Semifinals
Wednesday, 18 August 		Final
Thursday, 19 August
               
1  Kang Ji-wook (KOR) 21 14 21
9  Evert Sukamta (INA) 11 21 13
1  Kang Ji-wook (KOR) 21 17 17
3  Prannoy Kumar (IND) 19 21 21
3  Prannoy Kumar (IND) 21 18 24
10  Hsieh Feng-tse (TPE) 13 21 22
3  Prannoy Kumar (IND) 15 16
5  Pisit Poodchalat (THA) 21 21
5  Pisit Poodchalat (THA) 21 21
4  Huang Yuxiang (CHN) 16 19
5  Pisit Poodchalat (THA) 21 19 11
7  Loh Wei Sheng (MAS) 13 21 3
7  Loh Wei Sheng (MAS) 21 21
32  Huang Chao (SIN) 18 16
Bronze Medal Match
Thursday, 19 August
1  Kang Ji-wook (KOR) WO
7  Loh Wei Sheng (MAS) WD

Girls' event

Main article: Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' singles
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, 17 August 		Semifinals
Wednesday, 18 August 		Final
Thursday, 19 August
               
17  Josephine Wentholt (NED) 15 8
8  Sarah Milne (GBR) 21 21
8  Sarah Milne (GBR) 12 12
6  Deng Xuan (CHN) 21 21
3  Carolina Marín (ESP) 12 19
6  Deng Xuan (CHN) 21 21
6  Deng Xuan (CHN) 14 17
7  Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) 21 21
7  Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) 21 21
4  Soniia Cheah Su Ya (MAS) 15 16
7  Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) 21 21
12  Vũ Thị Trang (VIE) 18 8
15  Lene Clausen (DEN) 19 13
12  Vũ Thị Trang (VIE) 21 21
Bronze Medal Match
Thursday, 19 August
8  Sarah Milne (GBR) 15 20
12  Vũ Thị Trang (VIE) 21 22

References

  1. ^ "Youth Olympic Games". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Tentative Competition Schedule by Event v3.5 – Badminton". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Qualification System – 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 – Badminton". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2010 SYOG Qualifiers". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2010.[permanent dead link]

External links

Badminton at the Summer Youth Olympics
Events at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore
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