# Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Mixed doubles

The mixed doubles badminton tournament at the 2023 European Games was played from 26 June to 2 July 2023 in Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów. A total of 32 players in 16 pairs competed at the tournament, four of which pairs was seeded.
Reigning champions, Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith of Great Britain return to defend their titles.

## 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 pairs 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:
* Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (Silver medalists)
* Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (Gold medalists)
* Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (Bronze medalists)
* Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Lohau (Quarter-finals)

## Competition schedule

Play will take place between 26 June and 2 July.
| 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 |
| Mixed doubles | GS | GS | | GS | ¼ | ½ | F |

## Pool Stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Thom Gicquel (FRA) [1] Delphine Delrue (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 48 | +36 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Joshua Magee (IRL) Moya Ryan (IRL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 69 | +2 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Gianmarco Bailetti (ITA) Martina Corsini (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 46 | 84 | −38 | |
| 4 | Milan Dratva (SVK) Katarína Vargová (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| 26 June | Joshua Magee Moya Ryan | 2–0 | Gianmarco Bailetti Martina Corsini | 21–14 | 21–13 |
| 26 June | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 2–0 | Milan Dratva Katarína Vargová | 21–14 | 21–11 |
| 27 June | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 2–0 | Gianmarco Bailetti Martina Corsini | 21–9 | 21–10 |
| 27 June | Joshua Magee Moya Ryan | 2–0 | Milan Dratva Katarína Vargová | 21–5 | 21–15 |
| 29 June | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 2–0 | Joshua Magee Moya Ryan | 21–12 | 21–17 |
| 29 June | Gianmarco Bailetti Martina Corsini | w/o | Milan Dratva Katarína Vargová | | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Robin Tabeling (NED) [2] Selena Piek (NED) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 49 | +35 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Paweł Śmiłowski (POL) Magdalena Świerczyńska (POL) (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 98 | 95 | +3 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Iliyan Stoynov (BUL) Hristomira Popovska (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 71 | 109 | −38 | |
| 4 | Misha Zilberman (ISR) Svetlana Zilberman (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 2–0 | Misha Zilberman Svetlana Zilberman | 21–10 | 21–9 | |
| 26 June | Paweł Śmiłowski Magdalena Świerczyńska | 2–1 | Iliyan Stoynov Hristomira Popovska | 25–27 | 21–12 | 21–14 |
| 27 June | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 2–0 | Iliyan Stoynov Hristomira Popovska | 21–8 | 21–10 | |
| 27 June | Paweł Śmiłowski Magdalena Świerczyńska | 2–0 | Misha Zilberman Svetlana Zilberman | 21–11 | 21–11 | |
| 29 June | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 2–0 | Paweł Śmiłowski Magdalena Świerczyńska | 21–13 | 21–18 | |
| 29 June | Iliyan Stoynov Hristomira Popovska | w/o | Misha Zilberman Svetlana Zilberman | | | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Mathias Christiansen (DEN) [3] Alexandra Bøje (DEN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 70 | +56 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Mihajlo Tomić (SRB) Andjela Vitman (SRB) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 112 | 105 | +7 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Minh Quang Pham (SUI) Caroline Racloz (SUI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 97 | 112 | −15 | |
| 4 | Frederik Kristensen (NOR) Aimee Hong (NOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 78 | 126 | −48 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| 26 June | Frederik Kristensen Aimee Hong | 0–2 | Mihajlo Tomić Andjela Vitman | 17–21 | 16–21 |
| 26 June | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 2–0 | Minh Quang Pham Caroline Racloz | 21–15 | 21–10 |
| 27 June | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 2–0 | Mihajlo Tomić Andjela Vitman | 21–17 | 21–11 |
| 27 June | Frederik Kristensen Aimee Hong | 0–2 | Minh Quang Pham Caroline Racloz | 18–21 | 10–21 |
| 29 June | Mihajlo Tomić Andjela Vitman | 2–0 | Minh Quang Pham Caroline Racloz | 21–15 | 21–15 |
| 29 June | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 2–0 | Frederik Kristensen Aimee Hong | 21–6 | 21–11 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 142 | 88 | +54 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Mark Lamsfuß (GER) [4] Isabel Lohau (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 132 | 110 | +22 | Qualification to knock-out stage |
| 3 | Philip Birker (AUT) Katharina Hochmeir (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 85 | 109 | −24 | |
| 4 | Miha Ivančič (SLO) Petra Polanc (SLO) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 74 | 126 | −52 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 26 June | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau | 2–0 | Philip Birker Katharina Hochmeir | 21–12 | 21–12 | |
| 26 June | Miha Ivančič Petra Polanc | 0–2 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 8–21 | 13–21 | |
| 27 June | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau | 1–2 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 21–16 | 17–21 | 10–21 |
| 27 June | Miha Ivančič Petra Polanc | 0–2 | Philip Birker Katharina Hochmeir | 8–21 | 17–21 | |
| 29 June | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 2–0 | Philip Birker Katharina Hochmeir | 21–10 | 21–9 | |
| 29 June | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau | 2–0 | Miha Ivančič Petra Polanc | 21–13 | 21–15 | |

## 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Thom Gicquel (FRA) Delphine Delrue (FRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mihajlo Tomić (SRB) Andjela Vitman (SRB) | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mihajlo Tomić (SRB) Andjela Vitman (SRB) | 14 | 14 | 1 | Thom Gicquel (FRA) Delphine Delrue (FRA) | 21 | 14 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 18 | 21 | 18 | | | | | |
| | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 21 | 21 | | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 18 | 21 | 18 | | | | | |
| | Paweł Śmiłowski (POL) Magdalena Świerczyńska (POL) | 8 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paweł Śmiłowski (POL) Magdalena Świerczyńska (POL) | 8 | 16 | | | | | | 1 | Thom Gicquel (FRA) Delphine Delrue (FRA) | 10 | 21 | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Robin Tabeling (NED) Selena Piek (NED) | 21 | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Mark Lamsfuß (GER) Isabel Lohau (GER) | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Robin Tabeling (NED) Selena Piek (NED) | 21 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Mathias Christiansen (DEN) Alexandra Bøje (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mathias Christiansen (DEN) Alexandra Bøje (DEN) | 21 | 21 | 3 | Mathias Christiansen (DEN) Alexandra Bøje (DEN) | 14 | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Robin Tabeling (NED) Selena Piek (NED) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Joshua Magee (IRL) Moya Ryan (IRL) | 8 | 6 | 2 | Robin Tabeling (NED) Selena Piek (NED) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Robin Tabeling (NED) Selena Piek (NED) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |