# Badminton at the 2023 European Para Championships – Men's singles WH1

The men's singles WH1 badminton tournament at the 2023 European Para Championships was played from 15 to 20 August 2023 in Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam. A total of 17 players competed at the tournament, five of whom was seeded.

## Competition schedule

Play took place between 15 and 20 August.
| GS | Group stage | R16 | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Events | Tue 15 | Wed 16 | Thu 17 | Fri 18 | Fri 18 | Sat 19 | Sun 20 |
| Men's singles WH1 | GS | GS | GS | R16 | ¼ | ½ | F |

## Seeds

The following players were seeded:
* Thomas Wandschneider (GER) (champion; gold medalist)
* David Toupé (FRA) (final; silver medalist)
* Yuri Ferrigno (ITA) (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
* Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR) (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
* Francisco Motero (ESP) (quarter-finals)

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Thomas Wandschneider (GER) [1] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 21 | +63 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 2 | Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 59 | −10 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 3 | Dražen Mikšić (SRB) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 31 | 84 | −53 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| 15 August | Thomas Wandschneider | 2–0 | Dražen Mikšić | 21–03 | 21–11 |
| 16 August | Thomas Wandschneider | 2–0 | Zbyněk Sýkora | 21–04 | 21–03 |
| 17 August | Dražen Mikšić | 0–2 | Zbyněk Sýkora | 07–21 | 10–21 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | David Toupé (FRA) [2] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 17 | +67 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 2 | Jan Matoušek (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 69 | 94 | −25 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 3 | Brent Van Der Kelen (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 60 | 102 | −42 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 15 August | David Toupé | 2–0 | Jan Matoušek | 21–04 | 21–05 | |
| 16 August | David Toupé | 2–0 | Brent Van Der Kelen | 21–05 | 21–03 | |
| 17 August | Jan Matoušek | 2–1 | Brent Van Der Kelen | 22–20 | 17–21 | 21–11 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Yuri Ferrigno (ITA) [3/4] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 24 | +60 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 2 | Chris Stewart (IRL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 70 | 94 | −24 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 3 | Lukáš Kyncl (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 66 | 102 | −36 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 15 August | Yuri Ferrigno | 2–0 | Lukáš Kyncl | 21–09 | 21–05 | |
| 16 August | Yuri Ferrigno | 2–0 | Chris Stewart | 21–03 | 21–07 | |
| 17 August | Lukáš Kyncl | 1–2 | Chris Stewart | 21–18 | 13–21 | 18–21 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR) [3/4] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 28 | +98 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 2 | Owen Kilburn (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 99 | 74 | +25 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 3 | Miloš Bauer (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 78 | 99 | −21 | |
| 4 | Michael Smith (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 24 | 126 | −102 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| 15 August | Konstantin Afinogenov | 2–0 | Michael Smith | 21–04 | 21–02 |
| 15 August | Miloš Bauer | 0–2 | Owen Kilburn | 19–21 | 10–21 |
| 16 August | Konstantin Afinogenov | 2–0 | Miloš Bauer | 21–01 | 21–06 |
| 16 August | Michael Smith | 0–2 | Owen Kilburn | 01–21 | 02–21 |
| 17 August | Michael Smith | 0–2 | Miloš Bauer | 09–21 | 06–21 |
| 17 August | Konstantin Afinogenov | 2–0 | Owen Kilburn | 21–08 | 21–07 |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Francisco Motero (ESP) [5] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 143 | 76 | +67 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 2 | Stephen Durand (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 129 | 102 | +27 | Qualification to elimination stage |
| 3 | Kamil Šnajdar (CZE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 89 | 116 | −27 | |
| 4 | Vincenco Contemi (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 59 | 126 | −67 | |
| Date | | Score | | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| 15 August | Francisco Motero | 2–0 | Kamil Šnajdar | 21–10 | 21–11 | |
| 15 August | Stephen Durand | 2–0 | Vincenco Contemi | 21–12 | 21–05 | |
| 16 August | Francisco Motero | 2–1 | Stephen Durand | 21–11 | 17–21 | 21–13 |
| 16 August | Kamil Šnajdar | 2–0 | Vincenco Contemi | 21–18 | 21–14 | |
| 17 August | Kamil Šnajdar | 0–2 | Stephen Durand | 17–21 | 09–21 | |
| 17 August | Francisco Motero | 2–0 | Vincenco Contemi | 21–05 | 21–05 | |

## Elimination stage

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Thomas Wandschneider (GER) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE) | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE) | 21 | 21 | | Zbyněk Sýkora (CZE) | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Stewart (IRL) | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Stewart (IRL) | 3 | 11 | | | | | | 1 | Thomas Wandschneider (GER) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3/4 | Yuri Ferrigno (ITA) | 11 | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3/4 | Yuri Ferrigno (ITA) | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Francisco Motero (ESP) | 21 | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Thomas Wandschneider (GER) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | David Toupé (FRA) | 15 | 17 |
| | | | | Jan Matoušek (CZE) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3/4 | Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3/4 | Konstantin Afinogenov (ISR) | 22 | 19 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | David Toupé (FRA) | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Owen Kilburn (GBR) | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | David Toupé (FRA) | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Stephen Durand (FRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Durand (FRA) | 21 | 21 | | Stephen Durand (FRA) | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | David Toupé (FRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |