# 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' singles

The Boys' Singles tournament of the 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships was held from September 11-16. Toma Junior Popov from France clinched this title in the last edition. Irish' Nhat Nguyen leads the seedings this year.

## Seeded

* Nhat Nguyen (semi-finals)
* Arnaud Merklé (champions)
* Christo Popov (finals)
* Chris Grimley (third round)
* Cristian Savin (quarter-finals)
* Zach Russ (quarter-finals)
* Julien Carraggi (quarter-finals)
* Lukas Resch (semi-finals)
* Dennis Koppen (fourth round)
* Danylo Bosniuk (fourth round)
* Giovanni Toti (third round)
* Markus Barth (fourth round)
* Tomás Toledano (fourth round)
* Georgii Karpov (quarter-finals)
* Enrico Baroni (second round)
* Brian Holtschke (third round)'

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nhat Nguyen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cristian Savin | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cristian Savin | 17 | 13 | | 1 | Nhat Nguyen | 7 | 21 | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Christo Popov | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | |
| 3 | Christo Popov | 21 | 21 | | 3 | Christo Popov | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | |
| 7 | Julien Carraggi | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Julien Carraggi | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | 3 | Christo Popov | 7 | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arnaud Merklé | 21 | 21 |
| 8 | Lukas Resch | 11 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arnaud Merklé | 21 | 21 |
| 14 | Georgii Karpov | 21 | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Georgii Karpov | 21 | 17 | 18 | 8 | Lukas Resch | 14 | 14 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Arnaud Merklé | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 6 | Zach Russ | 13 | 6 | | 2 | Arnaud Merklé | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 2 | Arnaud Merklé | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 1 | N Nguyen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | S Zlankov | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | N Nguyen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | D Popescu | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | D Popescu | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Z Dulcz | 17 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Nguyen | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | D Bosniuk | 11 | 13 |
| | | | 10 | D Bosniuk | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | M Kicklitz | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10 | D Bosniuk | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | J Apiliga | 18 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | J Kral | 21 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| J Apiliga | 21 | 21 | | J Apiliga | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| M Grinblat | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 5 | C Savin | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | K Lesnicar | 18 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | C Savin | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | M Sorensen | 15 | 21 | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | S Hadjipantelis | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Sorensen | 21 | 21 | | M Sorensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Huseynov | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | C Savin | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Mueller | 11 | 11 |
| | | | 15 | E Baroni | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | C Hammarberg | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | C Hammarberg | 14 | 16 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | N Mueller | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | N Mueller | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Khamidulin | 21 | 21 | | A Khamidulin | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| E Hognason | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 3 | C Popov | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | G Lebedev | 19 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | C Popov | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | F Achthoven | 6 | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | F Achthoven | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | L Smith-Meyer | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Popov | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kert | 10 | 10 |
| | | | 16 | B Holtschke | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | R Tremoceiro | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 16 | B Holtschke | 17 | 22 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | K Kert | 21 | 24 | | | | |
| | | | | J Horak | 17 | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| N Rudolf | 13 | 11 | | K Kert | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| K Kert | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | 7 | J Carraggi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | P Kordek | 3 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | J Carraggi | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | H Huang | 14 | 21 | 16 | | | | |
| | | | | J Petkus | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Niczyporuk | 8 | 2 | | H Huang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| H Huang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Carraggi | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | T Toledano | 16 | 8 |
| | | | 13 | T Toledano | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | J Oldorff | 19 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 13 | T Toledano | 24 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | S Kelebek | 22 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | A D Bedritis | 16 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| S Kelebek | 21 | 21 | | S Kelebek | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Meglic | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| M San Luis | 12 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H-K Pilve | 21 | 14 | 19 | | M San Luis | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Johannesen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Johannesen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | G Toti | 16 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | A Antoska | 21 | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | G Toti | 9 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Johannesen | 13 | 14 |
| H Simsek | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Resch | 21 | 21 |
| S Houthoofd | 14 | 23 | 14 | | H Simsek | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | B Papai | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | B Papai | 8 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Resch | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | K Meusburger | 19 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | L Resch | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| I Stoynov | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Matysiak | 11 | 12 | | I Stoynov | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | B M Ellertsson | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | I Stoynov | 18 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 14 | G Karpov | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | M Bar Netzer | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | G Karpov | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | G Karpov | 21 | 21 |
| J Azelius | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | J Azelius | 15 | 17 |
| A Kattirtzi | 10 | 10 | | J Azelius | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | I Medynskiy | 14 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | J Azelius | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | C Grimley | 18 | 21 | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | Y Gaudin | wo | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | C Grimley | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| A Ajupov | 19 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Y Orteu | 21 | 21 | | Y Orteu | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | M Craciun | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Y Orteu | 17 | 12 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 12 | M Barth | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | J Viktora | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | M Barth | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Barth | 18 | 16 |
| N Wolf | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Z Russ | 21 | 21 |
| P Cunev | 14 | 10 | | N Wolf | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | A McAllister | 20 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | N Wolf | 11 | 21 | 16 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Z Russ | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | J Chang | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Z Russ | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| D Berzanskis | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Vaivads | 6 | 11 | | D Berzanskis | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | I Spiller | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | I Spiller | 12 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | D Koppen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | L Ban | 8 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | D Koppen | 21 | 17 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | D Koppen | 10 | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Merklé | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | E Lauri | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | I Larushyn | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | E Lauri | 16 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | A Merklé | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | J Janostik | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | A Merklé | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |