EUROPEAN Badminton Championships 2018 (Huelva, 24-29 April)

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  1. CLELY

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    Venue : Carolina Marin Sports Pavillion (formerly Palacio de Deportes), Huelva-ESP

    Category : Continental Individual Championships (BWF World Tour Grade 2 - Level 5)

    Tournament official website : http://huelva2018.badminton.es/

    Badminton Europe website : http://events.badmintoneurope.com/cms/?cmsid=340&pageid=5797

    Tournament time-table : http://huelva2018.badminton.es/page/35070/EVENT-INFO-Schedule

    Tournamentsoftware link : https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=FC3BF9CF-E75E-4D3A-800A-1B12F3156710

    DRAW
    MS : https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=FC3BF9CF-E75E-4D3A-800A-1B12F3156710&draw=1

    WS
    : https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=FC3BF9CF-E75E-4D3A-800A-1B12F3156710&draw=2

    MD
    : https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=FC3BF9CF-E75E-4D3A-800A-1B12F3156710&draw=3

    WD
    : https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=FC3BF9CF-E75E-4D3A-800A-1B12F3156710&draw=4

    XD
    : https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=FC3BF9CF-E75E-4D3A-800A-1B12F3156710&draw=5

    2017 EUROPEAN Champion : https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...7C7E6E-63D1-4345-B33F-5B78396E4988&d=20170430
    MS - Rajiv Ouseph (ENG)
    WS - Carolina Marin (ESP)
    MD - Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
    WD - Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Christinna Pedersen (DEN)
    XD - Chris Adcock/Gabrielle Adcock (ENG)


    The 27th edition of EBC will take place in Huelva, hometown of reigning Olympic Champion Carolina Marin. European powerhouse Denmark is the favourite in almost all five disciplines except women's singles, Danish WS players are struggling to climb into elite level after Tine Baun retirement.

    Current world champion Viktor Axelsen will make comeback in this continental championships post ankle surgery last February. His closest rival to reclaim MS crown will coming from defending champion Rajiv Ouseph and younger compatriot Anders Antonsen who stunned him last year in final four. Other notable names comprise Brice Leverdez, Jan O Jorgensen, Mark Caljouw, Lucas Corvee.

    Top-seed Spanish heroine Carolina Marin is overhelming favourite to nail 4th European title, recent CWG bronze medalist Kirsty Gilmour and Danish players, Mia Blichfeld and Line Kjaersfeldt have tough chance to halt Marin supremacy here.

    Denmark pairs dominate MD draw to occupy top three seeding position, Boe/Mogensen, Conrad/Kolding, Astrup/Rasmussen. 2014 Champion Ivanov/Sozonov also 2016 OG bronze medalists Ellis/Langridge are expected to deliver hard times for Danish combos. Will Stoeva sisters stop the vast experienced and high-profiles Juhl/Pedersen from five consecutive titles? It's challenging task for the Bulgarian pair but no impossible to spring big surprise. Barring any upsets, two frontrunners The Adcocks and Denmark newest mixed doubles aces Christiansen/Pedersen will meet in finale.
     
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    Axelsen is back?
    I am hoping that his compatriot won't beat him this time. DEN players always struggled with their mates.
     
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    I think it should be mentioned that the Danish team ****ed over HK Vittinghus. Despite being ranked third they selected (at least) Rasmus Gemke over him. Don't know how the protected ranking of JOJ played into the equation.
     
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    Defending WD & MD champions Rytter Juhl/Pedersen & Boe/Mogensen have withdrawn/given walkovers -- anyone know what happened?
     
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    Really? That's sad news, as I was looking forward to some hard fought matches .
     
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    Go go go Mark Caljouw!!!
     
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    What a crappy way to lose G2 and the match to Jorgensen.
     
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    Yvonne Li seems to be on fire, but tomorrow will be a totally different match. Mia Blichfeldt only had two matches so far, but spent only one minute less on court. Who wants to predict the result? Who will enter the semifinal - number three seed Mia Blichfeldt or the even younger German girl (19 can still be called girl, I guess)?
     
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    Danish squad dominate the quarterfinal round except women's doubles where they only have 1 pair left following four-time winner Juhl/Pedersen last minute withdrawal.

    In men's singles no less than 4 DEN players through into last eight, spearheaded by world number one Viktor Axelsen who run smoothly so far and should no problem to overcome Rasmus Gemke. Jan O Jorgensen will take on last year silver medalist Anders Antonsen, a batlle of veteran and upcoming star.. Brice Leverdez and title-holder Rajiv Ouseph are favoured to progress, both of them pose major challenger for Denmark to nail MS title. Home darling and European badminton queen Carolina Marin is still intact to extend supremacy in four consecutive years, hard to see big stumbling block to deny her mission, Kirsty Gilmour will be the best bet for Marin's final opponent.

    QUARTERFINAL Order of Play : https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...3BF9CF-E75E-4D3A-800A-1B12F3156710&d=20180427
     
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    The new Carolina Marin Sports Hall is nice, sensible mid-sized sports hall with 4 courts (not 5 like the gigantic INA one) like the Carrrara Sports Hall where the badminton events for the Commonwealth Games 2018 were played -- too bad the lights on Court 1 started overheating and going out on the very 1st match of of the Round of 8, totally killing the mood for Ellis/Langridge's comeback fight vs Astrup/Rasmussen.

    I don't think they tested out the hall (for a full-scale tournament) before the European Badminton Championships -- but at least nothing is falling from the sky...
     
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    Ofcourse Jorgensen gets a WO from Antonsen also, just great.
     
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    You have something against him? Looks like you really want to lose.
     
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    I wish to see the match between him and Antonsen, the youngster was the favorite to win also.
     
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    Antonsen gave walkover to his compatriot Jan O Jorgensen.

    So, Free pass to Jan!

    Antonsen got injured?.
     
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    Some of the names got me excited in this tournament are Nick Fransman, Mark Caljaow .
    Mark my words, they are on the way to beat the best of Europe very soon.
    Hope one day, they will make to the top 20 and start winning tournaments.
     
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    Nhat Nguyen is very good for his age also, he will join them.
     
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    Yes indeed. But unfortunate , he lost to Nick Fransman who himself lost today to Brice Leverdez but not without fighting till the end. He impressed me.
     

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