NOCs

Quotas Allocated

through Rankings

Total

Quotas

Quotas Allocated

through Rankings

Total

Quotas

Quotas Allocated

through Rankings

Total

Quotas

Quota places are allocated to the athlete(s) by name.

The ‘Race to Paris Ranking Lists’ of 30 April 2024 will be used to allocate the athletes quota places in Men’s and Women’s Singles, and Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles. Each list will be based on results achieved during the period 1 May 2023 to 28 April 2024. Participation in any of the following events will count towards the respective ‘Race to Paris Ranking Lists’ during the qualification period:

• Thomas & Uber Cup
• Sudirman Cup
• World Championships
• Grade 2 BWF tour tournaments – Levels 1 to 6
• Grade 3 BWF Continental tour tournaments - International Challenge, International Series & Future Series
• Continental Championships (individual and team)
• Continental Multi sports games – Pan American Games, European Games, and African Games (if sanctioned during the qualification period).
• Any other international event sanctioned by BWF and included in advance and with BWF approval as being part of the World Ranking Lists

BWF will allocate quota places satisfying the following principles:

• Allocation of quota places
• Allocation of host country places in singles from World Ranking Lists or as notified from the host country by 8 May 2024
• Allocation of Universality Places in singles
• Allocation of Continental Confederation Places

Singles

The BWF ‘Race to Paris Ranking List’ of 30 April 2024 will be used to allocate 35 individual quota places, per gender, to the highest ranked athletes, respecting the maximum quota allocation per NOC per event.

• If all athletes are ranked between 1 – 16: 2 Quota Places (2 athletes)
• Otherwise, one (1) athlete listed in the rankings: 1 Quota Place (1 athlete)

The 35 quota places will include the Continental Representation Places.

In each singles event, there shall be at least two (2) athletes from each of the five (5) BWF Continental Confederations (Continental Representation Places) provided the player is ranked 250 or above (ranked between 1-250) in the BWF Race to Paris Ranking list of 30 April 2024. If for a particular Continental Confederation there is no singles athlete qualified in an event, the athlete selected for Continental Representation Place shall be the highest ranked athlete in the BWF ‘Race to Paris Ranking List’ of 30 April 2024 from the respective continent. An athlete receiving a Universality place shall not be considered as the athlete satisfying the minimum continental representation in a specific Singles event.

An athlete receiving a host country place shall not be considered as satisfying the minimum continental representation in a specific Singles event.

Considering qualification in all events, no NOC can qualify athletes/pairs in more than two (2) events through the Continental Representation Place system. If an NOC has athletes/pairs eligible in more than two (2) events, then the NOC must choose which athletes/pairs are qualified and the athlete/pair the quota place that has been declined will be offered to the next eligible athlete/pair. The NOC’s choice will be considered as final.

If an athlete qualifies (and is selected) in more than one (1) event, then the resulting unused athlete quota place will be allocated to the next highest ranked eligible athlete of the same gender in the singles event on the BWF ‘Race to Paris Ranking Lists’ of 30 April 2024. The offer of this quota place will however be conditional on the athlete who is qualified in more than one (1) event being confirmed and entered by his/her NOC in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Doubles

The ‘Race to Paris Ranking Lists’ of 30 April 2024 will be used to allocate 48 pairs quota places, to the 16 highest ranked pairs in each event, respecting the maximum quota allocation per NOC per event.

• If all pairs are ranked between 1 – 8: 2 Quota Places (4 athletes)
• Otherwise, one (1) pair listed in the rankings: 1 Quota Place (2 athletes)

The 48 pairs quota places will include the allocation of Continental Representation Places.

In each doubles event there shall be at least one (1) pair from each of the five (5) BWF Continental Confederations (Continental Representation Place), which shall be the highest ranked pair in the ‘Race to Paris Ranking Lists’ of 30 April 2024 from the respective Continent, provided the pair is ranked 50 or above (ranked between 1-50) in the BWF ‘Race to Paris Ranking Lists’ of 30 April 2024.

Considering qualification in all events, no NOC can qualify athletes/pairs in more than two events through the Continental Representation Place system. If an NOC qualifies athletes/pairs eligible in more than two (2) events, then the NOC must choose which athletes/pairs are qualified and the athlete/pair quota place that have been declined, will be offered to the next eligible athlete/pair. The NOC’s choice will be considered as final.

If an athlete qualifies (and is selected) in more than one (1) event, then the unused athlete quota place will be allocated to the next highest ranked athlete of the same gender in the singles event on the ‘Race to Paris Ranking Lists’ of 30 April 2024. The offer of this quota place will however be conditional on the athlete who is qualified in more than one (1) events being confirmed and entered by his/her NOC in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.