Olympic qualifiaction

[danbelcher]

End of automatic qualification

http://www.worldbadminton.net/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=10&ItemID=1495

Great Britain qualifiers

Definite qualifiers

Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms
Robert Blair & Natalie Munt
Nathan Robertson & Anthony Clark
Tracey Hallam

The report is a little unclear as it says that Donna Kellogg qualifies with partner Gail Emms in the Ladies Doubles and yet their ranking is 17th and the all important 16th place is the other British pairing of Ella Tripp & Jo Wright. However the National Olympic Committee list shows 2 entries for GBR womens doubles so perhaps both pairs qualify for the Olympics.

Similarly Kelly Morgan was ranked at 17 but the NOC list shows 2 entrants for GBR Ladies singles

I someone can clarify this.

The National Olympic committee list for GBR shows

Mens' singles 1 entry
Ladies singles 2 entries
Men's doubles 1 entry
Mixed doubles 2 entries


Simon Archer and Donna Kellogg won't be going to the Olympics as they dropped to 20th position in the world ranking.


Daniel Shirley and Sara Runesten's results in the Oceania games were enough to push their ranking into 16th place and qualification.

Gade and Jonassen in top 16 for Denmark. Boesen misses out as does Taufik Hidyat in 17th place

[danbelcher]

correction, Hidyat is participating

Looks like GBR team is

Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms
Robert Blair & Natalie Munt
Tracey Hallam
Kelly Morgan
Richard Vaughan
Donna Kellogg & Gail Emms
Ella Tripp & Jo Wright
Nathan Robertson & Anthony Clark

[jamesd20]

Richard Vaughn is also GBR entry.

Taufik IS qualified (as 5 chinese in top 16, so two extra places outside)

Kelly morgan is qualified (as 4 chinese women in top 16)

Kellog/emms are qualified (As 4 chinese in top 16)

Kellog/archer not qualified, as already two GBR pairs in top 16.


Runeson and shirley were qualified anyway (didnt matter if they were not in top 16), it mattered that archer was in top 16 as we already have two pairs in top 16, and to have three, then you had to have all three in top 16.



Qualification rules are comlpicated. Not solely dependent on ranking.