The sporting world will be locked in Paris from this weekend onwards, with the 2024 Summer Olympics getting underway officially on Saturday. One of the more exciting events will be badminton, with a host of men and women vying for Olympic glory. Who will prevail in the men’s and women’s singles events? Read on for our Olympic Games 2024 badminton predictions.
The 2024 Olympic Games badminton odds have both singles events as hotly contested races. Can Shi Yuqi continue his dominant run in 2024, or will Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen surge back in the nick of time? What about world number one, An Se-young: can she keep China Chen Yufei at bay to claim her first Olympic medal? We dig into all the necessary details to find out.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Men’s & Women’s Singles Badminton Tournaments |
| 🏸 Venue: | Porte de la Chapelle Arena, La Chapelle, Paris, France |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Saturday, July 27 to Saturday, Monday, August 5, 2024 |
Ahead of our badminton 2024 Olympic Games betting tips, a little context. Badminton is a relatively fresh sport at the Olympics, having just debuted at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Since then, it’s featured in eight games, with China dominating. Across all badminton events, they have won more golds than all other nations combined, claiming 20 in the past eight editions.
Most recently, Viktor Axelsen claimed gold in the men’s event in 2020, while Chen Yufei won in the women’s singles.
Qualification for badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics is similar to tennis. There are 172 places across all events, with nations about to enter a maximum of eight players across the five medal competitions.
The majority of the places in the men’s and women’s singles events are determined by the “Race to Paris” rankings. These are a year-long tracker of players’ results, with the top two from each nation allowed to enter if they are in the top 16 of the race.
Here’s a look at the latest 2024 badminton odds to inform our men’s singles predictions:
The 2024 Olympic Games badminton odds have this event as a clear two-horse race in Paris. Shi Yuqi has his nose in front at 3.00 (2/1), while Viktor Axelsen is breathing down his neck at 4.00 (3/1).
Behind these two, there’s a significant drop in the bookmakers’ odds. Li Shifeng of China comes in at 10.00 (9/1), alongside Anders Antonsen, before Kunlavut Vitidsam rounds out the top five betting favorites at 11.00 (10/1). But do these odds line up with our badminton 2024 Olympic Games betting tips?
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Bookmakers are favoring Shi Yuqi to win gold in Paris, and the Chinese player’s form indicates that he has a strong chance of doing so as well. However, we’re high on Viktor Axelsen to prevail instead.
Wind back the clock 18 months, and Axelsen was by far the most dominant badminton player on the planet. He was winning virtually everything he entered and looked nigh on unbeatable. Then, fatigue kicked in, and the Dane began slipping. It’s not been the sharpest of years for Axelsen, with his usual victories few and far between.
However, as we see time and time again in sport, the great arise when it matters most. As a defending gold medallist, Axelsen has a high level within him. We’re picking it will come out in Paris, and he’ll oust Yuqi for the gold.
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If Axelsen stumbles, then our money is on Jonatan Christie to win. Don’t worry, there’s solid logic behind our prediction. The Indonesian currently sits number three in the world rankings and is one of only three players to win a Super 1000 title this season.
On his day, Christie can beat the best in the world. Indonesia has a proud history of success in badminton at the Olympics, and with odds of 15.00 (14/1), Christie is our dark horse bet on 2024 Olympics badminton.
Before we get into our women’s badminton Olympics 2024 betting picks, here are the latest badminton odds for Olympics Games:
Those looking to bet on 2024 Olympics badminton have two clear leaders to choose from: An Se-young, at 3.25 (9/4), and Chen Yufei, paying 3.50 (5/2). Behind these two, the odds more than double at the bookies, with Carolina Marin of Spain paying 7.00 (6/1). Akane Yamaguchi isn’t far behind Marin, with the Japanese player returning 8.50 (15/2). Rounding out the top five lines of betting is Tai Tzu-ying, coming in at 9.00 (8/1) to win gold.
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Top of our Olympic Games 2024 badminton predictions is that An Se-young will claim her first gold medal in Paris. The South Korean player has been in brilliant form this season, and arrives at the Summer Olympics as the player to beat.
So far on the BWF Tour in 2023-24, Se-young has won the Malaysian Open (Super 1000), as well as the French and Singapore Opens (Super 750s). These represent three of the five biggest tournaments this season. There’s no wonder that she sits number one in the rankings. With this kind of form, she’s our pick to go all the way and stand atop the podium in August.
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If you’re looking for some Summer Olympics 2024 predictions that are a little spicier, then back Tai Tzu-ying to win gold at 9.00 (8/1). The Chinese Taipei player fell one match short of doing so in Tokyo four years ago, claiming silver with a loss to Chen Yufei in the gold medal match. She’s had a strong year so far, winning the Indian Open (Super 750), and currently sits number three in the global rankings. Her winning would be an upset, but it isn’t entirely inconceivable.
Badminton fans are in for a feast of action over the next fortnight as the best of the best converge on Paris. Our Olympics 2024 men’s badminton predictions have Viktor Axelsen claiming back-to-back golds, with the Dane bouncing back from a slump just in time. In the women’s singles event, it’s An Se-young we favor, with the South Korean claiming her first gold.
