| Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Aspire Hall 3 |
| Dates | 30 November – 9 December |
| Competitors | 162 from 20 nations |
Badminton was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Competition took place from November 30 to December 9. All events were held at Aspire Hall 3.
| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 30th Thu | 1st Fri | 2nd Sat | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Men's doubles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's team | P | P | P | ½ | F | |||||||
| Women's singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||
| Women's doubles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's team | P | P | P | ½ | F | |||||||
| Mixed doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
A total of 162 athletes from 20 nations competed in badminton at the 2006 Asian Games: [1]
Bahrain (2) China (16)
Chinese Taipei (9)
East Timor (2) Hong Kong (13)
India (10) Indonesia (16)
Iran (2) Japan (11)
Macau (4) Malaysia (16)
Mongolia (2)
Nepal (1)
Philippines (2) Singapore (12) South Korea (16)
Sri Lanka (4)
Syria (4) Thailand (16)
Vietnam (4)
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