Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	Wembley Arena
Dates	28 July – 5 August 2012
No. of events	5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors	172
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The badminton tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 28 July and 5 August at Wembley Arena.

A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. ^[1] The women's doubles tournament was marred by several disqualifications during the group stage for unethical play.

All of the gold medals were won by players from China. ^[2] The Chinese team also collected two silvers and one bronze, to top the medal table with eight in total. Denmark finished in second place, with one silver and one bronze won.

Competition format

For the first time there was a combination of group play and knockout stages in the Olympic badminton tournament, following its introduction at the 2010 Youth Summer Olympics in Singapore.

All matches were the best of three games, with each game won by the first player to reach 21 points. If the score reached 20–20, the winner was the first player to lead by two points. If the score reached 29–29, the player who won the next point won the match.

The draw for the groups was held on 23 July 2012. ^[3]

Qualification

Further information: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic qualification period was between 2 May 2011 and 29 April 2012, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, published on 3 May 2012, was used to allocate spots. ^[1] Nations could enter a maximum of three players. Three quota places if three players are ranked four or above, two if two players are ranked 16 or above and otherwise one quota place until the quota contingent of 38 is filled.

For each male player who qualifies in more than one discipline, an additional quota place in the men's singles becomes free. If no player from one continent can qualify, the best ranked player from this continent gets a quota place. ^[4]

Competition schedule

P	Preliminaries	R	Round of 16	¼	Quarterfinals	½	Semifinals	F	Final

Date →	Sat 28			Sun 29			Mon 30			Tue 31			Wed 1			Thu 2			Fri 3		Sat 4		Sun 5
Event ↓	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	M	A	M	A
Men's singles	P												R					¼		½				F
Men's doubles	P															¼						½		F
Mixed doubles	P												¼				½			F
Women's singles	P												R				¼		½			F
Women's doubles	P														¼			½				F

M = Morning session, A = Afternoon session, E = Evening session

Women's doubles disqualifications

Further information: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

On 1 August 2012, four teams were ejected from the competition (Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China, Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na with Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung, both playing for South Korea, and Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii of Indonesia) for "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" following round-robin matches the previous evening, during which the teams were accused of trying to lose in order to manipulate the draw. ^[5]

Participation

A total of 172 badminton players from 51 Olympic Committees (NOCs) from the five Continental Confederations will participate at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Participating nations

Below is the list of NOCs participants in badminton competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

•   Australia  (5)
•   Austria  (2)
•   Belarus  (1)
•   Belgium  (2)
•   Bulgaria  (1)
•   Canada  (4)
•   China  (17)
•   Czech Republic  (2)
•   Denmark  (9)
•   Egypt  (1)
•   Estonia  (1)
•   Finland  (2)
•   France  (2)
•   Germany  (6)
•   Great Britain  (4)Host
•   Guatemala  (1)
•   Hong Kong  (4)
•   Iceland  (1)
•   India  (5)
•   Indonesia  (9)
•   Ireland  (2)
•   Israel  (1)
•   Italy  (1)
•   Japan  (11)
•   Lithuania  (1)
•   Malaysia  (6)
•   Maldives  (1)
•   Mexico  (1)
•   Netherlands  (1)
•   Norway  (1)
•   Peru  (2)
•   Poland  (6)
•   Portugal  (2)
•   Russia  (6)
•   Singapore  (4)
•   Slovakia  (1)
•   Slovenia  (1)
•   South Africa  (4)
•   South Korea  (12)
•   Spain  (2)
•   Sri Lanka  (2)
•   Suriname  (1)
•   Sweden  (1)
•   Switzerland  (1)
•   Chinese Taipei  (8)
•   Thailand  (6)
•   Turkey  (1)
•   Uganda  (1)
•   Ukraine  (2)
•   United States  (3)
•   Vietnam  (1)

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	5	2	1	8
2	Denmark	0	1	1	2
3	Japan	0	1	0	1
	Malaysia	0	1	0	1
5	India	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
	South Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		5	5	5	15

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles details	Lin Dan   China	Lee Chong Wei   Malaysia	Chen Long   China
Men's doubles details	Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng  (CHN)	Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)	Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)
Women's singles details	Li Xuerui   China	Wang Yihan   China	Saina Nehwal   India
Women's doubles details	Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)	Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa  (JPN)	Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova  (RUS)
Mixed doubles details	Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)	Xu Chen and Ma Jin  (CHN)	Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)

Results

Men's singles

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	A1	Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)	21	21
	D1	Parupalli Kashyap  (IND)	19	11
								A1	Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)	21	21
								E1	Chen Long  (CHN)	13	14
	E1	Chen Long  (CHN)	21	21
	G1	Peter Gade  (DEN)	16	13
															A1	Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)	21	10	19
															P1	Lin Dan  (CHN)	15	21	21
	J1	Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)	21	21
	L1	Chen Jin  (CHN)	15	16
								J1	Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)	12	10				Third place
								P1	Lin Dan  (CHN)	21	21
	N1	Sho Sasaki  (JPN)	12	21	16										E1	Chen Long  (CHN)	21	15	21
	P1	Lin Dan  (CHN)	21	16	21										J1	Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)	12	21	15

Women's singles

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	A1	Wang Yihan  (CHN)	21	21
	C1	Cheng Shao-chieh  (TPE)	14	11
								A1	Wang Yihan  (CHN)	21	21
								E1	Saina Nehwal  (IND)	13	13
	E1	Saina Nehwal  (IND)	21	22
	G1	Tine Baun  (DEN)	15	20
															A1	Wang Yihan  (CHN)	15	23	17
															L1	Li Xuerui  (CHN)	21	21	21
	J1	Yip Pui Yin  (HKG)	12	20
	L1	Li Xuerui  (CHN)	21	22
								L1	Li Xuerui  (CHN)	22	21				Third place
								P1	Wang Xin  (CHN)	20	18
	M1	Ratchanok Intanon  (THA)	21	18	14										E1	Saina Nehwal  (IND)	18	0
	P1	Wang Xin  (CHN)	17	21	21										P1	Wang Xin  (CHN)	21	1 (r)

Men's doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	A1	Cai Yun  (CHN)   Fu Haifeng  (CHN)	21	21
	C2	Chai Biao  (CHN)   Guo Zhendong  (CHN)	15	19
								A1	Cai Yun  (CHN)   Fu Haifeng  (CHN)	21	21
								D2	Koo Kien Keat  (MAS)   Tan Boon Heong  (MAS)	9	19
	B1	Bodin Isara  (THA)   Maneepong Jongjit  (THA)	16	18
	D2	Koo Kien Keat  (MAS)   Tan Boon Heong  (MAS)	21	21
															A1	Cai Yun  (CHN)   Fu Haifeng  (CHN)	21	21
															C1	Mathias Boe  (DEN)   Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)	16	15
	A2	Fang Chieh-min  (TPE)   Lee Sheng-mu  (TPE)	16	18
	C1	Mathias Boe  (DEN)   Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)	21	21
								C1	Mathias Boe  (DEN)   Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)	17	21	22			Third place
								D1	Jung Jae-sung  (KOR)   Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)	21	18	20
	B2	Mohammad Ahsan  (INA)   Bona Septano  (INA)	12	16											D2	Koo Kien Keat  (MAS)   Tan Boon Heong  (MAS)	21	10
	D1	Jung Jae-sung  (KOR)   Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)	21	21											D1	Jung Jae-sung  (KOR)   Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)	23	21

Women's doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	A1	Valeria Sorokina  (RUS)   Nina Vislova  (RUS)	21	21
	C2	Michelle Edwards  (RSA)   Annari Viljoen  (RSA)	9	7
								A1	Valeria Sorokina  (RUS)   Nina Vislova  (RUS)	19	6
								D2	Tian Qing  (CHN)   Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)	21	21
	B1	Cheng Wen-hsing  (TPE)   Chien Yu-chin  (TPE)	10	14
	D2	Tian Qing  (CHN)   Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)	21	21
															D2	Tian Qing  (CHN)   Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)	21	25
															B2	Mizuki Fujii  (JPN)   Reika Kakiiwa  (JPN)	10	23
	A2	Alex Bruce  (CAN)   Michelle Li  (CAN)	21	18	21
	C1	Leanne Choo  (AUS)   Renuga Veeran  (AUS)	9	21	18
								A2	Alex Bruce  (CAN)   Michelle Li  (CAN)	12	21	13			Third place
								B2	Mizuki Fujii  (JPN)   Reika Kakiiwa  (JPN)	21	19	21
	B2	Mizuki Fujii  (JPN)   Reika Kakiiwa  (JPN)	22	21											A1	Valeria Sorokina  (RUS)   Nina Vislova  (RUS)	21	21
	D1	Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)   Kamilla Rytter Juhl  (DEN)	20	10											A2	Alex Bruce  (CAN)   Michelle Li  (CAN)	9	10

Mixed doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	A1	Zhang Nan  (CHN)   Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)	21	21
	C2	Thomas Laybourn  (DEN)   Kamilla Rytter Juhl  (DEN)	13	17
								A1	Zhang Nan  (CHN)   Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)	17	21	21
								B1	J Fischer Nielsen  (DEN)   Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)	21	17	19
	B1	J Fischer Nielsen  (DEN)   Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)	21	21
	D2	Sudket Prapakamol  (THA)   Saralee Thungthongkam  (THA)	15	13
															A1	Zhang Nan  (CHN)   Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)	21	21
															D1	Xu Chen  (CHN)   Ma Jin  (CHN)	11	17
	A2	Michael Fuchs  (GER)   Birgit Michels  (GER)	15	9
	C1	Tontowi Ahmad  (INA)   Liliyana Natsir  (INA)	21	21
								C1	Tontowi Ahmad  (INA)   Liliyana Natsir  (INA)	23	18	13			Third place
								D1	Xu Chen  (CHN)   Ma Jin  (CHN)	21	21	21
	B2	Robert Mateusiak  (POL)   Nadieżda Zięba  (POL)	21	16	21										B1	J Fischer Nielsen  (DEN)   Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)	21	21
	D1	Xu Chen  (CHN)   Ma Jin  (CHN)	19	21	23										C1	Tontowi Ahmad  (INA)   Liliyana Natsir  (INA)	12	12

References

1. "Olympics". Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
2. Rutherford, Peter (5 August 2012). "Badminton: China sweeps golds after doubles win". Reuters.
3. "Draw announced for Olympic Badminton competition". london2012.com. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
5. Olympics badminton: Eight players disqualified, BBC News, 1 August 2012; accessed 1 August 2012

External links

Media related to Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

• Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. at the UK Government Web Archive (archived 28 February 2013)
• Official results book – Badminton. London2012.com. at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 May 2013)
• Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)

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