Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Olympia 2012 Mens Doubles Badminton Final.jpg
Men's doubles victory ceremony
Venue Wembley Arena
Date28 July to 5 August 2012
Competitors32 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

The badminton men's doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 5 August at Wembley Arena. The draw was held on 23 July 2012. [1] [2] Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event.

Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China, whom were the silver medalists in the men's doubles event in 2008, defeated Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen in the final, 21–16, 21–15, to win the gold medal in men's doubles badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] Their win made China the first and only country to win gold medals in all five disciplines of badminton in a single Olympics. [5] In the bronze-medal match, South Korea's Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae defeated Malaysia's Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 23–21, 21–10. [6] [7] It was South Korea's second consecutive bronze medal at the event and sixth men's doubles badminton Olympic medal overall in four consecutive Olympic games.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. [8]

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng  (CHN)(gold Medallists)
  2. Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)(bronze Medallists)
  3. Flag of Denmark.svg  Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)(silver Medallists)
  4. Flag of South Korea.svg  Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong  (KOR)(group stage)

Results

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWLSWSLPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng  (CHN)330603
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu  (TPE)321422
Flag of Germany.svg  Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler  (GER)312241
Flag of Australia.svg  Ross Smith / Glenn Warfe  (AUS)303060
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
28 July, 19:05
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Y / Fu H  (CHN)21–11
21–17
Flag of Australia.svg  Smith / Warfe  (AUS)
28 July, 19:09
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Fang C-m / Lee S-m  (TPE)21–15
21–16
Flag of Germany.svg  Kindervater / Schöttler  (GER)
29 July, 09:44
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Fang C-m / Lee S-m  (TPE)21–14
21–13
Flag of Australia.svg  Smith / Warfe  (AUS)
29 July, 20:19
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Y / Fu H  (CHN)22–20
21–16
Flag of Germany.svg  Kindervater / Schöttler  (GER)
30 July, 12:30
Flag of Germany.svg  Kindervater / Schöttler  (GER)21–13
21–14
Flag of Australia.svg  Smith / Warfe  (AUS)
31 July, 19:42
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Y / Fu H  (CHN)21–19
21–13
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Fang C-m / Lee S-m  (TPE)

Group B

TeamPldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Thailand.svg  Bodin Isara / Maneepong Jongjit  (THA)330603
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano  (INA)321422
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong  (KOR)312241
Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Cwalina / Michał Łogosz  (POL)1
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
28 July, 12:30
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s  (KOR)17–21
21–7
21–131
Flag of Poland.svg  Cwalina / Łogosz  (POL)
28 July, 20:17
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahsan / Septano  (INA)11–21
16–21
Flag of Thailand.svg  Isara / Jongjit  (THA)
29 July, 15:20
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s  (KOR)15–21
14–21
Flag of Thailand.svg  Isara / Jongjit  (THA)
30 July, 14:17
Flag of Thailand.svg  Isara / Jongjit  (THA)w/o1Flag of Poland.svg  Cwalina / Łogosz  (POL)
30 July, 18:30
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s  (KOR)22–24
12–21
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahsan / Septano  (INA)
31 July, 12:30
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahsan / Septano  (INA)w/o1Flag of Poland.svg  Cwalina / Łogosz  (POL)

1 Cwalina / Łogosz retired from the competition after Łogosz pulled an Achillies tendon during the third set of the first match.

Group C

TeamPldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Denmark.svg  Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)330613
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong  (CHN)321422
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov  (RUS)312341
Flag of South Africa.svg  Dorian Lance James / Willem Viljoen  (RSA)303060
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
28 July, 19:07
Flag of Denmark.svg  Boe / Mogensen  (DEN)21–6
21–12
Flag of South Africa.svg  James / Viljoen  (RSA)
29 July, 09:42
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chai B / Guo Z  (CHN)21–8
21–13
Flag of South Africa.svg  James / Viljoen  (RSA)
29 July, 18:30
Flag of Denmark.svg  Boe / Mogensen  (DEN)16–21
21–19
21–14
Flag of Russia.svg  Ivanov / Sozonov  (RUS)
30 July, 19:07
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chai B / Guo Z  (CHN)23–21
21–15
Flag of Russia.svg  Ivanov / Sozonov  (RUS)
31 July, 09:44
Flag of Denmark.svg  Boe / Mogensen  (DEN)21–14
21–19
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chai B / Guo Z  (CHN)
31 July, 20:52
Flag of Russia.svg  Ivanov / Sozonov  (RUS)21–13
21–15
Flag of South Africa.svg  James / Viljoen  (RSA)

Group D

TeamPldWLSWSLPts
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)330603
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong  (MAS)321422
Flag of Japan.svg  Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato  (JPN)312241
Flag of the United States.svg  Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan  (USA)303060
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
28 July, 13:07
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo / Tan  (MAS)21–12
21–14
Flag of Japan.svg  Kawamae / Sato  (JPN)
28 July, 18:30
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung J-s / Lee Y-d  (KOR)21–14
21–19
Flag of the United States.svg  Bach / Gunawan  (USA)
29 July, 14:15
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo / Tan  (MAS)21–12
21–14
Flag of the United States.svg  Bach / Gunawan  (USA)
29 July, 19:40
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung J-s / Lee Y-d  (KOR)21–16
21–15
Flag of Japan.svg  Kawamae / Sato  (JPN)
30 July, 14:19
Flag of Japan.svg  Kawamae / Sato  (JPN)21–15
21–15
Flag of the United States.svg  Bach / Gunawan  (USA)
31 July, 18:30
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung J-s / Lee Y-d  (KOR)21–16
21–11
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo / Tan  (MAS)

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Yun  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fu Haifeng  (CHN)
2121 
C2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chai Biao  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Guo Zhendong  (CHN)
15 19  
A1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Yun  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fu Haifeng  (CHN)
2121 
D2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo Kien Keat  (MAS)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Tan Boon Heong  (MAS)
9 19  
B1 Flag of Thailand.svg  Bodin Isara  (THA)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Maneepong Jongjit  (THA)
16 18  
D2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo Kien Keat  (MAS)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Tan Boon Heong  (MAS)
2121 
A1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Cai Yun  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fu Haifeng  (CHN)
2121 
C1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Mathias Boe  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)
16 15  
A2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Fang Chieh-min  (TPE)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Lee Sheng-mu  (TPE)
16 18  
C1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Mathias Boe  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)
2121 
C1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Mathias Boe  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Carsten Mogensen  (DEN)
17 2122Bronze-medal match
D1 Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung Jae-sung  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)
2118 20
B2 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Mohammad Ahsan  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Bona Septano  (INA)
12 16  D2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Koo Kien Keat  (MAS)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Tan Boon Heong  (MAS)
21 10  
D1 Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung Jae-sung  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)
2121 D1 Flag of South Korea.svg  Jung Jae-sung  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Yong-dae  (KOR)
2321 

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