Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Badminton Olympics Mixed Doubles Medals.jpg
Mixed doubles victory ceremony
Venue Wembley Arena
Date28 July to 3 August
Competitors32 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Xu Chen
Ma Jin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

The badminton mixed doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 3 August at Wembley Arena.

The draw was held on 23 July 2012. [1] [2] Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event. [3]

The Chinese team of Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei won the gold medal, defeating Xu Chen and Ma Jin, also from China, in the final. Denmark pairing Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen won the bronze.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. [4]

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)(gold medallists)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Chen / Ma Jin  (CHN)(silver medallists)
  3. Flag of Denmark.svg  Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)(bronze medallists)
  4. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir  (INA)(fourth place)

Results

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWLSWSLPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)330603
Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels  (GER)321442
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina  (RUS)312351
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Adcock / Imogen Bankier  (GBR)303260
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
28 July, 09:40
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adcock / Bankier  (GBR)21–14
9–21
18–21
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolaenko / Sorokina  (RUS)
28 July, 18:30
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang N / Zhao Y  (CHN)21–6
21–7
Flag of Germany.svg  Fuchs / Michels  (GER)
29 July, 08:30
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adcock / Bankier  (GBR)21–11
17–21
14–21
Flag of Germany.svg  Fuchs / Michels  (GER)
29 July, 12:30
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang N / Zhao Y  (CHN)21–9
21–18
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolaenko / Sorokina  (RUS)
30 July, 18:30
Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolaenko / Sorokina  (RUS)18–21
21–12
19–21
Flag of Germany.svg  Fuchs / Michels  (GER)
31 July, 15:20
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang N / Zhao Y  (CHN)21–13
21–14
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adcock / Bankier  (GBR)

Group B

TeamPldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Denmark.svg  Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)330613
Flag of Poland.svg  Robert Mateusiak / Nadieżda Zięba  (POL)321522
Flag of Japan.svg  Shintaro Ikeda / Reiko Shiota  (JPN)312251
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Toby Ng / Grace Gao  (CAN)303160
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
28 July, 08:30
Flag of Japan.svg  Ikeda / Shiota  (JPN)18–21
20–22
Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusiak / Zięba  (POL)
28 July, 14:19
Flag of Denmark.svg  Nielsen / Pedersen  (DEN)21–12
21–11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ng / Gao  (CAN)
29 July, 20:50
Flag of Japan.svg  Ikeda / Shiota  (JPN)21–10
11–21
21–15
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ng / Gao  (CAN)
30 July, 09:42
Flag of Denmark.svg  Nielsen / Pedersen  (DEN)21–9
14–21
21–17
Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusiak / Zięba  (POL)
31 July, 19:40
Flag of Denmark.svg  Nielsen / Pedersen  (DEN)21–11
21–10
Flag of Japan.svg  Ikeda / Shiota  (JPN)
31 July, 20:17
Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusiak / Zięba  (POL)21–13
21–16
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ng / Gao  (CAN)

Group C

TeamPldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir  (INA)330603
Flag of Denmark.svg  Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl  (DEN)321422
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Yong-dae / Ha Jung-eun  (KOR)312241
Flag of India.svg  Valiyaveetil Diju / Jwala Gutta  (IND)303060
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
28 July, 08:30
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahmad / Natsir  (INA)21–16
21–12
Flag of India.svg  Diju / Gutta  (IND)
29 July, 09:07
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahmad / Natsir  (INA)21–19
21–12
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Y-d / Ha J-e  (KOR)
29 July, 13:05
Flag of Denmark.svg  Laybourn / Juhl  (DEN)21–12
21–16
Flag of India.svg  Diju / Gutta  (IND)
30 July, 12:30
Flag of Denmark.svg  Laybourn / Juhl  (DEN)21–15
21–12
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Y-d / Ha J-e  (KOR)
31 July, 09:42
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Y-d / Ha J-e  (KOR)21–15
21–15
Flag of India.svg  Diju / Gutta  (IND)
31 July, 18:30
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Ahmad / Natsir  (INA)24–22
21–16
Flag of Denmark.svg  Laybourn / Juhl  (DEN)

Group D

TeamPldWLSWSLPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Chen / Ma Jin  (CHN)330603
Flag of Thailand.svg  Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam  (THA)321422
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing  (TPE)312251
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying  (MAS)303160
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
28 July, 12:30
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen H-l / Cheng W-h  (TPE)21–12
6–21
21–15
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Chan / Goh  (MAS)
29 July, 12:30
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen H-l / Cheng W-h  (TPE)15–21
16–21
Flag of Thailand.svg  Prapakamol / Thungthongkam  (THA)
29 July, 19:09
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu C / Ma J  (CHN)21–14
21–8
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Chan / Goh  (MAS)
30 July, 13:40
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu C / Ma J  (CHN)21–19
21–12
Flag of Thailand.svg  Prapakamol / Thungthongkam  (THA)
31 July, 08:30
Flag of Thailand.svg  Prapakamol / Thungthongkam  (THA)21–16
21–15
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Chan / Goh  (MAS)
31 July, 20:15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu C / Ma J  (CHN)21–16
22–20
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen H-l / Cheng W-h  (TPE)

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Nan  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)
2121 
C2 Flag of Denmark.svg  Thomas Laybourn  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Kamilla Rytter Juhl  (DEN)
13 17  
A1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Nan  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)
17 2121
B1 Flag of Denmark.svg  J Fischer Nielsen  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)
2117 19
B1 Flag of Denmark.svg  J Fischer Nielsen  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)
2121 
D2 Flag of Thailand.svg  Sudket Prapakamol  (THA)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Saralee Thungthongkam  (THA)
15 13  
A1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Nan  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Yunlei  (CHN)
2121 
D1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Chen  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Jin  (CHN)
11 17  
A2 Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Fuchs  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Michels  (GER)
15 9  
C1 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tontowi Ahmad  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Liliyana Natsir  (INA)
2121 
C1 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tontowi Ahmad  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Liliyana Natsir  (INA)
2318 13 Bronze medal match
D1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Chen  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Jin  (CHN)
21 2121
B2 Flag of Poland.svg  Robert Mateusiak  (POL)
Flag of Poland.svg  Nadieżda Zięba  (POL)
2116 21 B1 Flag of Denmark.svg  J Fischer Nielsen  (DEN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Christinna Pedersen  (DEN)
2121 
D1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Chen  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Jin  (CHN)
19 2123C1 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tontowi Ahmad  (INA)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Liliyana Natsir  (INA)
12 12  

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