Badminton at the XXVIII Summer Universiade | |
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Venue | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center |
Dates | July 6, 2015 – July 12, 2015 |
Badminton was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 6 to 12 at the Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center in Hwasun, South Korea. Men's and women's singles, men's, women's, and mixed doubles, and mixed team events will be contested. [1]
South Korea became the overall champion after winning all the events competed, with 6 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals. [2]
* Host nation (South Korea)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
South Korea clinched the individual and the team event. In the mixed team event, they won the title with a comprehensive 3–0 beating China. [3] After the Chinese player, Yu Xiaohan was tested positive for doping violation, her women's doubles silver medal was reallocated, and China was disqualified and the team placings were also reallocated. [4] [5] The table below gives an overview of the individual and team event medal winners at the 2015 Summer Universiade. [6]
Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||||||
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