Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games

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Badminton
at the 2018 Asian Games
2018 Asian Games Badminton.png
Venue Istora Gelora Bung Karno
Dates19–28 August
Competitors224 from 19 nations
  2014
2022  

Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia from 19 to 28 August. The badminton programme in 2018 included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's and mixed doubles competitions along with men's and women's team events. [1]

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Schedule

PPreliminary rounds¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →19th
Sun
20th
Mon
21st
Tue
22nd
Wed
23rd
Thu
24th
Fri
25th
Sat
26th
Sun
27th
Mon
28th
Tue
Men's singles PPP¼½F
Men's doubles PP¼½F
Men's team P¼½F
Women's singles PPP¼½F
Women's doubles PP¼½F
Women's team P¼½F
Mixed doubles PP¼½F

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles
details
Jonatan Christie
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Chou Tien-chen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Kenta Nishimoto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Men's doubles
details
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Lee Jhe-huei
Lee Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
Men's team
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Long
Li Junhui
Lin Dan
Liu Cheng
Liu Yuchen
Qiao Bin
Shi Yuqi
Wang Yilü
Zhang Nan
Zheng Siwei
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Tontowi Ahmad
Mohammad Ahsan
Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Jonatan Christie
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Ricky Karanda Suwardi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Chen Hung-ling
Chou Tien-chen
Hsu Jen-hao
Lee Jhe-huei
Lee Yang
Lu Ching-yao
Wang Chi-lin
Wang Tzu-wei
Yang Chih-chieh
Yang Po-han
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Takuro Hoki
Takuto Inoue
Takeshi Kamura
Yuki Kaneko
Kento Momota
Kenta Nishimoto
Keigo Sonoda
Riichi Takeshita
Kanta Tsuneyama
Yuta Watanabe
Women's singles
details
Tai Tzu-ying
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
P. V. Sindhu
Flag of India.svg  India
Saina Nehwal
Flag of India.svg  India
Akane Yamaguchi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Women's doubles
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
Women's team
details
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuki Fukushima
Arisa Higashino
Sayaka Hirota
Misaki Matsutomo
Aya Ohori
Nozomi Okuhara
Sayaka Sato
Ayaka Takahashi
Akane Yamaguchi
Koharu Yonemoto
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Cai Yanyan
Chen Qingchen
Chen Yufei
Gao Fangjie
He Bingjiao
Huang Dongping
Huang Yaqiong
Jia Yifan
Tang Jinhua
Zheng Yu
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Fitriani
Della Destiara Haris
Ruselli Hartawan
Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani
Liliyana Natsir
Greysia Polii
Rizki Amelia Pradipta
Apriyani Rahayu
Debby Susanto
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Chayanit Chaladchalam
Pornpawee Chochuwong
Ratchanok Intanon
Nitchaon Jindapol
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Phataimas Muenwong
Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Rawinda Prajongjai
Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Mixed doubles
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Yilü
Huang Dongping

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)3126
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)2248
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1146
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)1124
5Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)0112
6Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0101
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)0011
Totals (7 entries)771428

Participating nations

A total of 224 athletes from 19 nations competed in badminton at the 2018 Asian Games:

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