Badminton – Women's doubles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast | |||||||||
Dates | 10–15 April | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Singles | men | women |
Doubles | men | women |
Mixed | doubles | team |
The women's doubles badminton event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held from 10 to 15 April 2018 at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia. [1] The defending gold medalists were Vivian Hoo and Woon Khe Wei of Malaysia. Woon did not play in this tournament, pushing Hoo to play alongside Chow Mei Kuan.
The athletes were drawn into straight knockout stage. The draw for the competition was conducted on 2 April 2018. [2]
The seeds for the tournament were: [3]
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Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||
1 | Setyana Mapasa (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
3 | Lauren Smith (ENG) Sarah Walker (ENG) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
3 | Lauren Smith (ENG) Sarah Walker (ENG) | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
Chow Mei Kuan (MAS) Vivian Hoo (MAS) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
Chow Mei Kuan (MAS) Vivian Hoo (MAS) | 17 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
2 | Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) N. Sikki Reddy (IND) | 21 | 15 | 4 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
1 | Setyana Mapasa (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||
2 | Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) N. Sikki Reddy (IND) | 21 | 21 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Setyana Mapasa (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
Alissa Dean (FIJ) Danielle Whiteside (FIJ) | 21 | 18 | 21 | Alissa Dean (FIJ) Danielle Whiteside (FIJ) | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Alana Bailey (JAM) Katherine Wynter (JAM) | 18 | 21 | 17 | 1 | Setyana Mapasa (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||
Elise Dixon (JER) Emily Temple Redshaw (JER) | 9 | 10 | Soniia Cheah (MAS) Shevon Jemie Lai (MAS) | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Sinead Chambers (NIR) Rachael Darragh (NIR) | 21 | 21 | Sinead Chambers (NIR) Rachael Darragh (NIR) | 19 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Soniia Cheah (MAS) Shevon Jemie Lai (MAS) | 21 | 21 | Soniia Cheah (MAS) Shevon Jemie Lai (MAS) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Grace Atipaka (GHA) Gifty Mensah (GHA) | 8 | 4 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Lauren Smith (ENG) Sarah Walker (ENG) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
Juliette Ah-Wan (SEY) Allisen Camille (SEY) | 10 | 10 | Julie MacPherson (SCO) Eleanor O'Donnell (SCO) | 13 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Julie MacPherson (SCO) Eleanor O'Donnell (SCO) | 21 | 21 | 3 | Lauren Smith (ENG) Sarah Walker (ENG) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Zoe Morris (FAI) Cheryl March (FAI) | 3 | 5 | Thilini Hendahewa (SRI) Kavidi Sirimannage (SRI) | 12 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Michelle Butler-Emmett (RSA) Elsie de Villiers (RSA) | 21 | 21 | Michelle Butler-Emmett (RSA) Elsie de Villiers (RSA) | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Palwasha Bashir (PAK) Mahoor Shahzad (PAK) | 6 | 15 | Thilini Hendahewa (SRI) Kavidi Sirimannage (SRI) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Thilini Hendahewa (SRI) Kavidi Sirimannage (SRI) | 21 | 21 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Rachel Honderich (CAN) Kristen Tsai (CAN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Karyn Gibsoon (FIJ) Andra Whiteside (FIJ) | 4 | 7 | Rachel Honderich (CAN) Kristen Tsai (CAN) | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Chow Mei Kuan (MAS) Vivian Hoo (MAS) | 21 | 21 | Chow Mei Kuan (MAS) Vivian Hoo (MAS) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Everlyn Siamupangila (ZAM) Ogar Siamupangila (ZAM) | 3 | 6 | Chow Mei Kuan (MAS) Vivian Hoo (MAS) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Elena Johnson (GUE) Chloe le Tissier (GUE) | 21 | 21 | 4 | Chloe Birch (ENG) Jessica Pugh (ENG) | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Eyram Migbodzi (GHA) Stella Koteikai Amasah (GHA) | 10 | 14 | Elena Johnson (GUE) Chloe le Tissier (GUE) | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Chloe Birch (ENG) Jessica Pugh (ENG) | 21 | 21 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Hasini Ambalangodage (SRI) Madushika Dilrukshi Beruwelage (SRI) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kimberley Clague (IOM) Cristen Marritt (IOM) | 13 | 19 | Hasini Ambalangodage (SRI) Madushika Dilrukshi Beruwelage (SRI) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Shamim Bangi (UGA) Aisha Nakiyemba (UGA) | Aurélie Allet (MRI) Nicki Chan-Lam (MRI) | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Aurélie Allet (MRI) Nicki Chan-Lam (MRI) | w | / | o | Hasini Ambalangodage (SRI) Madushika Dilrukshi Beruwelage (SRI) | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Renuga Veeran (AUS) Leanne Choo (AUS) | 20 | 21 | 18 | 2 | Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) N. Sikki Reddy (IND) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||
Ren-ne Ong (SGP) Crystal Wong (SGP) | 22 | 16 | 21 | Ren-ne Ong (SGP) Crystal Wong (SGP) | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) N. Sikki Reddy (IND) | 21 | 21 |
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