Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China [1] |
Dates | 28 September 2023 – 7 October 2023 |
The badminton tournaments at the 2022 Asian Games was held at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China from 28 September to 7 October 2023. The badminton programme included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's, and mixed doubles competitions; and men's and women's team events. [2]
P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | 28th Thu | 29th Fri | 30th Sat | 1st Sun | 2nd Mon | 3rd Tue | 4th Wed | 5th Thu | 6th Fri | 7th Sat |
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Men's singles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
Men's doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Men's team | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
Women's singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Women's doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||
Women's team | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
Mixed doubles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
* Host nation (China)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN)* | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
3 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
246 athletes from 23 nations competed.
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