| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Bhutan (2)
Cambodia (2) China (20)
Hong Kong (20) India (19)
Indonesia (20)
Iran (2) Japan (20)
Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (2)
Macau (6) Malaysia (18)
Maldives (8)
Mongolia (13)
Nepal (8)
Pakistan (4)
East Timor (3)
Singapore (13) South Korea (20)
Sri Lanka (1) Chinese Taipei (20) Thailand (20)
Vietnam (4)
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