Men's doubles at the 2014 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Yeorumul Tennis Courts | ||||||||||||
Dates | 24–29 September 2014 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 56 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Men's doubles | |
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Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games |
The men's doubles tennis event at the 2014 Asian Games took place at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts, Incheon, South Korea from 24 September to 29 September 2014.
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Date | Time | Event |
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Wednesday, 24 September 2014 | 12:00 | 1st round |
Thursday, 25 September 2014 | 13:00 | 1st round |
Friday, 26 September 2014 | 13:00 | 2nd round |
Saturday, 27 September 2014 | 11:00 | Quarterfinals |
Sunday, 28 September 2014 | 13:30 | Semifinals |
Monday, 29 September 2014 | 15:15 | Final |
Final | ||||||
5 | Saketh Myneni (IND) Sanam Singh (IND) | 5 | 62 | |||
8 | Chung Hyeon (KOR) Lim Yong-kyu (KOR) | 7 | 77 |
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