Badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Manchester |
Dates | 25 July - 04 August 2002 |
The badminton competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place at the Bolton Arena in Manchester, England from 25 July until 4 August 2002. [1] There were no bronze medal play off matches because both losing semi-finalists were awarded a bronze medal. This was the only time that the scoring system of 7 points / 5 sets was used for a Commonwealth Games badminton event. [2] [3]
Category | Gold | Silver | Score | Bronze | |
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Men's singles | Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | Lee Tsuen Seng | 7-3, 7-1, 3-7, 7-8 7-4 | Wong Choong Hann | Richard Vaughan |
Women's singles | Li Li | Tracey Hallam | 7-5, 5-7, 8-7, 7-0 | Ng Mee Fen | Aparna Popat |
Men's doubles | Chan Chong Ming & Chew Choon Eng | Chang Kim Wai & Choong Tan Fook | 7-5, 4-7, 2-7, 7-5, 7-3 | Nathan Robertson & Anthony Clark | Simon Archer & James Anderson |
Women's doubles | Ang Li Peng & Lim Pek Siah | Nicole Gordon & Sara Petersen | 7-8, 7-4, 2-7, 7-5, 7-0 | Gail Emms & Joanne Goode | Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty |
Mixed doubles | Simon Archer & Joanne Goode | Chew Choon Eng & Chin Eei Hui | 0-7, 7-5 7-3, 7-3 | Daniel Shirley & Sara Petersen | Anthony Clark & Sara Sankey |
Mixed team | England | Singapore | 3-0 | New Zealand | Scotland |
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stuart Brehaut | 0 | 0 | 1 | Hafiz | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nick Hall | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Hall | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Constable | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Hafiz | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wong Choong Hann | 7 | 7 | 7 | Hann | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Gordon | 0 | 2 | 2 | Hann | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pullela Gopichand | 7 | 7 | 7 | Pullela | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephan Wojcikiewicz | 0 | 1 | 1 | Hafiz | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Tsuen Seng | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | Seng | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nikhil Kanetkar | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Seng | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey Bellingham | 7 | 7 | 7 | Bellingham | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dinuka Karunaratne | 3 | 3 | 1 | Seng | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Vaughan | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Susilo | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | Vaughan | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abhinn Shyam Gupta | 8 | 7 | 7 | Gupta | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colin Haughton | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Li Li | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kara Solmundson | 1 | 1 | 3 | Li | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kelly Morgan | 7 | 7 | 7 | Morgan | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. R. Meenakshi | 3 | 3 | 1 | Li | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ng Mee Fen | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ng | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trupti Murgunde | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | Ng | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Julia Mann | 7 | 7 | 7 | Mann | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fiona Sneddon | 1 | 3 | 1 | Li | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracey Hallam | 7 | 7 | 7 | Hallam | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lisa Lynas | 1 | 1 | 1 | Hallam | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Susan Hughes | 7 | 8 | 7 | Hughes | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. C. Hettiarachchige | 0 | 7 | 0 | Hallam | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aparna Popat | 7 | 7 | 7 | Popat | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amrita Sawaram | 0 | 1 | 0 | Popat | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denyse Julien | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Julien | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicole Gordon | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keith Chan William Milroy | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chan Chew | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anderson Archer | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Blackburn Murray Hocking | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
James Anderson Simon Archer | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chan Chew | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chang Choong | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sanave Thomas V. Diju | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson | 7 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Clark Robertson | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chang Choong | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chang Kim Wai Choong Tan Fook | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Gordon Daniel Shirley | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ang Li Peng Lim Pek Siah | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Denyse Julien Tammy Sun | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Peng Siah | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Emms Goode | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gail Emms Joanne Goode | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fatimah Kumin Lim Jiang Yanmei | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Peng Siah | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Petersen | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nicole Gordon Sara Petersen | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Elinor Middlemiss Kirsteen McEwan | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gordon Petersen | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chin Wong | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Felicity Gallup Jo Muggeridge | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Archer Joanne Goode | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Lau Kim Pong Jiang Yanmei | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Archer Goode | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Shirley Petersen | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Shirley Sara Petersen | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Russell Hogg Kirsteen McEwan | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Archer Goode | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Eng Hui | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chew Choon Eng Chin Eei Hui | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Eng Hui | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Clark Sankey | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony Clark Sara Sankey | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
William Milroy Denyse Julien | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Team One | Team Two | Score |
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England | Scotland | 3-0 |
Singapore | New Zealand | 3-1 |
Team One | Team Two | Score |
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England | Singapore | 3-0 |
Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms | Patrick Lau Kim Pong & Jiang Yanmei | 7-0, 7-4, 7-4 |
Colin Haughton | Ronald Susilo | 5-7, 7-4, 7-0, 0-7, 7-3 |
Tracey Hallam | Li Li | 6-8, 7-4, 1-7, 7-1, 7-1 |
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