Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

The badminton men's doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 5 August at Wembley Arena.

Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Men's doubles victory ceremony
VenueWembley Arena
Date28 July to 5 August
Competitors32 from 14 nations
Medalists
Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
 China
Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
 Denmark
Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
 South Korea

The draw was held on 23 July 2012.[1][2] Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event. China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng won the gold medal.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.[3]

Seeds

  1.  Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (CHN) (Gold Medallists)
  2.  Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (KOR) (Bronze Medallists)
  3.  Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (DEN) (Silver Medallists)
  4.  Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) (Group Stage)

Results

Group A

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (CHN)330603
 Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu (TPE)321422
 Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler (GER)312241
 Ross Smith / Glenn Warfe (AUS)303060
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 19:05
 Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) 21–11
21–17
 Smith / Warfe (AUS)
28 July, 19:09
 Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) 21–15
21–16
 Kindervater / Schöttler (GER)
29 July, 09:44
 Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) 21–14
21–13
 Smith / Warfe (AUS)
29 July, 20:19
 Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) 22–20
21–16
 Kindervater / Schöttler (GER)
30 July, 12:30
 Kindervater / Schöttler (GER) 21–13
21–14
 Smith / Warfe (AUS)
31 July, 19:42
 Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) 21–19
21–13
 Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE)

Group B

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Bodin Isara / Maneepong Jongjit (THA)330603
 Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (INA)321422
 Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR)312241
 Adam Cwalina / Michał Łogosz (POL)1
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 12:30
 Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) 17–21
21–7
21–131
 Cwalina / Łogosz (POL)
28 July, 20:17
 Ahsan / Septano (INA) 11–21
16–21
 Isara / Jongjit (THA)
29 July, 15:20
 Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) 15–21
14–21
 Isara / Jongjit (THA)
30 July, 14:17
 Isara / Jongjit (THA) w/o1  Cwalina / Łogosz (POL)
30 July, 18:30
 Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) 22–24
12–21
 Ahsan / Septano (INA)
31 July, 12:30
 Ahsan / Septano (INA) w/o1  Cwalina / Łogosz (POL)

1 Cwalina / Łogosz retired from the competition after Łogosz pulled an Achillies tendon during the third set of the first match.

Group C

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (DEN)330613
 Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong (CHN)321422
 Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (RUS)312341
 Dorian Lance James / Willem Viljoen (RSA)303060
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 19:07
 Boe / Mogensen (DEN) 21–6
21–12
 James / Viljoen (RSA)
29 July, 09:42
 Chai B / Guo Z (CHN) 21–8
21–13
 James / Viljoen (RSA)
29 July, 18:30
 Boe / Mogensen (DEN) 16–21
21–19
21–14
 Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS)
30 July, 19:07
 Chai B / Guo Z (CHN) 23–21
21–15
 Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS)
31 July, 09:44
 Boe / Mogensen (DEN) 21–14
21–19
 Chai B / Guo Z (CHN)
31 July, 20:52
 Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) 21–13
21–15
 James / Viljoen (RSA)

Group D

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (KOR)330603
 Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (MAS)321422
 Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (JPN)312241
 Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan (USA)303060
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 13:07
 Koo / Tan (MAS) 21–12
21–14
 Kawamae / Sato (JPN)
28 July, 18:30
 Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) 21–14
21–19
 Bach / Gunawan (USA)
29 July, 14:15
 Koo / Tan (MAS) 21–12
21–14
 Bach / Gunawan (USA)
29 July, 19:40
 Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) 21–16
21–15
 Kawamae / Sato (JPN)
30 July, 14:19
 Kawamae / Sato (JPN) 21–15
21–15
 Bach / Gunawan (USA)
31 July, 18:30
 Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) 21–16
21–11
 Koo / Tan (MAS)

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A1  Cai Yun (CHN)
 Fu Haifeng (CHN)
21 21  
C2  Chai Biao (CHN)
 Guo Zhendong (CHN)
15 19  
A1  Cai Yun (CHN)
 Fu Haifeng (CHN)
21 21  
D2  Koo Kien Keat (MAS)
 Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
9 19  
B1  Bodin Isara (THA)
 Maneepong Jongjit (THA)
16 18  
D2  Koo Kien Keat (MAS)
 Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
21 21  
A1  Cai Yun (CHN)
 Fu Haifeng (CHN)
21 21  
C1  Mathias Boe (DEN)
 Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
16 15  
A2  Fang Chieh-min (TPE)
 Lee Sheng-mu (TPE)
16 18  
C1  Mathias Boe (DEN)
 Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
21 21  
C1  Mathias Boe (DEN)
 Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
17 21 22 Bronze medal match
D1  Jung Jae-sung (KOR)
 Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
21 18 20
B2  Mohammad Ahsan (INA)
 Bona Septano (INA)
12 16   D2  Koo Kien Keat (MAS)
 Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
21 10  
D1  Jung Jae-sung (KOR)
 Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
21 21   D1  Jung Jae-sung (KOR)
 Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
23 21  

References

  1. "Draw announced for Olympic Badminton competition". london2012.com. 23 July 2012.
  2. "LIVE DRAW: London 2012 Olympic Games". bwfbadminton.org. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. Mixed doubles competition format. Accessed 6 August 2012.
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