Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Badminton events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia took place between Thursday 5 April and Sunday 15 April at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.[1]
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| Venue | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre |
| Dates | 5–15 April |
| Nations | 29 |
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
| Mixed | doubles | team |
Badminton is one of ten core sports at the Commonwealth Games and has been continuously held at the Games since its first appearance at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The badminton programme in 2018 included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's and mixed doubles competitions alongside a mixed team event throughout the 11 days of competition.[2] The draw for the mixed team event was held on 6 February at The Star Gold Coast.[3]
Schedule
| GS | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | G | Gold medal match |
| Date → | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||
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| Event ↓ | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | E | M | E | M | A | M | A | M | A | A | E | A | E | M | E | M |
| Men's singles | GS | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's doubles | GS | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | GS | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | GS | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | GS | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed team | GS | ¼ | ½ | B | G | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  India | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  England | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Medal summary
Participating nations
There are 29 participating associations in badminton with a total of 153 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Australia (10)
Barbados (2)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (8)- England (10)
Falkland Islands (5)
Fiji (6)
Ghana (8)
Guernsey (4)
Guyana (1)- India (10)
Isle of Man (4)
Jamaica (5)
Jersey (4)
Kenya (2)- Malaysia (10)
Mauritius (6)
New Zealand (2)
Northern Ireland (3)
Pakistan (4)
Saint Helena (1)- Scotland (8)
Seychelles (4)
Singapore (10)
South Africa (6)
Sri Lanka (8)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Uganda (4)
Zambia (4)
References
- "Badminton". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Badminton explained". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "GC2018 Badminton team competition groups revealed". medianet.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
External links
- Results Book – Badminton
- Badminton - 2018 Commonwealth Games at the www.tournamentsoftware.com
