Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Mixed doubles victory ceremony
Venue Wembley Arena
Date 28 July to 3 August
Competitors 32 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei		  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Xu Chen
Ma Jin		  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen		  Denmark

The badminton mixed doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 3 August at Wembley Arena.

The draw was held on 23 July 2012.[1][2] Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event.[3]

The Chinese team of Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei won the gold medal, defeating Xu Chen and Ma Jin, also from China, in the final. Denmark pairing Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen won the bronze.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.[4]

Seeds

  1.  Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei (CHN) (Gold Medallists)
  2.  Xu Chen / Ma Jin (CHN) (Silver Medallists)
  3.  Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen (DEN) (Bronze Medallists)
  4.  Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir (INA) (Fourth Place)

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei (CHN)330603
 Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels (GER)321442
 Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina (RUS)312351
 Chris Adcock / Imogen Bankier (GBR)303260
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 09:40
 Adcock / Bankier (GBR) 21–14
9–21
18–21		  Nikolaenko / Sorokina (RUS)
28 July, 18:30
 Zhang N / Zhao Y (CHN) 21–6
21–7		  Fuchs / Michels (GER)
29 July, 08:30
 Adcock / Bankier (GBR) 21–11
17–21
14–21		  Fuchs / Michels (GER)
29 July, 12:30
 Zhang N / Zhao Y (CHN) 21–9
21–18		  Nikolaenko / Sorokina (RUS)
30 July, 18:30
 Nikolaenko / Sorokina (RUS) 18–21
21–12
19–21		  Fuchs / Michels (GER)
31 July, 15:20
 Zhang N / Zhao Y (CHN) 21–13
21–14		  Adcock / Bankier (GBR)

Group B

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen (DEN)330613
 Robert Mateusiak / Nadieżda Kostiuczyk (POL)321522
 Shintaro Ikeda / Reiko Shiota (JPN)312251
 Toby Ng / Grace Gao (CAN)303160
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 08:30
 Ikeda / Shiota (JPN) 18–21
20–22		  Mateusiak / Kostiuczyk (POL)
28 July, 14:19
 Nielsen / Pedersen (DEN) 21–12
21–11		  Ng / Gao (CAN)
29 July, 20:50
 Ikeda / Shiota (JPN) 21–10
11–21
21–15		  Ng / Gao (CAN)
30 July, 09:42
 Nielsen / Pedersen (DEN) 21–9
14–21
21–17		  Mateusiak / Kostiuczyk (POL)
31 July, 19:40
 Nielsen / Pedersen (DEN) 21–11
21–10		  Ikeda / Shiota (JPN)
31 July, 20:17
 Mateusiak / Kostiuczyk (POL) 21–13
21–16		  Ng / Gao (CAN)

Group C

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Tantowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir (INA)330603
 Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)321422
 Lee Yong-dae / Ha Jung-eun (KOR)312241
 Valiyaveetil Diju / Jwala Gutta (IND)303060
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 08:30
 Ahmad / Natsir (INA) 21–16
21–12		  Diju / Gutta (IND)
29 July, 09:07
 Ahmad / Natsir (INA) 21–19
21–12		  Lee Y-d / Ha J-e (KOR)
29 July, 13:05
 Laybourn / Juhl (DEN) 21–12
21–16		  Diju / Gutta (IND)
30 July, 12:30
 Laybourn / Juhl (DEN) 21–15
21–12		  Lee Y-d / Ha J-e (KOR)
31 July, 09:42
 Lee Y-d / Ha J-e (KOR) 21–15
21–15		  Diju / Gutta (IND)
31 July, 18:30
 Ahmad / Natsir (INA) 24–22
21–16		  Laybourn / Juhl (DEN)

Group D

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Xu Chen / Ma Jin (CHN)330603
 Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA)321422
 Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing (TPE)312251
 Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (MAS)303160
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 12:30
 Chen H-l / Cheng W-h (TPE) 21–12
6–21
21–15		  Chan / Goh (MAS)
29 July, 12:30
 Chen H-l / Cheng W-h (TPE) 15–21
16–21		  Prapakamol / Thoungthongkam (THA)
29 July, 19:09
 Xu C / Ma J (CHN) 21–14
21–8		  Chan / Goh (MAS)
30 July, 13:40
 Xu C / Ma J (CHN) 21–19
21–12		  Prapakamol / Thoungthongkam (THA)
31 July, 08:30
 Prapakamol / Thoungthongkam (THA) 21–16
21–15		  Chan / Goh (MAS)
31 July, 20:15
 Xu C / Ma J (CHN) 21–16
22–20		  Chen H-l / Cheng W-h (TPE)

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A1  Zhang Nan (CHN)
 Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 		21 21  
C2  Thomas Laybourn (DEN)
 Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) 		13 17  
A1  Zhang Nan (CHN)
 Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 		17 21 21
B1  J Fischer Nielsen (DEN)
 Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 		21 17 19
B1  J Fischer Nielsen (DEN)
 Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 		21 21  
D2  Sudket Prapakamol (THA)
 Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA) 		15 13  
A1  Zhang Nan (CHN)
 Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 		21 21  
D1  Xu Chen (CHN)
 Ma Jin (CHN) 		11 17  
A2  Michael Fuchs (GER)
 Birgit Michels (GER) 		15 9  
C1  Tontowi Ahmad (INA)
 Lilyana Natsir (INA) 		21 21  
C1  Tontowi Ahmad (INA)
 Lilyana Natsir (INA) 		23 18 13 Bronze medal match
D1  Xu Chen (CHN)
 Ma Jin (CHN) 		21 21 21
B2  Robert Mateusiak (POL)
 Nadieżda Kostiuczyk (POL) 		21 16 21 B1  J Fischer Nielsen (DEN)
 Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 		21 21  
D1  Xu Chen (CHN)
 Ma Jin (CHN) 		19 21 23 C1  Tontowi Ahmad (INA)
 Lilyana Natsir (INA) 		12 12  

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.
  3. ↑ London 2012 Doubles Qualification: Hosts hopes in sight
  4. ↑ Mixed doubles competition format. Accessed 6 August 2012.
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