Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles explained

Event:	Mixed doubles
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	Wembley Arena
Date:	28 July to 3 August
Competitors:	32
Nations:	14
Gold:	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
Goldnoc:	CHN
Silver:	Xu Chen Ma Jin
Silvernoc:	CHN
Bronze:	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
Bronzenoc:	DEN
Prev:	2008 Beijing
Next:	2016 Rio de Janeiro

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. (gold medallists)
2. (silver medallists)
3. (bronze medallists)
4. (fourth place)

Results

Group stage

Group A

width=340	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20
	3	3	0	6	0	3
	3	2	1	4	4	2
	3	1	2	3	5	1
	3	0	3	2	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
28 July, 09:40
	21–14 9–21 18–21
28 July, 18:30
	21–6 21–7
29 July, 08:30
	21–11 17–21 14–21
29 July, 12:30
	21–9 21–18
30 July, 18:30
	18–21 21–12 19–21
31 July, 15:20
	21–13 21–14

Group B

width=340	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20
	3	3	0	6	1	3
	3	2	1	5	2	2
	3	1	2	2	5	1
	3	0	3	1	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
28 July, 08:30
	18–21 20–22
28 July, 14:19
	21–12 21–11
29 July, 20:50
	21–10 11–21 21–15
30 July, 09:42
	21–9 14–21 21–17
31 July, 19:40
	21–11 21–10
31 July, 20:17
	21–13 21–16

Group C

width=340	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20
	3	3	0	6	0	3
	3	2	1	4	2	2
	3	1	2	2	4	1
	3	0	3	0	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
28 July, 08:30
	21–16 21–12
29 July, 09:07
	21–19 21–12
29 July, 13:05
	21–12 21–16
30 July, 12:30
	21–15 21–12
31 July, 09:42
	21–15 21–15
31 July, 18:30
	24–22 21–16

Group D

width=340	Team	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20
	3	3	0	6	0	3
	3	2	1	4	2	2
	3	1	2	2	5	1
	3	0	3	1	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
28 July, 12:30
	21–12 6–21 21–15
29 July, 12:30
	15–21 16–21
29 July, 19:09
	21–14 21–8
30 July, 13:40
	21–19 21–12
31 July, 08:30
	21–16 21–15
31 July, 20:15
	21–16 22–20

Finals

External links

• Results at tournamentsoftware.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Draw announced for Olympic Badminton competition. 23 July 2012. london2012.com. 24 July 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204184417/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/draw-announced-for-olympic-badminton-competition.html. dead.
2. Web site: LIVE DRAW: London 2012 Olympic Games. 23 July 2012. bwfbadminton.org. 23 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730105839/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=64818#. 30 July 2012. dead.
3. Web site: London 2012 Doubles Qualification: Hosts hopes in sight . 6 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507153543/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=62500# . 7 May 2012 . dead .
4. http://www.london2012.com/badminton/event/mixed-doubles/competition-format/ Mixed doubles competition format.