Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles explained

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Event:	Mixed doubles
Games:	2016 Summer
Venue:	Riocentro - Pavilion 4
Date:	11–17 August
Competitors:	32
Nations:	14
Gold:	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
Goldnoc:	INA
Silver:	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
Silvernoc:	MAS
Bronze:	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
Bronzenoc:	CHN
Prev:	2012 London
Next:	2020 Tokyo

The badminton mixed doubles tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place from 11 to 17 August at Riocentro - Pavilion 4. The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016.

Competition format

See also: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.

Seeds

A total of 4 pairs were given seeds.^[1]

1. (bronze medalists)
2. (quarter-finals)
3. (gold medalists)
4. (group stage)

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team
	3	3	0	6	0	3
	3	2	1	4	3	2
	3	1	2	3	4	1
	3	0	3	0	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 8:00
	21–19 21–16
11 August, 10:45
	21–12 19–21 21–15
12 August, 8:00
	21–16 21–15
12 August, 9:35
	21–16 21–15
13 August, 16:40
	21–11 21–18
13 August, 16:40
	21–17 21–14

Group B

Team
	3	2	1	4	4	2
	3	2	1	5	4	2
	3	1	2	4	5	1
	3	1	2	4	4	1

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 16:40
	13–21 22–20 21–15
11 August, 16:40
	21–18 23–21
12 August, 8:25
	21–13 9–21 19–21
12 August, 9:35
	19–21 24–22 17–21
13 August, 8:25
	24–22 14–21 16–21
13 August, 10:45
	21–18 25–27 9–21

Group C

Team
	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
11 August, 15:30
	21–7 21–8
11 August, 16:40
	21–13 21–19
12 August, 11:55
	21–11 21–13
12 August, 15:55
	21–17 21–15
13 August, 10:10
	21–15 21–11
13 August, 21:05
	21–13 21–18

Group D

Team
	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
11 August, 9:00
	21–14 21–19
11 August, 9:35
	21–10 21–12
12 August, 15:30
	21–6 21–12
12 August, 16:40
	21–10 21–10
13 August, 9:00
	25–23 21–17
13 August, 15:55
	21–15 21–19

Finals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lee, Marin Lead Seedings. Badminton World Federation. bwfbadminton.com. 22 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160724032708/http://bwfbadminton.com/2016/07/21/lee-marin-lead-seedings/. 24 July 2016. dead.