Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Event:	Badminton
Games:	2008 Summer
Venue:	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Dates:	9–17 August 2008
Num Events:	5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors:	173
Nations:	50
Prev:	2004 Athens
Next:	2012 London

Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 17 August at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.

Qualification

The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008. During that period, all of tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (except test events) awarded points to qualify for Olympic Games.

Competition schedule

August	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	width=70	17
Men's singles	Round of 64	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Bronze	Final
Women's singles	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16		Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze & final
Men's doubles				Round of 16	Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze & final
Women's doubles		Round of 16	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Bronze & final
Mixed doubles				Round of 16		Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze & final

Draw

The draw of the competition was held on July 26, 2008 in Beijing Henan Plaza Hotel at 16:00 CST (UTC+8). The draw was originally scheduled on August 4, 2008, just five days before the start of the competition. However it was brought forward to ensure better television broadcast scheduling.^[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 official website.^[2]

Medalists

Men's singles
Men's doubles
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles

Results

Men's singles

See main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles.

Women's singles

See main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles.

Men's doubles

See main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles.

Women's doubles

See main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles.

Mixed doubles

See main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles.

External links

• Badminton – Official Results Book

Notes and References

1. News: Badminton Draw Brought Forward . 2008-07-07 . . 2008-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080711002301/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/news1.asp?pageid=%7BD2147B69-D35C-4D6C-BC24-184F78CFC09B%7D . 11 July 2008 . dead .
2. Web site: Badminton Medal Standings. 2008-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080818184002/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/BD/C95/BD0000000.shtml. 18 August 2008 . live.