Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

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

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
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei  China Xu Chen Ma Jin  China Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen  Denmark
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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 / Liliyana Natsir (INA) (fourth place)

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei (CHN)	3	3	0	6	0	3
Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels (GER)	3	2	1	4	4	2
Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina (RUS)	3	1	2	3	5	1
Chris Adcock / Imogen Bankier (GBR)	3	0	3	2	6	0

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)	3	3	0	6	1	3
Robert Mateusiak / Nadieżda Zięba (POL)	3	2	1	5	2	2
Shintaro Ikeda / Reiko Shiota (JPN)	3	1	2	2	5	1
Toby Ng / Grace Gao (CAN)	3	0	3	1	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
28 July, 08:30
Ikeda / Shiota (JPN)	18–21 20–22	Mateusiak / Zięba (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 / Zięba (POL)
31 July, 19:40
Nielsen / Pedersen (DEN)	21–11 21–10	Ikeda / Shiota (JPN)
31 July, 20:17
Mateusiak / Zięba (POL)	21–13 21–16	Ng / Gao (CAN)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (INA)	3	3	0	6	0	3
Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)	3	2	1	4	2	2
Lee Yong-dae / Ha Jung-eun (KOR)	3	1	2	2	4	1
Valiyaveetil Diju / Jwala Gutta (IND)	3	0	3	0	6	0

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)	3	3	0	6	0	3
Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam (THA)	3	2	1	4	2	2
Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing (TPE)	3	1	2	2	5	1
Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (MAS)	3	0	3	1	6	0

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 / Thungthongkam (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 / Thungthongkam (THA)
31 July, 08:30
Prapakamol / Thungthongkam (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 Thungthongkam (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)  Liliyana Natsir (INA)	21	21
								C1	Tontowi Ahmad (INA)  Liliyana Natsir (INA)	23	18	13			Bronze medal match
								D1	Xu Chen (CHN)  Ma Jin (CHN)	21	21	21
	B2	Robert Mateusiak (POL)  Nadieżda Zięba (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)  Liliyana Natsir (INA)	12	12

References

1. "Draw announced for Olympic Badminton competition". london2012.com. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
2. "LIVE DRAW: London 2012 Olympic Games". bwfbadminton.org. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
3. "London 2012 Doubles Qualification: Hosts hopes in sight". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
4. Mixed doubles competition format. Archived 7 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

External links

• Results at tournamentsoftware.com