Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

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The badminton women's 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.^[1]

Women's doubles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Riocentro - Pavilion 4
Date	11–18 August 2016
Competitors	32 from 14 nations
Medalists
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi  Japan Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl  Denmark Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan  South Korea
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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.  Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) (gold medalists)
2.  Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang (CHN) (fourth place)
3.  Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii (INA) (quarter-finals)
4.  Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan (KOR) (bronze medalists)

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (JPN)	3	3	0	6	0	3
Eefje Muskens / Selena Piek (NED)	3	2	1	4	3	2
Puttita Supajirakul / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA)	3	1	2	2	4	1
Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa (IND)	3	0	3	1	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 08:00
M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (JPN)	21–15 21–10	J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND)
11 August, 15:55
E Muskens / S Piek (NED)	21–13 22–20	P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA)
12 August, 08:25
M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (JPN)	21–15 21–15	P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA)
12 August, 09:00
E Muskens / S Piek (NED)	21–16 16–21 21–17	J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND)
13 August, 08:00
M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (JPN)	21–9 21–11	E Muskens / S Piek (NED)
13 August, 10:45
P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA)	21–17 21–15	J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	PW	PL	Pts
Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan (KOR)	3	2	1	4	2	118	92	2
Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)	3	2	1	4	2	113	91	2
Luo Ying / Luo Yu (CHN)	3	2	1	4	2	108	100	2
Eva Lee / Paula Lynn Obañana (USA)	3	0	3	0	6	70	126	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 09:35
C Pedersen / K Rytter Juhl (DEN)	11–21 18–21	Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN)
11 August, 20:30
Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR)	21–14 21–12	E Lee / P L Obañana (USA)
12 August, 15:55
C Pedersen / K Rytter Juhl (DEN)	21–9 21–6	E Lee / P L Obañana (USA)
12 August, 19:30
Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR)	21–10 21–14	Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN)
13 August, 15:55
Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR)	16–21 18–21	C Pedersen / K Rytter Juhl (DEN)
13 August, 19:30
Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN)	21–14 21–15	E Lee / P L Obañana (USA)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii (INA)	3	3	0	6	0	3
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun / Woon Khe Wei (MAS)	3	2	1	4	2	2
Heather Olver / Lauren Smith (GBR)	3	1	2	2	5	1
Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet (HKG)	3	0	3	1	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 10:10
N K Maheswari / G Polii (INA)	21–9 21–11	Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG)
11 August, 11:55
Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS)	21–17 24–22	H Olver / L Smith (GBR)
12 August, 10:10
Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS)	21–15 21–13	Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG)
12 August, 15:30
N K Maheswari / G Polii (INA)	21–10 21–13	H Olver / L Smith (GBR)
13 August, 09:35
N K Maheswari / G Polii (INA)	21–19 21–19	Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS)
13 August, 21:05
H Olver / L Smith (GBR)	21–17 18–21 21–16	Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee (KOR)	3	3	0	6	2	3
Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang (CHN)	3	2	1	5	2	2
Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (BUL)	3	1	2	2	4	1
Johanna Goliszewski / Carla Nelte (GER)	3	0	3	1	6	0

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 15:30
Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR)	24–22 21–15	G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL)
11 August, 15:30
Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN)	21–10 21–11	J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER)
12 August, 10:10
Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR)	21–18 18–21 21–17	J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER)
12 August, 15:55
Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN)	21–14 21–11	G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL)
13 August, 08:00
Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN)	18–21 21–14 11–21	Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR)
13 August, 20:30
G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL)	21–14 21–19	J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER)

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	A1	Misaki Matsutomo (JPN)  Ayaka Takahashi (JPN)	21	18	21
	C2	Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (MAS)  Woon Khe Wei (MAS)	16	21	9
								A1	Misaki Matsutomo (JPN)  Ayaka Takahashi (JPN)	21	21
								B1	Jung Kyung-eun (KOR)  Shin Seung-chan (KOR)	16	15
	B1	Jung Kyung-eun (KOR)  Shin Seung-chan (KOR)	21	20	21
	A2	Eefje Muskens (NED)  Selena Piek (NED)	13	22	14
															A1	Misaki Matsutomo (JPN)  Ayaka Takahashi (JPN)	18	21	21
															B2	Christinna Pedersen (DEN)  Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)	21	9	19
	D2	Tang Yuanting (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	21	21
	C1	Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (INA)  Greysia Polii (INA)	11	14
								D2	Tang Yuanting (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	16	21	19			Bronze-medal match
								B2	Christinna Pedersen (DEN)  Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)	21	14	21
	B2	Christinna Pedersen (DEN)  Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)	28	18	21										B1	Jung Kyung-eun (KOR)  Shin Seung-chan (KOR)	21	21
	D1	Chang Ye-na (KOR)  Lee So-hee (KOR)	26	21	15										D2	Tang Yuanting (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	8	17