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Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Men's doubles victory ceremony
VenueWembley Arena
Date28 July to 5 August
Competitors32 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
 Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
 South Korea
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Badminton at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomenmixed

The badminton men's doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 5 August at Wembley Arena.

The draw was held on 23 July 2012. Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event. China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng won the gold medal.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.

Seeds

  1.  Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (CHN) (gold Medallists)
  2.  Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (KOR) (bronze Medallists)
  3.  Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (DEN) (silver Medallists)
  4.  Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) (group stage)

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (CHN) 3 3 0 6 0 3
 Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu (TPE) 3 2 1 4 2 2
 Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler (GER) 3 1 2 2 4 1
 Ross Smith / Glenn Warfe (AUS) 3 0 3 0 6 0
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 19:05
 Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) 21–11
21–17
 Smith / Warfe (AUS)
28 July, 19:09
 Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) 21–15
21–16
 Kindervater / Schöttler (GER)
29 July, 09:44
 Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) 21–14
21–13
 Smith / Warfe (AUS)
29 July, 20:19
 Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) 22–20
21–16
 Kindervater / Schöttler (GER)
30 July, 12:30
 Kindervater / Schöttler (GER) 21–13
21–14
 Smith / Warfe (AUS)
31 July, 19:42
 Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) 21–19
21–13
 Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE)

Group B

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Bodin Isara / Maneepong Jongjit (THA) 3 3 0 6 0 3
 Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (INA) 3 2 1 4 2 2
 Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) 3 1 2 2 4 1
 Adam Cwalina / Michał Łogosz (POL)
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 12:30
 Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) 17–21
21–7
21–13
 Cwalina / Łogosz (POL)
28 July, 20:17
 Ahsan / Septano (INA) 11–21
16–21
 Isara / Jongjit (THA)
29 July, 15:20
 Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) 15–21
14–21
 Isara / Jongjit (THA)
30 July, 14:17
 Isara / Jongjit (THA) w/o  Cwalina / Łogosz (POL)
30 July, 18:30
 Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) 22–24
12–21
 Ahsan / Septano (INA)
31 July, 12:30
 Ahsan / Septano (INA) w/o  Cwalina / Łogosz (POL)

Cwalina / Łogosz retired from the competition after Łogosz pulled an Achillies tendon during the third set of the first match.

Group C

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (DEN) 3 3 0 6 1 3
 Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong (CHN) 3 2 1 4 2 2
 Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (RUS) 3 1 2 3 4 1
 Dorian Lance James / Willem Viljoen (RSA) 3 0 3 0 6 0
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 19:07
 Boe / Mogensen (DEN) 21–6
21–12
 James / Viljoen (RSA)
29 July, 09:42
 Chai B / Guo Z (CHN) 21–8
21–13
 James / Viljoen (RSA)
29 July, 18:30
 Boe / Mogensen (DEN) 16–21
21–19
21–14
 Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS)
30 July, 19:07
 Chai B / Guo Z (CHN) 23–21
21–15
 Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS)
31 July, 09:44
 Boe / Mogensen (DEN) 21–14
21–19
 Chai B / Guo Z (CHN)
31 July, 20:52
 Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) 21–13
21–15
 James / Viljoen (RSA)

Group D

Team Pld W L SW SL Pts
 Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (KOR) 3 3 0 6 0 3
 Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (MAS) 3 2 1 4 2 2
 Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (JPN) 3 1 2 2 4 1
 Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan (USA) 3 0 3 0 6 0
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 July, 13:07
 Koo / Tan (MAS) 21–12
21–14
 Kawamae / Sato (JPN)
28 July, 18:30
 Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) 21–14
21–19
 Bach / Gunawan (USA)
29 July, 14:15
 Koo / Tan (MAS) 21–12
21–14
 Bach / Gunawan (USA)
29 July, 19:40
 Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) 21–16
21–15
 Kawamae / Sato (JPN)
30 July, 14:19
 Kawamae / Sato (JPN) 21–15
21–15
 Bach / Gunawan (USA)
31 July, 18:30
 Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) 21–16
21–11
 Koo / Tan (MAS)

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A1  Cai Yun (CHN)
 Fu Haifeng (CHN)
21 21  
C2  Chai Biao (CHN)
 Guo Zhendong (CHN)
15 19  
A1  Cai Yun (CHN)
 Fu Haifeng (CHN)
21 21  
D2  Koo Kien Keat (MAS)
 Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
9 19  
B1  Bodin Isara (THA)
 Maneepong Jongjit (THA)
16 18  
D2  Koo Kien Keat (MAS)
 Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
21 21  
A1  Cai Yun (CHN)
 Fu Haifeng (CHN)
21 21  
C1  Mathias Boe (DEN)
 Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
16 15  
A2  Fang Chieh-min (TPE)
 Lee Sheng-mu (TPE)
16 18  
C1  Mathias Boe (DEN)
 Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
21 21  
C1  Mathias Boe (DEN)
 Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
17 21 22 Bronze-medal match
D1  Jung Jae-sung (KOR)
 Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
21 18 20
B2  Mohammad Ahsan (INA)
 Bona Septano (INA)
12 16   D2  Koo Kien Keat (MAS)
 Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
21 10  
D1  Jung Jae-sung (KOR)
 Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
21 21   D1  Jung Jae-sung (KOR)
 Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
23 21  

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. Mixed doubles competition format. Archived 1 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

External links

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