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Mixed doubles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Mixed doubles victory ceremony
VenueWembley Arena
Date28 July to 3 August
Competitors32 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei		  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xu Chen
Ma Jin		  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen		  Denmark
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The badminton mixed doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 3 August at Wembley Arena.

The draw was held on 23 July 2012. Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event.

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.

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

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