Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
| Women's doubles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Riocentro - Pavilion 4 | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11–18 August 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| List of players Qualification | |||
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| Doubles | men | mixed | |
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]
Japan's Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi defeated Denmark's Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl 18–21, 21–9, 21–19, to win the gold medal in women's doubles badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] It was Japan's first gold medal in Olympics badminton, and their win marked the first time since the debut of badminton as an Olympic sport in 1992 that a non-Chinese women's doubles team won the event.[3] In the bronze-medal match, South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun and Shin Seung-chan defeated China's Tang Yuanting and Yu Yang 21–8, 21–17, marking the first time in Olympic badminton history that a Chinese team failed to podium in the women's doubles event.[2]
Competition format
The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.
Seeds
A total of 4 pairs were given seeds.[1]
Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) (gold medalists)
Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang (CHN) (fourth place)
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii (INA) (quarter-finals)
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)
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21–15 21–10 |
J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND)
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| 11 August, 15:55 | ||
| E Muskens / S Piek (NED)
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21–13 22–20 |
P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA)
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| 12 August, 08:25 | ||
| M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (JPN)
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21–15 21–15 |
P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA)
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| 12 August, 09:00 | ||
| E Muskens / S Piek (NED)
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21–16 16–21 21–17 |
J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND)
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| 13 August, 08:00 | ||
| M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (JPN)
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21–9 21–11 |
E Muskens / S Piek (NED)
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| 13 August, 10:45 | ||
| P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA)
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21–17 21–15 |
J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND)
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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)
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11–21 18–21 |
Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN)
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| 11 August, 20:30 | ||
| Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR)
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21–14 21–12 |
E Lee / P L Obañana (USA)
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| 12 August, 15:55 | ||
| C Pedersen / K Rytter Juhl (DEN)
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21–9 21–6 |
E Lee / P L Obañana (USA)
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| 12 August, 19:30 | ||
| Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR)
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21–10 21–14 |
Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN)
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| 13 August, 15:55 | ||
| Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR)
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16–21 18–21 |
C Pedersen / K Rytter Juhl (DEN)
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| 13 August, 19:30 | ||
| Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN)
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21–14 21–15 |
E Lee / P L Obañana (USA)
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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| 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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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)
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21–9 21–11 |
Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG)
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| 11 August, 11:55 | ||
| Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS)
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21–17 24–22 |
H Olver / L Smith (GBR)
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| 12 August, 10:10 | ||
| Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS)
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21–15 21–13 |
Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG)
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| 12 August, 15:30 | ||
| N K Maheswari / G Polii (INA)
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21–10 21–13 |
H Olver / L Smith (GBR)
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| 13 August, 09:35 | ||
| N K Maheswari / G Polii (INA)
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21–19 21–19 |
Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS)
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| 13 August, 21:05 | ||
| H Olver / L Smith (GBR)
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21–17 18–21 21–16 |
Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG)
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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| 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 |
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| 11 August, 15:30 | ||
| Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR)
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24–22 21–15 |
G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL)
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| 11 August, 15:30 | ||
| Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN)
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21–10 21–11 |
J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER)
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| 12 August, 10:10 | ||
| Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR)
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21–18 18–21 21–17 |
J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER)
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| 12 August, 15:55 | ||
| Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN)
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21–14 21–11 |
G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL)
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| 13 August, 08:00 | ||
| Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN)
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18–21 21–14 11–21 |
Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR)
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| 13 August, 20:30 | ||
| G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL)
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21–14 21–19 |
J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER)
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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 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Lee, Marin Lead Seedings". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ a b Ian Ransom (18 August 2016). "Badminton: Fearless Japanese rally for women's doubles gold". Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ Peter Hutchinson (19 August 2016). "Japan shuttlers leave Danes wanting to turn back time". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
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