Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Badminton
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Badminton; at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Riocentro Pavilion 4
Dates	11–20 August
No. of events	5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors	172 from 46 nations
	← 2012 London 2020 Tokyo →

The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 11 to 20 August at the fourth pavilion of Riocentro. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.^[1]

Similar to 2012 format, a combination of group play and knockout stages had been maintained at these Games. In all the doubles tournaments, the Badminton World Federation instituted several changes to the competition rules after the match fixing scandal from the previous Olympics, as all pairs finishing second in their groups would be placed into another draw to determine who they face in the next round, while the top pair in each group must have a fixed position matched to its designated seed in the knockout phase.^[2]

Hawk-Eye technology was first implemented in the sport of badminton in 2014 and made its Olympic debut during the Games. This system allows players to challenge line calls and request a video review, significantly enhancing the accuracy of officiating in the sport.^[3]

The Games made use of about 8,400 shuttlecocks.^[4]

Qualification

The Olympic qualification period took place between 4 May 2015 and 1 May 2016, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on 5 May 2016, was used to allocate spots.^[5] Unlike the previous Games, nations could only enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles, if both were ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players had been completed. Similar regulations in the singles tournaments also applied to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs could only enter a maximum of two pairs if both were ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs were entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs was filled.^[6]

For each player who had qualified in more than one discipline, an additional quota place in each of the singles tournaments would have become free. If no player from one continent had qualify, the best ranked player from a respective continent would have got a quota place.^[5]

Schedule

P	Preliminaries	R	Round of 16	¼	Quarterfinals	½	Semifinals	F	Final

Date →	Thu 11			Fri 12			Sat 13			Sun 14			Mon 15		Tues 16		Wed 17		Thu 18		Fri 19		Sat 20
Event ↓	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
Men's singles	P												R				¼				½		F
Men's doubles	P												¼		½				F		F
Women's singles	P													R		¼			½		F
Women's doubles	P												¼		½				F
Mixed doubles	P											¼		½		F

M = Morning session, A = Afternoon session, E = Evening session

Participation

Participating nations

Australia (5)
Austria (2)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (2)
Brunei (1)
Bulgaria (3)
Canada (2)
China (15)
Cuba (1)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (8)
Estonia (2)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Germany (7)
Great Britain (8)
Guatemala (1)
Hong Kong (7)
Hungary (1)
India (7)
Indonesia (10)
Ireland (2)
Israel (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (9)
Malaysia (8)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (1)
Netherlands (3)
Poland (5)
Portugal (2)
Russia (4)
Singapore (2)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (14)
Spain (2)
Sri Lanka (1)
Suriname (1)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (1)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Thailand (7)
Turkey (1)
Ukraine (2)
United States (7)
Vietnam (2)

Competitors

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles details	Chen Long China	Lee Chong Wei Malaysia	Viktor Axelsen Denmark
Men's doubles details	China Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan	Malaysia Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	Great Britain Chris Langridge Marcus Ellis
Women's singles details	Carolina Marín Spain	P. V. Sindhu India	Nozomi Okuhara Japan
Women's doubles details	Japan Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Denmark Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	South Korea Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan
Mixed doubles details	Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	Malaysia Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	China Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei

Results

Men's singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

A1	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21

C1	Chou Tien-chen (TPE)	9	15
					A1	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	15	21	22

					E1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	11	20
E1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	11	21

H1	Srikanth Kidambi (IND)	6	21	18
										A1	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	18	18

										P1	Chen Long (CHN)	21	21
I1	Rajiv Ouseph (GBR)	12	16

L1	Viktor Axelsen (DEN)	21	21
					L1	Viktor Axelsen (DEN)	14	15		Third place

					P1	Chen Long (CHN)	21	21
N1	Son Wan-ho (KOR)	11	21	11						E1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	10	17

P1	Chen Long (CHN)	21	18	21						L1	Viktor Axelsen (DEN)	15	21	21

Women's singles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

A1	Carolina Marín (ESP)	21	21

C1	Sung Ji-hyun (KOR)	12	16
					A1	Carolina Marín (ESP)	21	21

					E1	Li Xuerui (CHN)	14	16
E1	Li Xuerui (CHN)	21	21

H1	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (THA)	12	17
									A1	Carolina Marín (ESP)	19	21	21

									M1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	21	12	15
J1	Nozomi Okuhara (JPN)	11	21	21

K1	Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)	21	17	10
					J1	Nozomi Okuhara (JPN)	19	10	Third place

					M1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	21	21
M1	P. V. Sindhu (IND)	22	21						E1	Li Xuerui (CHN)	w	/	o

P1	Wang Yihan (CHN)	20	19						J1	Nozomi Okuhara (JPN)

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

A1	Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) Ivan Sozonov (RUS)	13	21	16

D2	Chai Biao (CHN) Hong Wei (CHN)	21	16	21
					D2	Chai Biao (CHN) Hong Wei (CHN)	18	21	17

					B1	Goh V Shem (MAS) Tan Wee Kiong (MAS)	21	12	21
B1	Goh V Shem (MAS) Tan Wee Kiong (MAS)	17	21	21

A2	Lee Yong-dae (KOR) Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR)	21	18	19
										B1	Goh V Shem (MAS) Tan Wee Kiong (MAS)	21	11	21

										B2	Fu Haifeng (CHN) Zhang Nan (CHN)	16	21	23
B2	Fu Haifeng (CHN) Zhang Nan (CHN)	11	21	24

C1	Kim Gi-jung (KOR) Kim Sa-rang (KOR)	21	18	22
					B2	Fu Haifeng (CHN) Zhang Nan (CHN)	21	21		Third place

					C2	Marcus Ellis (GBR) Chris Langridge (GBR)	14	18
C2	Marcus Ellis (GBR) Chris Langridge (GBR)	21	21							D2	Chai Biao (CHN) Hong Wei (CHN)	18	21	10

D1	Hiroyuki Endo (JPN) Kenichi Hayakawa (JPN)	19	17							C2	Chris Langridge (GBR) Marcus Ellis (GBR)	21	19	21

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

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	Third place

					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

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

A1	Zhang Nan (CHN) Zhao Yunlei (CHN)	21	21

D2	Kenta Kazuno (JPN) Ayane Kurihara (JPN)	14	12
				A1	Zhang Nan (CHN) Zhao Yunlei (CHN)	16	15

				C1	Tontowi Ahmad (INA) Liliyana Natsir (INA)	21	21
C1	Tontowi Ahmad (INA) Liliyana Natsir (INA)	21	21

A2	Praveen Jordan (INA) Debby Susanto (INA)	16	11
								C1	Tontowi Ahmad (INA) Liliyana Natsir (INA)	21	21

								C2	Chan Peng Soon (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS)	14	12
C2	Chan Peng Soon (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS)	21	21

B1	Robert Mateusiak (POL) Nadieżda Zięba (POL)	17	10
				C2	Chan Peng Soon (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS)	21	21	Third place

				B2	Xu Chen (CHN) Ma Jin (CHN)	12	19
B2	Xu Chen (CHN) Ma Jin (CHN)	21	21					A1	Zhang Nan (CHN) Zhao Yunlei (CHN)	21	21

D1	Ko Sung-hyun (KOR) Kim Ha-na (KOR)	17	18					B2	Xu Chen (CHN) Ma Jin (CHN)	7	11

References

^ "Rio 2016: Badminton". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ Mackay, Duncan (30 November 2012). "Olympics doubles rules changed for Rio 2016 after match-fixing scandal". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ Mikkelsen, Sebastian (24 August 2023). "Badminton's Evolution: A historical glimpse into the sport's changing face over the decades".
^ "8,400 shuttlecocks, 250 golf carts, 54 boats... the mind-blowing numbers behind the Rio 2016 Games". Archived from the original on 7 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Rio 2016 – BWF Badminton Qualification System". BWF. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ "Singles Maximum Reduced for Rio 2016". Badminton World Federation. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

External links

"Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
Results Book – Badminton

[badminton-1] "Rio 2016: Badminton". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[2] Mackay, Duncan (30 November 2012). "Olympics doubles rules changed for Rio 2016 after match-fixing scandal". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[3] Mikkelsen, Sebastian (24 August 2023). "Badminton's Evolution: A historical glimpse into the sport's changing face over the decades".

[4] "8,400 shuttlecocks, 250 golf carts, 54 boats... the mind-blowing numbers behind the Rio 2016 Games". Archived from the original on 7 July 2016.

[bwf-5] "Rio 2016 – BWF Badminton Qualification System". BWF. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[6] "Singles Maximum Reduced for Rio 2016". Badminton World Federation. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

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