Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

Competition format

Seeds

Results

References

Group stage

Finals

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Men's doubles; at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Riocentro - Pavilion 4
Date	11–20 August 2016
Competitors	32 from 14 nations
Medalists
	← 2012 London 2020 Tokyo →

The men's doubles badminton tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place 11–20 August 2016 at Riocentro - Pavilion 4. The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016.^[1]

Defending Olympic champion Fu Haifeng and his partner Zhang Nan of China defeated Malaysia's Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong in the final, 16–21, 21–11, 23–21, to win the gold medal in men's doubles badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2] It was Fu's second consecutive men's doubles gold medal, after winning the event in 2012 with Cai Yun, and Zhang's second Olympic badminton gold medal after winning the mixed doubles event in 2012 with Zhao Yunlei.^[3] The pair saved two match points in the third game on route to the title. In the bronze-medal match, Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge of Great Britain defeated China's Chai Biao and Hong Wei 21–18, 19–21, 21–10. It was Great Britain's first Olympic medal in badminton since 2004.^[4]

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

A total of 4 pairs were given seeds.^[1]

Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) (quarter-finals)
Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (INA) (group stage)
Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang (KOR) (quarter-finals)
Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan (CHN) (gold medalists)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 08:25
Lee Y-d / Yoo Y-s (KOR)	21–14 21–16	M Chau / S Serasinghe (AUS)
11 August, 10:45
V Ivanov / I Sozonov (RUS)	21–11 22–20	Lee S-m / Tsai C-h (TPE)
12 August, 09:35
Lee Y-d / Yoo Y-s (KOR)	18–21 21–13 21–18	Lee S-m / Tsai C-h (TPE)
12 August, 17:25
V Ivanov / I Sozonov (RUS)	21–16 21–16	M Chau / S Serasinghe (AUS)
13 August, 08:00
Lee S-m / Tsai C-h (TPE)	21–14 21–19	M Chau / S Serasinghe (AUS)
13 August, 10:45
Lee Y-d / Yoo Y-s (KOR)	17–21 21–19 16–21	V Ivanov / I Sozonov (RUS)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 15:55
Goh V S / Tan W K (MAS)	21–14 21–17	M Fuchs / J Schöttler (GER)
11 August, 15:55
Fu HF / Zhang N (CHN)	21–6 21–7	P Chew / S Pongnairat (USA)
12 August, 08:25
Goh V S / Tan W K (MAS)	21–12 21–10	P Chew / S Pongnairat (USA)
12 August, 16:40
Fu HF / Zhang N (CHN)	21–11 21–16	M Fuchs / J Schöttler (GER)
13 August, 09:00
M Fuchs / J Schöttler (GER)	21–14 21–14	P Chew / S Pongnairat (USA)
13 August, 10:10
Fu HF / Zhang N (CHN)	21–16 15–21 18–21	Goh V S / Tan W K (MAS)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 08:00
Kim G-j / Kim S-r (KOR)	21–14 21–15	A Cwalina / P Wacha (POL)
11 August, 17:25
M Boe / C Mogensen (DEN)	21–9 9–21 21–16	M Ellis / C Langridge (GBR)
12 August, 11:20
Kim G-j / Kim S-r (KOR)	21–17 23–25 18–21	M Ellis / C Langridge (GBR)
12 August, 17:25
M Boe / C Mogensen (DEN)	21–17 21–17	A Cwalina / P Wacha (POL)
13 August, 15:30
Kim G-j / Kim S-r (KOR)	21–15 21–18	M Boe / C Mogensen (DEN)
13 August, 15:30
M Ellis / C Langridge (GBR)	21–18 21–16	A Cwalina / P Wacha (POL)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11 August, 09:00
M Ahsan / H Setiawan (INA)	21–18 21–13	M Attri / B. S Reddy (IND)
11 August, 10:45
Chai B / Hong W (CHN)	18–21 21–14 21–23	H Endo / K Hayakawa (JPN)
12 August, 10:10
M Ahsan / H Setiawan (INA)	17–21 21–16 14–21	H Endo / K Hayakawa (JPN)
12 August, 11:20
Chai B / Hong W (CHN)	21–13 21–15	M Attri / B. S Reddy (IND)
13 August, 09:00
M Ahsan / H Setiawan (INA)	15–21 17–21	Chai B / Hong W (CHN)
13 August, 19:55
H Endo / K Hayakawa (JPN)	21–23 11–21	M Attri / B. S Reddy (IND)

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final

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		Bronze-medal match

					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	Marcus Ellis (GBR) Chris Langridge (GBR)	21	19	21

Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (RUS)

Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR)

Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin (TPE)

Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe (AUS)

1 2 "Lee, Marin Lead Seedings". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
↑ "China defeat Malaysia for badminton men's doubles gold". The Indian Express.
↑ "Olympics: Tense Malaysia gifts badminton doubles gold to China". The Straits Times.
↑ "Team GB's Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis win bronze at Rio 2016". The Guardian.

[:0-1] 1 2 "Lee, Marin Lead Seedings". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[2] "China defeat Malaysia for badminton men's doubles gold". The Indian Express.

[3] "Olympics: Tense Malaysia gifts badminton doubles gold to China". The Straits Times.

[4] "Team GB's Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis win bronze at Rio 2016". The Guardian.

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