Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 17 August at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.

Badminton at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Dates	9–17 August 2008
No. of events	5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors	173 from 50 nations
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Qualification

Further information: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008. During that period, all of tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (except test events) awarded points to qualify for Olympic Games.

Competition schedule

August	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Men's singles	Round of 64	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Bronze	Final
Women's singles	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16		Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze & final
Men's doubles				Round of 16	Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze & final
Women's doubles		Round of 16	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Bronze & final
Mixed doubles				Round of 16		Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze & final

Participating nations

•  Algeria (1)
•  Australia (6)
•  Belarus (1)
•  Bulgaria (1)
•  Canada (4)
•  China (19)
•  Chinese Taipei (4)
•  Czech Republic (2)
•  Denmark (10)
•  Egypt (1)
•  Estonia (2)
•  Finland (2)
•  France (2)
•  Germany (6)
•  Great Britain (6)
•  Guatemala (1)
•  Hong Kong (3)
•  Iceland (1)
•  India (2)
•  Indonesia (11)
•  Iran (1)
•  Ireland (2)
•  Italy (1)
•  Japan (10)
•  Lithuania (2)
•  Malaysia (9)
•  Mauritius (1)
•  Mexico (1)
•  New Zealand (1)
•  Nigeria (1)
•  Peru (1)
•  Poland (5)
•  Portugal (2)
•  Russia (2)
•  Seychelles (2)
•  Singapore (5)
•  Slovakia (1)
•  Slovenia (1)
•  South Africa (5)
•  South Korea (13)
•  Spain (2)
•  Sri Lanka (1)
•  Sweden (1)
•  Switzerland (2)
•  Thailand (3)
•  Uganda (1)
•  Ukraine (3)
•  United States (5)
•  Vietnam (2)
•  Zambia (1)

Draw

The draw of the competition was held on July 26, 2008 in Beijing Henan Plaza Hotel at 16:00 CST (UTC+8). The draw was originally scheduled on August 4, 2008, just five days before the start of the competition. However it was brought forward to ensure better television broadcast scheduling.^[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 official website.^[2]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	3	2	3	8
2	Indonesia (INA)	1	1	1	3
	South Korea (KOR)	1	1	1	3
4	Malaysia (MAS)	0	1	0	1
Totals (4 entries)		5	5	5	15

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles details	Lin Dan  China	Lee Chong Wei  Malaysia	Chen Jin  China
Men's doubles details	Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan  Indonesia	Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng  China	Lee Jae-jin/Hwang Ji-man  South Korea
Women's singles details	Zhang Ning  China	Xie Xingfang  China	Maria Kristin Yulianti  Indonesia
Women's doubles details	Du Jing/Yu Yang  China	Lee Kyung-won/Lee Hyo-jung  South Korea	Zhang Yawen/Wei Yili  China
Mixed doubles details	Lee Yong-dae/Lee Hyo-jung  South Korea	Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir  Indonesia	He Hanbin/Yu Yang  China

Results

Men's singles

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
	8	Peter Gade (DEN)	13	16
								1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
								4	Chen Jin (CHN)	12	18
	4	Chen Jin (CHN)	21	21
		Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE)	8	14
															1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
															2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	12	8
		Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	23	21
	3	Bao Chunlai (CHN)	21	11
									Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	18	21	13			Third place
								2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	13	21
	6	Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA)	9	11											4	Chen Jin (CHN)	21	12	21
	2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21												Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	16	21	14

Women's singles

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Xie Xingfang (CHN)	21	22
	7	Xu Huaiwen (GER)	19	20
								1	Xie Xingfang (CHN)	7	21	21
								3	Lu Lan (CHN)	21	10	12
	3	Lu Lan (CHN)	21	29
	8	Wong Mew Choo (MAS)	7	27
															1	Xie Xingfang (CHN)	12	21	18
															2	Zhang Ning (CHN)	21	10	21
		Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA)	26	21	21
		Saina Nehwal (IND)	28	14	15
									Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA)	15	15				Third place
								2	Zhang Ning (CHN)	21	21
	5	Pi Hongyan (FRA)	8	21	19										3	Lu Lan (CHN)	21	13	15
	2	Zhang Ning (CHN)	21	19	21											Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA)	11	21	21

Men's doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Markis Kido (INA)  Hendra Setiawan (INA)	21	21
		Koo Kien Keat (MAS)  Tan Boon Heong (MAS)	16	18
								1	Markis Kido (INA)  Hendra Setiawan (INA)	21	21
									Lars Paaske (DEN)  Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)	19	17
		Lars Paaske (DEN)  Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)	17	21	21
		Michał Łogosz (POL)  Robert Mateusiak (POL)	21	11	15
															1	Markis Kido (INA)  Hendra Setiawan (INA)	12	21	21
															2	Fu Haifeng (CHN)  Cai Yun (CHN)	21	11	16
		Tadashi Ohtsuka (JPN)  Keita Masuda (JPN)	12	21	9
		Lee Jae-jin (KOR)  Hwang Ji-man (KOR)	21	18	21
									Lee Jae-jin (KOR)  Hwang Ji-man (KOR)	20	8				Third place
								2	Fu Haifeng (CHN)  Cai Yun (CHN)	22	21
		Howard Bach (USA)  Bob Malaythong (USA)	9	10												Lars Paaske (DEN)  Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)	21	18	17
	2	Fu Haifeng (CHN)  Cai Yun (CHN)	21	21												Lee Jae-jin (KOR)  Hwang Ji-man (KOR)	13	21	21

Women's doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Yang Wei (CHN)  Zhang Jiewen (CHN)	21	21	14
		Miyuki Maeda (JPN)  Satoko Suetsuna (JPN)	8	23	21
									Miyuki Maeda (JPN)  Satoko Suetsuna (JPN)	20	15
								4	Lee Hyo-jung (KOR)  Lee Kyung-won (KOR)	22	21
	4	Lee Hyo-jung (KOR)  Lee Kyung-won (KOR)	21	21
		Jiang Yanmei (SIN)  Li Yujia (SIN)	15	12
															4	Lee Hyo-jung (KOR)  Lee Kyung-won (KOR)	15	13
															2	Du Jing (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	21	21
		Cheng Wen-hsing (TPE)  Chien Yu-chin (TPE)	14	18
	3	Wei Yili (CHN)  Zhang Yawen (CHN)	21	21
								3	Wei Yili (CHN)  Zhang Yawen (CHN)	19	12				Third place
								2	Du Jing (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	21	21
		Kumiko Ogura (JPN)  Reiko Shiota (JPN)	8	5												Miyuki Maeda (JPN)  Satoko Suetsuna (JPN)	17	10
	2	Du Jing (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	21	21											3	Wei Yili (CHN)  Zhang Yawen (CHN)	21	21

Mixed doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Nova Widianto (INA)  Liliyana Natsir (INA)	21	21
		Sudket Prapakamol (THA)  Saralee Thoungthongkam (THA)	13	19
								1	Nova Widianto (INA)  Liliyana Natsir (INA)	15	21	23
								4	He Hanbin (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	21	11	21
	4	He Hanbin (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	22	23
		Robert Mateusiak (POL)  Nadieżda Kostiuczyk (POL)	20	21
															1	Nova Widianto (INA)  Liliyana Natsir (INA)	11	17
																Lee Yong-dae (KOR)  Lee Hyo-jung (KOR)	21	21
		Thomas Laybourn (DEN)  Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN)	17	21	17
	3	Flandy Limpele (INA)  Vita Marissa (INA)	21	15	21
								3	Flandy Limpele (INA)  Vita Marissa (INA)	9	21	17			Third place
									Lee Yong-dae (KOR)  Lee Hyo-jung (KOR)	21	12	21
		Lee Yong-dae (KOR)  Lee Hyo-jung (KOR)	21	21											4	He Hanbin (CHN)  Yu Yang (CHN)	19	21	23
		Nathan Robertson (GBR)  Gail Emms (GBR)	19	12											3	Flandy Limpele (INA)  Vita Marissa (INA)	21	17	21