# Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics

The badminton tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place between 24 July and 2 August 2021. A total of 172 athletes (86 male and 86 female players) competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.

## Qualification

The Olympic qualification period was originally scheduled to take place between 29 April 2019 and 26 April 2020, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on 30 April 2020. The Olympic qualification period was then set between 29 April 2019 and 6 June 2021, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, published on 15 June 2021, was used to allocate spots. Nations were able to 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 also applied to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs could enter a maximum of two pairs if both were ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOC's were entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs was filled. Additional rules ensured that each continent is represented in every event, guaranteed the host at least one quota place in each individual event, and assign additional quota places if players qualify in multiple events.

## Schedule

The tournament was held over a 10-day period.
| P | Preliminaries | R | Round of 16 | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | M | Medal matches |
| Date | 24 Jul | 24 Jul | 25 Jul | 25 Jul | 26 Jul | 26 Jul | 27 Jul | 27 Jul | 28 Jul | 28 Jul | 29 Jul | 29 Jul | 30 Jul | 30 Jul | 31 Jul | 31 Jul | 1 Aug | 1 Aug | 2 Aug | 2 Aug |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | A | M | E | A | E | A | E |
| Men's singles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | P | | R | | | QF | | SF | | | M |
| Men's doubles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | QF | | | SF | | M | | | | |
| Women's singles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | R | | QF | QF | | SF | | M | | |
| Women's doubles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | | QF | | | SF | | | | M | |
| Mixed doubles | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | QF | | SF | | M | M | | | | | | |

## Participating nations

A total of 172 badminton players from 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) across five continental confederations participate at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
* Australia (4)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (2)
* Bulgaria (3)
* Canada (8)
* China (14)
* Denmark (9)
* Egypt (3)
* Estonia (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (4)
* Germany (5)
* Great Britain (7)
* Guatemala (2)
* Hong Kong (4)
* Hungary (2)
* India (4)
* Indonesia (11)
* Iran (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (2)
* Japan (13) (host)
* Malaysia (8)
* Maldives (1)
* Malta (1)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Myanmar (1)
* Netherlands (4)
* Nigeria (3)
* Pakistan (1)
* Peru (1)
* Refugee Olympic Team (1)
* ROC (4)
* Singapore (2)
* Slovakia (1)
* South Korea (10)
* Spain (2)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Chinese Taipei (5)
* Thailand (7)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United States (4)
* Vietnam (2)

### Competitors
## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Japan* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Viktor Axelsen Denmark | Chen Long China | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Indonesia |
| Men's doubles details | Chinese Taipei Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | China Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | Malaysia Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
| Women's singles details | Chen Yufei China | Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei | P. V. Sindhu India |
| Women's doubles details | Indonesia Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu | China Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | South Korea Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
| Mixed doubles details | China Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | China Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | Japan Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |

## Results
### Men's singles

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| | | | | | A1 | Heo Kwang-hee (KOR) | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 21 | 3 | 21 | C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1 | Mark Caljouw (NED) | 17 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1 | Mark Caljouw (NED) | 17 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 18 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| F1 | Wang Tzu-wei (TPE) | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F1 | Wang Tzu-wei (TPE) | 16 | 14 | | E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | H1 | Shi Yuqi (CHN) | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G1 | Jonatan Christie (INA) | 11 | 9 | | H1 | Shi Yuqi (CHN) | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Shi Yuqi (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Shi Yuqi (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 15 | 12 | |
| I1 | Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN) | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 15 | 12 |
| J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) | 21 | 21 | | J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | L1 | Anders Antonsen (DEN) | 18 | 21 | 18 | | | | |
| K1 | Toby Penty (GBR) | 10 | 15 | | L1 | Anders Antonsen (DEN) | 18 | 21 | 18 | | | | |
| L1 | Anders Antonsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L1 | Anders Antonsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) | 16 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 |
| M1 | Lee Zii Jia (MAS) | 21 | 19 | 5 | | | | | | N1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| N1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 8 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| N1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 8 | 21 | 21 | N1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 9 | 21 | | | | | | C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 11 | 13 | |
| | | | | | P1 | Chou Tien-chen (TPE) | 14 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) | 21 | 21 | |

### Women's singles

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| | | | | A1 | Chen Yufei (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | C1 | An Se-young (KOR) | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | An Se-young (KOR) | 21 | 21 | C1 | An Se-young (KOR) | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1 | Busanan Ongbamrungphan (THA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1 | Busanan Ongbamrungphan (THA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | A1 | Chen Yufei (CHN) | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | G1 | He Bingjiao (CHN) | 16 | 21 | 12 | | | | | | |
| E1 | Nozomi Okuhara (JPN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | G1 | He Bingjiao (CHN) | 16 | 21 | 12 | | | | | | |
| F1 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F1 | Michelle Li (CAN) | 9 | 7 | E1 | Nozomi Okuhara (JPN) | 21 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | G1 | He Bingjiao (CHN) | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G1 | He Bingjiao (CHN) | 14 | 9 | G1 | He Bingjiao (CHN) | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Beiwen Zhang (USA) | 21 | 7$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Beiwen Zhang (USA) | 21 | 7$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | A1 | Chen Yufei (CHN) | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P1 | Tai Tzu-ying (TPE) | 18 | 21 | 18 |
| I1 | Mia Blichfeldt (DEN) | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P1 | Tai Tzu-ying (TPE) | 18 | 21 | 18 |
| J1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | J1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 22 | | | | | | |
| | | | | L1 | Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) | 13 | 20 | | | | | | |
| K1 | Kim Ga-eun (KOR) | 17 | 18 | L1 | Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) | 13 | 20 | | | | | | |
| L1 | Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L1 | Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | J1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 18 | 12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | P1 | Tai Tzu-ying (TPE) | 21 | 21 | |
| M1 | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA) | 12 | 19 | | | | | | P1 | Tai Tzu-ying (TPE) | 21 | 21 | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| N1 | Ratchanok Intanon (THA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N1 | Ratchanok Intanon (THA) | 21 | 21 | N1 | Ratchanok Intanon (THA) | 21 | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | G1 | He Bingjiao (CHN) | 13 | 15 | |
| | | | | P1 | Tai Tzu-ying (TPE) | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | J1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | |

### Men's doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| A1 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (INA) Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA) | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Aaron Chia (MAS) Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Aaron Chia (MAS) Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | D2 | Aaron Chia (MAS) Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) | 22 | 13 | | | | | |
| | | | | | C1 | Li Junhui (CHN) Liu Yuchen (CHN) | 24 | 21 | | | | | |
| C1 | Li Junhui (CHN) Liu Yuchen (CHN) | 12 | 21 | 21 | C1 | Li Junhui (CHN) Liu Yuchen (CHN) | 24 | 21 | | | | | |
| B2 | Kim Astrup (DEN) Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN) | 21 | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Kim Astrup (DEN) Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN) | 21 | 14 | 19 | | | | | C1 | Li Junhui (CHN) Liu Yuchen (CHN) | 18 | 12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | A2 | Lee Yang (TPE) Wang Chi-lin (TPE) | 21 | 21 | |
| A2 | Lee Yang (TPE) Wang Chi-lin (TPE) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | A2 | Lee Yang (TPE) Wang Chi-lin (TPE) | 21 | 21 |
| B1 | Hiroyuki Endo (JPN) Yuta Watanabe (JPN) | 16 | 19 | | | | | |
| B1 | Hiroyuki Endo (JPN) Yuta Watanabe (JPN) | 16 | 19 | | A2 | Lee Yang (TPE) Wang Chi-lin (TPE) | 21 | 21 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | D1 | Mohammad Ahsan (INA) Hendra Setiawan (INA) | 11 | 10 |
| C2 | Takeshi Kamura (JPN) Keigo Sonoda (JPN) | 14 | 21 | 9 | D1 | Mohammad Ahsan (INA) Hendra Setiawan (INA) | 11 | 10 | D2 | Aaron Chia (MAS) Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) | 17 | 21 | 21 |
| D1 | Mohammad Ahsan (INA) Hendra Setiawan (INA) | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | D1 | Mohammad Ahsan (INA) Hendra Setiawan (INA) | 21 | 17 | 14 |

### Women's doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| A1 | Greysia Polii (INA) Apriyani Rahayu (INA) | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Du Yue (CHN) Li Yinhui (CHN) | 15 | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Du Yue (CHN) Li Yinhui (CHN) | 15 | 22 | 17 | A1 | Greysia Polii (INA) Apriyani Rahayu (INA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | C1 | Lee So-hee (KOR) Shin Seung-chan (KOR) | 19 | 17 | | | | | |
| C1 | Lee So-hee (KOR) Shin Seung-chan (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | C1 | Lee So-hee (KOR) Shin Seung-chan (KOR) | 19 | 17 | | | | | |
| B2 | Selena Piek (NED) Cheryl Seinen (NED) | 8 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Selena Piek (NED) Cheryl Seinen (NED) | 8 | 17 | | | | | | A1 | Greysia Polii (INA) Apriyani Rahayu (INA) | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | D1 | Chen Qingchen (CHN) Jia Yifan (CHN) | 19 | 15 | |
| D2 | Kim So-yeong (KOR) Kong Hee-yong (KOR) | 21 | 14 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | D1 | Chen Qingchen (CHN) Jia Yifan (CHN) | 19 | 15 |
| B1 | Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Wakana Nagahara (JPN) | 14 | 21 | 26 | | | | |
| B1 | Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Wakana Nagahara (JPN) | 14 | 21 | 26 | D2 | Kim So-yeong (KOR) Kong Hee-yong (KOR) | 15 | 11 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | D1 | Chen Qingchen (CHN) Jia Yifan (CHN) | 21 | 21 |
| A2 | Yuki Fukushima (JPN) Sayaka Hirota (JPN) | 21 | 10 | 10 | D1 | Chen Qingchen (CHN) Jia Yifan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | C1 | Lee So-hee (KOR) Shin Seung-chan (KOR) | 10 | 17 | |
| D1 | Chen Qingchen (CHN) Jia Yifan (CHN) | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | D2 | Kim So-yeong (KOR) Kong Hee-yong (KOR) | 21 | 21 | |

### Mixed doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| A1 | Zheng Siwei (CHN) Huang Yaqiong (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Praveen Jordan (INA) Melati Daeva Oktavianti (INA) | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Praveen Jordan (INA) Melati Daeva Oktavianti (INA) | 17 | 15 | | A1 | Zheng Siwei (CHN) Huang Yaqiong (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 16 | 12 | | | | | | |
| B1 | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 13 | 18 | | D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 16 | 12 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | A1 | Zheng Siwei (CHN) Huang Yaqiong (CHN) | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| | | | | | | | | | | D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| C1 | Yuta Watanabe (JPN) Arisa Higashino (JPN) | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| B2 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) | 21 | 16 | 14 | | | | | |
| B2 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) | 21 | 16 | 14 | C1 | Yuta Watanabe (JPN) Arisa Higashino (JPN) | 23 | 15 | 14 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| A2 | Seo Seung-jae (KOR) Chae Yoo-jung (KOR) | 9 | 16 | | D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 17 | 21 | |
| D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | C1 | Yuta Watanabe (JPN) Arisa Higashino (JPN) | 21 | 23 | |