# Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

The badminton men's doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 5 August at Wembley Arena.
The draw was held on 23 July 2012. Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event. China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng won the gold medal.

## Competition format

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

## Seeds

* Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (CHN) (gold Medallists)
* Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (KOR) (bronze Medallists)
* Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (DEN) (silver Medallists)
* Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) (group stage)

## Results
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler (GER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Ross Smith / Glenn Warfe (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 28 July, 19:05 |||
| Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) | 21–11 21–17 | Smith / Warfe (AUS) |
| 28 July, 19:09 |||
| Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) | 21–15 21–16 | Kindervater / Schöttler (GER) |
| 29 July, 09:44 |||
| Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) | 21–14 21–13 | Smith / Warfe (AUS) |
| 29 July, 20:19 |||
| Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) | 22–20 21–16 | Kindervater / Schöttler (GER) |
| 30 July, 12:30 |||
| Kindervater / Schöttler (GER) | 21–13 21–14 | Smith / Warfe (AUS) |
| 31 July, 19:42 |||
| Cai Y / Fu H (CHN) | 21–19 21–13 | Fang C-m / Lee S-m (TPE) |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Bodin Isara / Maneepong Jongjit (THA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (INA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Adam Cwalina / Michał Łogosz (POL)$^1$ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 28 July, 12:30 |||
| Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) | 17–21 21–7 21–13$^1$ | Cwalina / Łogosz (POL) |
| 28 July, 20:17 |||
| Ahsan / Septano (INA) | 11–21 16–21 | Isara / Jongjit (THA) |
| 29 July, 15:20 |||
| Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) | 15–21 14–21 | Isara / Jongjit (THA) |
| 30 July, 14:17 |||
| Isara / Jongjit (THA) | w/o$^1$ | Cwalina / Łogosz (POL) |
| 30 July, 18:30 |||
| Ko S-h / Yoo Y-s (KOR) | 22–24 12–21 | Ahsan / Septano (INA) |
| 31 July, 12:30 |||
| Ahsan / Septano (INA) | w/o$^1$ | Cwalina / Łogosz (POL) |
$^1$ Cwalina / Łogosz retired from the competition after Łogosz pulled an Achillies tendon during the third set of the first match.

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (DEN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Dorian Lance James / Willem Viljoen (RSA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 28 July, 19:07 |||
| Boe / Mogensen (DEN) | 21–6 21–12 | James / Viljoen (RSA) |
| 29 July, 09:42 |||
| Chai B / Guo Z (CHN) | 21–8 21–13 | James / Viljoen (RSA) |
| 29 July, 18:30 |||
| Boe / Mogensen (DEN) | 16–21 21–19 21–14 | Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) |
| 30 July, 19:07 |||
| Chai B / Guo Z (CHN) | 23–21 21–15 | Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) |
| 31 July, 09:44 |||
| Boe / Mogensen (DEN) | 21–14 21–19 | Chai B / Guo Z (CHN) |
| 31 July, 20:52 |||
| Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) | 21–13 21–15 | James / Viljoen (RSA) |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (KOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (MAS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 28 July, 13:07 |||
| Koo / Tan (MAS) | 21–12 21–14 | Kawamae / Sato (JPN) |
| 28 July, 18:30 |||
| Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) | 21–14 21–19 | Bach / Gunawan (USA) |
| 29 July, 14:15 |||
| Koo / Tan (MAS) | 21–12 21–14 | Bach / Gunawan (USA) |
| 29 July, 19:40 |||
| Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) | 21–16 21–15 | Kawamae / Sato (JPN) |
| 30 July, 14:19 |||
| Kawamae / Sato (JPN) | 21–15 21–15 | Bach / Gunawan (USA) |
| 31 July, 18:30 |||
| Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) | 21–16 21–11 | Koo / Tan (MAS) |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Cai Yun (CHN) Fu Haifeng (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Chai Biao (CHN) Guo Zhendong (CHN) | 15 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Chai Biao (CHN) Guo Zhendong (CHN) | 15 | 19 | A1 | Cai Yun (CHN) Fu Haifeng (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | D2 | Koo Kien Keat (MAS) Tan Boon Heong (MAS) | 9 | 19 | | | | | | |
| B1 | Bodin Isara (THA) Maneepong Jongjit (THA) | 16 | 18 | D2 | Koo Kien Keat (MAS) Tan Boon Heong (MAS) | 9 | 19 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Koo Kien Keat (MAS) Tan Boon Heong (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Koo Kien Keat (MAS) Tan Boon Heong (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | A1 | Cai Yun (CHN) Fu Haifeng (CHN) | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | C1 | Mathias Boe (DEN) Carsten Mogensen (DEN) | 16 | 15 | |
| A2 | Fang Chieh-min (TPE) Lee Sheng-mu (TPE) | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | C1 | Mathias Boe (DEN) Carsten Mogensen (DEN) | 16 | 15 |
| C1 | Mathias Boe (DEN) Carsten Mogensen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| C1 | Mathias Boe (DEN) Carsten Mogensen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | C1 | Mathias Boe (DEN) Carsten Mogensen (DEN) | 17 | 21 | 22 | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | | | D1 | Jung Jae-sung (KOR) Lee Yong-dae (KOR) | 21 | 18 | 20 |
| B2 | Mohammad Ahsan (INA) Bona Septano (INA) | 12 | 16 | D1 | Jung Jae-sung (KOR) Lee Yong-dae (KOR) | 21 | 18 | 20 | D2 | Koo Kien Keat (MAS) Tan Boon Heong (MAS) | 21 | 10 | |
| D1 | Jung Jae-sung (KOR) Lee Yong-dae (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | D1 | Jung Jae-sung (KOR) Lee Yong-dae (KOR) | 23 | 21 | |