# Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

The badminton women's doubles tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place from 11 to 17 August at Riocentro - Pavilion 4. The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016.

## Competition format

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

## Seeds

A total of 4 pairs were given seeds.
* Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) (gold medalists)
* Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang (CHN) (fourth place)
* Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii (INA) (quarter-finals)
* Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan (KOR) (bronze medalists)

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Eefje Muskens / Selena Piek (NED) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Puttita Supajirakul / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa (IND) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 August, 08:00 |||
| M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (JPN) | 21–15 21–10 | J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND) |
| 11 August, 15:55 |||
| E Muskens / S Piek (NED) | 21–13 22–20 | P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA) |
| 12 August, 08:25 |||
| M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (JPN) | 21–15 21–15 | P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA) |
| 12 August, 09:00 |||
| E Muskens / S Piek (NED) | 21–16 16–21 21–17 | J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND) |
| 13 August, 08:00 |||
| M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (JPN) | 21–9 21–11 | E Muskens / S Piek (NED) |
| 13 August, 10:45 |||
| P Supajirakul / S Taerattanachai (THA) | 21–17 21–15 | J Gutta / A Ponnappa (IND) |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL | Pts |
| Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 118 | 92 | 2 |
| Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 113 | 91 | 2 |
| Luo Ying / Luo Yu (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 100 | 2 |
| Eva Lee / Paula Lynn Obañana (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 126 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 August, 09:35 |||
| C Pedersen / K Rytter Juhl (DEN) | 11–21 18–21 | Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN) |
| 11 August, 20:30 |||
| Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR) | 21–14 21–12 | E Lee / P L Obañana (USA) |
| 12 August, 15:55 |||
| C Pedersen / K Rytter Juhl (DEN) | 21–9 21–6 | E Lee / P L Obañana (USA) |
| 12 August, 19:30 |||
| Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR) | 21–10 21–14 | Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN) |
| 13 August, 15:55 |||
| Jung K-e / Shin S-c (KOR) | 16–21 18–21 | C Pedersen / K Rytter Juhl (DEN) |
| 13 August, 19:30 |||
| Luo Y / Luo Y (CHN) | 21–14 21–15 | E Lee / P L Obañana (USA) |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii (INA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Vivian Hoo Kah Mun / Woon Khe Wei (MAS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Heather Olver / Lauren Smith (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 August, 10:10 |||
| N K Maheswari / G Polii (INA) | 21–9 21–11 | Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG) |
| 11 August, 11:55 |||
| Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS) | 21–17 24–22 | H Olver / L Smith (GBR) |
| 12 August, 10:10 |||
| Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS) | 21–15 21–13 | Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG) |
| 12 August, 15:30 |||
| N K Maheswari / G Polii (INA) | 21–10 21–13 | H Olver / L Smith (GBR) |
| 13 August, 09:35 |||
| N K Maheswari / G Polii (INA) | 21–19 21–19 | Vivian Hoo K M / Woon K W (MAS) |
| 13 August, 21:05 |||
| H Olver / L Smith (GBR) | 21–17 18–21 21–16 | Poon L Y / Tse Y S (HKG) |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee (KOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (BUL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Johanna Goliszewski / Carla Nelte (GER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 August, 15:30 |||
| Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR) | 24–22 21–15 | G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL) |
| 11 August, 15:30 |||
| Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN) | 21–10 21–11 | J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER) |
| 12 August, 10:10 |||
| Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR) | 21–18 18–21 21–17 | J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER) |
| 12 August, 15:55 |||
| Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN) | 21–14 21–11 | G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL) |
| 13 August, 08:00 |||
| Tang YT / Yu Y (CHN) | 18–21 21–14 11–21 | Chang Y-n / Lee S-h (KOR) |
| 13 August, 20:30 |||
| G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL) | 21–14 21–19 | J Goliszewski / C Nelte (GER) |

### Finals

| Quarter-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 | Misaki Matsutomo (JPN) Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (MAS) Woon Khe Wei (MAS) | 16 | 21 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | B1 | Jung Kyung-eun (KOR) Shin Seung-chan (KOR) | 16 | 15 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Eefje Muskens (NED) Selena Piek (NED) | 13 | 22 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | B2 | Christinna Pedersen (DEN) Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) | 21 | 9 | 19 |
| C1 | Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (INA) Greysia Polii (INA) | 11 | 14 | | | | | | |
| C1 | Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (INA) Greysia Polii (INA) | 11 | 14 | | D2 | Tang Yuanting (CHN) Yu Yang (CHN) | 16 | 21 | 19 | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | | | | B2 | Christinna Pedersen (DEN) Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) | 21 | 14 | 21 |
| B2 | Christinna Pedersen (DEN) Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) | 28 | 18 | 21 | B2 | Christinna Pedersen (DEN) Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) | 21 | 14 | 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 | |