# Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 11 to 20 August at the fourth pavilion of Riocentro. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Similar to 2012 format, a combination of group play and knockout stages had been maintained at these Games. In all the doubles tournaments, the Badminton World Federation instituted several changes to the competition rules after the match fixing scandal from the previous Olympics, as all pairs finishing second in their groups would be placed into another draw to determine who they face in the next round, while the top pair in each group must have a fixed position matched to its designated seed in the knockout phase.
Hawk-Eye technology was first implemented in the sport of badminton in 2014 and made its Olympic debut during the Games. This system allows players to challenge line calls and request a video review, significantly enhancing the accuracy of officiating in the sport.
The Games made use of about 8,400 shuttlecocks.

## Qualification

The Olympic qualification period took place between 4 May 2015 and 1 May 2016, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on 5 May 2016, was used to allocate spots. Unlike the previous Games, nations could only 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 in the singles tournaments also applied to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs could only enter a maximum of two pairs if both were ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs were entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs was filled.
For each player who had qualified in more than one discipline, an additional quota place in each of the singles tournaments would have become free. If no player from one continent had qualify, the best ranked player from a respective continent would have got a quota place.

## Schedule

| P | Preliminaries | R | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date → | Thu 11 | Thu 11 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Fri 12 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sat 13 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Sun 14 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Mon 15 | Tues 16 | Tues 16 | Wed 17 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | Sat 20 |
| Event ↓ | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| Men's singles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | R | R | | | ¼ | | | | ½ | | F | |
| Men's doubles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | | ¼ | | ½ | | | | F | | F | | | |
| Women's singles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | R | | ¼ | | | ½ | | F | | | |
| Women's doubles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | | ¼ | | ½ | | | | F | | | | | |
| Mixed doubles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | | ¼ | | ½ | | F | F | | | | | | | |

## Participation
### Participating nations

* Australia (5)
* Austria (2)
* Belgium (2)
* Brazil (2)
* Brunei (1)
* Bulgaria (3)
* Canada (2)
* China (15)
* Cuba (1)
* Czech Republic (2)
* Denmark (8)
* Estonia (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (7)
* Great Britain (8)
* Guatemala (1)
* Hong Kong (7)
* Hungary (1)
* India (7)
* Indonesia (10)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (9)
* Malaysia (8)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Netherlands (3)
* Poland (5)
* Portugal (2)
* Russia (4)
* Singapore (2)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (14)
* Spain (2)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Suriname (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Chinese Taipei (4)
* Thailand (7)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United States (7)
* Vietnam (2)

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

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Chen Long China | Lee Chong Wei Malaysia | Viktor Axelsen Denmark |
| Men's doubles details | China Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan | Malaysia Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong | Great Britain Chris Langridge Marcus Ellis |
| Women's singles details | Carolina Marín Spain | P. V. Sindhu India | Nozomi Okuhara Japan |
| Women's doubles details | Japan Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | Denmark Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | South Korea Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan |
| Mixed doubles details | Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | Malaysia Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | China Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |

## Results
### Men's singles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Chou Tien-chen (TPE) | 9 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Chou Tien-chen (TPE) | 9 | 15 | | A1 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 15 | 21 | 22 | | | | | |
| | | | | | E1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 11 | 20 | | | | | |
| E1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 11 | 21 | E1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 11 | 20 | | | | | |
| H1 | Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 6 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 6 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | A1 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 18 | 18 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | P1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 | |
| I1 | Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | P1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 |
| L1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| L1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | L1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 14 | 15 | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | P1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 | |
| N1 | Son Wan-ho (KOR) | 11 | 21 | 11 | P1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | E1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 10 | 17 |
| P1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | L1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 15 | 21 | 21 |

### Women's singles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Carolina Marín (ESP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Sung Ji-hyun (KOR) | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Sung Ji-hyun (KOR) | 12 | 16 | | A1 | Carolina Marín (ESP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | E1 | Li Xuerui (CHN) | 14 | 16 | | | | | |
| E1 | Li Xuerui (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | E1 | Li Xuerui (CHN) | 14 | 16 | | | | | |
| H1 | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (THA) | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (THA) | 12 | 17 | | | | | | A1 | Carolina Marín (ESP) | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | M1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 12 | 15 |
| J1 | Nozomi Okuhara (JPN) | 11 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | M1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 12 | 15 |
| K1 | Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) | 21 | 17 | 10 | | | | |
| K1 | Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) | 21 | 17 | 10 | J1 | Nozomi Okuhara (JPN) | 19 | 10 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | M1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 |
| M1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 22 | 21 | | M1 | P. V. Sindhu (IND) | 21 | 21 | E1 | Li Xuerui (CHN) | w | / | o |
| P1 | Wang Yihan (CHN) | 20 | 19 | | | | | | J1 | Nozomi Okuhara (JPN) | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 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) | 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 | B1 | Goh V Shem (MAS) Tan Wee Kiong (MAS) | 21 | 12 | 21 | | | | | |
| A2 | Lee Yong-dae (KOR) Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) | 21 | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | B2 | Fu Haifeng (CHN) Zhang Nan (CHN) | 16 | 21 | 23 |
| C1 | Kim Gi-jung (KOR) Kim Sa-rang (KOR) | 21 | 18 | 22 | | | | | |
| C1 | Kim Gi-jung (KOR) Kim Sa-rang (KOR) | 21 | 18 | 22 | B2 | Fu Haifeng (CHN) Zhang Nan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | C2 | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Chris Langridge (GBR) | 14 | 18 | |
| C2 | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Chris Langridge (GBR) | 21 | 21 | | C2 | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Chris Langridge (GBR) | 14 | 18 | | D2 | Chai Biao (CHN) Hong Wei (CHN) | 18 | 21 | 10 |
| D1 | Hiroyuki Endo (JPN) Kenichi Hayakawa (JPN) | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | C2 | Chris Langridge (GBR) Marcus Ellis (GBR) | 21 | 19 | 21 |

### Women's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 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 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | 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 | |

### Mixed doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Zhang Nan (CHN) Zhao Yunlei (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Kenta Kazuno (JPN) Ayane Kurihara (JPN) | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Kenta Kazuno (JPN) Ayane Kurihara (JPN) | 14 | 12 | A1 | Zhang Nan (CHN) Zhao Yunlei (CHN) | 16 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | C1 | Tontowi Ahmad (INA) Liliyana Natsir (INA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| C1 | Tontowi Ahmad (INA) Liliyana Natsir (INA) | 21 | 21 | C1 | Tontowi Ahmad (INA) Liliyana Natsir (INA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| A2 | Praveen Jordan (INA) Debby Susanto (INA) | 16 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Praveen Jordan (INA) Debby Susanto (INA) | 16 | 11 | | | | | C1 | Tontowi Ahmad (INA) Liliyana Natsir (INA) | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | | C2 | Chan Peng Soon (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS) | 14 | 12 | |
| C2 | Chan Peng Soon (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | C2 | Chan Peng Soon (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS) | 14 | 12 |
| B1 | Robert Mateusiak (POL) Nadieżda Zięba (POL) | 17 | 10 | | | | |
| B1 | Robert Mateusiak (POL) Nadieżda Zięba (POL) | 17 | 10 | C2 | Chan Peng Soon (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS) | 21 | 21 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | B2 | Xu Chen (CHN) Ma Jin (CHN) | 12 | 19 |
| B2 | Xu Chen (CHN) Ma Jin (CHN) | 21 | 21 | B2 | Xu Chen (CHN) Ma Jin (CHN) | 12 | 19 | A1 | Zhang Nan (CHN) Zhao Yunlei (CHN) | 21 | 21 | |
| D1 | Ko Sung-hyun (KOR) Kim Ha-na (KOR) | 17 | 18 | | | | | B2 | Xu Chen (CHN) Ma Jin (CHN) | 7 | 11 | |