# Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

The men's doubles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 31 July at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. There were 16 pairs from 14 nations competing.

## Background

This was the 8th appearance of the event as a full medal event. Badminton was introduced as a demonstration sport in 1972, held again as an exhibition sport in 1988, and added to the full programme in 1992; the men's doubles tournament has been held since.
The reigning champions were Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan of China, who were not defending their title. Fu retired after the 2016 Games, having reached three consecutive finals with two different partners (Zhang and Cai Yun) and winning two gold medals and a silver medal. The top two qualifying teams were both from Indonesia: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan. The latter pair were also reigning world champions from the 2019 BWF World Championships.

## Qualification

The badminton qualification system provided for 16 men's doubles teams (32 players). Following revisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualifying periods were set from 29 April 2019 to 15 March 2020 and from 4 January to 13 June 2021, with the ranking list of 15 June 2021 deciding qualification.
Qualification was done entirely through the ranking list. Nations with at least two pairs in the top 8 were able to send a maximum of 2 pairs (4 players); all other nations were limited to a single pair. Pairs were taken from the ranking list in order, respecting those national limits, until 16 pairs were selected. However, each continent was guaranteed to have at least one pair with the lowest-ranking pairs displaced if necessary to make room for a continental guarantee.

## Competition format

The tournament was started with a group phase round-robin. There were four groups of four teams each; the top two highest-ranked pairs from each group advanced to the knockout stage. The knockout stage was a three-round single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match.
Matches were played best-of-three games. Each game was played to 21, except that a pair must win by 2 unless the score reached 30–29.

## Seeds

* Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA) (quarter-finals)
* Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (INA) (fourth place)
* Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (CHN) (silver medalists)
* Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe (JPN) (quarter-finals)

## Schedule

The tournament was held over an 8-day period, with 7 competition days and 1 open day.
| P | Preliminaries | 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 doubles | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | QF | | | SF | | M | | | | |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (INA) Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 140 | 108 | +32 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Lee Yang (TPE) Wang Chi-lin (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 161 | 151 | +10 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (IND) Chirag Shetty (IND) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 131 | 140 | −9 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ben Lane (GBR) Sean Vendy (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 93 | 126 | −33 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head point: Indonesia 1, India 1, Chinese Taipei 1.
| Date | Time | Pair 1 | Score | Pair 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 24 July | 12:20 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Ben Lane Sean Vendy | 21–15 | 21–11 | |
| 24 July | 12:20 | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | 1–2 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 16–21 | 21–16 | 25–27 |
| 26 July | 11:20 | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Ben Lane Sean Vendy | 21–17 | 21–14 | |
| 26 July | 12:40 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 21–13 | 21–12 | |
| 27 July | 12:00 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 1–2 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | 18–21 | 21–15 | 17–21 |
| 27 July | 12:00 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Ben Lane Sean Vendy | 21–17 | 21–19 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hiroyuki Endo (JPN) Yuta Watanabe (JPN) (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 73 | +53 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Kim Astrup (DEN) Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 110 | 90 | +20 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Vladimir Ivanov (ROC) Ivan Sozonov (ROC) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 111 | 102 | +9 | 1 | |
| 4 | Godwin Olofua (NGR) Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (NGR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 44 | 126 | −82 | 0 | |
| Date | Time | Pair 1 | Score | Pair 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| 24 July | 13:00 | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 2–0 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | 21–13 | 21–18 |
| 24 July | 20:00 | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | 21–2 | 21–7 |
| 25 July | 12:40 | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 2–0 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | 21–19 | 21–19 |
| 26 July | 18:00 | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | 21–7 | 21–10 |
| 27 July | 11:20 | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 21–14 | 21–12 |
| 27 July | 18:40 | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | 21–8 | 21–10 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Li Junhui (CHN) Liu Yuchen (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 83 | +43 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Takeshi Kamura (JPN) Keigo Sonoda (JPN) (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 114 | 77 | +37 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Mark Lamsfuß (GER) Marvin Seidel (GER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 90 | 110 | −20 | 1 | |
| 4 | Phillip Chew (USA) Ryan Chew (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 66 | 126 | −60 | 0 | |
| Date | Time | Pair 1 | Score | Pair 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| 24 July | 11:00 | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Phillip Chew Ryan Chew | 21–9 | 21–17 |
| 24 July | 19:20 | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 2–0 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel | 21–13 | 21–8 |
| 25 July | 18:40 | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel | 21–14 | 21–13 |
| 26 July | 10:00 | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Phillip Chew Ryan Chew | 21–11 | 21–3 |
| 27 July | 10:00 | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 2–0 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 21–14 | 21–16 |
| 27 July | 18:00 | Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Phillip Chew Ryan Chew | 21–10 | 21–16 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammad Ahsan (INA) Hendra Setiawan (INA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 145 | 109 | +36 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Aaron Chia (MAS) Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 122 | 107 | +15 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Choi Sol-gyu (KOR) Seo Seung-jae (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 130 | 128 | +2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Jason Ho-Shue (CAN) Nyl Yakura (CAN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 73 | 126 | −53 | 0 | |
| Date | Time | Pair 1 | Score | Pair 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 24 July | 18:00 | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Jason Ho-Shue Nyl Yakura | 21–12 | 21–11 | |
| 24 July | 18:00 | Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae | 0–2 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | 22–24 | 15–21 | |
| 25 July | 10:00 | Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae | 2–0 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Jason Ho-Shue Nyl Yakura | 21–14 | 21–8 | |
| 26 July | 19:20 | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | 21–16 | 21–19 | |
| 27 July | 12:40 | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 2–1 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae | 21–12 | 19–21 | 21–18 |
| 27 July | 20:00 | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | 2–0 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Jason Ho-Shue Nyl Yakura | 21–15 | 21–13 | |

## Finals

The quarter-finals were held on 29 July 2021, the semi-finals on the next day, and the medal matches on 31 July 2021.
| 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 |