# 2011 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles

The women's doubles tournament of the 2011 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) was held from August 8 to 14. Du Jing and Yu Yang were the defending champions. Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang defeated Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 21–11 in the final to win their first gold medals at the World Championships.

## Seeds

* Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang (champions)
* Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin (second round)
* Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (semifinals)
* Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa (quarterfinals)
* Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei (final)
* Ha Jung-eun / Kim Min-jung (second round, retired)
* Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (quarterfinals)
* Meiliana Jauhari / Greysia Polii (quarterfinals)
* Duanganong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (third round)
* Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova (third round)
* Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet (third round)
* Vita Marissa / Nadya Melati (quarterfinals)
* Lotte Jonathans / Paulien van Dooremalen (second round)
* Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (third round)
* Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (third round)
* Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei (third round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito | 13 | 12 | | 1 | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna | 8 | 15 | | | | |
| 3 | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna | 21 | 21 | | 3 | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna | 8 | 15 | | | | |
| 8 | Meiliana Jauhari Greysia Polii | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Meiliana Jauhari Greysia Polii | 15 | 17 | | | | | | 1 | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 22 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | 20 | 11 |
| 5 | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | 20 | 11 |
| 4 | Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa | 16 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa | 16 | 10 | | 5 | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | 14 | 16 | | | | |
| 12 | Vita Marissa Nadya Melati | 21 | 10 | 17 | | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | 14 | 16 | | | | |
| | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | Wang XL Yu Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E Lennartsson E Wengberg | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang XL Yu Y | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul | 13 | 19 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Hsieh P-c Wang P-r | 14 | 17 | | | S Marinello B Michels | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| S Marinello B Michels | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang XL Yu Y | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Matsuo M Naito | 13 | 12 |
| | | | | 7 | S Matsuo M Naito | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| L Damkjær Kruse M Roepke | 21 | 21 | | | L Damkjær Kruse M Roepke | 10 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| C Gonzalez V Montero | 12 | 10 | | | | | | 7 | S Matsuo M Naito | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Chan TK Chau HW | 6 | 16 | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | L Jonathans P van Dooremalen | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Chan TK Chau HW | 17 | 21 | 21 | | Chan TK Chau HW | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| M Agathangelou H Olver | 21 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | M Maeda S Suetsuna | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| G Gao J Ko | 18 | 17 | | | DD Haris SR Andini | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| DD Haris SR Andini | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 3 | M Maeda S Suetsuna | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15 | M Matsutomo A Takahashi | 21 | 15 | 17 | | | | |
| | | | | 15 | M Matsutomo A Takahashi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ng HE Ng HL | 21 | 22 | | | Ng HE Ng HL | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Kobceva E Prus | 14 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Maeda S Suetsuna | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Jauhari G Polii | 15 | 17 |
| | | | | 8 | M Jauhari G Polii | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Chervaykova M Korobeyinkova | 21 | 16 | 15 | | N Kilic N Yigit | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| N Kilic N Yigit | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | 8 | M Jauhari G Polii | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 16 | SM Sari Y Lei | 13 | 13 | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | SM Sari Y Lei | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| I Wang R Wang | 21 | 21 | | | I Wang R Wang | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Elst J Snoeck | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| MC Edwards A Viljoen | 12 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Eriksson A Wallin | 21 | 21 | | L Eriksson A Wallin | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | C Pedersen K Rytter Juhl | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 14 | C Pedersen K Rytter Juhl | 20 | 16 | | | | | |
| Ö Bayrak C Fere | 10 | 11 | | | | | | 5 | Tian Q Zhao YL | 22 | 21 | | | | | |
| A Mudiyanselage U Weerasinghe | 21 | 21 | | A Mudiyanselage U Weerasinghe | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Tian Q Zhao YL | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tian Q Zhao YL | 21 | 21 |
| S Annys S Corvilain | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Fujii R Kakiiwa | 16 | 10 |
| L Choo R Veeran | 21 | 21 | | L Choo R Veeran | 22 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | V Sorokina N Vislova | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10 | V Sorokina N Vislova | 12 | 21 | 14 | | | | |
| Chin EH Wong PT | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 4 | M Fujii R Kakiiwa | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | |
| J Wallwork G White | 14 | 12 | | Chin EH Wong PT | 16 | 24 | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | M Fujii R Kakiiwa | 21 | 22 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| J Goliszewski C Nelte | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Ulitina N Voytsekh | 21 | 9 | 10 | | J Goliszewski C Nelte | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | V Marissa N Melati | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12 | V Marissa N Melati | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| A Bruce M Li | 21 | 17 | 13 | | | | | | S Piek I Tabeling | 11 | 10 | | | | | | |
| S Piek I Tabeling | 12 | 21 | 21 | | S Piek I Tabeling | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Ha J-e Kim M-j | wo | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | V Marissa N Melati | 21 | 10 | 17 |
| A Langley L Smith | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Gutta A Ponnappa | 17 | 21 | 21 |
| N Jiménez P Rodríguez | 9 | 15 | | | A Langley L Smith | 10 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Poon LY Tse YS | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11 | Poon LY Tse YS | 21 | 17 | 19 | | | | | |
| E Lee PL Obañana | 9 | 18 | | | | | | | J Gutta A Ponnappa | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| J Gutta A Ponnappa | 21 | 21 | | | J Gutta A Ponnappa | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Cheng W-h Chien Y-c | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |