# Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

The mixed doubles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 30 July at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. There were 16 pairs (32 players) from 15 nations competing.

## Background

This was the 7th 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 mixed doubles tournament was not held in 1992 but has been held since 1996.
The reigning champions were Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia, who were not defending their title with both having retired. The top two qualifying pairs were both from China (the only nation to qualify two pairs): Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong and Wang Yilyu/Huang Dongping. Zheng and Huang were also the reigning world champions.

## Qualification

The badminton qualification system provided for 16 mixed doubles teams (32 players). Following revisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualifying periods were set between 29 April 2019 to 15 March 2020 and 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 started with a group phase round-robin. There were four groups of four teams each; the top two highest-ranked pairs from each group would move on to a 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

* Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (CHN) (silver medalists)
* Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (CHN) (gold medalists)
* Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) (quarter-finals)
* Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (INA) (quarter-finals)

## Schedule

The tournament was held over a 7-day period, with 6 competition days and 1 open day.
| P | Preliminaries | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | BM | Bronze medal match | GM | Gold medal match |
| 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 |
| Mixed doubles | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | QF | | SF | | BM | GM | | | | | | |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zheng Siwei (CHN) Huang Yaqiong (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 127 | 81 | +46 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Seo Seung-jae (KOR) Chae Yoo-jung (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 131 | 99 | +32 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Robin Tabeling (NED) Selena Piek (NED) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 124 | 114 | +10 | 1 | |
| 4 | Adham Hatem Elgamal (EGY) Doha Hany (EGY) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 38 | 126 | −88 | 0 | |
| Date | Time | Pair 1 | Score | Pair 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 24 July | 10:20 | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 2–0 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany | 21–5 | 21–10 | |
| 24 July | 10:20 | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung | 2–1 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 16–21 | 21–15 | 21–11 |
| 25 July | 14:00 | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 21–15 | 22–20 | |
| 25 July | 18:00 | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung | 2–0 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany | 21–7 | 21–3 | |
| 26 July | 10:40 | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany | 21–9 | 21–4 | |
| 26 July | 12:40 | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung | 21–14 | 21–17 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 126 | 98 | +28 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 115 | 85 | +30 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Thom Gicquel (FRA) Delphine Delrue (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 101 | 109 | −8 | 1 | |
| 4 | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (CAN) Josephine Wu (CAN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 76 | 126 | −50 | 0 | |
| Date | Time | Pair 1 | Score | Pair 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| 24 July | 09:40 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 2–0 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 21–18 | 21–17 |
| 24 July | 18:40 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu | 21–13 | 21–6 |
| 25 July | 12:00 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 2–0 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 21–9 | 21–15 |
| 25 July | 19:20 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 2–0 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu | 21–13 | 21–19 |
| 26 July | 12:00 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 0–2 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 17–21 | 19–21 |
| 26 July | 13:20 | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu | 21–12 | 21–13 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yuta Watanabe (JPN) Arisa Higashino (JPN) (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 146 | 93 | +53 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Praveen Jordan (INA) Melati Daeva Oktavianti (INA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 130 | 135 | −5 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Mathias Christiansen (DEN) Alexandra Bøje (DEN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 131 | 127 | +4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Simon Leung (AUS) Gronya Somerville (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 94 | 146 | −52 | 0 | |
| Date | Time | Pair 1 | Score | Pair 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 24 July | 09:00 | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 2–1 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 20–22 | 21–11 | 21–15 |
| 24 July | 11:40 | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 2–1 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Simon Leung Gronya Somerville | 20–22 | 21–17 | 21–13 |
| 25 July | 13:20 | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 24–22 | 21–19 | |
| 25 July | 18:40 | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 2–0 Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Simon Leung Gronya Somerville | 21–7 | 21–15 | |
| 26 July | 10:40 | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 0–2 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 13–21 | 10–21 | |
| 26 July | 13:20 | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Simon Leung Gronya Somerville | 21–6 | 21–14 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 129 | 101 | +28 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 155 | −10 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Mark Lamsfuß (GER) Isabel Herttrich (GER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 139 | 135 | +4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Chan Peng Soon (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 114 | 136 | −22 | 0 | |
| Date | Time | Pair 1 | Score | Pair 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 24 July | 12:20 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich | 24–22 | 21–17 | |
| 24 July | 19:20 | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 1–2 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet | 18–21 | 21–10 | 16–21 |
| 25 July | 11:20 | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 0–2 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich | 12–21 | 15–21 | |
| 25 July | 12:00 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet | 21–12 | 21–18 | |
| 26 July | 12:00 | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet | 2–1 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich | 22–20 | 20–22 | 21–16 |
| 26 July | 18:40 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 21–13 | 21–19 | |

## Finals

The quarter-finals are held on 28 July, the semi-finals on 29 July, and the medal matches on 30 July 2021.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-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 | Zheng Siwei (CHN) Huang Yaqiong (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Praveen Jordan (INA) Melati Daeva Oktavianti (INA) | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Praveen Jordan (INA) Melati Daeva Oktavianti (INA) | 17 | 15 | | A1 | Zheng Siwei (CHN) Huang Yaqiong (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 16 | 12 | | | | | | |
| B1 | Marcus Ellis (GBR) Lauren Smith (GBR) | 13 | 18 | | D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 16 | 12 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | A1 | Zheng Siwei (CHN) Huang Yaqiong (CHN) | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| | | | | | | | | | | D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| C1 | Yuta Watanabe (JPN) Arisa Higashino (JPN) | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| B2 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) | 21 | 16 | 14 | | | | | |
| B2 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) | 21 | 16 | 14 | C1 | Yuta Watanabe (JPN) Arisa Higashino (JPN) | 23 | 15 | 14 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| A2 | Seo Seung-jae (KOR) Chae Yoo-jung (KOR) | 9 | 16 | | D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | D2 | Tang Chun Man (HKG) Tse Ying Suet (HKG) | 17 | 21 | |
| D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | C1 | Yuta Watanabe (JPN) Arisa Higashino (JPN) | 21 | 23 | |