Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles
Olympic badminton event
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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.
| Mixed doubles at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24–30 July 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 (16 pairs) from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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China's Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping defeated compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the final, 21–17, 17–21, 21–19 to win the gold medal in mixed doubles badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2] The final featured two Chinese mixed doubles teams for the first time since 2012. In the bronze-medal match, Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino defeated Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong 21–17, 23–21. This marked Japan's first Olympic medal in mixed doubles, and made Watanabe the first Japanese male player to win an Olympic badminton medal.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] The knockout stage was a three-round single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match.[6]
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.[6]
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
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 | |
| 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 [9] | Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany |
21–5 | 21–10 | |
| Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
2–1 [10] | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
16–21 | 21–15 | 21–11 | ||
| 25 July | 14:00 | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
2–0 [11] | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
21–15 | 22–20 | |
| 18:00 | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
2–0 [12] | Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany |
21–7 | 21–3 | ||
| 26 July | 10:40 | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
2–0 [13] | Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany |
21–9 | 21–4 | |
| 12:40 | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
2–0 [14] | 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 | |
| 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 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 09:40 | Marcus Ellis  Lauren Smith |
2–0 [15] | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
21–18 | 21–17 | |
| 18:40 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2–0 [16] | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu |
21–13 | 21–6 | ||
| 25 July | 12:00 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2–0 [17] | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
21–9 | 21–15 | |
| 19:20 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
2–0 [18] | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu |
21–13 | 21–19 | ||
| 26 July | 12:00 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
0–2 [19] | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
17–21 | 19–21 | |
| 13:20 | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
2–0 [20] | 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 | |
| 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 [21] |  Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje |
20–22 | 21–11 | 21–15 |
| 11:40 | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
2–1 [22] |  Simon Leung Gronya Somerville |
20–22 | 21–17 | 21–13 | |
| 25 July | 13:20 | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
2–0 [23] | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje |
24–22 | 21–19 | |
| 18:40 | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
2–0 [24] | Simon Leung Gronya Somerville |
21–7 | 21–15 | ||
| 26 July | 10:40 | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
0–2 [25] | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
13–21 | 10–21 | |
| 13:20 | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje |
2–0 [26] | 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 | |
| 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 [27] | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich |
24–22 | 21–17 | |
| 19:20 | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
1–2 [28] | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
18–21 | 21–10 | 16–21 | |
| 25 July | 11:20 | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
0–2 [29] | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich |
12–21 | 15–21 | |
| 12:00 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
2–0 [30] | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
21–12 | 21–18 | ||
| 26 July | 12:00 | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
2–1 [31] | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich |
22–20 | 20–22 | 21–16 |
| 18:40 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
2–0 [32] | 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.[33]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Zheng Siwei (CHN) Huang Yaqiong (CHN)
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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)
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh (THA) Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA)
| 21 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Yuta Watanabe (JPN) Arisa Higashino (JPN)
| 23 | 15 | 14 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||||||
| D1 | Wang Yilyu (CHN) Huang Dongping (CHN)
| 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Seo Seung-jae (KOR) Chae Yoo-jung (KOR)
| 9 | 16 | 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 | |||||||||||||