2011 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles

2011 BWF World Championships
Singles   men   women  
Doubles   men   women   mixed

The Women's Doubles tournament of the 2011 BWF World Championships was held from August 8–14. 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

  1. China Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang (Champions)
  2. Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin (Second Round)
  3. Japan Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (Semifinals)
  4. Japan Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa (Quarterfinals)
  5. China Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei (Final)
  6. South Korea Ha Jung-eun / Kim Min-jung (Second Round, retired)
  7. Japan Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (Quarterfinals)
  8. Indonesia Meiliana Jauhari / Greysia Polii (Quarterfinals)

  1. Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Third Round)
  2. Russia Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova (Third Round)
  3. Hong Kong Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet (Third Round)
  4. Indonesia Vita Marissa / Nadya Melati (Quarterfinals)
  5. Netherlands Lotte Jonathans / Paulien van Dooremalen (Second Round)
  6. Denmark Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Third Round)
  7. Japan Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (Third Round)
  8. Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei (Third Round)

Draw

Finals

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

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Section 3

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

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 Germany J Goliszewski
 Germany C Nelte
15 21 21  
 Ukraine M Ulitina
 Ukraine N Voytsekh
21 9 10      Germany J Goliszewski
 Germany C Nelte
18 18  
    12  Indonesia V Marissa
 Indonesia N Melati
21 21  
      12  Indonesia V Marissa
 Indonesia N Melati
21 21  
 Canada A Bruce
 Canada M Li
21 17 13        Netherlands S Piek
 Netherlands I Tabeling
11 10  
 Netherlands S Piek
 Netherlands I Tabeling
12 21 21      Netherlands S Piek
 Netherlands I Tabeling
    6  South Korea Ha J-e
 South Korea Kim M-j
wo  
      12  Indonesia V Marissa
 Indonesia N Melati
21 10 17
 England A Langley
 England L Smith
21 21        India J Gutta
 India A Ponnappa
17 21 21
 Spain N Jiménez
 Spain P Rodríguez
9 15      England A Langley
 England L Smith
10 20  
    11  Hong Kong Poon LY
 Hong Kong Tse YS
21 22  
      11  Hong Kong Poon LY
 Hong Kong Tse YS
21 17 19
 United States E Lee
 United States PL Obanana
9 18        India J Gutta
 India A Ponnappa
19 21 21  
 India J Gutta
 India A Ponnappa
21 21      India J Gutta
 India A Ponnappa
21 21
    2  Chinese Taipei Cheng W-h
 Chinese Taipei Chien Y-c
18 18  
 

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