Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Badminton
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro – Pavilion 4
Dates11–20 August
Competitors172
Badminton at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Singles   men   women  
Doubles   men   women   mixed

The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are scheduled to take place from 11 to 20 August at the fourth pavilion of Riocentro. A total of 172 athletes are expected to compete in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.[1]

Similar to 2012 format, a combination of group play and knockout stages has been maintained at these Games. In all the doubles tournaments, the Badminton World Federation has instituted several changes to the competition rules after the match fixing scandal from the previous Olympics, as all pairs finishing second in their groups would be placed into another draw to determine who they face in the next round, while the top pair in each group must have a fixed position matched to its designated seed in the knockout phase.[2]

Qualification

The Olympic qualification period takes place between May 4, 2015 and May 1, 2016, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on May 5, 2016, will be used to allocate spots.[3] Unlike the previous Games, nations could only enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles, if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players has been completed. Similar regulations in the singles tournaments also apply to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs could only enter a maximum of two pairs if both are ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs are entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs is filled.[4]

For each player who qualifies in more than one discipline, an additional quota place in each of the singles tournaments becomes free. If no player from one continent can qualify, the best ranked player from a respective continent gets a quota place.[3]

Schedule

PPreliminaries RRound of 16 ¼Quarterfinals ½Semifinals FFinal
Date → Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tues 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20
Event ↓ M A E M A E M A E M A E M E M E M E M E M E M E
Men's singles P R ¼ ½ F
Men's doubles P ¼ ½ F F
Women's singles P R ¼ ½ F
Women's doubles P ¼ ½ F
Mixed doubles P ¼ ½ F
M = Morning session, A = Afternoon session, E = Evening session

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 0000
Total 5 5 5 15

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Men's doubles
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles

References

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  1. ↑ "Rio 2016: Badminton". Rio 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Mackay, Duncan (30 November 2012). "Olympics doubles rules changed for Rio 2016 after match-fixing scandal". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Rio 2016 – BWF Badminton Qualification System" (PDF). BWF. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Singles Maximum Reduced for Rio 2016". Badminton World Federation. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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