Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games
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Badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

was contested at the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...

in Doha
Doha
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, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Competition took place from November 30 to December 9. All events were held at Aspire Hall 3.

Medal table

1 align=left |4 3 1 8
2 align=left |1 1 2 4
3 align=left |1 1 0 2
4 align=left |1 0 3 4
5 align=left |0 1 5 6
6 align=left |0 1 1 2
7 align=left |0 0 1 1
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Total 7 7 14 28

Medalists

Men's singles
Men's doubles
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming....


Tan Boon Heong
Tan Boon Heong
Tan Boon Heong is a professional badminton player representing Malaysia in the men's doubles event. He and his current doubles partner—Koo Kien Keat—are ranked 3rd in men's doubles in the world.-Career:...


Luluk Hadiyanto
Luluk Hadiyanto
Luluk Hadiyanto is a male badminton player from Indonesia, specializing in men's doubles.-Career:In partnership with fellow countryman Alvent Yulianto, Hadiyanto won four top tier international men's doubles titles in 2004; the Thailand, Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia Opens...


Alvent Yulianto

Markis Kido
Markis Kido
Markis Kido is a male badminton player from Indonesia, one of the world's leading men's doubles specialists. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 2008 with Hendra Setiawan.- Career :...


Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan is a male badminton player from Indonesia and one of the world's leading doubles players.-Career:...


Jung Jae-Sung
Jung Jae-sung
Jung Jae-sung is a male badminton player from South Korea.Jung started playing badminton at 7, at his local elementary school. He entered the South Korea national badminton team in 2001...


Lee Yong-Dae
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player...

Men's team
Lin Dan
Lin Dan
Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:...


Bao Chunlai
Bao Chunlai
Bao Chunlai is a male, left-handed badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:The tall, powerful Bao has ranked among the world's leading singles player during the first decade of the 21st century...


Chen Jin
Chen Jin
Chen Jin is a male badminton player from China. He is currently rank 6 in world singles men, after defeating Taufik Hidayat in the final of the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris.-2004–2008:...


Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams...


Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo is a male badminton player from Hunan, People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first...


Guo Zhendong
Guo Zhendong
Guo Zhendong is a male badminton player from China. , he was ranked within the top 10 male badminton doubles teams in the world.-Career:...


Xie Zhongbo
Xie Zhongbo
-Career:A doubles specialist on the world circuit, Xie has regularly partnered Guo Zhendong in men's doubles and Zhang Yawen in mixed doubles over the past several years. Xie and Guo have won the Polish Open , the China Masters , and the India Open together...


Cai Yun
Cai Yun
Cai Yun is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Cai Yun's impressive speed with his regular partner Fu Haifeng's impressive power, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the...


Shon Seung-Mo
Shon Seung-mo
Shon Seung-mo is a male badminton player from South Korea.Shon played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeating Antti Viitikko of Finland and Richard Vaughan of Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Shon defeated Chen Hong of People's Republic of...


Jung Jae-Sung
Jung Jae-sung
Jung Jae-sung is a male badminton player from South Korea.Jung started playing badminton at 7, at his local elementary school. He entered the South Korea national badminton team in 2001...


Park Sung-Hwan
Park Sung-hwan
Park Sung-hwan is a male badminton player from South Korea. Park is the top ranked men's singles player in Korea and has also enjoyed success at international level, winning individual medals at both the 2010 World Championships and 2010 Asian Games.-2004-2007:2005 Park won the Indonesia...


Lee Yong-Dae
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae is a male badminton player from South Korea. He is considered by many to be a great talent and already a wonderful doubles player...


Hwang Jung-Un
Hwang Ji-Man
Hwang Ji-man
Hwang Ji-man is a male badminton player from South Korea.-Career:Hwang played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Lee Jae-jin...


Lee Jae-Jin
Lee Jae-jin
Lee Jae-jin is a male badminton player from South Korea.-Career:Lee played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Hwang Ji-man...


Lee Hyun-Il
Lee Hyun-il
Lee Hyun-il is a male badminton player from South Korea.- 2002 Asian Games:Lee competed in the 2002 Asian Games where he showed signs of promise as an ace singles player for Team Korea...


Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles...


Simon Santoso
Simon Santoso
Simon Santoso is a male badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:When he was young, he joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club before joining the Indonesian National team PBSI. In 2005 he won the Robot HCMC Vietnam Satellite and the silver medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games...


Luluk Hadiyanto
Luluk Hadiyanto
Luluk Hadiyanto is a male badminton player from Indonesia, specializing in men's doubles.-Career:In partnership with fellow countryman Alvent Yulianto, Hadiyanto won four top tier international men's doubles titles in 2004; the Thailand, Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia Opens...


Nova Widianto
Nova Widianto
Nova Widianto is a male badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :Nova Widianto is one of the greatest doubles player in Indonesia National Team. Even though his best career come from the mixed doubles, but he also played well in men doubles. Widianto has specialized in mixed doubles...


Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan is a male badminton player from Indonesia and one of the world's leading doubles players.-Career:...


Markis Kido
Markis Kido
Markis Kido is a male badminton player from Indonesia, one of the world's leading men's doubles specialists. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 2008 with Hendra Setiawan.- Career :...


Alvent Yulianto

Kuan Beng Hong
Lee Chong Wei
Lee Chong Wei
Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. Lee won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming the first Malaysian to reach the final of the men's singles event and ending Malaysia's Olympic medal drought since the 1996 Games...


Wong Choong Hann
Wong Choong Hann
Wong Choong Hann is a professional Malaysian badminton player.He currently resides in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.-Career:Wong Choong Hann's career began with the 1991 Malaysia Open.The first tournament he won was the 1997 Dutch Open...


Lin Woon Fui
Lin Woon Fui
Lin Woon Fui is a Malaysian badminton player who's best ranked 4th in the world in doubles badminton in year 2006. His regular doubles' partner is Gan Teik Chai...


Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming....


Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim is a Malaysian badminton player. He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Isamil before transferring to Kuala Lumpur. Then,he transfer back to Kelantan and studied in Sultan Ismail College. He achieved worldwide fame when he won the Yonex All-England Open Badminton...


Tan Boon Heong
Tan Boon Heong
Tan Boon Heong is a professional badminton player representing Malaysia in the men's doubles event. He and his current doubles partner—Koo Kien Keat—are ranked 3rd in men's doubles in the world.-Career:...

Women's singles
Women's doubles
Gao Ling
Gao Ling
Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...


Huang Sui
Huang Sui
-Career:Although Huang has won the Chinese National mixed doubles title almost all of her many international titles have come in women's doubles with Gao Ling, in a partnership where Huang's strength and consistency in the backcourt have complemented Gao's ability in the forecourt...


Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century...


Yang Wei
Yang Wei (badminton)
Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998...


Lee Kyung-Won
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second...


Lee Hyo-Jung
Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae...


Kumiko Ogura
Kumiko Ogura
is a female badminton player from Japan.-Career:Ogura won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Reiko Shiota. They were defeated in semifinals by Gao Ling and Huang Sui of China, 16-21, 25-23, 6-21.-External links:*...


Reiko Shiota
Reiko Shiota
is a female badminton player from Japan. She is popular amongst western nations for her good looks and playfullness.-Career:Shiota won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Kumiko Ogura...

Women's team
Zhang Ning
Zhang Ning
Zhang Ning is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008...


Huang Sui
Huang Sui
-Career:Although Huang has won the Chinese National mixed doubles title almost all of her many international titles have come in women's doubles with Gao Ling, in a partnership where Huang's strength and consistency in the backcourt have complemented Gao's ability in the forecourt...


Yang Wei
Yang Wei (badminton)
Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998...


Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen
Zhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century...


Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events...


Zhu Lin
Zhu Lin
Zhu Lin is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of international badminton's leading singles players Zhu Lin's titles include the Thailand , Indonesia , and Malaysia Opens, and, most notably, the 2007 BWF World Championship in Kuala Lumpur. She is a member of...


Gao Ling
Gao Ling
Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...


Xie Xingfang
Xie Xingfang
Xie Xingfang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China who has twice won women's singles at the BWF World Championships....


Kumiko Ogura
Kumiko Ogura
is a female badminton player from Japan.-Career:Ogura won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Reiko Shiota. They were defeated in semifinals by Gao Ling and Huang Sui of China, 16-21, 25-23, 6-21.-External links:*...


Miyuki Maeda
Miyuki Maeda
is a female international badminton player.-Career:Maeda's first major success was at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With her women's doubles partner Satoko Suetsuna they finished fourth, the best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics. The two have continued to compete...


Kaori Mori
Kaori Mori
is a female badminton player from Japan.Mori played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Anu Weckström of Finland in the first round but losing to Zhou Mi of China in the round of 16.-Link:*...


Eriko Hirose
Eriko Hirose
Eriko Hirose is a female badminton player from Japan. She is currently ranked thirteenth in the world as a singles player as of June 2011.She competed at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim...


Kanako Yonekura
Kanako Yonekura
is a female badminton player from Japan.Yonekura won the gold in Women's Singles of Badminton Tournament in 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final....


Satoko Suetsuna
Reiko Shiota
Reiko Shiota
is a female badminton player from Japan. She is popular amongst western nations for her good looks and playfullness.-Career:Shiota won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Kumiko Ogura...


Li Li
Li Yujia
Li Yujia
Li Yujia is Singapore's national badminton player.Born in Hubei on 18 January 1983, she moved to Singapore at the age of 18 and is now a Singapore citizen....


Frances Liu
Vanessa Neo
Jiang Yanmei
Jiang Yanmei
Jiang Yanmei is a Singapore badminton player.Jiang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the round of 32.-References:***...


Xing Aiying
Siti Noor Ashikin
Shinta Mulia Sari

Lee Kyung-Won
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second...


Lee Hyo-Jung
Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae...


Hwang Yu-Mi
Hwang Yu-mi
Hwang Yu-mi is a female badminton player from South Korea.Hwang competed for South Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Lee Hyo-jung. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Cheng Wen-Hsing and Chien Yu Chin of Chinese Taipei in the second...


Lee Yun-Hwa
Ha Jung-Eun
Ha Jung-eun
Ha Jung-eun is a women's doubles and mixed doubles badminton player from South Korea.- Career :Ha played in mixed doubles with Lee Yong-dae and won the Asian Junior Championship 2005....


Lee Hyun-Jin
Lee Hyun-Jin
Lee Hyun-Jin is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Suwon Bluewings.- External links :* at kleaguei.com...


Hwang Hye-Youn
Jun Jae-Youn
Jun Jae-youn
Jun Jae-youn is a female badminton player from South Korea.Jun played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Korea, defeating Charmaine Reid of Canada in the first round but losing to Cheng Shao-chieh of Chinese Taipei in the round of 16.-External links:*...

Mixed doubles
Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo is a male badminton player from Hunan, People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first...


Gao Ling
Gao Ling
Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...


Xie Zhongbo
Xie Zhongbo
-Career:A doubles specialist on the world circuit, Xie has regularly partnered Guo Zhendong in men's doubles and Zhang Yawen in mixed doubles over the past several years. Xie and Guo have won the Polish Open , the China Masters , and the India Open together...


Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen
Zhang Yawen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Zhang has specialized in women's doubles and mixed doubles, earning numerous international titles in both events...


Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari
Wong Pei Tty
Wong Pei Tty
Wong Pei Tty is a female badminton player from Malaysia.Wong competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chin Eei Hui...


Sudket Prapakamol
Sudket Prapakamol
Sudket Prapakamol is a male badminton player from Thailand.-Career:He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Patapol Ngernsrisuk. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain.Prapakamol also competed in mixed...


Saralee Thungthongkam
Saralee Thungthongkam
Saralee Thungthongkam is a female badminton player from Thailand.Thungthongkam competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Sathinee Chankrachangwong. They defeated Denyse Julien and Anna Rice of Canada in the first round and Chikako Nakayama and Keiko...


Men's singles

Round of 32 – December 5–6
Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
0–2 10–21 13–21
2–0 21–10 21–8
2–0 21–16 21–19
2–0 21–5 21–6
2–0 21–9 21–11
2–0 21–5 21–6
0–2 19–21 15–21
0–2 6–21 7–21
0–2 18–21 13–21
0–2 5–21 4–21
0–2 11–21 4–21
2–0 21–16 21–12
0–2 8–21 13–21
0–2 12–21 12–21

Men's doubles

Round of 32 – December 5–6
Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3

0–2
10–21 11–21

0–2
1–21 3–21

0–2
18–21 15–21

0–2
6–21 9–21

2–0
21–11 21–13

0–2
7–21 6–21

0–2
8–21 10–21

2–0
21–10 21–10

2–0
21–13 21–10

Pool A
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
2 2 0 8 1 4
2 1 1 6 3 3
2 0 2 0 10 2

Date Score MS1 MD1 MS2 MD2 MS3
30 Nov 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
30 Nov 0–5 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2
02 Dec 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–2

Pool B
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
2 2 0 7 2 4
2 1 1 5 4 3
2 0 2 2 8 2

Date Score MS1 MD1 MS2 MD2 MS3
30 Nov 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
30 Nov 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2
02 Dec 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–2

Pool C
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
2 2 0 8 1 4
2 1 1 5 5 3
2 0 2 1 8 2

Date Score MS1 MD1 MS2 MD2 MS3
30 Nov 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
30 Nov 5–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
02 Dec 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2

Pool D
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
2 2 0 8 2 4
2 1 1 3 5 3
2 0 2 2 6 2

Date Score MS1 MD1 MS2 MD2 MS3
03 Dec 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2
03 Dec 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–0
03 Dec 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0

Knockout stage

Women's singles

Round of 32 – December 5–6
Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
2–0 21–12 21–13
0–2 2–21 13–21
2–0 21–1 21–6
2–0 21–8 21–11
WO
2–0 21–19 21–14
0–2 5–21 2–21
1–2 11–21 21–18 15–21
0–2 10–21 6–21
2–0 21–4 21–8

Women's doubles

Round of 32 – December 5–6
Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3

0–2
18–21 12–21

2–0
21–7 21–16

0–2
11–21 12–21

2–0
21–12 21–6

Pool W
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
2 2 0 10 0 4
2 1 1 3 7 3
2 0 2 2 8 2

Date Score WS1 WD1 WS2 WD2 WS3
30 Nov 0–5 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
02 Dec 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
02 Dec 3–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0

Pool X
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
2 1 1 6 4 3
2 1 1 5 5 3
2 1 1 4 6 3

Date Score WS1 WD1 WS2 WD2 WS3
30 Nov 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2
02 Dec 4–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–1
02 Dec 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0

Pool Y
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
2 2 0 7 3 4
2 1 1 5 3 3
2 0 2 1 7 2

Date Score WS1 WD1 WS2 WD2 WS3
30 Nov 2–3 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–2
02 Dec 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
02 Dec 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–2

Pool Z
Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
2 2 0 6 4 4
2 1 1 7 3 3
2 0 2 2 8 2

Date Score WS1 WD1 WS2 WD2 WS3
03 Dec 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–2
03 Dec 3–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2
03 Dec 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0

Knockout stage

Mixed doubles

Round of 32 – December 6
Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3

1–2
20–22 22–20 22–24

2–0
21–13 21–15

2–0
21–12 21–15
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