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...

competitions at the Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium

Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium

The Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium is an indoor arena located on the campus of the Beijing University of Technology in the Chaoyang District in Beijing, China.The gymnasium hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events....

.

Qualification

The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008. During that period, all of tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (except test events) awarded points to qualify for Olympic Games.

Competition schedule

August	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Men's singles	Round of 64	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Bronze	Final
Women's singles	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16		Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze / Final
Men's doubles				Round of 16	Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze / Final
Women's doubles		Round of 16	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Bronze / Final
Mixed doubles				Round of 16		Quarterfinal		Semifinal	Bronze / Final

Draw

The Draw of the competition was held on July 26, 2008 in Beijing Henan Plaza Hotel at 16:00 CST (UTC+8

UTC+8

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). The draw was originally scheduled on August 4, 2008, just five days before the start of the competition. However it was brought forward to ensure better television broadcast scheduling.

Medal table

Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website.

1		3	2	3	8
2		1	1	1	3
		1	1	1	3
4		0	1	0	1
Total		5	5	5	15

Events

Men's singles
Men's doubles
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles

Participating nations

Nation	Men's singles	Men's doubles	Women's singles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Total
	1					1
	1	2	1	2		6
			1			1
			1			1
	1		1		2	4
	3	4	3	6	4	19
	1		1	2		4
	1		1			2
	2	4	1	2	2	10
			1			1
	1		1			2
	1		1			2
	1		1			2
	1		2		2	5
	1		1	2	4	6
	1					1
	1		2			3
			1			1
	1		1			2
	2	4	1	2	4	11
	1					1
	1		1			2
			1			1
	1	4	1	4		10
	1		1			2
	2	4	1	2		9
			1			1
			1			1
	1				2	3
			1			1
			1			1
	1	2	1		2	5
	1		1			2
	1		1			2
					2	2
	1		1	2	2	5
			1			1
			1			1
		2	1	2		5
	2	4	1	4	4	13
	1		1			2
			1			1
			1			1
	1		1			2
	1		1		2	4
	1					1
	1		1			2
	1	2	1	2		5
	1		1			2
	1					1
Total athletes	41	32	47	32	32	173
Total NOCs	35	10	43	12	12	50