The

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

men's doubles tournament at the

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took place from 28 July to 5 August at

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. The draw was held on 23 July 2012. Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event. China's

Cai Yun Cai Yun (born 19 January 1980) is a former professional badminton player representing China. He is the 2012 London Olympic gold medallist and a four-time World Champion in men's doubles. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles player ...

and

Fu Haifeng Fu Haifeng (born 23 August 1983) is a Chinese former badminton player. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles players of all time. Sport career Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive s ...

won the gold medal.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.Mixed doubles competition format.
. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

Seeds

# ''(Gold Medallists)'' # ''(Bronze Medallists)'' # ''(Silver Medallists)'' # ''(Group Stage)''

Results

Group stage

Group A

Group B

¹ Cwalina / Łogosz retired from the competition after Łogosz pulled an Achillies tendon during the third set of the first match.

Group C

Group D

Finals

References

External links

Results at tournamentsoftware.com
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