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badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
men's team tournament at the
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...
in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
took place from 13 November to 15 November at
Tianhe Gymnasium
The Tianhe Gymnasium of Tianhe Sports Center is a sports venue in Tianhe District, Guangzhou.
It hosted badminton events during the 2010 Asian Games.
On 23 April 2019, the Tianhe Sports Center and Guangzhou Loong Lions finished the hand-over ce ...
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The final of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games on 15 November was a repeat of the Doha Asian Games, with the South Korea men's team meeting China. In the end, China defeated their Korean rivals and gained their second Asian Games men's title. Indonesia and Thailand shared the bronze medal.
The first bout of the contest, the men's singles, was taken by
Lin Dan
Lin Dan (; born 14 October 1983) is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, five-time World championship gold medalist, two-time World Cup champion, two-time Asian games gold medalist, four- ...
. In the next bout, the men's doubles, Korea's
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae (; ; born 11 September 1988) is a South Korean professional badminton player who had been successful in both men's and mixed doubles. He reached world number 1 ranking with 4 different partners, Jung Jae-sung, Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Ye ...
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Jung Jae-sung beat
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 play ...
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Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng (born 23 August 1983) is a Chinese badminton player. 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 since 2004. They ...
, ranked seventh in the world, 21–17, 20–22, 24–22, to regain ground for Korea. In the next bout,
Yoo Yeon-seong /
Ko Sung-hyun
Ko Sung-hyun (; ; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Championships, BWF World Champion, two time Badminto ...
fought against the Chinese team, but they were unable to carry the momentum of the counterattack and were beaten back. Korea's 1–3 was no match for the Chinese team in the end, with the second consecutive Asian Games silver for Korea.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00)
Results
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
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References
BracketAsian Games Complete Results
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games - Men's team
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games