The

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 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.

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 ...

and

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 ...

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, whom were the silver medalists in the men's doubles event in 2008, defeated

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's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen in the final, 21–16, 21–15, to win the gold medal in men's doubles badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Their win made China the first and only country to win gold medals in all five disciplines of badminton in a single Olympics. In the bronze-medal match,

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's Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae defeated

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's Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 23–21, 21–10. It was South Korea's second consecutive bronze medal at the event and sixth men's doubles badminton Olympic medal overall in four consecutive Olympic games.

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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