Venue Riocentro - Pavilion 4 Competitors 32 from 14 nations | Date 11–20 August | |
The badminton men's doubles tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place from 11 to 20 August at Riocentro - Pavilion 4. On July 21, the seeding was decided.
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The medals were presented by Li Lingwei, IOC member, China and Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, President of the BWF.
Competition format
The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.
Seeds
A total of 4 pairs were given seeds.
- Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) (Quarter-finals)
- Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (INA) (Group Stage)
- Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang (KOR) (Quarter-finals)
- Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan (CHN) (Gold Medallists)
References
Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA