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Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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The badminton women's singles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 4 August at Wembley Arena.

The draw was held on 23 July 2012.[1][2] Forty-six players from 42 nations competed.

In an all-Chinese final, Li Xuerui defeated reigning World Number 1 Wang Yihan to win the gold medal. India's Saina Nehwal took bronze after the injury-forced withdrawal of China's Wang Xin. This was the first medal of any colour for India in Olympic badminton.

Competition format

For the first time, the preliminary stage consisted of 16 groups of either two or three players. Each played every other member of the group with the top players advancing to the knock-out stage, ultimately leading to the winner.[3]

Seeds

A Total of 16 Players were given seeds.

  1.  Wang Yihan (CHN) (silver medallist)
  2.  Wang Xin (CHN) (fourth place)
  3.  Li Xuerui (CHN) (gold medallist)
  4.  Saina Nehwal (IND) (bronze medallist)
  5.  Tine Baun (DEN) (quarter-finals)
  6.  Juliane Schenk (GER) (round of 16)
  7.  Cheng Shao-chieh (TPE) (quarter-finals)
  8.  Sung Ji-hyun (KOR) (group stage)
  9.  Ratchanok Intanon (THA) (quarter-finals)
  10.  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE) (round of 16)
  11.  Bae Yeon-ju (KOR) (round of 16)
  12.  Sayaka Sato (JPN) (round of 16)
  13.  Gu Juan (SIN) (round of 16)
  14.  Yao Jie (NED) (round of 16)
  15.  Petya Nedelcheva (BUL) (group stage)
  16.  Pi Hongyan (FRA) (round of 16)

Results

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Group I

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Group J

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Group K

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Group L

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Group M

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Group N

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Group O

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Knockout

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
A1  Wang Yihan (CHN) 15 21 21
B1  Bae Yeon-ju (KOR) 21 14 14 A1  Wang Yihan (CHN) 21 21  
C1  Cheng Shao-chieh (TPE) 21 21   C1  Cheng Shao-chieh (TPE) 14 11  
D1  Gu Juan (SIN) 18 10   A1  Wang Yihan (CHN) 21 21  
E1  Saina Nehwal (IND) 21 21   E1  Saina Nehwal (IND) 13 13  
F1  Yao Jie (NED) 14 16   E1  Saina Nehwal (IND) 21 22  
G1  Tine Baun (DEN) 14     G1  Tine Baun (DEN) 15 20  
H1  Sayaka Sato (JPN) 15r     A1  Wang Yihan (CHN) 15 23 17
I1  Pi Hongyan (FRA) 21 12 16 L1  Li Xuerui (CHN) 21 21 21
J1  Yip Pui Yin (HKG) 13 21 21 J1  Yip Pui Yin (HKG) 12 20  
K1  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE) 16 21   L1  Li Xuerui (CHN) 21 22  
L1  Li Xuerui (CHN) 21 23   L1  Li Xuerui (CHN) 22 21   Third place
M1  Ratchanok Intanon (THA) 21 21   P1  Wang Xin (CHN) 20 18  
N1  Juliane Schenk (GER) 16 15   M1  Ratchanok Intanon (THA) 21 18 14 E1  Saina Nehwal (IND) 18 0  
O1  Adriyanti Firdasari (INA) 15 8   P1  Wang Xin (CHN) 17 21 21 P1  Wang Xin (CHN) 21 1r  
P1  Wang Xin (CHN) 21 21  

References

  1. "Draw announced for Olympic Badminton competition". london2012.com. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. "LIVE DRAW: London 2012 Olympic Games". bwfbadminton.org. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. Women’s singles competition format. Archived 10 September 2012 at archive.today. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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