Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer
Olympics will begin on August 9 and end on August 17. All
competitions will be held at the Beijing University of Technology
Gymnasium.
Schedule of Badminton Competitions
Men's Singles
Round of 64 players will be held on 9 and 10 August, round of 32
players will be held on 11 August, round of 16 players will be held
on 12 August, quarter final will be held on 14 August, semifinal on
15 August, competition for Bronze will be on 16 August, and winner
of the Gold will be decided on 17 August.
Women's Singles
Round of 64 players will be held on 9 August, round of 32 players
on 10 August, round of 16 players on 11 August, quarterfinals on 13
August, semifinals on 15 August, and Bronze/ Gold competition on 16
August.
Men's Doubles
Round of 16 group players will be held on 12 August, quarterfinals
on 13 and 14 August, semifinal on 15 August, and Bronze/ Gold
competition on 16 August.
Women's Doubles
Round of 16 group players will be held on 10 August, quarterfinals
on 11 August, semifinal on 13 August and Bronze/ Gold competition on
15 August.
Mixed Doubles
Round of 16 group players will be held on 12 August, quarterfinals
on 14 August, semifinals on 15 August, and Bronze/ Gold competition
on 16 August.
Athlete Quota
Athlete quota in the Olympics is 86 men and 86 women, the total of
172 players. As for the draw sizes, in singles it will be the
maximum of 64 while in doubles the draw size will be 16.
Qualification System
The World Federation of Badminton or BWF ranking list of 1 May 2008
has been used to determine qualification for the following number of
places in each event:
Know about Badminton competitions in Beijing
Olympics 2008 including Men's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Singles,
Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles, quota of athletes and qualification
system.
Badminton in Olympics
Total number of places is 172. |
