| | Event type
Doubles, Men
| Date | 12 – 16 August 2008 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Beijing Gongye Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing | |
| Participants | 32 from 10 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. | |
The Indonesian team of Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan had won the 2007 World Championships and were the top seeds. They reached the final where they met China’s Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng. The Chinese crowd was looking for a home victory and was hopeful after Cai/Fu won the first set, 21-12. But their hopes were dashed as the Indonesians won the last two sets, 21-11, 21-16. The bronze medal was a big upset, won by Korea’s Hwang Ji-Man and Lee Jae-Jin. They were world ranked only #13, but defeated Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen of Denmark 13-21, 21-18, 21-17.
Round One
| Date | 12 August 2008 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 12 Aug 19:40 | Court 1 | Kido / Setiawan (1) |  INA | 22-20, 10-21, 21-17 | Guo / Xie |  CHN | |
| Match #2 | 12 Aug 19:05 | Court 1 | Koo / Tan |  MAS | 21-12, 21-16 | Ikeda / Sakamoto |  JPN | |
| Match #3 | 12 Aug 11:45 | Court 1 | Paaske / Rasmussen |  DEN | 21-16, 21-19 | Jeong / Lee (3) |  KOR | |
| Match #4 | 12 Aug 20:35 | Court 3 | Łogosz / Mateusiak |  POL | 21-13, 21-16 | Smith / Warfe |  AUS | |
| Match #5 | 12 Aug 11:10 | Court 1 | Masuda / Ohtsuka | JPN | 19-21, 21-14, 21-14 | Chandra / Hadiyanto | INA | |
| Match #6 | 12 Aug 20:50 | Court 1 | Lee / Hwang | KOR | 20-22, 21-13, 21-16 | Choong / Lee (4) | MAS | |
| Match #7 | 12 Aug 10:55 | Court 3 | Bach / Malaythong |  USA | 21-10, 21-16 | Dednam / Dednam |  RSA | |
| Match #8 | 12 Aug 10:45 | Court 2 | Cai / Fu (2) | CHN | 21-12, 21-11 | Eriksen / Hansen | DEN |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 13 August 2008 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 13 Aug 21:30 | Court 1 | Kido / Setiawan (1) | INA | 21-16, 21-18 | Koo / Tan | MAS | |
| Match #2 | 13 Aug 19:15 | Court 1 | Paaske / Rasmussen | DEN | 17-21, 21-11, 21-15 | Łogosz / Mateusiak | POL | |
| Match #3 | 13 Aug 10:45 | Court 1 | Lee / Hwang | KOR | 21-12, 18-21, 21-9 | Masuda / Ohtsuka | JPN | |
| Match #4 | 13 Aug 13:00 | Court 1 | Cai / Fu (2) | CHN | 21-9, 21-10 | Bach / Malaythong | USA |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 15 August 2008 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final match, losers advanced to the bronze medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 15 Aug 10:00 | Court 1 | Kido / Setiawan (1) | INA | 21-19, 21-17 | Paaske / Rasmussen | DEN | |
| Match #2 | 15 Aug 13:00 | Court 1 | Cai / Fu (2) | CHN | 22-20, 21-8 | Lee / Hwang | KOR |
Final Round
| Date | 16 August 2008 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 16 Aug 21:30 | Court 1 | Kido / Setiawan (1) | INA | 12-21, 21-11, 21-16 | Cai / Fu (2) | CHN | |
| Match 3/4 | 16 Aug 11:00 | Court 1 | Lee / Hwang | KOR | 13-21, 21-18, 21-17 | Paaske / Rasmussen | DEN |