| | Event type
Doubles, Women
| Date | 11 – 18 August 2016 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Riocentro Pavilhão 4, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro | |
| Participants | 32 from 14 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. | |
In the doubles competitions, the top two pairs from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. This stage consisted of head-to-head matches from which the winner advanced to the next round. Triggered by the match-fixing scandal in the women’s doubles in London 2012 a random draw to determine places in the quarter-finals was made for all the doubles events.
The Japanese number one seeds Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi beat the Malaysian pair Vivian Hoo and Woon Khe Wei in three sets in the quarter-finals and in the semi-final they beat Korea’s Jeong Gyeong-Eun and Shin Seung-Chan, who eventually won the bronze medal with an easy two set victory against China’s Tang Yuanting and Yu Yang. The Japanese top seeds met the unseeded Danish pair Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in the final and had to fight hard to win 21-19 in the final third set having lost the first set.
Round One
| Date | 11 – 13 August 2016 |
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| Format | First two of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. |
Group A
| Date | 11 – 13 August 2016 |
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| Pos | Seed | Pair | NOC | Matches | Wins | Losses | Games | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi |  JPN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-0 | 126-75 | ||
| 2 | – | Eefje Muskens / Selena Piek |  NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-3 | 121-129 | ||
| 3 | – | Puttita Supajirakul / Sapsiree Taerattanachai |  THA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 105-117 | ||
| 4 | – | Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa |  IND | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 111-142 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 11 Aug 8:00 | Court 2 | Matsutomo / Takahashi (1) | JPN | 21-15, 21-10 | Gutta / Ponnappa | IND | |
| Match #2 | 11 Aug 15:55 | Court 2 | Muskens / Piek | NED | 21-13, 22-20 | Supajirakul / Taerattanachai | THA | |
| Match #3 | 12 Aug 8:25 | Court 1 | Matsutomo / Takahashi (1) | JPN | 21-15, 21-15 | Supajirakul / Taerattanachai | THA | |
| Match #4 | 12 Aug 9:00 | Court 2 | Muskens / Piek | NED | 21-16, 16-21, 21-17 | Gutta / Ponnappa | IND | |
| Match #5 | 13 Aug 8:00 | Court 1 | Matsutomo / Takahashi (1) | JPN | 21-9, 21-11 | Muskens / Piek | NED | |
| Match #6 | 13 Aug 10:45 | Court 2 | Supajirakul / Taerattanachai | THA | 21-17, 21-15 | Gutta / Ponnappa | IND |
Group B
| Date | 11 – 13 August 2016 |
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| Pos | Seed | Pair | NOC | Matches | Wins | Losses | Games | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jeong Gyeong-Eun / Sin Seung-Chan |  KOR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-2 | 118-92 | ||
| 2 | – | Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl |  DEN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-2 | 113-91 | ||
| 3 | – | Luo Ying / Luo Yu |  CHN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-2 | 108-100 | ||
| 4 | – | Eva Lee / Paula Lynn Obanana |  USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0-6 | 70-126 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 11 Aug 20:30 | Court 3 | Jeong / Sin (4) | KOR | 21-14, 21-12 | Lee / Obanana | USA | |
| Match #2 | 11 Aug 9:35 | Court 3 | Luo / Luo | CHN | 21-11, 21-18 | Pedersen / Juhl | DEN | |
| Match #3 | 12 Aug 19:30 | Court 2 | Jeong / Sin (4) | KOR | 21-10, 21-14 | Luo / Luo | CHN | |
| Match #4 | 12 Aug 15:55 | Court 2 | Pedersen / Juhl | DEN | 21-9, 21-6 | Lee / Obanana | USA | |
| Match #5 | 13 Aug 15:55 | Court 1 | Pedersen / Juhl | DEN | 21-16, 21-18 | Jeong / Sin (4) | KOR | |
| Match #6 | 13 Aug 19:30 | Court 3 | Luo / Luo | CHN | 21-14, 21-15 | Lee / Obanana | USA |
Group C
| Date | 11 – 13 August 2016 |
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| Pos | Seed | Pair | NOC | Matches | Wins | Losses | Games | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii |  INA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-0 | 126-81 | ||
| 2 | – | Vivian Hoo / Woon Khe Wei |  MAS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-2 | 125-109 | ||
| 3 | – | Heather Olver / Lauren Smith |  GBR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 122-141 | ||
| 4 | – | Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet |  HKG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 102-144 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 11 Aug 10:10 | Court 3 | Maheswari / Polii (3) | INA | 21-9, 21-11 | Poon / Tse | HKG | |
| Match #2 | 11 Aug 11:55 | Court 1 | Hoo / Woon | MAS | 21-17, 24-22 | Olver / Smith | GBR | |
| Match #3 | 12 Aug 10:10 | Court 2 | Hoo / Woon | MAS | 21-15, 21-13 | Poon / Tse | HKG | |
| Match #4 | 12 Aug 15:30 | Court 1 | Maheswari / Polii (3) | INA | 21-10, 21-13 | Olver / Smith | GBR | |
| Match #5 | 13 Aug 9:35 | Court 2 | Maheswari / Polii (3) | INA | 21-19, 21-19 | Hoo / Woon | MAS | |
| Match #6 | 13 Aug 21:05 | Court 2 | Olver / Smith | GBR | 21-17, 18-21, 21-16 | Poon / Tse | HKG |
Group D
| Date | 11 – 13 August 2016 |
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| Pos | Seed | Pair | NOC | Matches | Wins | Losses | Games | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jang Ye-Na / Lee So-Hui | KOR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-0 | 161-143 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang | CHN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-2 | 134-102 | ||
| 3 | – | Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva |  BUL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 104-120 | ||
| 4 | – | Johanna Goliszewski / Carla Nelte |  GER | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 110-144 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 11 Aug 15:30 | Court 1 | Tang / Yu (2) | CHN | 21-10, 21-11 | Goliszewski / Nelte | GER | |
| Match #2 | 11 Aug 15:30 | Court 3 | Jang / Lee | KOR | 24-22, 21-15 | Stoeva / Stoeva | BUL | |
| Match #3 | 12 Aug 10:10 | Court 3 | Jang / Lee | KOR | 21-18, 18-21, 21-17 | Goliszewski / Nelte | GER | |
| Match #4 | 12 Aug 15:55 | Court 1 | Tang / Yu (2) | CHN | 21-14, 21-11 | Stoeva / Stoeva | BUL | |
| Match #5 | 13 Aug 8:00 | Court 3 | Jang / Lee | KOR | 21-18, 14-21, 21-11 | Tang / Yu (2) | CHN | |
| Match #6 | 13 Aug 20:30 | Court 3 | Stoeva / Stoeva | BUL | 21-14, 21-19 | Goliszewski / Nelte | GER |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 15 August 2016 |
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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 | 15 Aug 8:30 | Court 2 | Matsutomo / Takahashi (1) | JPN | 21-16, 18-21, 21-9 | Hoo / Woon | MAS | |
| Match #2 | 15 Aug 8:30 | Court 3 | Jeong / Sin (4) | KOR | 21-13, 20-22, 21-14 | Muskens / Piek | NED | |
| Match #3 | 15 Aug 10:30 | Court 1 | Tang / Yu (2) | CHN | 21-11, 21-14 | Maheswari / Polii (3) | INA | |
| Match #4 | 15 Aug 10:30 | Court 3 | Pedersen / Juhl | DEN | 28-26, 18-21, 21-15 | Jang / Lee | KOR |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 16 August 2016 |
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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 | 16 Aug 8:30 | Court 1 | Matsutomo / Takahashi (1) | JPN | 21-16, 21-15 | Jeong / Sin (4) | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 16 Aug 9:55 | Court 1 | Pedersen / Juhl | DEN | 21-16, 14-21, 21-19 | Tang / Yu (2) | CHN |
Final Round
| Date | 18 August 2016 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Location | Pair (Seed) | NOC | Result | Pair (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 18 Aug 11:50 | Court 1 | Matsutomo / Takahashi (1) | JPN | 18-21, 21-9, 21-19 | Pedersen / Juhl | DEN | |
| Match 3/4 | 18 Aug 8:30 | Court 1 | Jeong / Sin (4) | KOR | 21-8, 21-17 | Tang / Yu (2) | CHN |