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Women's Doubles
Key Facts
Olympic debut
1992
2008 Gold medallist
- Du Jing / Yu Yang
- China
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- Gold Yunlei Zhao, Qing Tian
China - Silver Mizuki Fujii, Reika Kakiiwa
Japan - Bronze Nina Vislova, Valeria Sorokina
Russian Federation
Lin Dan into singles semi-finals
Defending champion Lin Dan of China has reached the men's singles semi-finals where he will face Hyun Il Lee.
3 Aug 12
Badminton coaches to be quizzed
China
2 Aug 12
The coaches of the eight badminton players disqualified from the women's doubles event are to be investigated.
Reprieved pairs close on bronze
Canada
2 Aug 12
One of the two badminton pairs reinstated into the Olympic women's doubles is guaranteed at least a bronze medal.
Badminton players out of doubles
South Korea
1 Aug 12
Eight badminton players are disqualified from the women's doubles after being accused of "not using one's best efforts to win".
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Final Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Medal moment |
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| 1 | Yunlei Zhao, Qing Tian |
China
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| 2 | Mizuki Fujii, Reika Kakiiwa |
Japan
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| 3 | Nina Vislova, Valeria Sorokina |
Russian Federation
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Head to Head
Alex Bruce vs Wen Hsing Cheng
Alex Bruce
London 2012 medals
0
London 2012 appearances
6
Height
1.82m (6'0")
Weight
75kg
Age
23
Wen Hsing Cheng
London 2012 medals
0
London 2012 appearances
7
Height
1.66m (5'5")
Weight
61kg
Age
31
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