Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles The badminton women's doubles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 4 August at Wembley Arena. The draw for the tournament was made on 23 July 2012. Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event. The competition became embroiled in controversy during the group stage when eight players (two pairs from South Korea and one pair each from China and Indonesia) were ejected from the tournament by the Badminton World Federation after being found guilty of "not using best efforts" and "conducting oneself
United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1 at the 'B' Standard): The team was selected based on the results of the 2012 United States Olympic Trials. The United States will be represented in two out of the five badminton events: men's doubles and women's singles. No US athlete has ever medaled in badminton since it became an Olympic sport in 1992. The United States men's team's group stage game against Nigeria set new Olympic records for most points scored in a half (78, set in the first half and equaled in the second) and for a full game (156). ---- ---- U.S. boxers qualified for the