Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles that conserving resources in early matches is a common practice in every competitive sport. The competition format for Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics was changed to discourage match fixing. 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
Singapore Open (badminton) Singapore Open (badminton) The Singapore Open is an badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1987, and which is now part of the BWF Super Series tournament that began 2007. As Aviva Open Singapore, the tournament restarted in 2004, officially organised by the Singapore Badminton Association. The event turned out successful and was continued over the years, with Aviva being the title sponsor. In 2007, Aviva Open Singapore achieved a milestone by elevating its status after being the first event to offer qualifying points for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The total prize purse is US$350,000.