Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics The badminton tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 28 July and 5 August at Wembley Arena. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. The women's doubles tournament was marred by several disqualifications during the group stage for unethical play. All of the gold medals were won by players from China. The Chinese team also collected two silvers and one bronze, to top the medal table with eight in total. Denmark finished in second place, with one
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.