Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's doubles

Badminton – Women's doubles at the 2011 Pan American Games
Badminton – Women's doubles at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Multipurpose Gymnasium
Dates	October 15 - October 20
Competitors	38 from 13 nations
Medalists
	«2007 2015»

The women's doubles badminton event at the 2011 Pan American Games was held from October 15–19 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium in Guadalajara.^[1] The defending Pan American Games champions were Eva Lee and Mesinee Mangkalakiri of the United States, while the defending Pan American Championship champions were Grace Gao and Joycelyn Ko of Canada. The women's doubles was the first badminton event to be completed at the Games.^[1]

The athletes were drawn into an elimination stage draw. Once a team lost a match it was no longer able to compete. Each match was contested as the best of three games.^[1]

The draw for the competition was done on October 7, 2011.^[2]

Seeds edit

Iris Wang / Rena Wang (USA) (finals)
Alex Bruce / Michelle Li (CAN) (champions)
Eva Lee / Paula Lynn Obañana (USA) (semifinals)
Grace Gao / Joycelyn Ko (CAN) (semifinals)

Results edit

Finals edit

Semifinals					Final

1	Iris Wang Rena Wang (USA)	21	10	21

4	Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko (CAN)	10	21	12
					1	Iris Wang Rena Wang (USA)	15	15

					2	Alexandra Bruce Michelle Li (CAN)	21	21
3	Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana (USA)	21	16	19

2	Alexandra Bruce Michelle Li (CAN)	12	21	21

Top half edit

First Round				Second Round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

				1	I Wang R Wang (USA)	21	21
					P Saravia N Sotomayor (GUA)	7	6
								1	I Wang R Wang (USA)	21	21
									C González V Montero (MEX)	15	10
					C González V Montero (MEX)	21	21
					C Leefmans P Tjitrodipo (SUR)	5	19
												1	I Wang R Wang (USA)	21	10	21
												4	G Gao J Ko (CAN)	10	21	12
				4	G Gao J Ko (CAN)	21	21
					C Macaya N Norambuena (CHI)	5	14
								4	G Gao J Ko (CAN)	21	21
									L Duany A Monteverde (PER)	11	7
					D Araujo L Tovar (VEN)	13	4
	M Eliezer F Silva (BRA)	10	10		L Duany A Monteverde (PER)	21	21
	L Duany A Monteverde (PER)	21	21

Bottom half edit

First Round				Second Round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

	C Aicardi C Rivero (PER)	26	21
	M Hernandez C Mislenis (CUB)	24	16		C Aicardi C Rivero (PER)	21	21
					A de Leon M del Valle (GUA)	10	7
										C Aicardi C Rivero (PER)	6	11
									3	E Lee P L Obañana (USA)	21	21
					L Vicente L Vicente (BRA)	7	11
				3	E Lee P L Obañana (USA)	21	21
													3	E Lee P L Obañana (USA)	21	16	19
	G Araujo J Quintero (VEN)	13	9										2	A Bruce M Li (CAN)	12	21	21
	O Cabrera B Vibieca (DOM)	21	21		O Cabrera B Vibieca (DOM)	17	21	21
					M Haldane K Wynter (JAM)	21	17	14
										O Cabrera B Vibieca (DOM)	4	5
									2	A Bruce M Li (CAN)	21	21
					N Rangel M Ugalde (MEX)	13	16
				2	A Bruce M Li (CAN)	21	21