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Badminton at the 1996 Summer OlympicsBadminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rather than the awarding of two bronzes. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 except in women's singles, where sets were to 11.
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ResultsWomen's singles48 women competed in the singles competition. Women's singles round of 6416 of the competitors received byes in this round, with the other 32 playing each other to advance to the next round. winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
Women's singles round of 32All participants had matches in this round. Only four of the sixteen winners were European, the rest came from Asian nations. All three members of the Chinese team and all three members of the Indonesian team advanced, as did two of the Japanese players and two of the Korean players. winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
Women's singles round of 16Three of the four Europeans were defeated in this round, leaving only Camilla Martin of Denmark. Both of the Japanese players were also defeated, as well as the first Indonesian woman to exit the tournament. China was the only nation to advance all three of its players to the quarterfinals. Indonesia and Korea both qualified two players for the next round. winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
Women's singles quarterfinalsThe quarterfinals were disastrous for China. The Chinese women lost all three of the matches they played, and a loss by the Dane narrowed the competition to one between the two nations of Indonesia and Korea. winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
Women's singles semifinalsBoth of the semifinal matches were Indonesia-Korea rivalries. The first, between Mia Audina of Indonesia and Kim Ji Hyun of Korea, continued Audina's streak of three-set victories. The second semifinal was a rematch of the 1992 final, in which Susi Susanti had defeated Bang Soo Hyun in three sets. After completely dominating one opponent and allowing only ten points in the three matches she had played, Bang won a pair of tight sets against Susanti to advance to the final. winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
Women's singles bronze medal matchDefending gold medallist Susanti, eliminated from the chance to repeat by Bang in the semifinals, had little trouble dispatching Bang's countrywoman Kim Ji Hyun to earn the bronze medal. winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
Women's singles gold medal matchThe final women's singles match pitted the veteran, and defending silver medallist, Bang against the 16-year old Mia Audina. The elder woman won handily. winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
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