Ka rite ki te 2012 hōputu, i puritia he huinga o te tākaro rōpū, me te wāhanga knockout i enei Games. I roto i te katoa o te whakataetae takirua, te Badminton World Federation whakaturia maha huringa ki te ture whakataetae i muri i te tukinga whakatau i te taupatupatu i te Olympics o mua, rite katoa takirua mutu tuarua i roto i to ratou rōpū e kia hoatu ki roto ki tetahi atu huinga ki te whakatau i te hunga e tutaki ratou i roto i te rauna i muri mai, i te wa me whai te tihi i roto i ia rōpū i te tūranga rite ki tona tārua whakaritea i roto i te wāhanga knockout.
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