Only one of the six Beijing ladies doubles medallists will participate in London. Olympic Champion Yu Yang from China will try to defend her title together with Wang Xiaoli. This pair is top favourite for gold. These ladies became world champion in 2011 in Wembley and those who want to beat this pair should make a tremendous effort.
The ladies who have the best chances versus this super combination are their country(wo)men Zhao Yunlei and Qing Tian, the numbers 2 of the world. At the All England they have already shown that they are able to beat them when especially Wang did perform very badly.
Naturally there are also outsiders who could come far but a final between these two pairs seems to be more or less certain. The European Champions Juhl and Pedersen fortunately are an excellent European counterweight but for a good result they should first get through the group stage which will require a significant effort.
Also the Koreans have a very good pair. Ha Jung Eun and Kim Min Jung could have a surprise in store. They are in a relatively easy group with pairs from Australia and Africa, so the quarter finals are within reach for them but will they be strong enough to get a medal?
My prediction:
Gold: Yu Yang/Wang Xiaoli
Silver: Zhao Yunlei/Qing Tian
Bronze: Jung Kyung Eun/Kim Ha Na
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