Badminton will be contested at the 2011 Summer Universiade from August 16 to August 22 at the Gymnasium of Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology in Shenzhen, China. Men's and women's singles, men's, women's, and mixed doubles, and mixed team events will be contested. The top nations will qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] The training venue was held at the Badminton Hall of Longgang Sports Center.[2]