The mixed (also called mixed doubles) in badminton was played at the 2008 Olympics with 16 pairings in a game plan for 16. The 2008 Olympic champions were Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Yong-dae from South Korea. In the game for the bronze medal, which was formed from the pairings that were inferior in the semifinals, the Indonesian pairing Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa , who were in third place, lost after 73 minutes to the Chinese pairing He Hanbin and Yu Yang in 3 sets with 21:19, 17: 21 and 21:23. The Chinese were placed in position 4.