Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

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Men's singles
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing University of Technology
Gymnasium
Date9 August to 17 August
Competitors41 from 35 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lin Dan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Lee Chong Wei Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Bronze medal icon.svg Chen Jin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring. Each game had to be won by a margin of two points, except when the game was won by a player who reached 30 even if the lead was only 1 at that point.

The top eight seeds in the tournament were placed in the bracket so as not to face each other until the quarterfinals. All other competitors were placed by draw.

Seeds

Two players for China  Lin Dan and Chen Jin – took gold and bronze, respectively – while Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won silver in the men's singles tournament. [1]

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)(gold medalist)
  2. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)(silver medalist)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bao Chunlai  (CHN)(quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)(bronze medalist)
  5. Flag of Denmark.svg  Kenneth Jonassen  (DEN)(second round)
  6. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Sony Dwi Kuncoro  (INA)(quarter-finals)
  7. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Taufik Hidayat  (INA)(second round)
  8. Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)(quarter-finals)

Draw

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2121 
8 Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)13 16  
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2121 
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)12 18  
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)2121 
 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh Yu-Hsing  (TPE)8 14  
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2121 
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)12 8  
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)2321 
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bao Chunlai  (CHN)21 11  
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)18 2113 Bronze-medal match
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2113 21
6 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Sony Dwi Kuncoro  (INA)9 11  4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)2112 21
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2121  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)16 2114

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2121 
 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ng Wei  (HKG)16 13  
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2121 
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Sung-hwan  (KOR)8 11  
 Flag of Uganda.svg  Edwin Ekiring  (UGA)5 8  
 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Andrew Dabeka  (CAN)11 11   Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Sung-hwan  (KOR)2121 
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Sung-hwan  (KOR)2121 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2121 
8 Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)13 16  
8 Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)2121 
 Flag of Algeria.svg  Nabil Lasmari  (ALG)6 4  
8 Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)19 2221
 Flag of Japan.svg  Shoji Sato  (JPN)2120 15
 Flag of Japan.svg  Shoji Sato  (JPN)2121 
 Flag of India.svg  Anup Sridhar  (IND)2121  Flag of India.svg  Anup Sridhar  (IND)13 17  
 Flag of Portugal.svg  Marco Vasconcelos  (POR)16 14  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)2121 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg  John Moody  (NZL)9 11  
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)2121 
 Flag of France.svg  Erwin Kehlhoffner  (FRA)10 6  
WC Flag of Zambia.svg  Eli Mambwe  (ZAM)15 17  
 Flag of France.svg  Erwin Kehlhoffner  (FRA)19 2221 Flag of France.svg  Erwin Kehlhoffner  (FRA)2121 
 Flag of Australia.svg  Stuart Gomez  (AUS)2120 15 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)2121 
 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh Yu-Hsing  (TPE)8 14  
7 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Taufik Hidayat  (INA)19 16  
 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Wong Choong Hann  (MAS)2121 
 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Wong Choong Hann  (MAS)2117 18
 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh Yu-Hsing  (TPE)14 2121
 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyen Tien Minh  (VIE)16 2115
 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh Yu-Hsing  (TPE)2121  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh Yu-Hsing  (TPE)2115 21
 Flag of Iran.svg  Kaveh Mehrabi  (IRI)16 12  

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
 Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Scott Evans  (IRL)18 2119
 Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Zwiebler  (GER)2118 21 Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Zwiebler  (GER)16 2121
 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Koukal  (CZE)2112 15  Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Andrew Smith  (GBR)2113 17
 Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Andrew Smith  (GBR)10 2121 Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Zwiebler  (GER)13 11  
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)2121 
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)15 2121
5 Flag of Denmark.svg  Kenneth Jonassen  (DEN)2114 19
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)2321 
 Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Wacha  (POL)2121 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bao Chunlai  (CHN)21 11  
 Flag of Estonia.svg  Raul Must  (EST)14 15   Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Wacha  (POL)2111 21
 Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Christian Bösiger  (SUI)12 2119
 Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Wacha  (POL)11 2113
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bao Chunlai  (CHN)2119 21
 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Kevin Cordón  (GUA)17 16  
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bao Chunlai  (CHN)2121 

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
 Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Lång  (FIN)2121 
 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vladislav Druzchenko  (UKR)12 19   Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Lång  (FIN)2121 
 Flag of the United States.svg  Raju Rai  (USA)9 16  
 Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Lång  (FIN)13 18  
6 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Sony Dwi Kuncoro  (INA)2121 
 Flag of Thailand.svg  Boonsak Ponsana  (THA)16 14  
6 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Sony Dwi Kuncoro  (INA)2121 
6 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Sony Dwi Kuncoro  (INA)9 11  
 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Kęstutis Navickas  (LTU)2312 212 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2121 
 Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Abián  (ESP)21 219  Flag of Lithuania.svg  Kęstutis Navickas  (LTU)2121 
 Flag of Russia.svg  Stanislav Pukhov  (RUS)12 17  
 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Kęstutis Navickas  (LTU)5 7  
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2121 
 Flag of Singapore.svg  Ronald Susilo  (SIN)13 14  
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2121 

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