Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

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Men's singles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue Wembley Arena
Date28 July to 5 August
Competitors40 from 34 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 Long Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

The badminton men's singles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 5 August at Wembley Arena.

The draw was held on 23 July 2012. [1] [2] Forty players from 34 nations competed in the event. China's Lin Dan won the gold medal, defeating Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in the final. Chen Long, also of China, won the bronze medal.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. [3]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)(silver medallist)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)(gold medallist)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Long  (CHN)(bronze medallist)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)(quarter-finals)
  5. Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)(quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg  Sho Sasaki  (JPN)(quarter-finals)
  7. Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)(fourth place)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg  Kenichi Tago  (JPN)(group stage)
  9. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Simon Santoso  (INA)(round of 16)
  10. Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyen Tien Minh  (VIE)(group stage)
  11. Flag of Indonesia.svg  Taufik Hidayat  (INA)(round of 16)
  12. Flag of Denmark.svg  Jan Ø. Jørgensen  (DEN)(round of 16)
  13. Flag of South Korea.svg  Shon Wan-ho  (KOR)(round of 16)
  14. Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Zwiebler  (GER)(round of 16)
  15. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rajiv Ouseph  (GBR)(group stage)
  16. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Wing Ki  (HKG)(round of 16)

Results

Group stage

Group A

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)110211
Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Lång  (FIN)101120
30 July, 20:15
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)21–8
14–21
21–11
Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Lång  (FIN)

Group B

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Simon Santoso  (INA)220402
Flag of Estonia.svg  Raul Must  (EST)211221
Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Lahnsteiner  (AUT)202040
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
28 July, 20:19
Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Lahnsteiner  (AUT)14–21
18–21
Flag of Estonia.svg  Raul Must  (EST)
29 July, 13:07
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Simon Santoso  (INA)21–12
21–8
Flag of Estonia.svg  Raul Must  (EST)
31 July, 13:07
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Simon Santoso  (INA)21–11
21–7
Flag of Austria.svg  Michael Lahnsteiner  (AUT)

Group C

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Niluka Karunaratne  (SRI)110201
Flag of Japan.svg  Kenichi Tago  (JPN)101020
30 July, 09:07
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
Flag of Japan.svg  Kenichi Tago  (JPN)18–21
16–21
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Niluka Karunaratne  (SRI)

Group D

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of India.svg  Parupalli Kashyap  (IND)220402
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyen Tien Minh  (VIE)211231
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yuhan Tan  (BEL)202140
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
28 July, 09:42
Flag of India.svg  Parupalli Kashyap  (IND)21–14
21–12
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yuhan Tan  (BEL)
29 July, 19:07
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyen Tien Minh  (VIE)17–21
21–14
21–10
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yuhan Tan  (BEL)
31 July, 08:30
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyen Tien Minh  (VIE)9–21
14–21
Flag of India.svg  Parupalli Kashyap  (IND)

Group E

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Long  (CHN)110201
Flag of Thailand.svg  Boonsak Ponsana  (THA)101020
29 July, 13:40
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Long  (CHN)21–12
21–17
Flag of Thailand.svg  Boonsak Ponsana  (THA)

Group F

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Wing Ki  (HKG)220402
Flag of France.svg  Brice Leverdez  (FRA)211221
Flag of Uganda.svg  Edwin Ekiring  (UGA)202040
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
28 July, 19:42
Flag of France.svg  Brice Leverdez  (FRA)21–12
21–11
Flag of Uganda.svg  Edwin Ekiring  (UGA)
30 July, 08:30
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Wing Ki  (HKG)21–10
21–8
Flag of Uganda.svg  Edwin Ekiring  (UGA)
31 July, 20:50
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Wing Ki  (HKG)21–11
21–16
Flag of France.svg  Brice Leverdez  (FRA)

Group G

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)110201
Flag of Portugal.svg  Pedro Martins  (POR)101020
30 July, 19:44
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)21–14
21–8
Flag of Portugal.svg  Pedro Martins  (POR)

Group H

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of South Korea.svg  Son Wan-ho  (KOR)220402
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Ivanov  (RUS)211221
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu Jen-hao  (TPE)202040
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
28 July, 13:40
Flag of South Korea.svg  Son Wan-ho  (KOR)21–15
21–19
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Ivanov  (RUS)
30 July, 13:07
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu Jen-hao  (TPE)15–21
13–21
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Ivanov  (RUS)
31 July, 13:44
Flag of South Korea.svg  Son Wan-ho  (KOR)21–14
21–10
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsu Jen-hao  (TPE)

Group I

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jan Ø. Jørgensen  (DEN)220402
Flag of Singapore.svg  Derek Wong  (SIN)211221
Flag of Israel.svg  Misha Zilberman  (ISR)202040
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
28 July, 20:54
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jan Ø. Jørgensen  (DEN)21–13
21–12
Flag of Israel.svg  Misha Zilberman  (ISR)
29 July, 13:44
Flag of Singapore.svg  Derek Wong  (SIN)21–9
21–15
Flag of Israel.svg  Misha Zilberman  (ISR)
31 July, 19:09
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jan Ø. Jørgensen  (DEN)21–17
21–14
Flag of Singapore.svg  Derek Wong  (SIN)

Group J

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)110201
Flag of Peru.svg  Rodrigo Pacheco  (PER)101020
29 July, 09:05
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)21–12
21–7
Flag of Peru.svg  Rodrigo Pacheco  (PER)

Group K

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Zwiebler  (GER)220412
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Dmytro Zavadsky  (UKR)211321
Flag of Maldives.svg  Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed  (MDV)202040
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
28 July, 09:09
Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Zwiebler  (GER)21–9
21–6
Flag of Maldives.svg  Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed  (MDV)
30 July, 13:44
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Dmytro Zavadsky  (UKR)21–8
21–8
Flag of Maldives.svg  Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed  (MDV)
31 July, 19:44
Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Zwiebler  (GER)17–21
21–10
21–16
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Dmytro Zavadsky  (UKR)

Group L

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)110201
Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Wacha  (POL)101020
30 July, 20:50
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)21–15
21–8
Flag of Poland.svg  Przemysław Wacha  (POL)

Group M

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Kevin Cordón  (GUA)220422
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rajiv Ouseph  (GBR)211331
Flag of Sweden.svg  Henri Hurskainen  (SWE)202240
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
28 July, 13:42
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Kevin Cordón  (GUA)15–21
21–12
21–14
Flag of Sweden.svg  Henri Hurskainen  (SWE)
29 July, 20:15
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rajiv Ouseph  (GBR)22–20
17–21
21–15
Flag of Sweden.svg  Henri Hurskainen  (SWE)
31 July, 13:40
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rajiv Ouseph  (GBR)21–12
17–21
19–21
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Kevin Cordón  (GUA)

Group N

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Japan.svg  Sho Sasaki  (JPN)110201
Flag of Suriname.svg  Virgil Soeroredjo  (SUR)101020
29 July, 08:30
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
Flag of Japan.svg  Sho Sasaki  (JPN)21–12
21–7
Flag of Suriname.svg  Virgil Soeroredjo  (SUR)

Group O

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Taufik Hidayat  (INA)220402
Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Abián  (ESP)211231
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Koukal  (CZE)202140
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
28 July, 13:44
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Taufik Hidayat  (INA)21–8
21–8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Koukal  (CZE)
29 July, 20:54
Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Abián  (ESP)21–17
16–21
21–16
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Koukal  (CZE)
31 July, 09:05
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Taufik Hidayat  (INA)22–20
21–11
Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Abián  (ESP)

Group P

AthletePldWLSWSLPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)110201
Flag of Ireland.svg  Scott Evans  (IRL)101020
30 July, 14:15
Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)21–8
21–14
Flag of Ireland.svg  Scott Evans  (IRL)

Finals

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
A1 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2121 
B1 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Simon Santoso  (INA)12 8  A1 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2121 
C1 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Niluka Karunaratne  (SRI)14 219 D1 Flag of India.svg  Parupalli Kashyap  (IND)19 11  
D1 Flag of India.svg  Parupalli Kashyap  (IND)2115 21A1 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2121 
E1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Long  (CHN)2121 E1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Long  (CHN)13 14  
F1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Wing Ki  (HKG)17 17  E1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Long  (CHN)2121 
G1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)2121 G1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Gade  (DEN)16 13  
H1 Flag of South Korea.svg  Shon Wan-ho  (KOR)9 16  A1 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Lee Chong Wei  (MAS)2110 19
I1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Jan Ø. Jørgensen  (DEN)17 13  P1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)15 2121
J1 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)2121 J1 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)2121 
K1 Flag of Germany.svg  Marc Zwiebler  (GER)2112 9 L1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)15 16  
L1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Jin  (CHN)19 2121J1 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)12 10  Third place
M1 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Kevin Cordón  (GUA)21 10  P1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2121 
N1 Flag of Japan.svg  Sho Sasaki  (JPN)2321 N1 Flag of Japan.svg  Sho Sasaki  (JPN)12 2116 E1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Long  (CHN)2115 21
O1 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Taufik Hidayat  (INA)9 12  P1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2116 21J1 Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Hyun-il  (KOR)12 2115
P1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Dan  (CHN)2121 

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