| Men's singles at the 2010 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Asian Games Town Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 18–21 November 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Squash at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Team | men | women |
The men's singles Squash event was part of the squash programme and took place between November 18 and 21, at the Asian Games Town Gymnasium.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 18 November 2010 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 18:00 | Round 2 | |
| Friday, 19 November 2010 | 15:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Saturday, 20 November 2010 | 17:00 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, 21 November 2010 | 17:00 | Final |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Saurav Ghosal (IND) | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
| 3 |  Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 3 | Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Ong Beng Hee (MAS) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Abdulrahman Al-Malki (QAT) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 |  Lee Nyeon-ho (KOR) | 1 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Lee Nyeon-ho (KOR) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Max Lee (HKG) | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Meng Xiaomin (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Max Lee (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Siddharth Suchde (IND) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Naif Abureqah (KSA) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | Dick Lau (HKG) | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dick Lau (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Siddharth Suchde (IND) | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Ammar Al-Tamimi (IOC) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | Saurav Ghosal (IND) | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
 Navin Samarasinghe (SRI) | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | Ammar Al-Tamimi (IOC) | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saurav Ghosal (IND) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Junjie (CHN) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |  Ahmad Al-Zubaidi (JOR) | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ahmad Al-Zubaidi (JOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Shinnosuke Tsukue (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | Farhan Mehboob (PAK) | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gihan Suwaris (SRI) | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | Shinnosuke Tsukue (JPN) | 7 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Farhan Mehboob (PAK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Abdullah Al-Muzayen (IOC) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahmed Al-Tamimi (QAT) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | Lee Seung-joon (KOR) | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Lee Seung-joon (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Abdullah Al-Muzayen (IOC) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Yuta Fukui (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Ong Beng Hee (MAS) | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Al-Saif (KSA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | Yuta Fukui (JPN) | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ong Beng Hee (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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