Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Men's singles; at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	Wembley Arena
Date	28 July to 5 August 2012
Competitors	40 from 34 nations
Medalists
	← 2008 Beijing 2016 Rio de Janeiro →

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.

VenueWembley Arena

Date28 July to 5 August 2012

Competitors40 from 34 nations

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Defending Olympic champion Lin Dan of China successfully retained his title, defeating Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei 15–21, 21–10, 21–19, to win the gold medal in men's singles badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3] The final was a rematch of the gold medal match in 2008, as Lin became the first player to defend his title in the men's singles discipline.^[4] His win also made China the first contingent to win gold medals in all five disciplines of badminton in a single Olympics.^[5]

In the bronze-medal match, China's Chen Long defeated South Korea's Lee Hyun-il, 21–15, 15–21, 21–15.^[6]

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Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	1	1	0	2	1	1
Ville Lång (FIN)	1	0	1	1	2	0

30 July, 20:15
Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21–8 14–21 21–11	Ville Lång (FIN)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Simon Santoso (INA)	2	2	0	4	0	2
Raul Must (EST)	2	1	1	2	2	1
Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT)	2	0	2	0	4	0

Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
28 July, 20:19
Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT)	14–21 18–21	Raul Must (EST)
29 July, 13:07
Simon Santoso (INA)	21–12 21–8	Raul Must (EST)
31 July, 13:07
Simon Santoso (INA)	21–11 21–7	Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Niluka Karunaratne (SRI)	1	1	0	2	0	1
Kenichi Tago (JPN)	1	0	1	0	2	0

Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Competition format

Seeds

Results

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Group N

Group O

Group P

Finals

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Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Parupalli Kashyap (IND)	2	2	0	4	0	2
Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE)	2	1	1	2	3	1
Yuhan Tan (BEL)	2	0	2	1	4	0

Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
28 July, 09:42
Parupalli Kashyap (IND)	21–14 21–12	Yuhan Tan (BEL)
29 July, 19:07
Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE)	17–21 21–14 21–10	Yuhan Tan (BEL)
31 July, 08:30
Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE)	9–21 14–21	Parupalli Kashyap (IND)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Wong Wing Ki (HKG)	2	2	0	4	0	2
Brice Leverdez (FRA)	2	1	1	2	2	1
Edwin Ekiring (UGA)	2	0	2	0	4	0

Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
28 July, 19:42
Brice Leverdez (FRA)	21–12 21–11	Edwin Ekiring (UGA)
30 July, 08:30
Wong Wing Ki (HKG)	21–10 21–8	Edwin Ekiring (UGA)
31 July, 20:50
Wong Wing Ki (HKG)	21–11 21–16	Brice Leverdez (FRA)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Son Wan-ho (KOR)	2	2	0	4	0	2
Vladimir Ivanov (RUS)	2	1	1	2	2	1
Hsu Jen-hao (TPE)	2	0	2	0	4	0

Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
28 July, 13:40
Son Wan-ho (KOR)	21–15 21–19	Vladimir Ivanov (RUS)
30 July, 13:07
Hsu Jen-hao (TPE)	15–21 13–21	Vladimir Ivanov (RUS)
31 July, 13:44
Son Wan-ho (KOR)	21–14 21–10	Hsu Jen-hao (TPE)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN)	2	2	0	4	0	2
Derek Wong (SIN)	2	1	1	2	2	1
Misha Zilberman (ISR)	2	0	2	0	4	0

Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
28 July, 20:54
Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN)	21–13 21–12	Misha Zilberman (ISR)
29 July, 13:44
Derek Wong (SIN)	21–9 21–15	Misha Zilberman (ISR)
31 July, 19:09
Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN)	21–17 21–14	Derek Wong (SIN)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Marc Zwiebler (GER)	2	2	0	4	1	2
Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR)	2	1	1	3	2	1
Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV)	2	0	2	0	4	0

Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
28 July, 09:09
Marc Zwiebler (GER)	21–9 21–6	Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV)
30 July, 13:44
Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR)	21–8 21–8	Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV)
31 July, 19:44
Marc Zwiebler (GER)	17–21 21–10 21–16	Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Peter Gade (DEN)	1	1	0	2	0	1
Pedro Martins (POR)	1	0	1	0	2	0

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Chen Jin (CHN)	1	1	0	2	0	1
Przemysław Wacha (POL)	1	0	1	0	2	0

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Kevin Cordón (GUA)	2	2	0	4	2	2
Rajiv Ouseph (GBR)	2	1	1	3	3	1
Henri Hurskainen (SWE)	2	0	2	2	4	0

Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
28 July, 13:42
Kevin Cordón (GUA)	15–21 21–12 21–14	Henri Hurskainen (SWE)
29 July, 20:15
Rajiv Ouseph (GBR)	22–20 17–21 21–15	Henri Hurskainen (SWE)
31 July, 13:40
Rajiv Ouseph (GBR)	21–12 17–21 19–21	Kevin Cordón (GUA)

Athlete	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Taufik Hidayat (INA)	2	2	0	4	0	2
Pablo Abián (ESP)	2	1	1	2	3	1
Petr Koukal (CZE)	2	0	2	1	4	0

Athlete 1	Score	Athlete 2
28 July, 13:44
Taufik Hidayat (INA)	21–8 21–8	Petr Koukal (CZE)
29 July, 20:54
Pablo Abián (ESP)	21–17 16–21 21–16	Petr Koukal (CZE)
31 July, 09:05
Taufik Hidayat (INA)	22–20 21–11	Pablo Abián (ESP)

Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals				Final

A1	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21
B1	Simon Santoso (INA)	12	8		A1	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21
C1	Niluka Karunaratne (SRI)	14	21	9	D1	Parupalli Kashyap (IND)	19	11
D1	Parupalli Kashyap (IND)	21	15	21						A1	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21
E1	Chen Long (CHN)	21	21							E1	Chen Long (CHN)	13	14
F1	Wong Wing Ki (HKG)	17	17		E1	Chen Long (CHN)	21	21
G1	Peter Gade (DEN)	21	21		G1	Peter Gade (DEN)	16	13
H1	Shon Wan-ho (KOR)	9	16											A1	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	10	19
I1	Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN)	17	13											P1	Lin Dan (CHN)	15	21	21
J1	Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	21	21		J1	Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	21	21
K1	Marc Zwiebler (GER)	21	12	9	L1	Chen Jin (CHN)	15	16
L1	Chen Jin (CHN)	19	21	21						J1	Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	12	10	Third place
M1	Kevin Cordón (GUA)	21	10							P1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
N1	Sho Sasaki (JPN)	23	21		N1	Sho Sasaki (JPN)	12	21	16					E1	Chen Long (CHN)	21	15	21
O1	Taufik Hidayat (INA)	9	12		P1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	16	21					J1	Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	12	21	15
P1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21