Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
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The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. A total of 41 players from 36 nations competed at the tournament.
| Men's singles at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 July – 2 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 36 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Denmark's Viktor Axelsen defeated the defending Olympic champion Chen Long from China 21–15, 21–12, to win the gold medal in men's singles badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] He became the first non-Asian to win the badminton men's singles event since compatriot Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, who achieved the feat in 1996.[2] Axelsen did not lose a game during the tournament, becoming the first player to achieve this feat since Lin Dan in 2008.[3]
In the bronze-medal match, Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting defeated Guatemala's Kevin Cordón 21–11, 21–13.[4][5] Ginting became the first Olympic badminton medalist from Indonesia in men's singles since Sony Dwi Kuncoro in 2004. He also became the first Youth Olympic badminton medalist to win a medal at the Olympics, having also won bronze in 2014.[6]
Background
This was the 8th appearance of the event as a full medal event. Badminton was introduced as a demonstration sport in 1972, held again as an exhibition sport in 1988, and added to the full programme in 1992; the men's singles tournament had been held since.[7]
The reigning champion was Chen Long of China, who also won bronze in 2012. 2016 bronze medalist Viktor Axelsen of Denmark also qualified. The top-ranked qualifier was Kento Momota of Japan who was also the reigning world champion.
Qualification
The badminton qualification system was designed to ensure that 86 men and 86 women receive quota spots; the size of the men's singles field adjusts to hit that target quota. Following revisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualifying periods were set on 29 April 2019 to 15 March 2020 and 4 January to 13 June 2021, with the ranking list of 15 June 2021 deciding qualification.
There were 38 initial quota places for the men's singles: 34 from the ranking list, 3 from Tripartite Commission invitations, and 1 host nation place. Nations with multiple players in the top 16 of the ranking list could earn 2 quota places; all others were limited to 1. Players were taken from the ranking list in order, respecting the national limits, until the places were filled. Each continent was guaranteed one spot, either through the invitational spots or by replacing the lowest-ranked player if necessary. The host nation spot was unused since Japan qualified two players through the ranking list and was reallocated to the ranking list.
Additional places beyond 38 were added where players qualified in both the men's singles and one of the doubles events. This resulted in 3 additional places added to the ranking list. One place was also given to a member of the Refugee Team, Aram Mahmoud.[8] The total of qualified players was thus 42.
Competition format
The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.[9] For the group stage, the players were divided into between 12 and 16 groups of between 3 and 4 players each. Each group played a round-robin. The top player in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage was a four-round single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. If there were fewer than 16 groups in the group stage, some players received a bye in the round of 16.[10]
Matches were played best-of-three games. Each game was played to 21, except that a player must win by 2 unless the score reaches 30–29.[10]
Schedule
Seeds
A total of 14 players were given seeds.
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Group stage
The group stage was played from 24 to 28 July. The winner of each group advanced to the knockout rounds.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heo Kwang-hee (KOR) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 59 | +25 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Kento Momota (JPN) (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 63 | +13 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Timothy Lam (USA) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 46 | 84 | −38 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 18:00 | Kento Momota |
2–0 [13] | Timothy Lam |
21–12 | 21–9 | |
| 26 July | 18:40 | Heo Kwang-hee |
2–0 [14] | Timothy Lam |
21–10 | 21–15 | |
| 28 July | 20:00 | Kento Momota |
0–2 [15] | Heo Kwang-hee |
15–21 | 19–21 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kevin Cordón (GUA) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 85 | 59 | +26 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Ng Ka Long (HKG) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Lino Muñoz (MEX) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 10:20 | Ng Ka Long |
2–0 [16] | Lino Muñoz |
21–9 | 21–10 | |
| 26 July | 14:00 | Kevin Cordón |
2–0 [17] | Lino Muñoz |
21–14 | 21–12 | |
| 28 July | 18:00 | Ng Ka Long |
0–2 [18] | Kevin Cordón |
20–22 | 13–21 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mark Caljouw (NED) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 101 | 68 | +33 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Misha Zilberman (ISR) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 82 | 91 | −9 | 1 | |
| 3 |  B. Sai Praneeth (IND) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 60 | 84 | −24 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 13:00 | B. Sai Praneeth |
0–2 [19] | Misha Zilberman |
17–21 | 15-21 | |
| 26 July | 11:20 | Mark Caljouw |
2–1 [20] | Misha Zilberman |
17–21 | 21–9 | 21–10 |
| 28 July | 18:00 | B. Sai Praneeth |
0–2 [21] | Mark Caljouw |
14–21 | 14–21 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viktor Axelsen (DEN) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 45 | +39 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Kalle Koljonen (FIN) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Luka Wraber (AUT) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 53 | 84 | −31 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 19:20 | Viktor Axelsen  |
2–0 [22] | Luka Wraber |
21–12 | 21–11 | |
| 26 July | 10:40 | Kalle Koljonen |
2–0 [23] | Luka Wraber |
21–13 | 21–17 | |
| 28 July | 18:40 | Viktor Axelsen |
2–0 [24] | Kalle Koljonen |
21–9 | 21–13 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wang Tzu-wei (TPE) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 102 | 72 | +30 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Nhat Nguyen (IRL) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 87 | 90 | −3 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 20:00 | Wang Tzu-wei |
2–0 [25] | Niluka Karunaratne |
21–12 | 21–15 | |
| 26 July | 20:00 | Nhat Nguyen  |
2–0 [26] | Niluka Karunaratne |
21–16 | 21–14 | |
| 28 July | 18:40 | Wang Tzu-wei |
2–1 [27] | Nhat Nguyen |
21–12 | 18–21 | 21–12 |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jonatan Christie (INA) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 98 | 81 | +17 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Loh Kean Yew (SGP) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 101 | 83 | +18 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Aram Mahmoud (EOR) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 49 | 84 | −35 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | 11:00 | Jonatan Christie |
2–0 [28] |  Aram Mahmoud |
21–8 | 21–14 | |
| 26 July | 20:00 | Loh Kean Yew |
2–0 [29] | Aram Mahmoud |
21–15 | 21–12 | |
| 28 July | 19:20 | Jonatan Christie |
2–1 [30] | Loh Kean Yew |
22–20 | 13–21 | 21–18 |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shi Yuqi (CHN) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 1 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Matthew Abela (MLT) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Sören Opti (SUR) (N) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 12:40 | Shi Yuqi |
2–0 [31] | Matthew Abela |
21–8 | 21–9 | |
| 26 July | 19:20 | Sören Opti |
N/P [32] | Matthew Abela |
Cancelled | ||
| 28 July | 19:20 | Shi Yuqi |
N/P [33] | Sören Opti |
Cancelled | ||
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN) (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Ygor Coelho (BRA) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Julien Paul (MRI) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 35 | 84 | −49 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 10:40 | Kanta Tsuneyama |
2–0 [34] | Julien Paul |
21–8 | 21–6 | |
| 26 July | 14:00 | Ygor Coelho |
2–0 [35] | Julien Paul |
21–5 | 21–16 | |
| 28 July | 19:20 | Kanta Tsuneyama |
2–0 [36] | Ygor Coelho |
21–14 | 21–8 |
Group J
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 43 | +41 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Sergey Sirant (ROC) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 78 | −14 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Gergely Krausz (HUN) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 13:20 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
2–0 [37] | Gergely Krausz |
21–13 | 21–8 | |
| 27 July | 10:00 | Sergey Sirant |
2–0 [38] | Gergely Krausz |
21–18 | 21–18 | |
| 28 July | 18:00 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
2–0 [39] | Sergey Sirant |
21–12 | 21–10 |
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Toby Penty (GBR) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Kantaphon Wangcharoen (THA) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Kai Schäfer (GER) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 20:00 | Kantaphon Wangcharoen |
2–0 [40] | Kai Schäfer |
21–13 | 21–15 | |
| 27 July | 10:40 | Toby Penty  |
2–0 [41] | Kai Schäfer |
21–18 | 21–11 | |
| 28 July | 20:00 | Kantaphon Wangcharoen |
0–2 [42] | Toby Penty |
19–21 | 12–21 |
Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Antonsen (DEN) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 57 | +27 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Ade Resky Dwicahyo (AZE) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 74 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Nguyễn Tiến Minh (VIE) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 58 | 84 | −26 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 20:00 | Anders Antonsen |
2–0 [43] | Nguyễn Tiến Minh |
21–13 | 21–13 | |
| 27 July | 20:00 | Ade Resky Dwicahyo |
2–0 [44] | Nguyễn Tiến Minh |
21–14 | 21–18 | |
| 28 July | 20:00 | Anders Antonsen |
2–0 [45] | Ade Resky Dwicahyo |
21–16 | 21–15 |
Group M
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lee Zii Jia (MAS) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Brice Leverdez (FRA) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Artem Pochtarov (UKR) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 34 | 84 | −50 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 18:40 | Lee Zii Jia |
2–0 [46] | Artem Pochtarov |
21–5 | 21–11 | |
| 27 July | 13:20 | Brice Leverdez |
2–0 [47] | Artem Pochtarov |
21–10 | 21–8 | |
| 28 July | 20:40 | Lee Zii Jia |
2–0 [48] | Brice Leverdez |
21–17 | 21–5 |
Group N
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Long (CHN) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 84 | 40 | +44 | 2 | Advance to elimination round |
| 2 |  Pablo Abián (ESP) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Raul Must (EST) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 37 | 84 | −47 | 0 |
Group P
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chou Tien-chen (TPE) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 101 | 82 | +19 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Felix Burestedt (SWE) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Brian Yang (CAN) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 88 | 101 | −13 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 10:00 | Chou Tien-chen |
2–0 [52] | Felix Burestedt |
21–12 | 21–11 | |
| 27 July | 19:20 | Brian Yang |
0–2 [53] | Felix Burestedt |
12–21 | 17–21 | |
| 28 July | 18:40 | Chou Tien-chen |
2–1 [54] | Brian Yang |
21–18 | 16–21 | 22–20 |
Finals
The knockout stage was played from 29 July to 2 August. One round was held per day, with a day off on 30 July. This stage was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match.[55]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Heo Kwang-hee (KOR)
| 13 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA)
| 21 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Mark Caljouw (NED)
| 17 | 21 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA)
| 18 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Wang Tzu-wei (TPE)
| 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Shi Yuqi (CHN)
| 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Jonatan Christie (INA)
| 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Shi Yuqi (CHN)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Chen Long (CHN)
| 15 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I1 | Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN)
| 18 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA)
| 21 | 15 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 | Anders Antonsen (DEN)
| 18 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| K1 | Toby Penty (GBR)
| 10 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 | Anders Antonsen (DEN)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA)
| 16 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Chen Long (CHN)
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Lee Zii Jia (MAS)
| 21 | 19 | 5 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Chen Long (CHN)
| 8 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Chen Long (CHN)
| 21 | 9 | 21 | C1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA)
| 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Chou Tien-chen (TPE)
| 14 | 21 | 14 | J1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA)
| 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||