Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

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. Forty players from 34 nations competed in the event.

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. 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. His win also made China the first contingent to win gold medals in all five disciplines of badminton in a single Olympics.

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

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.Men's singles competition format. . Retrieved 2 May 2012.

Seeds

(silver medallist) (gold medallist) (bronze medallist) (quarter-finals) (quarter-finals) (quarter-finals) (fourth place) (group stage) (round of 16) (group stage) (round of 16) (round of 16) (round of 16) (round of 16) (group stage) (round of 16)

Results

Group stage

Group A Athlete110211101120

30 July, 20:15Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 221–814–2121–11

Group B Athlete220402211221202040

Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 228 July, 20:1914–2118–2129 July, 13:0721–1221–831 July, 13:0721–1121–7

Group C Athlete110201101020

30 July, 09:07Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 218–2116–21

Group D Athlete220402211231202140

Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 228 July, 09:4221–1421–1229 July, 19:0717–2121–1421–1031 July, 08:309–2114–21

Group E Athlete110201101020

29 July, 13:40Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 221–1221–17

Group F Athlete220402211221202040

Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 228 July, 19:4221–1221–1130 July, 08:3021–1021–831 July, 20:5021–1121–16

Group G Athlete110201101020

30 July, 19:44Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 221–1421–8

Group H Athlete220402211221202040

Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 228 July, 13:4021–1521–1930 July, 13:0715–2113–2131 July, 13:4421–1421–10

Group I Athlete220402211221202040

Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 228 July, 20:5421–1321–1229 July, 13:4421–921–1531 July, 19:0921–1721–14

Group J Athlete110201101020

29 July, 09:05Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 221–1221–7

Group K Athlete220412211321202040

Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 228 July, 09:0921–921–630 July, 13:4421–821–831 July, 19:4417–2121–1021–16

Group L Athlete110201101020

30 July, 20:50Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 221–1521–8

Group M Athlete220422211331202240

Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 228 July, 13:4215–2121–1221–1429 July, 20:1522–2017–2121–1531 July, 13:4021–1217–2119–21

Group N Athlete110201101020

29 July, 08:30Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 221–1221–7

Group O Athlete220402211231202140

Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 228 July, 13:4421–821–829 July, 20:5421–1716–2121–1631 July, 09:0522–2021–11

Group P Athlete110201101020

30 July, 14:15Athlete 1ScoreAthlete 221–821–14

Finals

References

External links Results at tournamentsoftware.com