# Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's singles

The badminton men's singles tournament at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok took place from 13 December to 17 December at Thammasat Gymnasium 2.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sunday, 13 December 1998 | 13:00 | 1st round |
| Monday, 14 December 1998 | 13:00 | 2nd round |
| Tuesday, 15 December 1998 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday, 16 December 1998 | 13:00 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 17 December 1998 | 13:00 | Final |

## Results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Hendrawan (INA) | 14 | 15 | 8 |
| 4 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 17 | 10 | 15 |

### Top half

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | Sun Jun (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sadegh Karbasi (IRI) | 7 | 4 | | | Kazuhiro Shimogami (JPN) | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kazuhiro Shimogami (JPN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 1 | Sun Jun (CHN) | 15 | 17 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ahn Jae-chang (KOR) | 9 | 14 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Chen Feng (TPE) | 13 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashraf Masih (PAK) | 4 | 0 | | | Ahn Jae-chang (KOR) | 15 | 6 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ahn Jae-chang (KOR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Sun Jun (CHN) | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hendrawan (INA) | 6 | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | 3 | Hendrawan (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chhea Chhorvann (CAM) | 9 | 10 | | | Ian Gil Piencenaves (PHI) | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Gil Piencenaves (PHI) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 3 | Hendrawan (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| Roslin Hashim (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Roslin Hashim (MAS) | 11 | 6 | | | | | |
| Ng Wei (HKG) | 9 | 7 | | | Roslin Hashim (MAS) | 15 | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| Thushara Edirisinghe (SRI) | 1 | 15 | 8 | | Boonsak Ponsana (THA) | 8 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Boonsak Ponsana (THA) | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Anuphap Theeraratsakul (THA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wajid Ali (PAK) | 5 | 0 | | Anuphap Theeraratsakul (THA) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Afshin Bozorgzadeh (IRI) | 5 | 1 | | Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 5 | 13 | | | | |
| Kennevic Asuncion (PHI) | 12 | 11 | | | | | | 4 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Lee Mou-chou (TPE) | 15 | 15 | | Lee Mou-chou (TPE) | 17 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 15 | 15 |
| Park Sung-woo (KOR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Yong Hock Kin (MAS) | 5 | 10 |
| Krang Sokhang (CAM) | 2 | 2 | | Park Sung-woo (KOR) | 15 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Pullela Gopichand (IND) | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pullela Gopichand (IND) | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| Tam Kai Chuen (HKG) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | 2 | Yong Hock Kin (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Shinji Ota (JPN) | 11 | 3 | | Tam Kai Chuen (HKG) | 14 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Yong Hock Kin (MAS) | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |