# Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

These are the results for the men’s singles badminton tournament of 2000 Summer Olympics. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for men's singles. The tournament was held at Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park.

## Seeds

* Taufik Hidayat (INA) (quarterfinals)
* Hendrawan (INA) (silver medalist)
* Peter Gade (DEN) (fourth place)
* Xia Xuanze (CHN) (bronze medalist)
* Wong Choong Hann (MAS) (quarterfinals)
* Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) (second round)
* Ji Xinpeng (CHN) (gold medalist)
* Marleve Mainaky (INA) (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ji Xinpeng (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ji Xinpeng (CHN) | 15 | 15 | 7 | Ji Xinpeng (CHN) | 15 | 1 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 9 | 15 | 9 | | | | | |
| 3 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 15 | 15 | 3 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 9 | 15 | 9 | | | | | |
| 8 | Marleve Mainaky (INA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Marleve Mainaky (INA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Ji Xinpeng (CHN) | 15 | 15 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hendrawan (INA) | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | Wong Choong Hann (MAS) | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hendrawan (INA) | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Xia Xuanze (CHN) | 17 | 15 | | | | | |
| 4 | Xia Xuanze (CHN) | 17 | 15 | 4 | Xia Xuanze (CHN) | 12 | 4 | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | | | 2 | Hendrawan (INA) | 15 | 15 | |
| | Sun Jun (CHN) | 13 | 5 | 2 | Hendrawan (INA) | 15 | 15 | | 4 | Xia Xuanze (CHN) | 15 | 15 | |
| 2 | Hendrawan (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | 3 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 13 | 5 | |

### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | Hidetaka Yamada (JPN) | 5 | 17 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 15 | 13 | 15 | | |
| | | | | | | Ong Ewe Hock (MAS) | 9 | 15 | 3 | | |
| Peter Knowles (GBR) | Peter Knowles (GBR) | 5 | 15 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Ong Ewe Hock (MAS) | Ong Ewe Hock (MAS) | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Taufik Hidayat (INA) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ji Xinpeng (CHN) |
| 7 | Ji Xinpeng (CHN) | 7 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | Ng Wei (HKG) | 15 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Ji Xinpeng (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kevin Han (USA) | 3 | 6 | | | |
| Kevin Han (USA) | Kevin Han (USA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Beres (CAN) | Mike Beres (CAN) | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Denis Constantin (MRI) | 3 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Fung Permadi (TPE) | 8 | 7 | | |
| | | | | Fung Permadi (TPE) | Fung Permadi (TPE) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mikhail Popov (BUL) | Mikhail Popov (BUL) | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Peter Gade (DEN) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Marleve Mainaky (INA) |
| | | | | 8 | Marleve Mainaky (INA) | 15 | 17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Tomas Johansson (SWE) | 11 | 16 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Marleve Mainaky (INA) | 15 | 15 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Hwang Sun-ho (KOR) | 5 | 3 | | |
| | | | | Hwang Sun-ho (KOR) | Hwang Sun-ho (KOR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Bertrand Gallet (FRA) | Bertrand Gallet (FRA) | 15 | 15 | Bertrand Gallet (FRA) | Bertrand Gallet (FRA) | 7 | 12 | | | | | | |
| Marco Vasconcelos (POR) | Marco Vasconcelos (POR) | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) | Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) | 14 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shon Seung-mo (KOR) | Shon Seung-mo (KOR) | 17 | 8 | 15 | Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) | Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ruud Kuijten (BEL) | Ruud Kuijten (BEL) | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) | 6 | 7 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wong Choong Hann (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | |
| | | | | | | Jyri Aalto (FIN) | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Wong Choong Hann (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wong Choong Hann (MAS) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Xia Xuanze (CHN) |
| | | | | | Rio Suryana (AUS) | Rio Suryana (AUS) | 8 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Svetoslav Stojanov (BUL) | Svetoslav Stojanov (BUL) | 15 | 2 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Svetoslav Stojanov (BUL) | 11 | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Xia Xuanze (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | |
| | | | | | | Keita Masuda (JPN) | 4 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Xia Xuanze (CHN) | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Richard Vaughan (GBR) | Richard Vaughan (GBR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boonsak Ponsana (THA) | Boonsak Ponsana (THA) | 8 | 12 | Richard Vaughan (GBR) | Richard Vaughan (GBR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rasmus Wengberg (SWE) | Rasmus Wengberg (SWE) | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Richard Vaughan (GBR) | Richard Vaughan (GBR) | 10 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sun Jun (CHN) | Sun Jun (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | Sun Jun (CHN) | 15 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 3 | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun Jun (CHN) | 13 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hendrawan (INA) | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | Pullela Gopichand (IND) | Pullela Gopichand (IND) | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Vladislav Druzchenko (UKR) | Vladislav Druzchenko (UKR) | 3 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Pullela Gopichand (IND) | 9 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hendrawan (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | Tam Kai Chuen (HKG) | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Hendrawan (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |