# Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring. Each game had to be won by a margin of two points, except when the game was won by a player who reached 30 even if the lead was only 1 at that point.
The top eight seeds in the tournament were placed in the bracket so as not to face each other until the quarterfinals. All other competitors were placed by draw.

## Seeds

Two players for China – Lin Dan and Chen Jin – took gold and bronze, respectively – while Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won silver in the men's singles tournament.
* Lin Dan (CHN) (gold medalist)
* Lee Chong Wei (MAS) (silver medalist)
* Bao Chunlai (CHN) (quarter-finals)
* Chen Jin (CHN) (bronze medalist)
* Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) (second round)
* Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) (quarter-finals)
* Taufik Hidayat (INA) (second round)
* Peter Gade (DEN) (quarter-finals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 13 | 16 | 1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 12 | 18 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 4 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 12 | 18 | | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) | 8 | 14 | | | | | | 1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 12 | 8 | |
| | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 12 | 8 |
| 3 | Bao Chunlai (CHN) | 21 | 11 | | | | | |
| 3 | Bao Chunlai (CHN) | 21 | 11 | | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 18 | 21 | 13 | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 13 | 21 |
| 6 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) | 9 | 11 | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 13 | 21 | 4 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 21 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 16 | 21 | 14 |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | 1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ng Wei (HKG) | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Park Sung-hwan (KOR) | 8 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | Edwin Ekiring (UGA) | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Dabeka (CAN) | 11 | 11 | | Park Sung-hwan (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Park Sung-hwan (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 13 | 16 |
| | | | 8 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nabil Lasmari (ALG) | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 19 | 22 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Shoji Sato (JPN) | 21 | 20 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Shoji Sato (JPN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Anup Sridhar (IND) | 21 | 21 | | Anup Sridhar (IND) | 13 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Vasconcelos (POR) | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | 4 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | John Moody (NZL) | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA) | 10 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Eli Mambwe (ZAM) | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA) | 19 | 22 | 21 | | Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Gomez (AUS) | 21 | 20 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) | 8 | 14 |
| | | | | 7 | Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 19 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Wong Choong Hann (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Wong Choong Hann (MAS) | 21 | 17 | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) | 16 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) | 21 | 21 | | | Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kaveh Mehrabi (IRI) | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Scott Evans (IRL) | 18 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marc Zwiebler (GER) | 21 | 18 | 21 | | Marc Zwiebler (GER) | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Petr Koukal (CZE) | 21 | 12 | 15 | | Andrew Smith (GBR) | 21 | 13 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Smith (GBR) | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Marc Zwiebler (GER) | 13 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) | 21 | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 23 | 21 |
| Przemysław Wacha (POL) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bao Chunlai (CHN) | 21 | 11 |
| Raul Must (EST) | 14 | 15 | | | Przemysław Wacha (POL) | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Christian Bösiger (SUI) | 12 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Przemysław Wacha (POL) | 11 | 21 | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bao Chunlai (CHN) | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Bao Chunlai (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Ville Lång (FIN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vladislav Druzchenko (UKR) | 12 | 19 | | | Ville Lång (FIN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Raju Rai (USA) | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ville Lång (FIN) | 13 | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | Boonsak Ponsana (THA) | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) | 9 | 11 |
| Kęstutis Navickas (LTU) | 23 | 12 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 |
| Pablo Abián (ESP) | 21 | 21 | 9 | | Kęstutis Navickas (LTU) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Stanislav Pukhov (RUS) | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kęstutis Navickas (LTU) | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | Ronald Susilo (SIN) | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |