# 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. China's Lin Dan won the gold medal, defeating Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in the final. Chen Long, also of China, won the bronze medal.

## Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.

## Seeds

* Lee Chong Wei (MAS) (silver medallist)
* Lin Dan (CHN) (gold medallist)
* Chen Long (CHN) (bronze medallist)
* Chen Jin (CHN) (quarter-finals)
* Peter Gade (DEN) (quarter-finals)
* Sho Sasaki (JPN) (quarter-finals)
* Lee Hyun-il (KOR) (fourth place)
* Kenichi Tago (JPN) (group stage)
* Simon Santoso (INA) (round of 16)
* Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) (group stage)
* Taufik Hidayat (INA) (round of 16)
* Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) (round of 16)
* Shon Wan-ho (KOR) (round of 16)
* Marc Zwiebler (GER) (round of 16)
* Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) (group stage)
* Wong Wing Ki (HKG) (round of 16)

## Results
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ville Lång (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
30 July, 20:15 :
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21–8 14–21 21–11 | Ville Lång (FIN) |

#### Group B

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Simon Santoso (INA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Raul Must (EST) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| 28 July, 20:19 |||
| Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT) | 14–21 18–21 | Raul Must (EST) |
| 29 July, 13:07 |||
| Simon Santoso (INA) | 21–12 21–8 | Raul Must (EST) |
| 31 July, 13:07 |||
| Simon Santoso (INA) | 21–11 21–7 | Michael Lahnsteiner (AUT) |

#### Group C

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenichi Tago (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 July, 09:07 :
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| Kenichi Tago (JPN) | 18–21 16–21 | Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) |

#### Group D

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Parupalli Kashyap (IND) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Yuhan Tan (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| 28 July, 09:42 |||
| Parupalli Kashyap (IND) | 21–14 21–12 | Yuhan Tan (BEL) |
| 29 July, 19:07 |||
| Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) | 17–21 21–14 21–10 | Yuhan Tan (BEL) |
| 31 July, 08:30 |||
| Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) | 9–21 14–21 | Parupalli Kashyap (IND) |

#### Group E

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Chen Long (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Boonsak Ponsana (THA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 July, 13:40 :
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| Chen Long (CHN) | 21–12 21–17 | Boonsak Ponsana (THA) |

#### Group F

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Wong Wing Ki (HKG) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Brice Leverdez (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Edwin Ekiring (UGA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| 28 July, 19:42 |||
| Brice Leverdez (FRA) | 21–12 21–11 | Edwin Ekiring (UGA) |
| 30 July, 08:30 |||
| Wong Wing Ki (HKG) | 21–10 21–8 | Edwin Ekiring (UGA) |
| 31 July, 20:50 |||
| Wong Wing Ki (HKG) | 21–11 21–16 | Brice Leverdez (FRA) |

#### Group G

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Peter Gade (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pedro Martins (POR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 July, 19:44 :
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| Peter Gade (DEN) | 21–14 21–8 | Pedro Martins (POR) |

#### Group H

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Son Wan-ho (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Hsu Jen-hao (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| 28 July, 13:40 |||
| Son Wan-ho (KOR) | 21–15 21–19 | Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) |
| 30 July, 13:07 |||
| Hsu Jen-hao (TPE) | 15–21 13–21 | Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) |
| 31 July, 13:44 |||
| Son Wan-ho (KOR) | 21–14 21–10 | Hsu Jen-hao (TPE) |

#### Group I

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Wong (SIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Misha Zilberman (ISR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| 28 July, 20:54 |||
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) | 21–13 21–12 | Misha Zilberman (ISR) |
| 29 July, 13:44 |||
| Derek Wong (SIN) | 21–9 21–15 | Misha Zilberman (ISR) |
| 31 July, 19:09 |||
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) | 21–17 21–14 | Derek Wong (SIN) |

#### Group J

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodrigo Pacheco (PER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 July, 09:05 :
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 21–12 21–7 | Rodrigo Pacheco (PER) |

#### Group K

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Marc Zwiebler (GER) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| 28 July, 09:09 |||
| Marc Zwiebler (GER) | 21–9 21–6 | Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV) |
| 30 July, 13:44 |||
| Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR) | 21–8 21–8 | Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed (MDV) |
| 31 July, 19:44 |||
| Marc Zwiebler (GER) | 17–21 21–10 21–16 | Dmytro Zavadsky (UKR) |

#### Group L

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Chen Jin (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Przemysław Wacha (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 July, 20:50 :
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| Chen Jin (CHN) | 21–15 21–8 | Przemysław Wacha (POL) |

#### Group M

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Henri Hurskainen (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| 28 July, 13:42 |||
| Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 15–21 21–12 21–14 | Henri Hurskainen (SWE) |
| 29 July, 20:15 |||
| Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) | 22–20 17–21 21–15 | Henri Hurskainen (SWE) |
| 31 July, 13:40 |||
| Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) | 21–12 17–21 19–21 | Kevin Cordón (GUA) |

#### Group N

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Sho Sasaki (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Virgil Soeroredjo (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 July, 08:30 :
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| Sho Sasaki (JPN) | 21–12 21–7 | Virgil Soeroredjo (SUR) |

#### Group O

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Pablo Abián (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Petr Koukal (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| 28 July, 13:44 |||
| Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 21–8 21–8 | Petr Koukal (CZE) |
| 29 July, 20:54 |||
| Pablo Abián (ESP) | 21–17 16–21 21–16 | Petr Koukal (CZE) |
| 31 July, 09:05 |||
| Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 22–20 21–11 | Pablo Abián (ESP) |

#### Group P

| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
| Lin Dan (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Evans (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 July, 14:15 :
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
| Lin Dan (CHN) | 21–8 21–14 | Scott Evans (IRL) |

### Finals

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B1 | Simon Santoso (INA) | 12 | 8 | | A1 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) | 14 | 21 | 9 | D1 | Parupalli Kashyap (IND) | 19 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1 | Parupalli Kashyap (IND) | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | | | A1 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| E1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | E1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 13 | 14 | | | | | |
| F1 | Wong Wing Ki (HKG) | 17 | 17 | | E1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| G1 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 21 | 21 | | G1 | Peter Gade (DEN) | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Shon Wan-ho (KOR) | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | A1 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 10 | 19 |
| I1 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | P1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 15 | 21 | 21 |
| J1 | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | J1 | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| K1 | Marc Zwiebler (GER) | 21 | 12 | 9 | L1 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 15 | 16 | | | | | |
| L1 | Chen Jin (CHN) | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | J1 | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 12 | 10 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| M1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA) | 21 | 10 | | | | | | | P1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 21 |
| N1 | Sho Sasaki (JPN) | 23 | 21 | | N1 | Sho Sasaki (JPN) | 12 | 21 | 16 | | | | | E1 | Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 15 | 21 |
| O1 | Taufik Hidayat (INA) | 9 | 12 | | P1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | J1 | Lee Hyun-il (KOR) | 12 | 21 | 15 |
| P1 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |