# Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The badminton men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place from 28 July to 4 August at Pavelló de la Mar Bella. The men's singles resulted in the only non-Asian medallist, Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark. 56 players from 32 nations competed in men's singles.

## Draws
### First rounds
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Hall (GBR) | 15 | 15 | | Darren Hall (GBR) | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Humble (CAN) | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Hannes Fuchs (AUT) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Dipankar Bhattacharjee (IND) | 4 | 12 | | | | | |
| | Niroshan Wijekoon (SRI) | 9 | 11 | | Hannes Fuchs (AUT) | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dipankar Bhattacharjee (IND) | 15 | 15 | | Dipankar Bhattacharjee (IND) | 8 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Ivanov (BUL) | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | 2 | 17 | 14 |
| 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| | Bye | | | 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Liljequist (FIN) | 15 | 15 | | Robert Liljequist (FIN) | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricardo Fernandes (POR) | 3 | 11 | | | | | | 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Teeranun Chiangta (THA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Teeranun Chiangta (THA) | 7 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Broddi Kristjansson (ISL) | 2 | 12 | | Teeranun Chiangta (THA) | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Jogis (USA) | 15 | 15 | | Chris Jogis (USA) | 15 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Galt (NZL) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First Round | 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 |
| 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata (INA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jens Olsson (SWE) | 5 | 15 | 15 | | Jens Olsson (SWE) | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Gwang-jin (KOR) | 15 | 12 | 5 | | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | Tomáš Mendrek (TCH) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Foo Kok Keong (MAS) | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stéphane Renault (FRA) | 5 | 2 | | | Tomáš Mendrek (TCH) | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Foo Kok Keong (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | Foo Kok Keong (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Sperre Jr. (NOR) | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata (INA) | 15 | 15 |
| 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 10 | 12 |
| | Bye | | | | 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fumihiko Machida (JPN) | 9 | 15 | 15 | | Fumihiko Machida (JPN) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacek Hankiewicz (POL) | 15 | 13 | 3 | | | | | 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | Abdul Hamid Khan (SIN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Chan Kin Ngai (HKG) | 10 | 5 | | | | |
| | Pedro Vanneste (BEL) | 11 | 3 | | | Abdul Hamid Khan (SIN) | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chan Kin Ngai (HKG) | 15 | 15 | | | Chan Kin Ngai (HKG) | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nico Meerholz (RSA) | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | 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 |
| | Andrey Antropov (EUN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kerrin Harrison (NZL) | 3 | 10 | | | Andrey Antropov (EUN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Axelsson (SWE) | 15 | 15 | | | Peter Axelsson (SWE) | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fernando Silva (POR) | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | Andrey Antropov (EUN) | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Sompol Kukasemkij (THA) | 16 | 15 | 17 | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Anders Nielsen (GBR) | 18 | 12 | 16 | | Sompol Kukasemkij (THA) | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 15 | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donald Koh (SIN) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 15 |
| | Árni Þór Hallgrímson (ISL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kim Hak-kyun (KOR) | 9 | 4 |
| | Anton Kriel (RSA) | 8 | 7 | | | Árni Þór Hallgrímson (ISL) | 7 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Hak-kyun (KOR) | w | / | o | | Kim Hak-kyun (KOR) | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Reidy (USA) | | | | | | | | | Kim Hak-kyun (KOR) | 10 | 15 | 18 | | | | |
| | Anil Kaul (CAN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | 3/4 | Wu Wenkai (CHN) | 15 | 7 | 13 | | | | |
| | Florin Balaban (ROM) | 7 | 4 | | | Anil Kaul (CAN) | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 3/4 | Wu Wenkai (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3/4 | Wu Wenkai (CHN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| | Bryan Blanshard (CAN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Benny Lee (USA) | 3 | 1 | | | Bryan Blanshard (CAN) | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U. Vimal Kumar (IND) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 10 | 17 | 15 | | | | |
| | Pontus Jäntti (FIN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 5/8 | Liu Jun (CHN) | 15 | 16 | 9 | | | | |
| | Yasen Borisov (BUL) | 6 | 1 | | | Pontus Jäntti (FIN) | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 5/8 | Liu Jun (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Liu Jun (CHN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 |
| | Wong Wai Lap (HKG) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 2 | 8 |
| | Eddy Clarisse (MRI) | 1 | 2 | | | Wong Wai Lap (HKG) | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Koch (AUT) | 17 | 12 | 15 | | Jürgen Koch (AUT) | 18 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephan Kuhl (GER) | 14 | 15 | 2 | | | | | | | Wong Wai Lap (HKG) | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Hideaki Motoyama (JPN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 2 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | David Serrano (ESP) | 9 | 10 | | | Hideaki Motoyama (JPN) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 2 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | 2 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 14 | 17 | 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 9 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata (INA) | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata (INA) | 15 | 15 | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata (INA) | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata (INA) | 12 | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 18 |
| 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 18 |
| | Kim Hak-kyun (KOR) | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Hak-kyun (KOR) | 9 | 4 | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 18 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 14 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 14 | 8 | | | | | |
| 2 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |