# Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's singles

The men's singles badminton event at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 21 to 25 at the Olympic Training Center, located in Ñuñoa, a suburb of Santiago. The defending Pan American Games champion is Ygor Coelho of Brazil.
Each National Olympic Committee could enter a maximum of three athletes into the competition. The athletes will be drawn into an elimination stage draw. Once an athlete lost a match, they will be no longer able to compete. Each match will be contested as the best of three games. A total of 31 athletes from 20 NOC's competed.

## Qualification

A total of 90 athletes (45 men and 45 women) qualified to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of four athletes per gender (five if qualified through the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. As host nation, Chile automatically qualified a full team of eights athletes. All other quotas will be awarded through the team world rankings as of May 2, 2023. Each nation's highest ranked athlete/pair's points in each of the five events will be added to determine a country's point total.

## Seeds

The following athletes were seeded:
* Brian Yang (CAN) (champion, gold medalist)
* Ygor Coelho (BRA) (quarter-finals)
* Kevin Cordón (EAI) (final, silver medalist)
* Uriel Canjura (ESA) (semi-finals, bronze medalist)

## Results
### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brian Yang (CAN) | 21 | 21 | |
| 3 | Kevin Cordón (EAI) | 18 | 6 | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | | | | | 1 | Brian Yang (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sören Opti (SUR) | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bradley Evans (JAM) | 16 | 18 | | | Sören Opti (SUR) | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sören Opti (SUR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sören Opti (SUR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 1 | Brian Yang (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Jonathan Matias (BRA) | 10 | 12 | | | | |
| | Juan Bencomo (CUB) | 21 | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | Jonathan Matias (BRA) | 10 | 12 | | | | | |
| | Frank Barrios (VEN) | 6 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Barrios (VEN) | 6 | 21 | 22 | | Frank Barrios (VEN) | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jonathan Matias (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alonso Medel (CHI) | 9 | 13 | | | Jonathan Matias (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Matias (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Matias (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Brian Yang (CAN) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Uriel Canjura (ESA) | 11 | 10 |
| 4 | Uriel Canjura (ESA) | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Uriel Canjura (ESA) | 11 | 10 |
| | Job Castillo (MEX) | 19 | 21 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Job Castillo (MEX) | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | Uriel Canjura (ESA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miguel Quirama (COL) | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ángel Mariñez (DOM) | 16 | 15 | | | Miguel Quirama (COL) | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Miguel Quirama (COL) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miguel Quirama (COL) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 4 | Uriel Canjura (ESA) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Howard Shu (USA) | 12 | 3 | | | | |
| | Santiago Otero (ARG) | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | Howard Shu (USA) | 12 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Howard Shu (USA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Howard Shu (USA) | 21 | 21 | | | Howard Shu (USA) | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Henry Huebla (ECU) | 21 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Huebla (ECU) | 21 | 21 | | | Henry Huebla (ECU) | 21 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gianpiero Cavallotti (CRC) | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | Adriano Viale (PER) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reece Marcano (TTO) | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Reece Marcano (TTO) | 9 | 8 | | Adriano Viale (PER) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Leo Lee (PAR) | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sebastian Vasquez (CHI) | 13 | 18 | | Leo Lee (PAR) | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leo Lee (PAR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leo Lee (PAR) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | Adriano Viale (PER) | 15 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Kevin Cordón (EAI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Yonatan Linarez (DOM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kevin Cordón (EAI) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | Manuel Mejía (ESA) | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Manuel Mejía (ESA) | 14 | 13 | | Yonatan Linarez (DOM) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Kevin Cordón (EAI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Justin Ma (USA) | 13 | 12 | 3 | Kevin Cordón (EAI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kevin Cordón (EAI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kevin Cordón (EAI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kevin Cordón (EAI) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Luis Ramón Garrido (MEX) | 17 | 12 |
| | Luis Ramón Garrido (MEX) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Luis Ramón Garrido (MEX) | 17 | 12 |
| | Samuel Ricketts (JAM) | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samuel Ricketts (JAM) | 13 | 16 | | Luis Ramón Garrido (MEX) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Roberto Herrera (CUB) | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberto Herrera (CUB) | 21 | 21 | | Roberto Herrera (CUB) | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kennie King (BAR) | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kennie King (BAR) | 16 | 15 | | | | | | Luis Ramón Garrido (MEX) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Ygor Coelho (BRA) | 14 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Javier Alas (ESA) | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ygor Coelho (BRA) | 14 | 15 | | | | |
| | Nicolás Oliva (ARG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Oliva (ARG) | 21 | 21 | | Nicolás Oliva (ARG) | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Ygor Coelho (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fernando Sanhueza (CHI) | 10 | 9 | 2 | Ygor Coelho (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ygor Coelho (BRA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |