# Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

The men's singles badminton event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held from 10 to 15 April 2018 at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia. The defending gold medalist was Parupalli Kashyap of India. Kashyap did not defend his title.
The athletes were drawn into straight knockout stage. The draw for the competition was conducted on 2 April 2018.

## Seeds

The seeds for the tournament were:
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) | 10 | 17 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) | 10 | 17 | | 1 | Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 21 | 14 | 14 |
| | | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | H. S. Prannoy (IND) | 16 | 21 | 14 | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 9 | 21 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | 4 | Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) | 17 | 25 | 21 |
| | | | | | 3 | H. S. Prannoy (IND) | 21 | 23 | 9 |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | 1 | Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Abraham Ayittey (GHA) | 18 | 16 | | Aatish Lubah (MRI) | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Aatish Lubah (MRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | 1 | Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) | 10 | 10 | | | | | |
| | | | | Liam Fong (FIJ) | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Eynon (FAI) | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ryan Ng (SGP) | 15 | 12 |
| | | | 8 | Ryan Ng (SGP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Naim Mohammed (TTO) | 21 | 21 | | Naim Mohammed (TTO) | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Antoine Owona Ndimako (CMR) | 17 | 9 | | | | | 8 | Ryan Ng (SGP) | 21 | 10 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI) | 9 | 21 | 19 | | | | |
| | | | | Emmanuel Donkor (GHA) | 18 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| Murad Ali (PAK) | 16 | 19 | | Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI) | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | 4 | Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Edwin Ekiring (UGA) | 21 | 21 | | Edwin Ekiring (UGA) | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Cameron Coetzer (RSA) | 10 | 14 | | | | | 4 | Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Kalombo Mulenga (ZAM) | 8 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Dakeil Thorpe (BAR) | 18 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Kalombo Mulenga (ZAM) | 21 | 21 | | Kalombo Mulenga (ZAM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Hutchings (JER) | 19 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Jason Ho-Shue (CAN) | 14 | 12 |
| | | | 5 | Jason Ho-Shue (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Narayan Ramdhani (GUY) | 21 | 21 | | Narayan Ramdhani (GUY) | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Vernon Smeed (SHN) | 6 | 8 | | | | | 5 | Jason Ho-Shue (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Dennis Coke (JAM) | 10 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Dennis Coke (JAM) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Tobi Adeoye (FAI) | 13 | 14 | | Victor Munga (KEN) | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| Victor Munga (KEN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Kervin Ghislain (SEY) | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dinuka Karunaratne (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | Dinuka Karunaratne (SRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ciaran Chambers (NIR) | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Dinuka Karunaratne (SRI) | 23 | 22 | | | | |
| Prakash Vijayanath (RSA) | 21 | 21 | | | | | 6 | Julien Paul (MRI) | 21 | 20 | | | | |
| Burty Molia (FIJ) | 12 | 11 | | Prakash Vijayanath (RSA) | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Julien Paul (MRI) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Dinuka Karunaratne (SRI) | 13 | 6 |
| Daniel Sam (GHA) | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Prannoy H. S. (IND) | 21 | 21 |
| Anthony Joe (AUS) | 21 | 21 | | Anthony Joe (AUS) | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Irfan Saeed Bhatti (PAK) | 20 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Anthony Joe (AUS) | 18 | 11 | | | | |
| Christopher Jean Paul (MRI) | 25 | 21 | | | | | 3 | Prannoy H. S. (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Steve Malcouzane (SEY) | 23 | 8 | | Christopher Jean Paul (MRI) | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Prannoy H. S. (IND) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Brian Yang (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cory Fanus (BAR) | 9 | 6 | | Brian Yang (CAN) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Samuel Ricketts (JAM) | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Brian Yang (CAN) | 16 | 17 | | | | |
| Loh Kean Yew (SGP) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Loh Kean Yew (SGP) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Bongani von Bodenstein (RSA) | 11 | 9 | | Loh Kean Yew (SGP) | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Kieran Merrilees (SCO) | 12 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Loh Kean Yew (SGP) | 13 | 16 |
| Douglas Clark (FAI) | 14 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 |
| Brian Kasirye (UGA) | 21 | 21 | | Brian Kasirye (UGA) | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nicholas Bonkowsky (TTO) | 21 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Brian Kasirye (UGA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Chongo Mulenga (ZAM) | 10 | 19 | | | | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Benjamin Li (IOM) | 21 | 21 | | Benjamin Li (IOM) | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |