# Badminton at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

The badminton men's singles tournament at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand took place from 24 to 31 January 1974 at the Cowles Stadium.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Punch Gunalan (MAL) | 15 | 2 | 15 | | | | | |
| Derek Talbot (ENG) | 13 | 15 | 11 | | | | | |
| Derek Talbot (ENG) | 13 | 15 | 11 | | Punch Gunalan (MAL) | 15 | 15 | |
| | | | | | Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 1 | 6 | |
| Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 15 | 15 | | | Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 1 | 6 | |
| Paul Whetnall (ENG) | 4 | 0 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | Derek Talbot (ENG) | w | / | o |
| | | | | | Paul Whetnall (ENG) | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | P Gunalan (MAL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | H Dulloo (MRI) | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | P Gunalan (MAL) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | N McCloy (SCO) | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | N McCloy (SCO) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | S Hassanali (KEN) | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Gunalan (MAL) | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | R Livingston (NZL) | 7 | 8 |
| D Ahuja (IND) | 10 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | R Livingston (NZL) | 7 | 8 |
| R Livingston (NZL) | 15 | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Livingston (NZL) | 15 | 14 | 18 | R Livingston (NZL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | A Jobanputra (TAN) | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| A Jobanputra (TAN) | w | / | o | A Jobanputra (TAN) | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| J Clancy (AUS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Clancy (AUS) | | | | | | | R Livingston (NZL) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | E Stuart (ENG) | 9 | 3 | | | | |
| C Bell (NIR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | E Stuart (ENG) | 9 | 3 | | | | |
| S Singh (MAW) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Singh (MAW) | 2 | 2 | | C Bell (NIR) | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | E Stuart (ENG) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| J McKee (CAN) | 14 | 15 | 12 | E Stuart (ENG) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| E Stuart (ENG) | 17 | 9 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| D Talbot (ENG) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| F Gow (SCO) | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | D Talbot (ENG) | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | W Johns (NZL) | 1 | 12 | | | |
| P Cooper (AUS) | 15 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| W Johns (NZL) | 5 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | D Talbot (ENG) | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | P Padukone (IND) | 9 | 6 |
| P Padukone (IND) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| S Ghulam (KEN) | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | P Padukone (IND) | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | D Soong (MAL) | 8 | 8 | | | |
| D Soong (MAL) | 15 | 9 | 15 | | | | | | |
| G Harris (CAN) | 7 | 15 | 4 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| J Paulson (CAN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| R McCoig (SCO) | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | J Paulson (CAN) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | P Tyrrell (AUS) | 8 | 3 | | | | |
| P Tyrrell (AUS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| P Modi (KEN) | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | J Paulson (CAN) | 6 | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | R Purser (NZL) | 15 | 10 | 9 |
| M Tredgett (ENG) | 12 | 15 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| R Purser (NZL) | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | R Purser (NZL) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Moo F L (MAL) | 6 | 10 | | | | |
| J Mbelwa (TAN) | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Moo F L (MAL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Tan A M (MAL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Macdonnell (CAN) | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Macdonnell (CAN) | 10 | 3 | | Tan A M (MAL) | 15 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | A Parpia (IND) | 6 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| A Parpia (IND) | 15 | 15 | | A Parpia (IND) | 6 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| D Doherty (NIR) | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Doherty (NIR) | 8 | 2 | | | | | Tan A M (MAL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | B Purser (NZL) | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| R Chiplunkar (TAN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | B Purser (NZL) | 4 | 3 | | |
| G Louzado (MAW) | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Louzado (MAW) | 8 | 8 | | R Chiplunkar (TAN) | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | B Purser (NZL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| B Purser (NZL) | 15 | 15 | 5 | B Purser (NZL) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| J Ansari (SCO) | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Ansari (SCO) | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Tan A M (MAL) | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Whetnall (ENG) | 18 | 8 | 18 |
| | | | | C Hardwick (AUS) | 14 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | H Jennings (WAL) | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | H Jennings (WAL) | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | P Whetnall (ENG) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | V Maini (KEN) | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | P Whetnall (ENG) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |