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.

Men's singles at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	Wembley Arena
Date	28 July to 5 August 2012
Competitors	40 from 34 nations
Medalists
Lin Dan  China Lee Chong Wei  Malaysia Chen Long  China
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The draw was held on 23 July 2012.^[1][2] 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

See also: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.^[3]

Seeds

1.  Lee Chong Wei (MAS) (silver medallist)
2.  Lin Dan (CHN) (gold medallist)
3.  Chen Long (CHN) (bronze medallist)
4.  Chen Jin (CHN) (quarter-finals)
5.  Peter Gade (DEN) (quarter-finals)
6.  Sho Sasaki (JPN) (quarter-finals)
7.  Lee Hyun-il (KOR) (fourth place)
8.  Kenichi Tago (JPN) (group stage)
9.  Simon Santoso (INA) (round of 16)
10.  Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) (group stage)
11.  Taufik Hidayat (INA) (round of 16)
12.  Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) (round of 16)
13.  Shon Wan-ho (KOR) (round of 16)
14.  Marc Zwiebler (GER) (round of 16)
15.  Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) (group stage)
16.  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							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							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
	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