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.^[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Ygor Coelho of Brazil.

Badminton – Men's singles at the 2023 Pan American Games
Venue	Olympic Training Center
Start date	October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21)
End date	October 25, 2023 (2023-10-25)
Competitors	31 from 20 nations
Medalists
Brian Yang   Canada   Kevin Cordón   Independent Athletes Team   Uriel Canjura   El Salvador   Luis Ramón Garrido   Mexico
«2019 2027»

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.^[3] A total of 31 athletes from 20 NOC's competed.

Qualification

Main article: Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – 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.^[3]

Seeds

The following athletes were seeded:^[4]

1.  Brian Yang (CAN) (champion, gold medalist)
2.  Ygor Coelho (BRA) (quarter-finals)
3.  Kevin Cordón (EAI) (final, silver medalist)
4.  Uriel Canjura (ESA) (semi-finals, bronze medalist)

Results

Final

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

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
								1	Brian Yang (CAN)	21	21
									Sören Opti (SUR)	8	9
		Bradley Evans (JAM)	16	18
		Sören Opti (SUR)	21	21
															1	Brian Yang (CAN)	21	21
																Jonathan Matias (BRA)	10	12
		Juan Bencomo (CUB)	21	18	20
		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
																						1	Brian Yang (CAN)	21	21
																						4	Uriel Canjura (ESA)	11	10
	4	Uriel Canjura (ESA)	21	17	21
		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)	21	21
															4	Uriel Canjura (ESA)	21	21
																Howard Shu (USA)	12	3
		Santiago Otero (ARG)	10	12
		Howard Shu (USA)	21	21
									Howard Shu (USA)	23	21
									Henry Huebla (ECU)	21	8
		Henry Huebla (ECU)	21	21
		Gianpiero Cavallotti (CRC)	12	17

Bottom half

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