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1 Seeds  





2 Draw  



2.1  Finals  





2.2  Section 1  





2.3  Section 2  





2.4  Section 3  





2.5  Section 4  
















Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics  Men's singles







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Men's singles

at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

VenueBeijing University of Technology
Gymnasium
Date9 August to 17 August
Competitors41 from 35 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lin Dan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Chong Wei  Malaysia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chen Jin  China

These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing.

The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring. Each game had to be won by a margin of two points, except when the game was won by a player who reached 30 even if the lead was only 1 at that point.

The top eight seeds in the tournament were placed in the bracket so as not to face each other until the quarterfinals. All other competitors were placed by draw.

Seeds[edit]

  1.  Lin Dan (CHN) (gold medalist)
  •  Lee Chong Wei (MAS) (silver medalist)
  •  Bao Chunlai (CHN) (quarter-finals)
  •  Chen Jin (CHN) (bronze medalist)
  •  Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) (second round)
  •  Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) (quarter-finals)
  •  Taufik Hidayat (INA) (second round)
  •  Peter Gade (DEN) (quarter-finals)
  • Draw[edit]

    Finals[edit]

    Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
    1 Lin Dan (CHN) 21 21  
    8 Peter Gade (DEN) 1316 
    1 Lin Dan (CHN) 21 21  
    4 Chen Jin (CHN) 1218 
    4 Chen Jin (CHN) 21 21  
       Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) 814 
    1 Lin Dan (CHN) 21 21  
    2 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 128 
       Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 23 21  
    3 Bao Chunlai (CHN) 2111 
       Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 1821 13Bronze-medal match
    2 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 1321
    6 Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) 911  4 Chen Jin (CHN) 21 1221
    2 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 21      Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 1621 14

    Section 1[edit]

    First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
    1 Lin Dan (CHN) 21 21  
       Ng Wei (HKG) 1613 
    1 Lin Dan (CHN) 21 21  
       Park Sung-hwan (KOR) 811 
       Edwin Ekiring (UGA) 58 
       Andrew Dabeka (CAN) 1111     Park Sung-hwan (KOR) 21 21  
       Park Sung-hwan (KOR) 21 21   1 Lin Dan (CHN) 21 21  
    8 Peter Gade (DEN) 1316 
    8 Peter Gade (DEN) 21 21  
       Nabil Lasmari (ALG) 64 
    8 Peter Gade (DEN) 1922 21
       Shoji Sato (JPN) 21 2015
       Shoji Sato (JPN) 21 21  
       Anup Sridhar (IND) 21 21      Anup Sridhar (IND) 1317 
       Marco Vasconcelos (POR) 1614 

    Section 2[edit]

    First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
    4 Chen Jin (CHN) 21 21  
       John Moody (NZL) 911 
    4 Chen Jin (CHN) 21 21  
       Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA) 106 
    WC Eli Mambwe (ZAM) 1517 
       Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA) 1922 21    Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA) 21 21  
       Stuart Gomez (AUS) 21 20154 Chen Jin (CHN) 21 21  
       Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) 814 
    7 Taufik Hidayat (INA) 1916 
       Wong Choong Hann (MAS) 21 21  
       Wong Choong Hann (MAS) 21 1718
       Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) 1421 21
       Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE) 1621 15
       Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) 21 21      Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE) 21 1521
       Kaveh Mehrabi (IRI) 1612 

    Section 3[edit]

    First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
       Scott Evans (IRL) 1821 19
       Marc Zwiebler (GER) 21 1821    Marc Zwiebler (GER) 1621 21
       Petr Koukal (CZE) 21 1215   Andrew Smith (GBR) 21 1317
       Andrew Smith (GBR) 1021 21    Marc Zwiebler (GER) 1311 
       Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 21 21  
       Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 1521 21
    5 Kenneth Jonassen (DEN) 21 1419
       Lee Hyun-il (KOR) 23 21  
       Przemysław Wacha (POL) 21 21   3 Bao Chunlai (CHN) 2111 
       Raul Must (EST) 1415     Przemysław Wacha (POL) 21 1121
       Christian Bösiger (SUI) 1221 19
       Przemysław Wacha (POL) 1121 13
    3 Bao Chunlai (CHN) 21 1921
       Kevin Cordón (GUA) 1716 
    3 Bao Chunlai (CHN) 21 21  

    Section 4[edit]

    First round Second round Third round Quarter-finals
       Ville Lång (FIN) 21 21  
       Vladislav Druzchenko (UKR) 1219     Ville Lång (FIN) 21 21  
       Raju Rai (USA) 916 
       Ville Lång (FIN) 1318 
    6 Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) 21 21  
       Boonsak Ponsana (THA) 1614 
    6 Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) 21 21  
    6 Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) 911 
       Kęstutis Navickas (LTU) 23 1221 2 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 21  
       Pablo Abián (ESP) 2121 9   Kęstutis Navickas (LTU) 21 21  
       Stanislav Pukhov (RUS) 1217 
       Kęstutis Navickas (LTU) 57 
    2 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 21  
       Ronald Susilo (SIN) 1314 
    2 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21 21  

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