Men's singles at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Date	9 August to 17 August 2008
Competitors	41 from 35 nations
Medalists
Lin Dan  China Lee Chong Wei  Malaysia Chen Jin  China
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These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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.

Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

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.

Two players for China – Lin Dan and Chen Jin – took gold and bronze, respectively – while Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won silver in the men's singles tournament.^[1]

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
	8	Peter Gade (DEN)	13	16
								1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
								4	Chen Jin (CHN)	12	18
	4	Chen Jin (CHN)	21	21
		Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE)	8	14
															1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
															2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	12	8
		Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	23	21
	3	Bao Chunlai (CHN)	21	11
									Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	18	21	13			Bronze-medal match
								2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	13	21
	6	Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA)	9	11											4	Chen Jin (CHN)	21	12	21
	2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21												Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	16	21	14

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
									Ng Wei (HKG)	16	13
															1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
																Park Sung-hwan (KOR)	8	11
									Edwin Ekiring (UGA)	5	8
		Andrew Dabeka (CAN)	11	11					Park Sung-hwan (KOR)	21	21
		Park Sung-hwan (KOR)	21	21																		1	Lin Dan (CHN)	21	21
																						8	Peter Gade (DEN)	13	16
								8	Peter Gade (DEN)	21	21
									Nabil Lasmari (ALG)	6	4
															8	Peter Gade (DEN)	19	22	21
																Shoji Sato (JPN)	21	20	15
									Shoji Sato (JPN)	21	21
		Anup Sridhar (IND)	21	21					Anup Sridhar (IND)	13	17
		Marco Vasconcelos (POR)	16	14

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								4	Chen Jin (CHN)	21	21
									John Moody (NZL)	9	11
															4	Chen Jin (CHN)	21	21
																Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA)	10	6
								WC	Eli Mambwe (ZAM)	15	17
		Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA)	19	22	21				Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA)	21	21
		Stuart Gomez (AUS)	21	20	15																	4	Chen Jin (CHN)	21	21
																							Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE)	8	14
								7	Taufik Hidayat (INA)	19	16
									Wong Choong Hann (MAS)	21	21
																Wong Choong Hann (MAS)	21	17	18
																Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE)	14	21	21
									Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE)	16	21	15
		Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE)	21	21					Hsieh Yu-Hsing (TPE)	21	15	21
		Kaveh Mehrabi (IRI)	16	12

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		Scott Evans (IRL)	18	21	19
		Marc Zwiebler (GER)	21	18	21				Marc Zwiebler (GER)	16	21	21
		Petr Koukal (CZE)	21	12	15				Andrew Smith (GBR)	21	13	17
		Andrew Smith (GBR)	10	21	21											Marc Zwiebler (GER)	13	11
																Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	21	21
									Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	15	21	21
								5	Kenneth Jonassen (DEN)	21	14	19
																							Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	23	21
		Przemysław Wacha (POL)	21	21																		3	Bao Chunlai (CHN)	21	11
		Raul Must (EST)	14	15					Przemysław Wacha (POL)	21	11	21
									Christian Bösiger (SUI)	12	21	19
																Przemysław Wacha (POL)	11	21	13
															3	Bao Chunlai (CHN)	21	19	21
									Kevin Cordón (GUA)	17	16
								3	Bao Chunlai (CHN)	21	21

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		Ville Lång (FIN)	21	21
		Vladislav Druzchenko (UKR)	12	19					Ville Lång (FIN)	21	21
									Raju Rai (USA)	9	16
																Ville Lång (FIN)	13	18
															6	Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA)	21	21
									Boonsak Ponsana (THA)	16	14
								6	Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA)	21	21
																						6	Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA)	9	11
		Kęstutis Navickas (LTU)	23	12	21																	2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21
		Pablo Abián (ESP)	21	21	9				Kęstutis Navickas (LTU)	21	21
									Stanislav Pukhov (RUS)	12	17
																Kęstutis Navickas (LTU)	5	7
															2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21
									Ronald Susilo (SIN)	13	14
								2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21