Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

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Main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Men's singles
at the Games of the Olympiad
Venue Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Dates 24 July – 2 August 2021
Competitors 42 from 36 nations
Medalists
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1st Viktor Axelsen  Denmark
2nd Chen Long  China
3rd Anthony Sinisuka Ginting  Indonesia
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Badminton at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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List of badminton players
Qualification
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed

The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. A total of 41 players from 36 nations actually competed at the tournament.

Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won his first Olympic gold, defeating defending Olympic champion Chen Long from China. He became the first non-Asian — specifically Danish — to win Olympic badminton men's singles since Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen in 1996.[1] Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia won bronze by defeating four-time Olympian Kevin Cordón of Guatemala.[2] He became the first Youth Olympic badminton medalist to win a medal at the Olympics, having also won bronze in 2014.[3]

Background

This was the 8th appearance of the event as a full medal event. Badminton was introduced as a demonstration sport in 1972, held again as an exhibition sport in 1988, and added to the full programme in 1992; the men's singles tournament had been held since.[4]

The reigning champion was Chen Long of China, who also won bronze in 2012. 2016 bronze medalist Viktor Axelsen of Denmark also qualified. The top-ranked qualifier was Kento Momota of Japan who was also the reigning world champion.

Qualification

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Main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The badminton qualification system was designed to ensure that 86 men and 86 women receive quota spots; the size of the men's singles field adjusts to hit that target quota. Following revisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the qualifying periods were set on 29 April 2019 to 15 March 2020 and 4 January to 13 June 2021, with the ranking list of 15 June 2021 deciding qualification.

There were 38 initial quota places for the men's singles: 34 from the ranking list, 3 from Tripartite Commission invitations, and 1 host nation place. Nations with multiple players in the top 16 of the ranking list could earn 2 quota places; all others were limited to 1. Players were taken from the ranking list in order, respecting the national limits, until the places were filled. Each continent was guaranteed one spot, either through the invitational spots or by replacing the lowest-ranked player if necessary. The host nation spot was unused since Japan qualified two players through the ranking list and was reallocated to the ranking list.

Additional places beyond 38 were added where players qualified in both the men's singles and one of the doubles events. This resulted in 3 additional places added to the ranking list. One place was also given to a member of the Refugee Team, Aram Mahmoud.[5] The total of qualified players was thus 42.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.[6] For the group stage, the players were divided into between 12 and 16 groups of between 3 and 4 players each. Each group played a round-robin. The top player in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage was a four-round single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. If there were fewer than 16 groups in the group stage, some players received a bye in the round of 16.[7]

Matches were played best-of-three games. Each game was played to 21, except that a player must win by 2 unless the score reaches 30–29.[7]

Schedule

The tournament was held over a 10-day period, with 9 competition days and 1 open day.[8][9] <templatestyles src="Olympic schedule legend/styles.css"/>

Legend
P Preliminaries R Round of 16 QF Quarter-finals SF Semi-finals M Medal matches
Date 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Jul 1 Aug 2 Aug
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M A M E A E A E
Men's singles P P R QF SF M

Seeds

A total of 14 players were given seeds.

Group stage

The group stage was played from 24 to 28 July. The winner of each group advanced to the knockout rounds.

Group A

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 18:00 Kento Momota Japan 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine United States Timothy Lam 21–12 21–9
26 July 18:40 Heo Kwang-hee South Korea 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine United States Timothy Lam 21–10 21–15
28 July 20:00 Kento Momota Japan 0–2 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine South Korea Heo Kwang-hee 15–21 19–21

Group C

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
24 July 10:20 Ng Ka Long Hong Kong 2–0 Archived 29 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Mexico Lino Muñoz 21–9 21–10
26 July 14:00 Kevin Cordón Guatemala 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Mexico Lino Muñoz 21–14 21–12
28 July 18:00 Ng Ka Long Hong Kong 0–2 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Guatemala Kevin Cordón 20–22 13–21

Group D

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
24 July 13:00 B. Sai Praneeth India 0–2 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Israel Misha Zilberman 17–21 15-21
26 July 11:20 Mark Caljouw Netherlands 2–1 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Israel Misha Zilberman 17–21 21–9 21–10
28 July 18:00 B. Sai Praneeth India 0–2 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Netherlands Mark Caljouw 14–21 14–21

Group E

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
24 July 19:20 Viktor Axelsen Denmark 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Austria Luka Wraber 21–12 21–11
26 July 10:40 Kalle Koljonen Finland 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Austria Luka Wraber 21–13 21–17
28 July 18:40 Viktor Axelsen Denmark 2–0 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Finland Kalle Koljonen 21–9 21–13

Group F

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
24 July 20:00 Wang Tzu-wei Chinese Taipei 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne 21–12 21–15
26 July 20:00 Nhat Nguyen Republic of Ireland 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne 21–16 21–14
28 July 18:40 Wang Tzu-wei Chinese Taipei 2–1 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Republic of Ireland Nhat Nguyen 21–12 18–21 21–12

Group G

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
24 July 11:00 Jonatan Christie Indonesia 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Olympic flag.svg Aram Mahmoud 21–8 21–14
26 July 20:00 Loh Kean Yew Singapore 2–0 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Olympic flag.svg Aram Mahmoud 21–15 21–12
28 July 19:20 Jonatan Christie Indonesia 2–1 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Singapore Loh Kean Yew 22–20 13–21 21–18

Group H

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 12:40 Shi Yuqi China 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Malta Matthew Abela 21–8 21–9
26 July 19:20 Sören Opti Suriname N/P Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Malta Matthew Abela Cancelled
28 July 19:20 Shi Yuqi China N/P Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Suriname Sören Opti Cancelled

Group I

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 10:40 Kanta Tsuneyama Japan 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Mauritius Julien Paul 21–8 21–6
26 July 14:00 Ygor Coelho Brazil 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Mauritius Julien Paul 21–5 21–16
28 July 19:20 Kanta Tsuneyama Japan 2–0 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Brazil Ygor Coelho 21–14 21–8

Group J

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 13:20 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Indonesia 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Hungary Gergely Krausz 21–13 21–8
27 July 10:00 Sergey Sirant 23x15px 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Hungary Gergely Krausz 21–18 21–18
28 July 18:00 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Indonesia 2–0 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine 23x15px Sergey Sirant 21–12 21–10

Group K

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 20:00 Kantaphon Wangcharoen Thailand 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Germany Kai Schäfer 21–13 21–15
27 July 10:40 Toby Penty United Kingdom 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Germany Kai Schäfer 21–18 21–11
28 July 20:00 Kantaphon Wangcharoen Thailand 0–2 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine United Kingdom Toby Penty 19–21 12–21

Group L

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 20:00 Anders Antonsen Denmark 2–0 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh 21–13 21–13
27 July 20:00 Ade Resky Dwicahyo Azerbaijan 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh 21–14 21–18
28 July 20:00 Anders Antonsen Denmark 2–0 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Azerbaijan Ade Resky Dwicahyo 21–16 21–15

Group M

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 18:40 Lee Zii Jia Malaysia 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Ukraine Artem Pochtarov 21–5 21–11
27 July 13:20 Brice Leverdez France 2–0 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Ukraine Artem Pochtarov 21–10 21–8
28 July 20:40 Lee Zii Jia Malaysia 2–0 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine France Brice Leverdez 21–17 21–5

Group N

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 14:00 Chen Long China 2–0 Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Estonia Raul Must 21–10 21–9
27 July 10:00 Pablo Abián Spain 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Estonia Raul Must 21–7 21–11
28 July 20:40 Chen Long China 2–0 Archived 27 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Spain Pablo Abián 21–11 21–10

Group P

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Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
25 July 10:00 Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei 2–0 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Sweden Felix Burestedt 21–12 21–11
27 July 19:20 Brian Yang Canada 0–2 Archived 25 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Sweden Felix Burestedt 12–21 17–21
28 July 18:40 Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei 2–1 Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Canada Brian Yang 21–18 16–21 22–20

Finals

The knockout stage was played from 29 July to 2 August. One round was held per day, with a day off on 30 July. This stage was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match.[10]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
                                       
A1  Heo Kwang-hee (KOR) 13 18
C1  Kevin Cordón (GUA) 21 21
C1  Kevin Cordón (GUA) 21 3 21
D1  Mark Caljouw (NED) 17 21 19
C1  Kevin Cordón (GUA) 18 11
E1  Viktor Axelsen (DEN) 21 21
E1  Viktor Axelsen (DEN) 21 21
F1  Wang Tzu-wei (TPE) 16 14
E1  Viktor Axelsen (DEN) 21 21
H1  Shi Yuqi (CHN) 13 13
G1  Jonatan Christie (INA) 11 9
H1  Shi Yuqi (CHN) 21 21
E1  Viktor Axelsen (DEN) 21 21
N1  Chen Long (CHN) 15 12
I1  Kanta Tsuneyama (JPN) 18 14
J1  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) 21 21
J1  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) 21 15 21
L1  Anders Antonsen (DEN) 18 21 18
K1  Toby Penty (GBR) 10 15
L1  Anders Antonsen (DEN) 21 21
J1  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) 16 11
N1  Chen Long (CHN) 21 21
M1  Lee Zii Jia (MAS) 21 19 5 Bronze medal match
N1  Chen Long (CHN) 8 21 21
N1  Chen Long (CHN) 21 9 21 C1  Kevin Cordón (GUA) 11 13
P1  Chou Tien-chen (TPE) 14 21 14 J1  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) 21 21

References

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