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Singles, Men

Date24 July – 2 August 2021
StatusOlympic
LocationMusashino Forest Sports Plaza, Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Participants41 from 36 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

The defending Olympic champion in men’s singles was China’s Chen Long, who had a long history of international podium successes, dating back to 2009. The winner of the two most recent World Championships (2018 and 2019) and the top-ranked qualifier was Kento Momota of Japan, who would have the advantage of playing on home soil. Also among the contenders were Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, the 2017 world champion and 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, and the most recent world bronze medallists Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand and B. Sai Praneeth of India.

In the preliminaries, both Wangcharoen and Sai Praneeth failed to reach the elimination rounds, with Sai Praneeth losing both of his matches. The biggest surprise, however, was Momota’s defeat at the hands of South Korean Heo Gwang-Hui, who also triumphed over American Timothy Lam to win the pool and advance directly to the quarterfinals. Thus the elimination rounds were dominated by Chen and Axelson, who met in the final, where Axelson bested Chen in two sets to become the first individual outside of Asia to win Olympic gold in this event since fellow Dane Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen in 1996, and the only badminton medallist from outside of Asia in Tokyo. Bronze went to Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting, a bronze medallist at both the 2014 Youth Olympics and the 2018 Asian Games, who defeated four-time Olympian Kevin Cordón of Guatemala in two sets. Cordón had eliminated Heo in the quarterfinals, before being overcome in turn by Axelsen in the semis.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Viktor AxelsenDENGold
2Chen LongCHNSilver
3Anthony Sinisuka GintingINABronze
4Kevin CordónGUA
=5Anders AntonsenDEN
=5Chou Tien-ChenTPE
=5Heo Gwang-HuiKOR
=5Shi YuqiCHN
=9Mark CaljouwNED
=9Jonatan ChristieINA
=9Lee Zii JiaMAS
=9Toby PentyGBR
=9Kanta TsuneyamaJPN
=9Wang Tzu-WeiTPE
=15Matthew AbelaMLT
=15Pablo AbiánESP
=15Bhamidipati Sai PraneethIND
=15Felix BurestedtSWE
=15Ygor CoelhoBRA
=15Edi Reski DviçaoAZE
=15Niluka KarunaratneSRI
=15Kalle KoljonenFIN
=15Gergely KrauszHUN
=15Timothy LamUSA
=15Brice LeverdezFRA
=15Loh Kean YewSGP
=15Aram MahmoudEOR
=15Kento MomotaJPN
=15Lino MuñozMEX
=15Raul MustEST
=15Angus NgHKG
=15Nhat NguyenIRL
=15Nguyễn Tiến MinhVIE
=15Julien PaulMRI
=15Artem PochtarovUKR
=15Kai SchäferGER
=15Sergey SirantROC
=15Kantaphon WangcharoenTHA
=15Luka WraberAUT
=15Brian YangCAN
=15Misha ZilbermanISR
DNSSoren OptiSUR

Round One

Date24 – 28 July 2021
FormatWinner of each group advanced to round two.

Group A

Date25 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Heo Gwang-HuiKOR2204-084-59Q
21Kento MomotaJPN2112-276-63
3Timothy LamUSA2020-446-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 17:57Court 1Kento Momota (1)JPN21-12, 21-9Timothy LamUSA
Match #226 Jul 18:48Court 1Heo Gwang-HuiKOR21-10, 21-15Timothy LamUSA
Match #328 Jul 20:51Court 1Heo Gwang-HuiKOR21-15, 21-19Kento Momota (1)JPN

Group C

Date24 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Kevin CordónGUA2204-085-59Q
28Angus NgHKG2112-275-62
3Lino MuñozMEX2020-445-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #124 Jul 10:39Court 2Angus Ng (8)HKG21-9, 21-10Lino MuñozMEX
Match #226 Jul 14:26Court 2Kevin CordónGUA21-14, 21-12Lino MuñozMEX
Match #328 Jul 17:58Court 1Kevin CordónGUA22-20, 21-13Angus Ng (8)HKG

Group D

Date24 – 28 July 2021
RefereeRaúl CamachoESP
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Mark CaljouwNED2204-1101-68Q
2Misha ZilbermanISR2113-282-91
313Bhamidipati Sai PraneethIND2020-460-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #124 Jul 13:47Court 2Misha ZilbermanISR21-17, 21-15Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth (13)IND
Match #226 Jul 11:31Court 3Mark CaljouwNED17-21, 21-9, 21-10Misha ZilbermanISR
Match #328 Jul 17:58Court 3Mark CaljouwNED21-14, 21-14Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth (13)IND

Group E

Date24 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
14Viktor AxelsenDEN2204-084-45Q
2Kalle KoljonenFIN2112-264-72
3Luka WraberAUT2020-453-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #124 Jul 20:13Court 3Viktor Axelsen (4)DEN21-12, 21-11Luka WraberAUT
Match #226 Jul 10:43Court 3Kalle KoljonenFIN21-13, 21-17Luka WraberAUT
Match #328 Jul 18:45Court 3Viktor Axelsen (4)DEN21-9, 21-13Kalle KoljonenFIN

Group F

Date24 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
110Wang Tzu-WeiTPE2204-1102-72Q
2Nhat NguyenIRL2113-287-90
3Niluka KarunaratneSRI2020-457-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #124 Jul 20:54Court 3Wang Tzu-Wei (10)TPE21-12, 21-15Niluka KarunaratneSRI
Match #226 Jul 19:26Court 3Nhat NguyenIRL21-16, 21-14Niluka KarunaratneSRI
Match #328 Jul 18:40Court 2Wang Tzu-Wei (10)TPE21-12, 18-21, 21-12Nhat NguyenIRL

Group G

Date24 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
17Jonatan ChristieINA2204-198-81Q
2Loh Kean YewSGP2113-2101-83
3Aram MahmoudEOR2020-449-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #124 Jul 11:20Court 2Jonatan Christie (7)INA21-8, 21-14Aram MahmoudEOR
Match #226 Jul 20:20Court 2Loh Kean YewSGP21-15, 21-12Aram MahmoudEOR
Match #328 Jul 20:07Court 2Jonatan Christie (7)INA22-20, 13-21, 21-18Loh Kean YewSGP

Group H

Date25 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
111Shi YuqiCHN1102-042-17Q
2Matthew AbelaMLT1010-217-42
DNSSoren OptiSUR–-––-–
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 12:57Court 2Shi Yuqi (11)CHN21-8, 21-9Matthew AbelaMLT

Group I

Date25 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
112Kanta TsuneyamaJPN2204-084-36Q
2Ygor CoelhoBRA2112-264-63
3Julien PaulMRI2020-435-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 11:17Court 1Kanta Tsuneyama (12)JPN21-8, 21-6Julien PaulMRI
Match #226 Jul 15:09Court 3Ygor CoelhoBRA21-5, 21-16Julien PaulMRI
Match #328 Jul 20:02Court 1Kanta Tsuneyama (12)JPN21-14, 21-8Ygor CoelhoBRA

Group J

Date25 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
15Anthony Sinisuka GintingINA2204-084-43Q
2Sergey SirantROC2112-264-78
3Gergely KrauszHUN2020-457-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 13:33Court 2Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (5)INA21-13, 21-8Gergely KrauszHUN
Match #227 Jul 9:59Court 3Sergey SirantROC21-18, 21-18Gergely KrauszHUN
Match #328 Jul 17:57Court 2Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (5)INA21-12, 21-10Sergey SirantROC

Group K

Date25 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Toby PentyGBR2204-084-60Q
214Kantaphon WangcharoenTHA2112-273-70
3Kai SchäferGER2020-457-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 19:55Court 2Kantaphon Wangcharoen (14)THA21-13, 21-15Kai SchäferGER
Match #227 Jul 10:55Court 3Toby PentyGBR21-18, 21-11Kai SchäferGER
Match #328 Jul 21:24Court 2Toby PentyGBR21-19, 21-12Kantaphon Wangcharoen (14)THA

Group L

Date25 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
13Anders AntonsenDEN2204-084-57Q
2Edi Reski DviçaoAZE2112-273-74
3Nguyễn Tiến MinhVIE2020-458-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 20:05Court 3Anders Antonsen (3)DEN21-13, 21-13Nguyễn Tiến MinhVIE
Match #227 Jul 20:26Court 3Edi Reski DviçaoAZE21-14, 21-18Nguyễn Tiến MinhVIE
Match #328 Jul 20:08Court 3Anders Antonsen (3)DEN21-16, 21-15Edi Reski DviçaoAZE

Group M

Date25 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
19Lee Zii JiaMAS2204-083-38Q
2Brice LeverdezFRA2112-264-60
3Artem PochtarovUKR2020-434-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 18:38Court 2Lee Zii Jia (9)MAS21-5, 21-11Artem PochtarovUKR
Match #227 Jul 14:58Court 3Brice LeverdezFRA21-10, 21-8Artem PochtarovUKR
Match #328 Jul 22:20Court 2Lee Zii Jia (9)MAS21-17, 21-5Brice LeverdezFRA

Group N

Date25 – 28 July 2021
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
16Chen LongCHN2204-084-40Q
2Pablo AbiánESP2112-263-60
3Raul MustEST2020-437-84
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 14:13Court 2Chen Long (6)CHN21-10, 21-9Raul MustEST
Match #227 Jul 9:59Court 2Pablo AbiánESP21-7, 21-11Raul MustEST
Match #328 Jul 21:54Court 1Chen Long (6)CHN21-11, 21-10Pablo AbiánESP

Group P

Date25 – 28 July 2021
RefereeRamziddin SaidovUZB
PosSeedCompetitorNOCMatchesWinsLossesGamesPoints
12Chou Tien-ChenTPE2204-1101-82Q
2Felix BurestedtSWE2112-265-71
3Brian YangCAN2021-488-101
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #125 Jul 9:58Court 1Chou Tien-Chen (2)TPE21-12, 21-11Felix BurestedtSWE
Match #227 Jul 19:18Court 2Felix BurestedtSWE21-12, 21-17Brian YangCAN
Match #328 Jul 18:48Court 1Chou Tien-Chen (2)TPE21-18, 18-21, 22-20Brian YangCAN

Round Two

Date29 July 2021 — 16:58
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #1Heo Gwang-HuiKORbye
Match #229 Jul 18:50Court 3Kevin CordónGUA21-17, 3-21, 21-19Mark CaljouwNED
Match #329 Jul 16:58Court 2Viktor Axelsen (4)DEN21-16, 21-14Wang Tzu-Wei (10)TPE
Match #429 Jul 19:36Court 2Shi Yuqi (7)CHN21-11, 21-9Jonatan Christie (11)INA
Match #529 Jul 18:21Court 1Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (12)INA21-18, 21-14Kanta Tsuneyama (5)JPN
Match #629 Jul 17:52Court 2Anders AntonsenDEN21-10, 21-15Toby Penty (3)GBR
Match #729 Jul 20:47Court 1Chen Long (9)CHN8-21, 21-19, 21-5Lee Zii Jia (6)MAS
Match #8Chou Tien-Chen (2)TPEbye

Quarter-Finals

Date31 July 2021 — 9:00
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #131 Jul 8:58Court 1Kevin CordónGUA21-13, 21-18Heo Gwang-HuiKOR
Match #231 Jul 11:16Court 1Viktor Axelsen (4)DEN21-13, 21-13Shi Yuqi (11)CHN
Match #331 Jul 13:01Court 1Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (5)INA21-18, 15-21, 21-18Anders Antonsen (3)DEN
Match #431 Jul 14:33Court 1Chen Long (6)CHN21-14, 9-21, 21-14Chou Tien-Chen (2)TPE

Semi-Finals

Date1 August 2021 — 12:58
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final match, losers advanced to the bronze medal match.
RefereeAnnamária FridrichHUN
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #101 Aug 12:58Court 1Viktor Axelsen (4)DEN21-18, 21-11Kevin CordónGUA
Match #201 Aug 13:51Court 1Chen Long (6)CHN21-16, 21-11Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (5)INA

Final Round

Date2 August 2021 — 19:58
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match 1/202 Aug 20:50Court 1Viktor Axelsen (4)DEN21-15, 21-12Chen Long (6)CHN
Match 3/402 Aug 19:58Court 1Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (5)INA21-11, 21-13Kevin CordónGUA