| Date | 11 August 2008 — 19:40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Beijing Gongye Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing (Court 1) | |
| Umpire | Michael Fyrie-Dahl |  NOR |
| Service Judge | Zhang Peihua |  CHN |
| Seed | Competitor | NOC | Games Won | Game #1 | Game #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Wong Choong Hann |  MAS | 2 | 21 | 21 | |
| 7 | Taufik Hidayat |  INA | 0 | 19 | 16 |
| Wong Choong Hann | Taufik Hidayat | |
|---|---|---|
| Games Won | 2 | 0 |
| Game #1 | 21 | 19 |
| Game #2 | 21 | 16 |
