Date | 28 July – 5 August 2012 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London | |
Participants | 40 from 34 countries | |
Format | Single-elimination tournament. |
China’s Lin Dan was the defending Olympic champion in badminton’s men singles as well as a four-time (2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011) World Champion, but entered the London Olympics as only the second seed, having had an uneven 2012 season. Ranked above at number one, a position he had held since August 2008, was Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei, the runner-up at both the 2008 Summer Games and the most recent World Championships. The two competitors had a long-standing rivalry that many believed would play out in the finals of the 2012 Olympic tournament; no other entrant came close to the amount of attention received by these two. Both had the hopes of their nation riding on their shoulders: for Lin, defending the Olympic singles’ title was considered a top priority for the Chinese delegation. For Lee, it was a chance to take home Malaysia’s first Olympic gold medal.
Lin and Lee lived up to expectations, dominating the event as they charged into the finals and surrendering only one round each along the way. In the final, Lin took the first round and Lee the second, leading to a decisive final round where the Chinese competitor edged out his opponent 21-19 in a hard-earned victory. The bronze medal match was won by China’s third-ranked Chen Long, who overcame seventh-ranked Lee Hyeon-Il of South Korea 21-12, 15-21, 21-15.
Winner of each group advanced to round two.
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Lee Chong Wei | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 1 | 56 - 40 | |||
2 | Ville Lång | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | 40 - 56 |
Match #1 | Lee Chong Wei | ![]() | 1 | Ville Lång | ![]() | 21-8, 14-21, 21-11 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Simon Santoso | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 0 | 84 - 38 | |||
2 | Raul Must | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 62 - 74 | |||
3 | Michael Lahnsteiner | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 4 | 50 - 84 |
Match #3 | Raul Must | ![]() | Michael Lahnsteiner | ![]() | 21-14, 21-18 | ||
Match #2 | Simon Santoso | ![]() | 9 | Raul Must | ![]() | 21-12, 21-8 | |
Match #1 | Simon Santoso | ![]() | 9 | Michael Lahnsteiner | ![]() | 21-11, 21-7 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Niluka Karunaratne | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | 42 - 34 | |||
2 | Kenichi Tago | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | 34 - 42 |
Match #1 | Niluka Karunaratne | ![]() | Kenichi Tago | ![]() | 8 | 21-18, 21-16 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Parupalli Kashyap | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 0 | 84 - 49 | |||
2 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 3 | 82 - 87 | |||
3 | Yuhan Tan | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 4 | 71 - 101 |
Match #3 | Parupalli Kashyap | ![]() | Yuhan Tan | ![]() | 21-14, 21-12 | ||
Match #2 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | ![]() | 10 | Yuhan Tan | ![]() | 17-21, 21-14, 21-10 | |
Match #1 | Parupalli Kashyap | ![]() | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | ![]() | 10 | 21-9, 21-14 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Chen Long | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | 42 - 29 | |||
2 | Boonsak Ponsana | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | 29 - 42 |
Match #1 | Chen Long | ![]() | 3 | Boonsak Ponsana | ![]() | 21-12, 21-17 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Vincent Wong | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 0 | 84 - 45 | |||
2 | Brice Leverdez | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 69 - 65 | |||
3 | Edwin Ekiring | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 4 | 41 - 84 |
Match #3 | Brice Leverdez | ![]() | Edwin Ekiring | ![]() | 21-12, 21-11 | ||
Match #2 | Vincent Wong | ![]() | 16 | Edwin Ekiring | ![]() | 21-10, 21-8 | |
Match #1 | Vincent Wong | ![]() | 16 | Brice Leverdez | ![]() | 21-11, 21-16 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Peter Gade | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | 42 - 22 | |||
2 | Pedro Martins | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | 22 - 42 |
Match #1 | Peter Gade | ![]() | 5 | Pedro Martins | ![]() | 21-14, 21-8 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Son Wan-Ho | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 0 | 84 - 58 | |||
2 | Vladimir Ivanov | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 76 - 70 | |||
3 | Hsu Jen-Hao | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 4 | 52 - 84 |
Match #2 | Son Wan-Ho | ![]() | 13 | Vladimir Ivanov | ![]() | 21-15, 21-19 | |
Match #3 | Vladimir Ivanov | ![]() | Hsu Jen-Hao | ![]() | 21-15, 21-13 | ||
Match #1 | Son Wan-Ho | ![]() | 13 | Hsu Jen-Hao | ![]() | 21-14, 21-10 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 0 | 84 - 56 | |||
2 | Derek Wong | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 73 - 66 | |||
3 | Misha Zilberman | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 4 | 49 - 84 |
Match #2 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | ![]() | 12 | Misha Zilberman | ![]() | 21-13, 21-12 | |
Match #3 | Derek Wong | ![]() | Misha Zilberman | ![]() | 21-9, 21-15 | ||
Match #1 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | ![]() | 12 | Derek Wong | ![]() | 21-17, 21-14 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Lee Hyeon-Il | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | 42 - 19 | |||
2 | Rodrigo Pacheco | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | 19 - 42 |
Match #1 | Lee Hyeon-Il | ![]() | 7 | Rodrigo Pacheco | ![]() | 21-12, 21-7 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Marc Zwiebler | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 1 | 101 - 62 | |||
2 | Dmytro Zavadskyi | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 - 2 | 89 - 75 | |||
3 | Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 4 | 31 - 84 |
Match #2 | Marc Zwiebler | ![]() | 14 | Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed | ![]() | 21-9, 21-6 | |
Match #3 | Dmytro Zavadskyi | ![]() | Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed | ![]() | 21-8, 21-8 | ||
Match #1 | Marc Zwiebler | ![]() | 14 | Dmytro Zavadskyi | ![]() | 17-21, 21-10, 21-16 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Chen Jin | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | 42 - 23 | |||
2 | Przemysław Wacha | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | 23 - 42 |
Match #1 | Chen Jin | ![]() | 4 | Przemysław Wacha | ![]() | 21-15, 21-8 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Kevin Cordón | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 2 | 111 - 104 | |||
2 | Rajiv Ouseph | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 - 3 | 117 - 110 | |||
3 | Henri Hurskainen | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 - 4 | 103 - 117 |
Match #3 | Kevin Cordón | ![]() | Henri Hurskainen | ![]() | 15-21, 21-12, 21-14 | ||
Match #2 | Rajiv Ouseph | ![]() | 15 | Henri Hurskainen | ![]() | 22-20, 17-21, 21-15 | |
Match #1 | Kevin Cordón | ![]() | Rajiv Ouseph | ![]() | 15 | 12-21, 21-17, 21-19 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Sho Sasaki | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | 42 - 19 | |||
2 | Virgil Soeroredjo | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | 19 - 42 |
Match #1 | Sho Sasaki | ![]() | 6 | Virgil Soeroredjo | ![]() | 21-12, 21-7 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Taufik Hidayat | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 - 0 | 85 - 47 | |||
2 | Pablo Abián | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 3 | 89 - 97 | |||
3 | Petr Koukal | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 4 | 70 - 100 |
Match #2 | Taufik Hidayat | ![]() | 11 | Petr Koukal | ![]() | 21-8, 21-8 | |
Match #3 | Pablo Abián | ![]() | Petr Koukal | ![]() | 21-17, 16-21, 21-16 | ||
Match #1 | Taufik Hidayat | ![]() | 11 | Pablo Abián | ![]() | 22-20, 21-11 |
Pos | Player | NOC | MP | W | L | Games | Points | |||
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1 | Lin Dan | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | 42 - 22 | |||
2 | Scott Evans | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | 22 - 42 |
Match #1 | Lin Dan | ![]() | 2 | Scott Evans | ![]() | 21-8, 21-14 |
Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
Match #2 | Parupalli Kashyap | ![]() | Niluka Karunaratne | ![]() | 21-14, 15-21, 21-9 | ||
Match #8 | Lin Dan | ![]() | 2 | Taufik Hidayat | ![]() | 11 | 21-9, 21-12 |
Match #5 | Lee Hyeon-Il | ![]() | 7 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | ![]() | 12 | 21-17, 21-13 |
Match #1 | Lee Chong Wei | ![]() | 1 | Simon Santoso | ![]() | 9 | 21-12, 21-8 |
Match #4 | Peter Gade | ![]() | 5 | Son Wan-Ho | ![]() | 13 | 21-9, 21-16 |
Match #3 | Chen Long | ![]() | 3 | Vincent Wong | ![]() | 16 | 21-17, 21-17 |
Match #6 | Chen Jin | ![]() | 4 | Marc Zwiebler | ![]() | 14 | 19-21, 21-12, 21-9 |
Match #7 | Sho Sasaki | ![]() | 6 | Kevin Cordón | ![]() | 23-21, 21-10 |
Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #2 | Chen Long | ![]() | 3 | Peter Gade | ![]() | 5 | 21-16, 21-13 |
Match #1 | Lee Chong Wei | ![]() | 1 | Parupalli Kashyap | ![]() | 21-19, 21-11 | |
Match #4 | Lin Dan | ![]() | 2 | Sho Sasaki | ![]() | 6 | 21-12, 16-21, 21-16 |
Match #3 | Lee Hyeon-Il | ![]() | 7 | Chen Jin | ![]() | 4 | 21-15, 21-16 |
Winner of each match advanced to the final match, losers advanced to the bronze medal match.
Match #1 | Lee Chong Wei | ![]() | 1 | Chen Long | ![]() | 3 | 21-13, 21-14 |
Match #2 | Lin Dan | ![]() | 2 | Lee Hyeon-Il | ![]() | 7 | 21-12, 21-10 |
Match 1/2 | Lin Dan | ![]() | 2 | Lee Chong Wei | ![]() | 1 | 15-21, 21-10, 21-19 |
Match 3/4 | Chen Long | ![]() | 3 | Lee Hyeon-Il | ![]() | 7 | 21-12, 15-21, 21-15 |