Badminton_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_singles
The badminton men's singles tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place from 11 to 20 August at Riocentro - Pavilion 4. The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016.[1]
Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Quick Facts Men's singles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Venue ...
| Men's singles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Riocentro - Pavilion 4 | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11–20 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 37 nations | ||||||||||||
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The event was won by the reigning world champion, China's Chen Long who defeated Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia who was also runner up to Chen at the 2015 World Championships. This was Lee's third consecutive Olympic silver medal. In the bronze-medal match Denmark's Viktor Axelsen defeated Lin Dan of China.
The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.
A total of 13 players were given seeds.[1]
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Group A
More information Athlete, Pld ...
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Derek Wong Zi Liang (SIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Soren Opti (SUR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 11 August, 09:35 | ||
| Lee Chong Wei (MAS) |
21–2 21–3 |
Soren Opti (SUR) |
| 12 August, 10:45 | ||
| Derek Wong Zi Liang (SIN) |
21–5 21–6 |
Soren Opti (SUR) |
| 14 August, 08:55 | ||
| Lee Chong Wei (MAS) |
21–18 21–8 |
Derek Wong Zi Liang (SIN) |
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Group C
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| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Chou Tien-chen (TPE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Misha Zilberman (ISR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Yuhan Tan (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 12 August, 20:30 | ||
| Chou Tien-chen (TPE) |
21–9 21–11 |
Misha Zilberman (ISR) |
| 13 August, 17:25 | ||
| Yuhan Tan (BEL) |
20–22 12–21 |
Misha Zilberman (ISR) |
| 14 August, 10:05 | ||
| Chou Tien-chen (TPE) |
21–14 21–8 |
Yuhan Tan (BEL) |
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Group D
More information Athlete, Pld ...
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Hu Yun (HKG) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Pablo Abián (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Jaspar Yu Woon (BRU) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 12 August, 19:55 | ||
| Hu Yun (HKG) |
21–16 21–15 |
Jaspar Yu Woon (BRU) |
| 13 August, 20:30 | ||
| Pablo Abián (ESP) |
21–12 21–10 |
Jaspar Yu Woon (BRU) |
| 14 August, 15:30 | ||
| Hu Yun (HKG) |
21–18 21–19 |
Pablo Abián (ESP) |
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Group E
More information Athlete, Pld ...
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Lin Dan (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
 Nguyễn Tiến Minh (VIE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
 Vladimir Malkov (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
 David Obernosterer (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 11 August, 08:25 | ||
| Lin Dan (CHN) |
21–5 21–11 |
David Obernosterer (AUT) |
| 11 August, 11:55 | ||
| Nguyễn Tiến Minh (VIE) |
15–21 21–9 21–13 |
Vladimir Malkov (RUS) |
| 12 August, 09:00 | ||
| Lin Dan (CHN) |
21–18 21–7 |
Vladimir Malkov (RUS) |
| 12 August, 20:30 | ||
| Nguyễn Tiến Minh (VIE) |
21–18 21–14 |
David Obernosterer (AUT) |
| 14 August, 09:40 | ||
| Lin Dan (CHN) |
21–7 21–12 |
Nguyễn Tiến Minh (VIE) |
| 14 August, 10:40 | ||
| Vladimir Malkov (RUS) |
21–11 21–10 |
David Obernosterer (AUT) |
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Group G
More information Athlete, Pld ...
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Brice Leverdez (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
 Raul Must (EST) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 12 August, 16:40 | ||
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) |
21–8 21–15 |
Raul Must (EST) |
| 13 August, 20:30 | ||
| Brice Leverdez (FRA) |
21–18 18–21 21–12 |
Raul Must (EST) |
| 14 August, 15:30 | ||
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) |
21–11 21–18 |
Brice Leverdez (FRA) |
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Group H
More information Athlete, Pld ...
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Henri Hurskainen (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Lino Muñoz (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 11 August, 21:05 | ||
| Srikanth Kidambi (IND) |
21–11 21–17 |
Lino Muñoz (MEX) |
| 13 August, 15:55 | ||
| Henri Hurskainen (SWE) |
21–12 21–11 |
Lino Muñoz (MEX) |
| 14 August, 10:40 | ||
| Srikanth Kidambi (IND) |
21–6 21–18 |
Henri Hurskainen (SWE) |
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Group I
More information Athlete, Pld ...
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Sho Sasaki (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
 Petr Koukal (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 11 August, 19:55 | ||
| Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) |
21–14 21–18 |
Petr Koukal (CZE) |
| 13 August, 10:10 | ||
| Sho Sasaki (JPN) |
21–10 16–21 21–12 |
Petr Koukal (CZE) |
| 14 August, 10:05 | ||
| Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) |
21–15 21–9 |
Sho Sasaki (JPN) |
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Group J
More information Athlete, Pld ...
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Tommy Sugiarto (INA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Osleni Guerrero (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Howard Shu (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 12 August, 08:00 | ||
| Tommy Sugiarto (INA) |
21–14 21–10 |
Howard Shu (USA) |
| 13 August, 11:20 | ||
| Osleni Guerrero (CUB) |
21–16 21–15 |
Howard Shu (USA) |
| 14 August, 08:55 | ||
| Tommy Sugiarto (INA) |
21–12 21–14 |
Osleni Guerrero (CUB) |
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Group K
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| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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 Scott Evans (IRL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Marc Zwiebler (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Ygor Coelho de Oliveira (BRA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 12 August, 11:20 | ||
| Marc Zwiebler (GER) |
21–9 17–21 7–21 |
Scott Evans (IRL) |
| 13 August, 19:55 | ||
| Ygor Coelho de Oliveira (BRA) |
8–21 21–19 8–21 |
Scott Evans (IRL) |
| 14 August, 15:55 | ||
| Marc Zwiebler (GER) |
21–12 21–12 |
Ygor Coelho de Oliveira (BRA) |
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Group L
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| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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| Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Boonsak Ponsana (THA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
 Lee Dong-keun (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 11 August, 11:20 | ||
| Viktor Axelsen (DEN) |
21–14 21–13 |
Boonsak Ponsana (THA) |
| 13 August, 09:35 | ||
| Lee Dong-keun (KOR) |
19–21 21–17 16–21 |
Boonsak Ponsana (THA) |
| 14 August, 11:15 | ||
| Viktor Axelsen (DEN) |
21–11 21–13 |
Lee Dong-keun (KOR) |
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Group M
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| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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| Ng Ka Long (HKG) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Martin Giuffre (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
 Pedro Martins (POR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 11 August, 19:30 | ||
| Ng Ka Long (HKG) |
21–11 21–14 |
Martin Giuffre (CAN) |
| 13 August, 11:20 | ||
| Pedro Martins (POR) |
21–14 22–24 6–21 |
Martin Giuffre (CAN) |
| 14 August, 09:40 | ||
| Ng Ka Long (HKG) |
21–17 21–18 |
Pedro Martins (POR) |
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Group N
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| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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| Son Wan-ho (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Jacob Maliekal (RSA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Artem Pochtarev (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 11 August, 19:30 | ||
| Son Wan-ho (KOR) |
21–10 21–10 |
Jacob Maliekal (RSA) |
| 12 August, 19:55 | ||
| Artem Pochtarev (UKR) |
18–21 19–21 |
Jacob Maliekal (RSA) |
| 14 August, 08:30 | ||
| Son Wan-ho (KOR) |
21–9 21–15 |
Artem Pochtarev (UKR) |
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Group P
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| Athlete | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
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| Chen Long (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
 Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 Adrian Dziółko (POL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
 Kevin Cordón (GUA) | — 1 | |||||
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More information Athlete 1, Score ...
| Athlete 1 | Score | Athlete 2 |
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| 11 August, 10:10 | ||
| Chen Long (CHN) |
21–7 21–10 |
Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) |
| 11 August, 20:30 | ||
| Kevin Cordón (GUA) |
21–18 10–21 13–211 |
Adrian Dziółko (POL) |
| 12 August, 19:30 | ||
| Kevin Cordón (GUA) |
w/o1 | Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) |
| 13 August, 08:25 | ||
| Chen Long (CHN) |
21–12 21–9 |
Adrian Dziółko (POL) |
| 14 August, 10:40 | ||
| Chen Long (CHN) |
w/o1 | Kevin Cordón (GUA) |
| 14 August, 15:55 | ||
| Adrian Dziółko (POL) |
19–21 22–24 |
Niluka Karunaratne (SRI) |
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1 Cordòn was forced to retire from the competition due to an ankle injury he suffered during the third set of his match against Dziółko.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chou Tien-chen (TPE) | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chou Tien-chen (TPE) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hu Yun (HKG) | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 15 | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 11 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 11 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 6 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Srikanth Kidambi (IND) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Chong Wei (MAS) | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) | 21 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Sugiarto (INA) | 13 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rajiv Ouseph (GBR) | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Evans (IRL) | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 21 | Bronze-medal match | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ng Ka Long (HKG) | 21 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Son Wan-ho (KOR) | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Son Wan-ho (KOR) | 11 | 21 | 11 | Lin Dan (CHN) | 21 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Chen Long (CHN) | 21 | 18 | 21 | Viktor Axelsen (DEN) | 15 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
- "Lee, Marin Lead Seedings". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.