These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Men's singles at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Goudi Olympic Hall | ||||||||||||
Date | 14–21 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 15 points, using the old scoring system. Each game had to be won by a margin of two points.
The top eight seeds in the tournament were placed in the bracket so as not to face each other until the quarterfinals. All other competitors were placed by draw.
Seeds
edit- Lin Dan (CHN) (round of 32)
- Chen Hong (CHN) (quarter-finals)
- Wong Choong Hann (MAS) (round of 16)
- Bao Chunlai (CHN) (round of 16)
- Lee Hyun-il (KOR) (round of 16)
- Peter Gade (DEN) (quarter-finals)
- Shon Seung-Mo (KOR) (silver medallist)
- Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA) (bronze medallist)