Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

Badminton – Men's singles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast
Dates	10–15 April
Medalists
Lee Chong Wei    Malaysia   Srikanth Kidambi    India   Rajiv Ouseph    England
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Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women
Mixed	doubles	team
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The men's singles badminton event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held from 10 to 15 April 2018 at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia.^[1] The defending gold medalist was Parupalli Kashyap of India. Kashyap did not defend his title.

The athletes were drawn into straight knockout stage. The draw for the competition was conducted on 2 April 2018.^[2]

Seeds

The seeds for the tournament were:^[3]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Results

Finals

	Semi-finals							Gold medal match
	1	Srikanth Kidambi (IND)	21	21
	4	Rajiv Ouseph (ENG)	10	17
								1	Srikanth Kidambi (IND)	21	14	14
								2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	19	21	21
	3	H. S. Prannoy (IND)	16	21	14
	2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	9	21			Bronze medal match
								4	Rajiv Ouseph (ENG)	17	25	21
								3	H. S. Prannoy (IND)	21	23	9

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals
								1	Srikanth Kidambi (IND)	21	21
		Abraham Ayittey (GHA)	18	16					Aatish Lubah (MRI)	13	10
		Aatish Lubah (MRI)	21	21											1	Srikanth Kidambi (IND)	21	21
																Niluka Karunaratne (SRI)	10	10
									Liam Fong (FIJ)	5	6
		Niluka Karunaratne (SRI)	21	21					Niluka Karunaratne (SRI)	21	21
		Christopher Eynon (FAI)	8	7																		1	Srikanth Kidambi (IND)	21	21
																						8	Ryan Ng (SGP)	15	12
								8	Ryan Ng (SGP)	21	21
		Naim Mohammed (TTO)	21	21					Naim Mohammed (TTO)	4	11
		Antoine Owona Ndimako (CMR)	17	9											8	Ryan Ng (SGP)	21	10	21
																Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI)	9	21	19
									Emmanuel Donkor (GHA)	18	22
		Murad Ali (PAK)	16	19					Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI)	21	24
		Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI)	21	21

Section 2

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals
								4	Rajiv Ouseph (ENG)	21	21
		Edwin Ekiring (UGA)	21	21					Edwin Ekiring (UGA)	8	12
		Cameron Coetzer (RSA)	10	14											4	Rajiv Ouseph (ENG)	21	21
																Kalombo Mulenga (ZAM)	8	10
									Dakeil Thorpe (BAR)	18	10
		Kalombo Mulenga (ZAM)	21	21					Kalombo Mulenga (ZAM)	21	21
		Alexander Hutchings (JER)	19	8																		4	Rajiv Ouseph (ENG)	21	21
																						5	Jason Ho-Shue (CAN)	14	12
								5	Jason Ho-Shue (CAN)	21	21
		Narayan Ramdhani (GUY)	21	21					Narayan Ramdhani (GUY)	7	10
		Vernon Smeed (SHN)	6	8											5	Jason Ho-Shue (CAN)	21	21
																Dennis Coke (JAM)	10	10
									Dennis Coke (JAM)	21	21
		Tobi Adeoye (FAI)	13	14					Victor Munga (KEN)	14	17
		Victor Munga (KEN)	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals
		Kervin Ghislain (SEY)	7	10
		Dinuka Karunaratne (SRI)	21	21					Dinuka Karunaratne (SRI)	21	21
									Ciaran Chambers (NIR)	7	8
																Dinuka Karunaratne (SRI)	23	22
		Prakash Vijayanath (RSA)	21	21											6	Julien Paul (MRI)	21	20
		Burty Molia (FIJ)	12	11					Prakash Vijayanath (RSA)	13	15
								6	Julien Paul (MRI)	21	21
																							Dinuka Karunaratne (SRI)	13	6
		Daniel Sam (GHA)	12	13																		3	Prannoy H. S. (IND)	21	21
		Anthony Joe (AUS)	21	21					Anthony Joe (AUS)	22	21
									Irfan Saeed Bhatti (PAK)	20	18
																Anthony Joe (AUS)	18	11
		Christopher Jean Paul (MRI)	25	21											3	Prannoy H. S. (IND)	21	21
		Steve Malcouzane (SEY)	23	8					Christopher Jean Paul (MRI)	14	6
								3	Prannoy H. S. (IND)	21	21

Section 4

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals
		Brian Yang (CAN)	21	21
		Cory Fanus (BAR)	9	6					Brian Yang (CAN)	21	21
									Samuel Ricketts (JAM)	9	13
																Brian Yang (CAN)	16	17
		Loh Kean Yew (SGP)	21	21												Loh Kean Yew (SGP)	21	21
		Bongani von Bodenstein (RSA)	11	9					Loh Kean Yew (SGP)	21	18	21
								7	Kieran Merrilees (SCO)	12	21	18
																							Loh Kean Yew (SGP)	13	16
		Douglas Clark (FAI)	14	7																		2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21
		Brian Kasirye (UGA)	21	21					Brian Kasirye (UGA)	15	21	21
									Nicholas Bonkowsky (TTO)	21	10	11
																Brian Kasirye (UGA)	6	6
		Chongo Mulenga (ZAM)	10	19											2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21
		Benjamin Li (IOM)	21	21					Benjamin Li (IOM)	6	3
								2	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21

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