Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles
{{short description|None}}
{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event
|event = Badminton – Men's singles
|games = 2018
|image = Badminton pictogram.svg
|image_size = 80
|caption =
|venue = Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast
|dates = 10–15 April
|competitors =
|nations =
|win_value =
|win_label = Gold medal match score
|gold = Lee Chong Wei
|goldCGA = MAS
|silver = Srikanth Kidambi
|silverCGA = IND
|bronze = Rajiv Ouseph
|bronzeCGA = ENG
|prev = 2014
|next = 2022
}}
{{Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.gc2018.com/sport/badminton |title=Badminton |website=gc2018.com |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |accessdate=8 April 2017 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028061630/https://gc2018.com/sport/badminton |url-status=dead }} 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.[https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/BDM/CG2018-_BDM_C75_BDMMSINGLES-----------------------.pdf Draw]
Seeds
The seeds for the tournament were:[https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/BDM/CG2018-_BDM_C48_BDMMSINGLES-----------------------.pdf Seeding List]
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{seeds|1|1}} {{flagCGFathlete|Srikanth Kidambi|IND|2018}} (silver medalist)
{{seeds|2|4}} {{flagCGFathlete|Lee Chong Wei|MAS|2018}} (gold medalist)
{{seeds|3|3}} {{flagCGFathlete|H. S. Prannoy|IND|2018}} (Fourth place)
{{seeds|4|2}} {{flagCGFathlete|Rajiv Ouseph|ENG|2018}} (bronze medalist)
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{{seeds|5|2}} {{flagCGFathlete|Jason Ho-Shue|CAN|2018}} (quarter-finals)
{{seeds|6|3}} {{flagCGFathlete|Julien Paul|MRI|2018}} (round of 16)
{{seeds|7|4}} {{flagCGFathlete|Kieran Merrilees|SCO|2018}} (round of 32)
{{seeds|8|1}} {{flagCGFathlete|Ryan Ng|SGP|2018}} (quarter-finals)
{{col-end}}
{{Seeds explanation}}
Results
=Finals=
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-with third
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Gold medal match
|team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Srikanth Kidambi|IND|2018}}
| RD1-score1-1=21
| RD1-score1-2=21
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Rajiv Ouseph|ENG|2018}}
| RD1-score2-1=10
| RD1-score2-2=17
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3={{flagCGFathlete|H. S. Prannoy|IND|2018}}
| RD1-score3-1=16
| RD1-score3-2=21
| RD1-score3-3=14
| RD1-seed4=2
| RD1-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Lee Chong Wei|MAS|2018}}
| RD1-score4-1=21
| RD1-score4-2=9
| RD1-score4-3=21
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Srikanth Kidambi|IND|2018}}
| RD2-score1-1=21
| RD2-score1-2=14
| RD2-score1-3=14
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Lee Chong Wei|MAS|2018}}
| RD2-score2-1=19
| RD2-score2-2=21
| RD2-score2-3=21
| 3rd-seed1=4
| 3rd-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Rajiv Ouseph|ENG|2018}}
| 3rd-score1-1=17
| 3rd-score1-2=25
| 3rd-score1-3=21
| 3rd-seed2=3
| 3rd-team2={{flagCGFathlete|H. S. Prannoy|IND|2018}}
| 3rd-score2-1=21
| 3rd-score2-2=23
| 3rd-score2-3=9
}}
=Top half=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=Round of 64
| RD2=Round of 32
| RD3=Round of 16
| RD4=Quarter-finals
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Abraham Ayittey|GHA|2018}}
| RD1-score3-1=18
| RD1-score3-2=16
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Aatish Lubah|MRI|2018}}
| RD1-score4-1=21
| RD1-score4-2=21
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7={{flagCGFathlete|Niluka Karunaratne|SRI|2018}}
| RD1-score7-1=21
| RD1-score7-2=21
| RD1-score7-3=
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8={{flagCGFathlete|Christopher Eynon|FAI|2018}}
| RD1-score8-1=8
| RD1-score8-2=7
| RD1-score8-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagCGFathlete|Naim Mohammed|TTO|2018}}
| RD1-score11-1=21
| RD1-score11-2=21
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagCGFathlete|Antoine Owona Ndimako|CMR|2018}}
| RD1-score12-1=17
| RD1-score12-2=9
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagCGFathlete|Murad Ali|PAK|2018}}
| RD1-score15-1=16
| RD1-score15-2=19
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagCGFathlete|Buwaneka Goonethilleka|SRI|2018}}
| RD1-score16-1=21
| RD1-score16-2=21
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Srikanth Kidambi|IND|2018}}
| RD2-score1-1=21
| RD2-score1-2=21
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Aatish Lubah|MRI|2018}}
| RD2-score2-1=13
| RD2-score2-2=10
| RD2-score2-3=
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Liam Fong|FIJ|2018}}
| RD2-score3-1=5
| RD2-score3-2=6
| RD2-score3-3=
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Niluka Karunaratne|SRI|2018}}
| RD2-score4-1=21
| RD2-score4-2=21
| RD2-score4-3=
| RD2-seed5=8
| RD2-team5={{flagCGFathlete|Ryan Ng|SGP|2018}}
| RD2-score5-1=21
| RD2-score5-2=21
| RD2-score5-3=
| RD2-seed6=
| RD2-team6={{flagCGFathlete|Naim Mohammed|TTO|2018}}
| RD2-score6-1=4
| RD2-score6-2=11
| RD2-score6-3=
| RD2-seed7=
| RD2-team7={{flagCGFathlete|Emmanuel Donkor|GHA|2018}}
| RD2-score7-1=18
| RD2-score7-2=22
| RD2-score7-3=
| RD2-seed8=
| RD2-team8={{flagCGFathlete|Buwaneka Goonethilleka|SRI|2018}}
| RD2-score8-1=21
| RD2-score8-2=24
| RD2-score8-3=
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Srikanth Kidambi|IND|2018}}
| RD3-score1-1=21
| RD3-score1-2=21
| RD3-score1-3=
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Niluka Karunaratne|SRI|2018}}
| RD3-score2-1=10
| RD3-score2-2=10
| RD3-score2-3=
| RD3-seed3=8
| RD3-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Ryan Ng|SGP|2018}}
| RD3-score3-1=21
| RD3-score3-2=10
| RD3-score3-3=21
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Buwaneka Goonethilleka|SRI|2018}}
| RD3-score4-1=9
| RD3-score4-2=21
| RD3-score4-3=19
| RD4-seed1=1
| RD4-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Srikanth Kidambi|IND|2018}}
| RD4-score1-1=21
| RD4-score1-2=21
| RD4-score1-3=
| RD4-seed2=8
| RD4-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Ryan Ng|SGP|2018}}
| RD4-score2-1=15
| RD4-score2-2=12
| RD4-score2-3=
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=Round of 64
| RD2=Round of 32
| RD3=Round of 16
| RD4=Quarter-finals
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Edwin Ekiring|UGA|2018}}
| RD1-score3-1=21
| RD1-score3-2=21
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Cameron Coetzer|RSA|2018}}
| RD1-score4-1=10
| RD1-score4-2=14
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7={{flagCGFathlete|Kalombo Mulenga|ZAM|2018}}
| RD1-score7-1=21
| RD1-score7-2=21
| RD1-score7-3=
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8={{flagCGFathlete|Alexander Hutchings|JER|2018}}
| RD1-score8-1=19
| RD1-score8-2=8
| RD1-score8-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagCGFathlete|Narayan Ramdhani|GUY|2018}}
| RD1-score11-1=21
| RD1-score11-2=21
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagCGFathlete|Vernon Smeed|SHN|2018}}
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score12-2=8
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagCGFathlete|Tobi Adeoye|FAI|2018}}
| RD1-score15-1=13
| RD1-score15-2=14
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagCGFathlete|Victor Munga|KEN|2018}}
| RD1-score16-1=21
| RD1-score16-2=21
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed1=4
| RD2-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Rajiv Ouseph|ENG|2018}}
| RD2-score1-1=21
| RD2-score1-2=21
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Edwin Ekiring|UGA|2018}}
| RD2-score2-1=8
| RD2-score2-2=12
| RD2-score2-3=
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Dakeil Thorpe|BAR|2018}}
| RD2-score3-1=18
| RD2-score3-2=10
| RD2-score3-3=
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Kalombo Mulenga|ZAM|2018}}
| RD2-score4-1=21
| RD2-score4-2=21
| RD2-score4-3=
| RD2-seed5=5
| RD2-team5={{flagCGFathlete|Jason Ho-Shue|CAN|2018}}
| RD2-score5-1=21
| RD2-score5-2=21
| RD2-score5-3=
| RD2-seed6=
| RD2-team6={{flagCGFathlete|Narayan Ramdhani|GUY|2018}}
| RD2-score6-1=7
| RD2-score6-2=10
| RD2-score6-3=
| RD2-seed7=
| RD2-team7={{flagCGFathlete|Dennis Coke|JAM|2018}}
| RD2-score7-1=21
| RD2-score7-2=21
| RD2-score7-3=
| RD2-seed8=
| RD2-team8={{flagCGFathlete|Victor Munga|KEN|2018}}
| RD2-score8-1=14
| RD2-score8-2=17
| RD2-score8-3=
| RD3-seed1=4
| RD3-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Rajiv Ouseph|ENG|2018}}
| RD3-score1-1=21
| RD3-score1-2=21
| RD3-score1-3=
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Kalombo Mulenga|ZAM|2018}}
| RD3-score2-1=8
| RD3-score2-2=10
| RD3-score2-3=
| RD3-seed3=5
| RD3-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Jason Ho-Shue|CAN|2018}}
| RD3-score3-1=21
| RD3-score3-2=21
| RD3-score3-3=
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Dennis Coke|JAM|2018}}
| RD3-score4-1=10
| RD3-score4-2=10
| RD3-score4-3=
| RD4-seed1=4
| RD4-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Rajiv Ouseph|ENG|2018}}
| RD4-score1-1=21
| RD4-score1-2=21
| RD4-score1-3=
| RD4-seed2=5
| RD4-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Jason Ho-Shue|CAN|2018}}
| RD4-score2-1=14
| RD4-score2-2=12
| RD4-score2-3=
}}
=Bottom half=
==Section 3==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=Round of 64
| RD2=Round of 32
| RD3=Round of 16
| RD4=Quarter-finals
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Kervin Ghislain|SEY|2018}}
| RD1-score1-1=7
| RD1-score1-2=10
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Dinuka Karunaratne|SRI|2018}}
| RD1-score2-1=21
| RD1-score2-2=21
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagCGFathlete|Prakash Vijayanath|RSA|2018}}
| RD1-score5-1=21
| RD1-score5-2=21
| RD1-score5-3=
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{flagCGFathlete|Burty Molia|FIJ|2018}}
| RD1-score6-1=12
| RD1-score6-2=11
| RD1-score6-3=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagCGFathlete|Daniel Sam|GHA|2018}}
| RD1-score09-1=12
| RD1-score09-2=13
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagCGFathlete|Anthony Joe|AUS|2018}}
| RD1-score10-1=21
| RD1-score10-2=21
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagCGFathlete|Christopher Jean Paul|MRI|2018}}
| RD1-score13-1=25
| RD1-score13-2=21
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagCGFathlete|Steve Malcouzane|SEY|2018}}
| RD1-score14-1=23
| RD1-score14-2=8
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Dinuka Karunaratne|SRI|2018}}
| RD2-score1-1=21
| RD2-score1-2=21
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Ciaran Chambers|NIR|2018}}
| RD2-score2-1=7
| RD2-score2-2=8
| RD2-score2-3=
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Prakash Vijayanath|RSA|2018}}
| RD2-score3-1=13
| RD2-score3-2=15
| RD2-score3-3=
| RD2-seed4=6
| RD2-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Julien Paul|MRI|2018}}
| RD2-score4-1=21
| RD2-score4-2=21
| RD2-score4-3=
| RD2-seed5=
| RD2-team5={{flagCGFathlete|Anthony Joe|AUS|2018}}
| RD2-score5-1=22
| RD2-score5-2=21
| RD2-score5-3=
| RD2-seed6=
| RD2-team6={{flagCGFathlete|Irfan Saeed Bhatti|PAK|2018}}
| RD2-score6-1=20
| RD2-score6-2=18
| RD2-score6-3=
| RD2-seed7=
| RD2-team7={{flagCGFathlete|Christopher Jean Paul|MRI|2018}}
| RD2-score7-1=14
| RD2-score7-2=6
| RD2-score7-3=
| RD2-seed8=3
| RD2-team8={{flagCGFathlete|Prannoy H. S.|IND|2018}}
| RD2-score8-1=21
| RD2-score8-2=21
| RD2-score8-3=
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Dinuka Karunaratne|SRI|2018}}
| RD3-score1-1=23
| RD3-score1-2=22
| RD3-score1-3=
| RD3-seed2=6
| RD3-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Julien Paul|MRI|2018}}
| RD3-score2-1=21
| RD3-score2-2=20
| RD3-score2-3=
| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Anthony Joe|AUS|2018}}
| RD3-score3-1=18
| RD3-score3-2=11
| RD3-score3-3=
| RD3-seed4=3
| RD3-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Prannoy H. S.|IND|2018}}
| RD3-score4-1=21
| RD3-score4-2=21
| RD3-score4-3=
| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Dinuka Karunaratne|SRI|2018}}
| RD4-score1-1=13
| RD4-score1-2=6
| RD4-score1-3=
| RD4-seed2=3
| RD4-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Prannoy H. S.|IND|2018}}
| RD4-score2-1=21
| RD4-score2-2=21
| RD4-score2-3=
}}
==Section 4==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=Round of 64
| RD2=Round of 32
| RD3=Round of 16
| RD4=Quarter-finals
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Brian Yang|CAN|2018}}
| RD1-score1-1=21
| RD1-score1-2=21
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Cory Fanus|BAR|2018}}
| RD1-score2-1=9
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagCGFathlete|Loh Kean Yew|SGP|2018}}
| RD1-score5-1=21
| RD1-score5-2=21
| RD1-score5-3=
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{flagCGFathlete|Bongani von Bodenstein|RSA|2018}}
| RD1-score6-1=11
| RD1-score6-2=9
| RD1-score6-3=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagCGFathlete|Douglas Clark|FAI|2018}}
| RD1-score09-1=14
| RD1-score09-2=7
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagCGFathlete|Brian Kasirye|UGA|2018}}
| RD1-score10-1=21
| RD1-score10-2=21
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagCGFathlete|Chongo Mulenga|ZAM|2018}}
| RD1-score13-1=10
| RD1-score13-2=19
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagCGFathlete|Benjamin Li|IOM|2018}}
| RD1-score14-1=21
| RD1-score14-2=21
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Brian Yang|CAN|2018}}
| RD2-score1-1=21
| RD2-score1-2=21
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Samuel Ricketts|JAM|2018}}
| RD2-score2-1=9
| RD2-score2-2=13
| RD2-score2-3=
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Loh Kean Yew|SGP|2018}}
| RD2-score3-1=21
| RD2-score3-2=18
| RD2-score3-3=21
| RD2-seed4=7
| RD2-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Kieran Merrilees|SCO|2018}}
| RD2-score4-1=12
| RD2-score4-2=21
| RD2-score4-3=18
| RD2-seed5=
| RD2-team5={{flagCGFathlete|Brian Kasirye|UGA|2018}}
| RD2-score5-1=15
| RD2-score5-2=21
| RD2-score5-3=21
| RD2-seed6=
| RD2-team6={{flagCGFathlete|Nicholas Bonkowsky|TTO|2018}}
| RD2-score6-1=21
| RD2-score6-2=10
| RD2-score6-3=11
| RD2-seed7=
| RD2-team7={{flagCGFathlete|Benjamin Li|IOM|2018}}
| RD2-score7-1=6
| RD2-score7-2=3
| RD2-score7-3=
| RD2-seed8=2
| RD2-team8={{flagCGFathlete|Lee Chong Wei|MAS|2018}}
| RD2-score8-1=21
| RD2-score8-2=21
| RD2-score8-3=
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Brian Yang|CAN|2018}}
| RD3-score1-1=16
| RD3-score1-2=17
| RD3-score1-3=
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Loh Kean Yew|SGP|2018}}
| RD3-score2-1=21
| RD3-score2-2=21
| RD3-score2-3=
| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3={{flagCGFathlete|Brian Kasirye|UGA|2018}}
| RD3-score3-1=6
| RD3-score3-2=6
| RD3-score3-3=
| RD3-seed4=2
| RD3-team4={{flagCGFathlete|Lee Chong Wei|MAS|2018}}
| RD3-score4-1=21
| RD3-score4-2=21
| RD3-score4-3=
| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1={{flagCGFathlete|Loh Kean Yew|SGP|2018}}
| RD4-score1-1=13
| RD4-score1-2=16
| RD4-score1-3=
| RD4-seed2=2
| RD4-team2={{flagCGFathlete|Lee Chong Wei|MAS|2018}}
| RD4-score2-1=21
| RD4-score2-2=21
| RD4-score2-3=
}}