| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02 11:50 | 1 | 악셀센, 빅토르 vs 첸, 롱 | 2-0 |
| 08/02 11:00 | 50 | 코르돈 케빈 vs 진팅, 안토니 시니수카 | 0-2 |
| 08/01 04:50 | 2 | 진팅, 안토니 시니수카 vs 첸, 롱 | 0-2 |
| 08/01 04:00 | 2 | 코르돈 케빈 vs 악셀센, 빅토르 | 0-2 |
| 07/31 04:10 | 3 | 첸, 롱 vs 초우, 티엔첸 | 2-1 |
| 07/31 03:20 | 3 | 진팅, 안토니 시니수카 vs 안톤센 , 앤더스 | 2-1 |
| 07/31 01:40 | 3 | 악셀센, 빅토르 vs Shi, Y. Q. | 2-0 |
| 07/31 00:00 | 3 | 허, 광 희 vs 코르돈 케빈 | 0-2 |
| 07/29 10:15 | 4 | 이, 지이 지아 vs 첸, 롱 | 1-2 |
| 07/29 10:15 | 4 | 크리스티, 조나탄 vs Shi, Y. Q. | 0-2 |
| 07/29 08:45 | 4 | 펜티, 토비 vs 안톤센 , 앤더스 | 0-2 |
| 07/29 08:45 | 4 | 쓰네야마, 칸타 vs 진팅, 안토니 시니수카 | 0-2 |
The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 2 August 2021 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. A total of 41 players from 36 nations actually competed at the tournament.
Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won his first Olympic gold, defeating defending Olympic champion Chen Long from China. He became the first non-Asian — specifically Danish — to win Olympic badminton men's singles since Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen in 1996. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia won bronze by defeating four-time Olympian Kevin Cordón of Guatemala. He became the first Youth Olympic badminton medalist to win a medal at the Olympics, having also won bronze in 2014.