Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
# Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The badminton men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place from 28 July to 4 August at Pavelló de la Mar Bella. The men's singles resulted in the only non-Asian medallist, Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark. 56 players from 32 nations competed in men's singles.

## Draws

### First rounds

**Section 1**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darren Hall (GBR) | 15 | 15 | | Darren Hall (GBR) | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Humble (CAN) | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Hannes Fuchs (AUT) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Dipankar Bhattacharjee (IND) | 4 | 12 | | | | | |
| | Niroshan Wijekoon (SRI) | 9 | 11 | | Hannes Fuchs (AUT) | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dipankar Bhattacharjee (IND) | 15 | 15 | | Dipankar Bhattacharjee (IND) | 8 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Ivanov (BUL) | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhao Jianhua (CHN) | 2 | 17 | 14 |
| 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| | Bye | | | 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Liljequist (FIN) | 15 | 15 | | Robert Liljequist (FIN) | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricardo Fernandes (POR) | 3 | 11 | | | | | | 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Teeranun Chiangta (THA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Teeranun Chiangta (THA) | 7 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Broddi Kristjansson (ISL) | 2 | 12 | | Teeranun Chiangta (THA) | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Jogis (USA) | 15 | 15 | | Chris Jogis (USA) | 15 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Galt (NZL) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jens Olsson | 5 | 15 | 15 | | Jens Olsson | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Gwang-jin | 15 | 12 | 5 | | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | Tomáš Mendrek | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Foo Kok Keong | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stéphane Renault | 5 | 2 | | | Tomasz Mendrek | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Foo Kok Keong | 15 | 15 | | | Foo Kok Keong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Sperre Jr. | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata | 15 | 15 |
| 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 10 | 12 |
| | Bye | | | | 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fumihiko Machida | 9 | 15 | 15 | | Fumihiko Machida | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacek Hankiewicz | 15 | 13 | 3 | | | | | 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | Abdul Hamid Khan | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Chan Kin Ngai | 10 | 5 | | | | |
| | Pedro Vanneste | 11 | 3 | | | Hamid Khan | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chan Kin Ngai | 15 | 15 | | | Chan Kin Ngai | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nico Meerholz | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Andrey Antropov | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kerrin Harrison | 3 | 10 | | | Andrey Antropov | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Axelsson | 15 | 15 | | | Peter Axelsson | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fernando Silva | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | Andrey Antropov | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Sompol Kukasemkij | 16 | 15 | 17 | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Anders Nielsen | 18 | 12 | 16 | | Sompol Kukasemkij | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 15 | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donald Koh | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 15 |
| | Árni Þór Hallgrímson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kim Hak-kyun | 9 | 4 |
| | Anton Kriel | 8 | 7 | | | Arni Hallgrimsson | 7 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Hak-kyun | WO | WO | | | Kim Hak-kyun | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Reidy | | | | | | | | | Kim Hak-kyun | 10 | 15 | 18 | | | | |
| | Anil Kaul | 15 | 15 | | | | | | 3/4 | Wu Wenkai | 15 | 7 | 13 | | | | |
| | Florin Balaban | 7 | 4 | | | Anil Kaul | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 3/4 | Wu Wenkai | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3/4 | Wu Wenkai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bryan Blanshard | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Benny Lee | 3 | 1 | | | J. Blanshard | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15 | 15 | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U. Vimal Kumar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 10 | 17 | 15 | | | | |
| | Pontus Jäntti | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 5/8 | Liu Jun | 15 | 16 | 9 | | | | |
| | Yasen Borisov | 6 | 1 | | | Pontus Jantti | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 5/8 | Liu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Liu Jun | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15 | 15 |
| | Wong Wai Lap | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rashid Sidek | 2 | 8 |
| | Eddy Clarisse | 1 | 2 | | | Wong Wai Lap | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Koch | 17 | 12 | 15 | | Jürgen Koch | 18 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephan Kuhl | 14 | 15 | 2 | | | | | | | Wong Wai Lap | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Hideaki Motoyama | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 2 | Rashid Sidek | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | David Serrano | 9 | 10 | | | H. Motoyama | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 2 | Rashid Sidek | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Rashid Sidek | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zhao Jianhua | 2 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto | 15 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto | 15 | 14 | 17 | 5/8 | Hermawan Susanto | 15 | 9 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata | 15 | 15 | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | 3/4 | Ardy Wiranata | 12 | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 18 |
| 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 18 |
| | Kim Hak-kyun | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Hak-kyun | 9 | 4 | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma | 18 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 14 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15 | 15 | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 14 | 8 | | | | | |
| 2 | Rashid Sidek | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
