Date | 9 – 17 August 2008 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Beijing Gongye Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing | |
Participants | 41 from 35 countries | |
Format | Single-elimination tournament. |
Lin Dan (CHN), nicknamed “Super Dan,” was the overwhelming favorite, having won the World Championships and All-England Championships in 2006-07. The #2 seed was Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. They made it to the final, but it was not close, Lin winning in straight sets, 21-12, 21-8. The bronze medal went to the Chinese player, Chen Jin, winner of the 2008 All-Englands, who defeated Lee Hyeon-Il of Korea in three sets.
Date | 9 – 10 August 2008 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the second round. |
Date | 11 August 2008 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the third round. |
Date | 12 August 2008 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals. |
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 12 Aug 19:15 | Court 2 | Lin Dan (1) | CHN | 21-8, 21-11 | Park Seong-Hwan | KOR | |
Match #2 | 12 Aug 18:30 | Court 1 | Peter Gade (8) | DEN | 19-21, 22-20, 21-15 | Shoji Sato | JPN | |
Match #3 | 12 Aug 19:50 | Court 2 | Chen Jin (4) | CHN | 21-10, 21-6 | Erwin Kehlhoffner | FRA | |
Match #4 | 12 Aug 20:15 | Court 1 | Hsieh Yu-Hsing | TPE | 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 | Wong Choong Hann | MAS | |
Match #5 | 12 Aug 11:30 | Court 3 | Lee Hyeon-Il | KOR | 21-13, 21-11 | Marc Zwiebler | GER | |
Match #6 | 12 Aug 12:20 | Court 1 | Bao Chunlai (3) | CHN | 21-11, 19-21, 21-13 | Przemysław Wacha | POL | |
Match #7 | 12 Aug 10:20 | Court 3 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro (6) | INA | 21-13, 21-18 | Ville Lång | FIN | |
Match #8 | 12 Aug 10:35 | Court 1 | Lee Chong Wei (2) | MAS | 21-5, 21-7 | Kęstutis Navickas | LTU |
Date | 14 August 2008 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals. |
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 14 Aug 20:00 | Court 1 | Lin Dan (1) | CHN | 21-13, 21-16 | Peter Gade (8) | DEN | |
Match #2 | 14 Aug 10:00 | Court 1 | Chen Jin (4) | CHN | 21-8, 21-14 | Hsieh Yu-Hsing | TPE | |
Match #3 | 14 Aug 18:30 | Court 1 | Lee Hyeon-Il | KOR | 23-21, 21-11 | Bao Chunlai (3) | CHN | |
Match #4 | 14 Aug 11:30 | Court 1 | Lee Chong Wei (2) | MAS | 21-9, 21-11 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro (6) | INA |
Date | 15 August 2008 |
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Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final match, losers advanced to the bronze medal match. |
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 15 Aug 20:30 | Court 1 | Lin Dan (1) | CHN | 21-12, 21-18 | Chen Jin (4) | CHN | |
Match #2 | 15 Aug 18:30 | Court 1 | Lee Chong Wei (2) | MAS | 21-18, 13-21, 21-13 | Lee Hyeon-Il | KOR |
Date | 16 – 17 August 2008 |
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Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
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Match 1/2 | 17 Aug 20:48 | Court 1 | Lin Dan (1) | CHN | 21-12, 21-8 | Lee Chong Wei (2) | MAS | |
Match 3/4 | 16 Aug 20:30 | Court 1 | Chen Jin (4) | CHN | 21-16, 12-21, 21-14 | Lee Hyeon-Il | KOR |