| Date | R | Ομάδα 1 vs Ομάδα 2 | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02 11:50 | 1 | Βίκτορ 'Αξελσεν vs Long Chen | 2-0 |
| 08/02 11:00 | 50 | Kevin Cordon vs Άντονι Σινούσκα Γκίτινγκ | 0-2 |
| 08/01 04:50 | 2 | Άντονι Σινούσκα Γκίτινγκ vs Long Chen | 0-2 |
| 08/01 04:00 | 2 | Kevin Cordon vs Βίκτορ 'Αξελσεν | 0-2 |
| 07/31 04:10 | 3 | Long Chen vs Τιέν Τσεν Τσου | 2-1 |
| 07/31 03:20 | 3 | Άντονι Σινούσκα Γκίτινγκ vs Άντερς Άντονσεν | 2-1 |
| 07/31 01:40 | 3 | Βίκτορ 'Αξελσεν vs Γιου Κι Σι | 2-0 |
| 07/31 00:00 | 3 | Kwang Hee Heo vs Kevin Cordon | 0-2 |
| 07/29 10:15 | 4 | Ζίι Τζία Λι vs Long Chen | 1-2 |
| 07/29 10:15 | 4 | Τζονάταν Κρίστι vs Γιου Κι Σι | 0-2 |
| 07/29 08:45 | 4 | Τόμπι Πέντι vs Άντερς Άντονσεν | 0-2 |
| 07/29 08:45 | 4 | Κάντα Τσουνεγιάμα vs Άντονι Σινούσκα Γκίτινγκ | 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.