| Date | R | Hjemme vs Borte | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/02 11:50 | 1 | Viktor Axelsen vs Long Chen | 2-0 |
| 08/02 11:00 | 50 | Kevin Cordon vs Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 0-2 |
| 08/01 04:50 | 2 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting vs Long Chen | 0-2 |
| 08/01 04:00 | 2 | Kevin Cordon vs Viktor Axelsen | 0-2 |
| 07/31 04:10 | 3 | Long Chen vs Tien Chen Chou | 2-1 |
| 07/31 03:20 | 3 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting vs Anders Antonsen | 2-1 |
| 07/31 01:40 | 3 | Viktor Axelsen vs Yu Qi Shi | 2-0 |
| 07/31 00:00 | 3 | Kwang Hee Heo vs Kevin Cordon | 0-2 |
| 07/29 10:15 | 4 | Zii Jia Lee vs Long Chen | 1-2 |
| 07/29 10:15 | 4 | Jonatan Christie vs Yu Qi Shi | 0-2 |
| 07/29 08:45 | 4 | Toby Penty vs Anders Antonsen | 0-2 |
| 07/29 08:45 | 4 | Kanta Tsuneyama vs Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 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.