The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2023 European Games was played from 26 June to 2 July 2023 in Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów. A total of 32 players competed at the tournament, eight of whom was seeded.

Competition format The tournament started with group phase round-robin which eliminated 16 players, followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. For the group stage, the players were divided into eight groups of four. Each group played a round-robin. The top two players in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage was a four-round single elimination tournament.

Matches are played best-of-three games. Each game is played to 21, except that a player must win by 2 unless the score reaches 30–29.

Seeding The following players were seeded:

Viktor Axelsen (Gold medalist) Anders Antonsen (Group stage) Toma Junior Popov (Bronze medalist) Nhat Nguyen (Round of 16) Christo Popov (Silver medalist) Misha Zilberman (Bronze medalist) Luís Enrique Peñalver (Group stage) Jan Louda (Round of 16)

Competition schedule Play will take place between 26 June an 2 July.

GS Group stageR16 Round of 16¼ Quarterfinals½ SemifinalsF Final Events Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 1 Sun 2Men's singles GS GS GS R16 ¼ ½ F

Pool Stage

Group A

Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 26 June Dominik Kwinta 2–0 Teodor Ioan Cioroboiu 21–3 21–2 26 June Viktor Axelsen 2–0 Giovanni Toti 21–17 21–5 27 June Viktor Axelsen 2–0 Teodor Ioan Cioroboiu 21–3 21–5 27 June Dominik Kwinta 0–2 Giovanni Toti 20–22 12–21 28 June Teodor Ioan Cioroboiu 0–2 Giovanni Toti 3–21 7–21 28 June Viktor Axelsen 2–0 Dominik Kwinta 21–9 21–9

Group B

Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 26 June Kalle Koljonen 2–1 Felix Burestedt 20–22 23–21 21–12 26 June Anders Antonsen 2–0 Emre Lale 21–12 21–9 27 June Anders Antonsen 0–2 Felix Burestedt 19–21 19–21 27 June Kalle Koljonen 2–0 Emre Lale 21–18 21–11 28 June Anders Antonsen 2–1 Kalle Koljonen 15–21 21–1521–17 28 June Felix Burestedt 2–0 Emre Lale 21–18 21–10

Group C

Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 26 June Bernardo Atilano 0–2 Tobias Künzi 16–21 12–21 26 June Toma Junior Popov 2–0 Karl Kert 21–13 21–6 27 June Bernardo Atilano 2–1 Karl Kert 15–21 21–19 21–12 27 June Toma Junior Popov 2–0 Tobias Künzi 21–15 21–13 28 June Tobias Künzi 2–1 Karl Kert 19–21 21–1321–15 28 June Toma Junior Popov 2–0 Bernardo Atilano 21–6 21–8

Group D

Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 26 June Nhat Nguyen 2–0 Milan Dratva 23–21 21–19 26 June Mark Caljouw 2–1 Johnnie Torjussen 22–24 22–20 21–16 27 June Mark Caljouw 2–0 Milan Dratva 21–19 21–13 27 June Nhat Nguyen 2–0 Johnnie Torjussen 21–8 21–16 28 June Johnnie Torjussen 2–0 Milan Dratva 22–20 21–17 28 June Nhat Nguyen 0–2 Mark Caljouw 16–21 15–21

Group E

Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 26 June Gergő Pytel 2–0 Matthew Abela 21–13 22–20 26 June Christo Popov 2–0 Filip Špoljarec 21–11 21–9 27 June Christo Popov 2–0 Matthew Abela 21–7 21–5 27 June Gergő Pytel 2–0 Filip Špoljarec 21–19 21–6 28 June Christo Popov 2–0 Gergő Pytel 21–12 21–12 28 June Matthew Abela 0–2 Filip Špoljarec 11–21 12–21

Group F

Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 26 June Misha Zilberman 2–0 Jérôme Pauquet 21–8 21–14 26 June Markus Barth 2–0 Andraž Krapež 21–11 21–13 27 June Misha Zilberman 2–0 Andraž Krapež 21–11 21–10 27 June Markus Barth 2–0 Jérôme Pauquet 21–17 21–9 28 June Misha Zilberman 2–0 Markus Barth 21–17 21–18 28 June Andraž Krapež 2–0 Jérôme Pauquet 21–10 21–12

Group G

Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 26 June Dimitar Yanakiev 2–1 Danylo Bosniuk 21–6 16–21 21–19 26 June Luís Enrique Peñalver 1–2 Ade Resky Dwicahyo 16–21 21–17 14–21 27 June Luís Enrique Peñalver 2–0 Danylo Bosniuk 21–19 21–17 27 June Dimitar Yanakiev 1–2 Ade Resky Dwicahyo 21–17 16–21 9–21 28 June Luís Enrique Peñalver 0–2 Dimitar Yanakiev 13–21 19–21 28 June Danylo Bosniuk 0–2 Ade Resky Dwicahyo 14–21 19–21

Group H

Date Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 26 June Julien Carraggi 2–0 Luka Wraber 21–11 21–11 26 June Jan Louda 2–0 Kai Schäfer 21–12 21–15 27 June Jan Louda 2–0 Luka Wraber 21–15 21–14 27 June Julien Carraggi 2–1 Kai Schäfer 21–19 18–21 21–12 28 June Jan Louda 0–2 Julien Carraggi 18–21 17–21 28 June Luka Wraber 1–2 Kai Schäfer 19–21 21–11 13–21

Knockout stage The 16 surviving players will be drawn in a single elimination tournament, with group winners paired in the round-of-16 with runners up from other groups. There will be no bronze medal match, and both losing semi-finalists will win a bronze medal.

See also Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Women's singles

References

External links Badminton - schedule & results: men's singles at European-games.org MS knockout stage draw at bwf.tournamentsoftware.com