title: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
text: # 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 |
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  | 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 |
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  | 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 |
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  | | 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 |
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  | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
  