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 a 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.
Pool Stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
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.