Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's singles

The men's singles badminton event at the 2011 Pan American Games was held October 15–20 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium in Guadalajara.^[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Mike Beres of Canada, while the defending Pan American Championship champion was Stephan Wojcikiewicz, also of Canada. Beres retired after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.^[2]

Badminton – Men's singles at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Multipurpose Gymnasium
Dates	October 15 - October 20
Competitors	34 from 16 nations
Medalists
Kevin Cordón   Guatemala   Osleni Guerrero   Cuba   Daniel Paiola   Brazil   Charles Pyne   Jamaica
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The athletes were drawn into an elimination stage draw. Once a team lost a match it was no longer able to compete. Each match was contested as the best of three games.^[1]

The draw for the competition was done on October 7, 2011.^[3]

Seeds

1.  Kevin Cordón (GUA) (champion)
2.  Rodrigo Pacheco (PER) (third round)
3.  Stephan Wojcikiewicz (CAN) (quarterfinals)
4.  Daniel Paiola (BRA) (semifinals)
5.  Sattawat Pongnairat (USA) (third round)
6.  Rodolfo Ramírez (GUA) (third round)
7.  Lino Muñoz (MEX) (quarterfinals)
8.  Alex Tjong (BRA) (quarterfinals)

Results

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Kevin Cordón (GUA)	21	21
		Pedro Yang (GUA)	11	16
								1	Kevin Cordón (GUA)	21	21
								4	Daniel Paiola (BRA)	14	8
	4	Daniel Paiola (BRA)	21	21
	7	Lino Muñoz (MEX)	12	16
															1	Kevin Cordón (GUA)	23	21
																Osleni Guerrero (CUB)	21	19
		Osleni Guerrero (CUB)	10	22	21
	3	Stephan Wojcikiewicz (CAN)	21	20	18
									Osleni Guerrero (CUB)	21	18	21
									Charles Pyne (JAM)	18	21	18
	8	Alex Yuwan Tjong (BRA)	14	21	19
		Charles Pyne (JAM)	21	19	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	K Cordón (GUA)	21	21
									T Ng (CAN)	11	11
															1	K Cordón (GUA)	21	23
																M Cuba (PER)	15	21
									M Cuba (PER)	21	22
									J Castillo (MEX)	18	20
																						1	K Cordón (GUA)	21	21
																							P Yang (GUA)	11	16
								5	S Pongnairat (USA)	21	21
									B Valentín (PUR)	12	12
															5	S Pongnairat (USA)	14	21	16
																P Yang (GUA)	21	13	21
									G Henry (JAM)	19	20
									P Yang (GUA)	21	22

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	D Paiola (BRA)	21	21
									L Camacho (VEN)	14	9
															4	D Paiola (BRA)	21	21
																A Raposo (DOM)	7	8
									A Raposo (DOM)	21	21
									E Mujica (CHI)	13	14
																						4	D Paiola (BRA)	21	21
																						7	L Muñoz (MEX)	12	16
								7	L Muñoz (MEX)	21	21
									M del Valle (PER)	10	3
															7	L Muñoz (MEX)	21	21
																T Ronald (CUB)	12	17
									R Toledo (CUB)	21	14	21
		A Padmore (BAR)	8	10					M Wongsodikromo (SUR)	18	21	13
		M Wongsodikromo (SUR)	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		F Diaz (ARG)	5	15
		O Guerrero (CUB)	21	21					O Guerrero (CUB)	21	21
									V Soeroredjo (SUR)	11	16
																O Guerrero (CUB)	22	23
															6	R Ramírez (GUA)	20	21
									A Trigo (CHI)	8	5
								6	R Ramírez (GUA)	21	21
																							O Guerrero (CUB)	10	22	21
																						3	S Wojcikiewicz (CAN)	21	20	18
									N Javier (DOM)	17	21	21
									S Teran (ECU)	21	11	12
																N Javier (DOM)	13	16
															3	S Wojcikiewicz (CAN)	21	21
									L dos Santos (BRA)	13	13
								3	S Wojcikiewicz (CAN)	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									C Araya (CHI)	21	21
									D Darmohoetomo (SUR)	17	17
																C Araya (CHI)	13	14
															8	A Tjong (BRA)	21	21
									L Uzcategui (VEN)	6	8
								8	A Tjong (BRA)	21	21
																						8	A Tjong (BRA)	14	21	19
																							C Pyne (JAM)	21	19	21
									C Pyne (JAM)	21	21
									K Matute (VEN)	9	9
																C Pyne (JAM)	21	21	21
															2	R Pacheco (PER)	22	17	10
									A López (MEX)	12	20
								2	R Pacheco (PER)	21	22

References

1. Badminton technical manual
2. Dear RA Badminton Club Members
3. "XVI Pan American Games Badminton World Federation". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

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