World #1 Lin Dan of China had an unfortunate draw by getting Singapore's world #9 Ronald Susilo in the first round. Susilo dismissed Lin in straight sets, then beat his German opponent in the second round. He lost the first set 15-10 to his Thai opponent in the quarters, and then fell apart, losing the second set 15-1 and ending his Olympic run two matches short of a medal spot. The two women entrants were not as successful against their first round matches against Chinese opposition.