Badminton At The 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's Singles
The men's singles badminton event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held from July 29 to August 3 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. The defending gold medalist was Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, who won in Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 and Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 2010. This year, Lee withdrew from the tournament due to an injury. 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. The draw for the competition was done on July 21, 2014. Seeds The seeds for the tournament were: ''(Quarterfinals)'' (Champion, gold medalist) ''(Semifinals, fourth place)'' ''(Quarterfinals)'' ''(Semifinals, bronze medalist)'' (Final, silver medalist) ''(Quarterfinals)'' ''(Quarterfinals)'' Results Finals Top Half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom Half Section 3 Section 4 References

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Emirates Arena
The Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, known for sponsorship reasons as the Emirates Arena, is an indoor arena and velodrome in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland. Built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, these venues hosted the badminton and track cycling events. Situated opposite Celtic Park in the East End of Glasgow, the complex is the headquarters of Sportscotland and Scottish Cycling. History It was built on a site at a cost of £113 million. The construction work took place between 2009 and 2012. The venue opened in October 2012. In September 2017, neighbours Celtic F.C. had plans approved for the construction of a hotel complex within their land, situated directly across the road from the arena and velodrome. Indoor arena The Indoor Arena has a capacity of 6,500 and during the Commonwealth Games it had twelve badminton courts in three indoor sports halls. The arena has a hydraulically lifted 200m indoor running track that hosted the Aviva International Match ...
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