User:Mpjmcevoybeta/sandbox/European Games/Badminton/Badminton at the 2023 European Games

The men's singles badminton tournament at the 2023 European Games will take place from 22 June and 2 July 2023 at the Jaskolka Arena at Tarnów, Poland. A total of 32 players from 20 nations are expected to compete at the tournament. The draw for the initial group stage was held on 6 June 2023.

Background
This was the third appearance of the event as a full medal event.

Competition format
The tournament starts with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. For the group stage, the players are divided into 8 groups of 4 players each. Each group plays a round-robin. The top two players in each group advanced to the knockout rounds. The knockout stage is a four-round single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match.

Matches were played best-of-three games. Each game was played to 21, except that a player must win by 2 unless the score reaches 30–29.

Group Stage
The group stage will be played from 22 to 26 June 2023. The winner and runner up of each group advanced to the knockout rounds.

Finals
The knockout stage was played from 29 July to 2 August. One round was held per day, with a day off on 30 July. This stage was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match.