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

The men's singles badminton event at the 2011 Pan American Games was held from 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 XVI 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
«2007 2015»

Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

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]