| Event: | Men's singles |
| Games: | 1986 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Olympic Gymnastics Arena |
| Dates: | 30 September – 4 October |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Gold: | Zhao Jianhua |
| Goldnoc: | CHN |
| Silver: | Yang Yang |
| Silvernoc: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Sung Han-kook |
| Bronzenoc: | KOR |
| Bronze2: | Park Sung-bae |
| Bronzenoc2: | KOR |
| Prev: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1990 |
See main article: Badminton at the 1986 Asian Games.
The badminton men's singles tournament at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul took place from 30 September to 4 October.
All times are Korea Standard Time
| width=150 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=150 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September | 11:00 | First round | |||
| 11:00 | Second round | ||||
| 1 October | 11:00 | Second round | |||
| 2 October | 11:00 | Quarter-finals | |||
| 3 October | 11:00 | Semi-finals | |||
| 4 October | 11:00 | bgcolor=ffffcc | Final |