Tokyo 2020, badminton: Chen Long vs Viktor Axelsen in men’s singles gold medal match - watch live

It’s Kevin Cordon vs Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the bronze medal match. Watch Tokyo Olympics badminton men’s singles final live!

2 minBy Abhishek Purohit
CHOFU, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Chen Long of Team China competes against Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Team Indonesia during a Men's Singles Semi-final match on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on August 01, 2021 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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China’s Chen Long, the Rio 2016 gold medallist, will take on Rio 2016 bronze medallist Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the Tokyo Olympics badminton men’s singles gold medal match at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on Monday.

Chen Long had defeated Viktor Axelsen 21-14, 21-15 in the Rio 2016 semi-finals. Chen Long then went on to beat Lee Chong Wei for the gold medal, while Axelsen defeated Lin Dan for the bronze.

At the Tokyo Olympics, No. 6 seed Chen Long beat No. 5 seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21-16, 21-11 in the semi-finals, while No. 4 seed Viktor Axelsen defeated surprise semi-finalist Kevin Cordon 21-18, 21-11.

The 32-year old Chen Long had also won the men’s singles bronze at London 2012. The 27-year old Axelsen is the 2017 World Championships gold medallist. Both players are former world No. 1s.

Axelsen is yet to drop a game in five matches at the Tokyo Olympics. Chen Long took out No. 2 seed Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei in three games in the quarter-finals.

Chen Long vs Viktor Axelsen head to head

Chend Long has a 14-5 head to head record against Viktor Axelsen. However, the Dane won their previous meeting at the Malaysia Masters in January 2020, and has also won three of the pair’s previous five matches. Their last three meetings have gone to three games.

In the bronze medal match, Indonesia’s 24-year old Anthony Sinisuka Ginting will take on Guatemala’s 34-year old Kevin Cordon, the world No. 59.

Tokyo Olympics badminton men’s singles gold and bronze medal match schedule, fixtures and live India match times

All times are India Standard Times (IST)

Monday, August 2

Badminton men’s singles bronze medal match

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting vs Kevin Cordon – 4.30 PM IST

Badminton men’s singles gold medal match

Chen Long vs Viktor Axelsen – 5.20 PM IST

Where to watch the Tokyo Olympics badminton men’s singles gold medal match live in India?

The Tokyo Olympics badminton men’s singles gold and bronze medal matches will be telecast live on the Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 2 HD, Sony Six and Sony SIX HD TV channels in India. Sony TEN 3, Sony TEN 3 HD, Sony TEN 4 and Sony TEN 4 HD will broadcast Tokyo 2020 in regional languages.

Live streaming of the Tokyo Olympics badminton men’s singles final will be available on Sony Liv. Live broadcast is subject to Sony.

Live scores of the Tokyo Olympics badminton men’s singles gold and bronze medal match will be available on Olympics.com.