This study was to focus on modern badminton single tactics for analysis through literature and relative data collection in order to understand the development process and trend at present of badminton single tactics. This study also emphasized the differences of tactics among elite badminton players in every period in domestic and overseas. Finally, this study had analyzed deeply on continuous update tactics of modern badminton and concluded as followed: 一、The evolution of world badminton man singles was from slow motion four-corner play to speed variety and offense emphasis. This evolution formed fast offense play in order to raise the total skill to reach the skill and tactics speciality of “fast overcome slow, offense priority.” 二、The basic tactics of modern badminton single included attacking backcourt, attacking frontcourt, defensive counterattack, serving attacking, driving-dink assault, change-speed assault, and total smashing intercept. 三、The European badminton players transformed the bottom line control play to emphasizing offense, assault, serving attacking, smashing intercept play by using their vast and strong body. 四、The Asia badminton players were more emphasizing their nimble body, total skill and assault, so their play was to give priority to draw apart combining change-speed assault.