2018 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the 2018 BWF World Championships
Men's singles ; at the 2018 BWF World Championships
Venue	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Indoor Arena
Location	Nanjing, China
Dates	30 July – 5 August
Medalists
	← 2017 Glasgow 2019 Basel →

The men's singles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 30 July to 5 August.

Seeds[edit]

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.^[1]

01.

Viktor Axelsen (quarterfinals)

02.

Lee Chong Wei (withdrew)

03.

Shi Yuqi (final)

04.

Son Wan-ho (withdrew)

05.

Srikanth Kidambi (third round)

06. Kento Momota (champion)

07.

Chou Tien-chen (quarterfinals)

08.

Chen Long (semifinals)

09.

Lin Dan (third round)

10.

Ng Ka Long (third round)

11.

Prannoy Kumar (second round)

12.

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (second round)

13.

Jonatan Christie (first round)

14.

Kenta Nishimoto (third round)

15.

Tommy Sugiarto (second round)

16.

Anders Antonsen (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals				Final

8	Chen Long	11	17

3	Shi Yuqi	21	21
				3	Shi Yuqi	11	13

				6	Kento Momota	21	21
6	Kento Momota	21	21

	Liew Daren	16	5

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

1	V Axelsen	21	21

	D Nuno Anjo	8	7
					1	V Axelsen	21	21

						Huang YX	17	8
	Huang YX	21	21

	Phạm C C	19	11
									1	V Axelsen	21	21

									10	Ng K L	19	18
10	Ng K L	21	21

	I Rusev	13	10
					10	Ng K L	21	21

						R Must	18	18
	R Must	21	15	21

	V Malkov	13	21	15
													1	V Axelsen	19	11

													8	Chen L	21	21
8	Chen L	21	21

	Hsu J-h	13	15
					8	Chen L	21	21

						K Phetpradab	16	11
	G Paul	15	12

	K Phetpradab	21	21
									8	Chen L	21	21

									14	K Nishimoto	18	19
14	K Nishimoto	21	21

	R Maddaloni	13	18
					14	K Nishimoto	21	21

						S Sirant	15	2
	S Sirant	21	21

	M Ludik	14	16

Section 2[edit]

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	Shi YQ	21	21

	A Mendrek	13	11
					3	Shi YQ	21	21

						R Ouseph	18	9
	Z Đurkinjak	17	13

	R Ouseph	21	21
										3	Shi YQ	21	21

										9	Lin D	15	9
9	Lin D	21	21

	M Caljouw	14	14
					9	Lin D	21	21

						S Verma	17	14
	L Corvée	13	10

	S Verma	21	21
														3	Shi YQ	16	21	21

														7	Chou T-c	21	15	18
7	Chou T-c	21	21

	E Heino	9	9
					7	Chou T-c	21	21

						R Gemke	8	17
	A Dziółko	11	6

	R Gemke	21	21
										7	Chou T-c	21	21

											Y Coelho de Oliveira	11	7
11	Prannoy K	21	21

	A Manota	12	11
					11	Prannoy K	21	16	15

						Y Coelho de Oliveira	8	21	21
	Wong W K	20	21	4^r

	Y Coelho de Oliveira	22	19	11

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	Nguyễn T M	21	21

	M Moreels	10	5
						Nguyễn T M	16	18

					16	A Antonsen	21	21
	T Saensomboonsuk

16	A Antonsen	w	/	o
									16	A Antonsen	21	17	8

									6	K Momota	13	21	21
	L Wraber	21	13	21

	E Lale	15	21	17
						L Wraber	8	10

					6	K Momota	21	21
	A Pochtarov	13	12

6	K Momota	21	21
														6	K Momota	21	21

															B S Praneeth	12	12
	K Schäfer	13	21	7

	H-K Vittinghus	21	17	21
						H-K Vittinghus	21	21

					15	T Sugiarto	14	15
	K Koljonen	16	14

15	T Sugiarto	21	21
										H-K Vittinghus	13	11

										B S Praneeth	21	21
	L E Peñalver	w	/	o

	K Sakai
						L E Peñalver	18	11

						B S Praneeth	21	21
	B S Praneeth	w	/	o

4	Son W-h

Section 4[edit]

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

	M Zilberman	12	21	21

	N Karunaratne	21	17	10
						M Zilberman	16	16

						Liew D	21	21
	Liew D	21	21

13	J Christie	12	16
											Liew D	21	21

										5	S Kidambi	18	18
	T Penty	18	6

	P Abián	21	21
						P Abián	15	21	14

					5	S Kidambi	21	12	21
	N Nguyen	15	16

5	S Kidambi	21	21
															Liew D	22	21	22

															K Tsuneyama	20	23	20
	K Tsuneyama	21	21

	G Krausz	4	5
						K Tsuneyama	21	21

					12	A S Ginting	17	13
	S Avihingsanon	19	14

12	A S Ginting	21	21
											K Tsuneyama	21	21

											B Leverdez	17	15
	J Ho-shue	21	15	12

	Wang T-w	15	21	21
						Wang T-w	18	19

						B Leverdez	21	21
	B Leverdez	w	/	o

2	Lee C W