2018 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

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
Kento Momota    Japan   Shi Yuqi    China   Chen Long    China   Liew Daren    Malaysia
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Events at the 2018 BWF World Championships
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed
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The men's singles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 30 July to 5 August.

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

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

	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

	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

	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	4r
		Y Coelho de Oliveira	22	19	11

	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

	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

• Draw