2013 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) was held from August 5 to 11. Lin Dan was the defending champion.

Men's singles at the 2013 BWF World Championships
Venue	Tianhe Sports Center
Location	Guangzhou, China
Dates	August 5, 2013 (2013-08-05) – August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)
Medalists
Lin Dan   China   Lee Chong Wei   Malaysia   Du Pengyu   China   Nguyễn Tiến Minh   Vietnam

Lin Dan defeated Lee Chong Wei 16–21, 21–13, 20–17^r in the final.

Seeds

01.   Lee Chong Wei (final)

02.   Chen Long (quarterfinals)

03.   Du Pengyu (semifinals)

04.   Boonsak Ponsana (third round)

05.   Kenichi Tago (first round, withdrew)

06.   Hu Yun (third round)

07.   Nguyễn Tiến Minh (semifinals)

08.   Tommy Sugiarto (quarterfinals)

09.   Jan Ø. Jørgensen (quarterfinals)

10.   Sony Dwi Kuncoro (first round)

11.   Marc Zwiebler (third round)

12.   Wong Wing Ki (first round)

13.   Kashyap Parupalli (quarterfinals)

14.   Wang Zhengming (third round)

15.   Chong Wei Feng (third round)

16.   Takuma Ueda (third round)

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
	8	Tommy Sugiarto	6	9
								1	Lee Chong Wei	20	21	21
								3	Du Pengyu	22	12	15
	13	Kashyap Parupalli	21	20	15
	3	Du Pengyu	16	22	21
															1	Lee Chong Wei	21	13	17r
																Lin Dan	16	21	20
	9	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	8	21	20
	7	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	21	17	22
								7	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	17	15
									Lin Dan	21	21
		Lin Dan	21	22
	2	Chen Long	13	20

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
		Scott Evans	11	15				1	Lee Chong Wei	14	21	21
		Misha Zilberman	15	21					Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	21	18	11
		Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	21	23											1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
		Vladimir Ivanov	21	21											14	Wang Zhengming	12	7
		Michael Lahnsteiner	12	10					Vladimir Ivanov	21	9	18
		Yuhan Tan	17	14				14	Wang Zhengming	16	21	21
	14	Wang Zhengming	21	21																		1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
	11	Marc Zwiebler	21	18	21																	8	Tommy Sugiarto	6	9
		Valeriy Atrashchenkov	15	21	14			11	Marc Zwiebler	21	21
		Howard Shu	16	16					Toby Penty	14	11
		Toby Penty	21	21											11	Marc Zwiebler	19	14
		Hsu Jen-hao	11	21	22										8	Tommy Sugiarto	21	21
		Simon Santoso	21	14	20				Hsu Jen-hao	9	7
		Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	18	21	17			8	Tommy Sugiarto	21	21
	8	Tommy Sugiarto	21	15	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	Hu Yun	21	21
		Niluka Karunaratne	13	16				6	Hu Yun	21	21
		Edwin Ekiring	21	21					Edwin Ekiring	11	18
		Jarolim Vicen	17	13											6	Hu Yun	13	16
		Petr Koukal	21	10	21										13	Kashyap Parupalli	21	21
		Erik Meijs	18	21	14				Petr Koukal	5r
		Raul Must	21	14	9			13	Kashyap Parupalli	14
	13	Kashyap Parupalli	19	21	21																	13	Kashyap Parupalli	21	20	15
	16	Takuma Ueda	16	21	21																	3	Du Pengyu	16	22	21
		Ashton Chen Yong Zhao	21	11	13			16	Takuma Ueda	24	21
		Ville Lång	4	15					Viktor Axelsen	22	17
		Viktor Axelsen	21	21											16	Takuma Ueda	19	21	7
		Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk													3	Du Pengyu	21	13	21
		Brice Leverdez	w/o						Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	5	21	15
		Shon Wan-ho	17	21	13			3	Du Pengyu	21	16	21
	3	Du Pengyu	21	16	21

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Boonsak Ponsana	21	21
		Matthieu Lo Ying Ping	13	12				4	Boonsak Ponsana	21	15	21
		Marius Myhre	16	15					Henri Hurskainen	7	21	15
		Henri Hurskainen	21	21											4	Boonsak Ponsana	21	17	18
		Chou Tien-chen	21	21											9	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	10	21	21
		Iztok Utrosa	13	12					Chou Tien-chen	10	21	10
		Lee Dong-keun	16	21	15			9	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	19	21
	9	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	17	21																	9	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	8	21	20
	12	Wong Wing Ki	20	21	15																	7	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	21	17	22
		Ajay Jayaram	22	17	21				Ajay Jayaram	9	17
		Osleni Guerrero	14	21					Pablo Abian	21	21
		Pablo Abian	21	23												Pablo Abian	21	9	10
		Dieter Domke	21	21											7	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	15	21	21
		Jan Frohlich	10	13					Dieter Domke	22	17
		Joe Wu	8	11				7	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	24	21
	7	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	Kenichi Tago	w/o
		Eric Pang							Eric Pang	14	17
		Lin Dan	21	21					Lin Dan	21	21
		Sattawat Pongnairat	6	9												Lin Dan	22	21
		Dmytro Zavadsky	21	21											15	Chong Wei Feng	20	10
		Eetu Heino	15	13					Dmytro Zavadsky	6	13
		Rajiv Ouseph	11	15				15	Chong Wei Feng	21	21
	15	Chong Wei Feng	21	21																			Lin Dan	21	22
	10	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	22	16																		2	Chen Long	13	20
		Derek Wong Zi Liang	24	21					Derek Wong Zi Liang	13	13
		Vladimir Malkov	18	22	9				Daren Liew	21	21
		Daren Liew	21	20	21											Daren Liew	18	15
		Sho Sasaki	21	21											2	Chen Long	21	21
		Alistair Casey	6	18					Sho Sasaki	15	12
		Luka Wraber	3	5				2	Chen Long	21	21
	2	Chen Long	21	21

References

• tournamentsoftware.com