# 2019 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 19 to 25 August.

## Seeds

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 16 | B. Sai Praneeth | 13 | 8 | | | | |
| 16 | B. Sai Praneeth | 13 | 8 | 1 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | 5 | Anders Antonsen | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Anders Antonsen | 21 | 21 | 5 | Anders Antonsen | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 15 | 10 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phạm C C | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phạm C C | 9 | 10 | | 1 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L E Peñalver | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L E Peñalver | 21 | 21 | | | L E Peñalver | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Moreels | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Moreels | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | 1 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Prannoy K | 19 | 12 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Lin D | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Prannoy K | 19 | 12 | | | | | |
| | Nguyễn T M | 21 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nguyễn T M | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | Lin D | 11 | 21 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Prannoy K | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Prannoy K | 17 | 21 | 21 | | Prannoy K | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Heino | 21 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Heino | 21 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Momota | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Lee Z J | 12 | 8 |
| 8 | K Nishimoto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Lee Z J | 12 | 8 |
| | K Koljonen | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koljonen | 11 | 14 | | 8 | K Nishimoto | 25 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wang T-w | 23 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wang T-w | 21 | 21 | | | Wang T-w | 23 | 21 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maddaloni | 6 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maddaloni | 6 | 16 | | | | | | | 8 | K Nishimoto | 15 | 21 | 20 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Lee Z J | 21 | 11 | 22 | | | | | |
| 14 | Lee Z J | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Lee Z J | 21 | 11 | 22 | | | | |
| | Y Coelho de Oliveira | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Coelho de Oliveira | 17 | 15 | | 14 | Lee Z J | 12 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lu GZ | 21 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lu GZ | 21 | 21 | | | Lu GZ | 21 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schäfer | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | J Christie | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ouseph | 15 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ouseph | 15 | 19 | | 4 | J Christie | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Heo K-h | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ludík | 14 | 12 | | | Heo K-h | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heo K-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heo K-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 4 | J Christie | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Ø. Jørgensen | 12 | 16 | | | | | |
| 15 | T Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | J Ø. Jørgensen | 12 | 16 | | | | | |
| | N Karunaratne | 18 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Karunaratne | 18 | 12 | | 15 | T Sugiarto | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Leverdez | | | | | J Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ø. Jørgensen | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ø. Jørgensen | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Christie | 22 | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B. Sai Praneeth | 24 | 21 |
| 6 | A S Ginting | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B. Sai Praneeth | 24 | 21 |
| | G Paul | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Paul | 15 | 15 | | 6 | A S Ginting | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | T Penty | 11 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Must | 21 | 11 | 15 | | T Penty | 11 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Penty | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Penty | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | 6 | A S Ginting | 19 | 13 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | B. Sai Praneeth | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 16 | B. Sai Praneeth | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | B. Sai Praneeth | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | J Ho-shue | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ho-shue | 17 | 16 | | 16 | B. Sai Praneeth | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lee D-k | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee D-k | 21 | 21 | | | Lee D-k | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Fan | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | L Muñoz | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Krausz | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Krausz | 15 | 16 | | | L Muñoz | 12 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Abián | 19 | 5 | | 13 | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 13 | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 18 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Antonsen | 23 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Liew D | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Antonsen | 23 | 21 | | | | | |
| | K Phetpradab | 19 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Phetpradab | 19 | 13 | | | Liew D | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Antonsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Cordón | | | | 5 | A Antonsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Antonsen | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Antonsen | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Antonsen | 22 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chen L | 20 | 10 |
| | F Burestedt | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chen L | 20 | 10 |
| | A Mendrek | 11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mendrek | 11 | 18 | | | F Burestedt | 14 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Ng K L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Lale | 26 | 6 | 13 | 9 | Ng K L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ng K L | 24 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ng K L | 24 | 21 | 21 | | | | | 9 | Ng K L | 13 | 21 | 16 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chen L | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Lee C Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chen L | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | |
| | Huang YX | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huang YX | 13 | 14 | | | Lee C Y | 20 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Chen L | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Malkov | 14 | 17 | | 3 | Chen L | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | A Pochtarov | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Wraber | 21 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Wraber | 21 | 15 | 16 | | A Pochtarov | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | K Wangcharoen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Caljouw | 12 | 17 | | 12 | K Wangcharoen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K Wangcharoen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | K Wangcharoen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 12 | K Wangcharoen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Kidambi | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | M Zilberman | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Kidambi | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | C Kirchmayr | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kirchmayr | 18 | 20 | | | M Zilberman | 21 | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Kidambi | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Nguyen | 21 | 16 | 6 | 7 | S Kidambi | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Kidambi | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Kidambi | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | K Wangcharoen | 21 | 11 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chou T-c | 16 | 21 | 14 |
| | T Rouxel | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chou T-c | 16 | 21 | 14 |
| | S Sirant | 18 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sirant | 18 | 7 | | | T Rouxel | 21 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Loh K Y | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Loh K Y | 15 | 21 | 21 | | Loh K Y | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Verma | 21 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Verma | 21 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | Loh K Y | 13 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chou T-c | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | M Rogalski | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chou T-c | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Z Đurkinjak | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Đurkinjak | 21 | 22 | | | Z Đurkinjak | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chou T-c | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-K Vittinghus | 15 | 21 | 17 | 2 | Chou T-c | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Chou T-c | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |