# 1987 IBF World Championships – Men's singles

The 1987 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Beijing, China, in 1987. Following the results of the men's singles.

## Main stage
### Section 1

| 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 |
| Morten Frost | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shokichi Miyamori | 5 | 0 | | Morten Frost | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Serian Wiyatno | 15 | 15 | | Serian Wiyatno | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Lai Hung | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Morten Frost | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Jonas Herrgardh | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Li Mao | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| Klaus Fischer | 6 | 3 | | Jonas Herrgardh | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Li Mao | 15 | 15 | | Li Mao | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Robson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Morten Frost | 15 | 15 |
| Rashid Sidek | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Rashid Sidek | 7 | 5 |
| Syed Modi | 9 | 6 | | Rashid Sidek | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrey Antropov | 15 | 8 | 15 | Andrey Antropov | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Tariq Farooq | 8 | 15 | 10 | | | | | Rashid Sidek | 5 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Sompol Kukasemkij | | | | | | | | Eddy Kurniawan | 15 | 7 | 10 | | | |
| | | | | Sompol Kukasemkij | 15 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Eddy Kurniawan | 15 | 15 | | Eddy Kurniawan | 7 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Chung Byung Yun | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| Zhao Jianhua | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hermawan Susanto | 3 | 3 | | Zhao Jianhua | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Hamid Khan | 15 | 15 | | Hamid Khan | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Rawlek | 10 | 8 | | | | | | Zhao Jianhua | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Jan-Eric Antonsson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Jan-Eric Antonsson | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Tom Haengtsson | 4 | 8 | | Jan-Eric Antonsson | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Shuuji Matsuno | 17 | 17 | | Shuuji Matsuno | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Tan Kim Soon | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | Zhao Jianhua | 15 | 15 |
| Zhang Qingwu | 13 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Zhang Qingwu | 4 | 2 |
| Park Sung-bae | 18 | 7 | 4 | Zhang Qingwu | 16 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Darren Hall | 15 | 15 | | Darren Hall | 18 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Gallagher | 12 | 6 | | | | | | Zhang Qingwu | 7 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Hiroki Eto | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Jens-Peter Nierhoff | 15 | 1 | 7 | | | |
| Gustav Adolphson | 7 | 6 | | Hiroki Eto | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Jens-Peter Nierhoff | | | | Jens-Peter Nierhoff | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 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 |
| Ib Frederiksen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kun O-Suk | 4 | 3 | Ib Frederiksen | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Misbun Sidek | 15 | 15 | Misbun Sidek | 6 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| Lau Wing Cheok | 12 | 6 | | | | | Ib Frederiksen | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Xu Biao | 15 | 15 | | | | | Xu Biao | 15 | 11 | 2 | | | | |
| Yeung Yik-Kei | 7 | 2 | Xu Biao | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pierre Pelupessy | 15 | 15 | Pierre Pelupessy | 17 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chan Chi-Choi | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Ib Frederiksen | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| Yang Yang | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Yang Yang | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| Shinji Matsuura | 3 | 2 | Yang Yang | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Budikusuma | 15 | 15 | Allan Budikusuma | 11 | 15 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Kwan Yoke Meng | 3 | 12 | | | | | Yang Yang | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| Nick Yates | 15 | 15 | | | | | Nick Yates | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| Sang Yong Bae | 10 | 5 | Nick Yates | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 15 | 15 | Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Heinz Fischer | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Xiong Guobao | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Poul Erik Hoyer | 11 | 10 | | Xiong Guobao | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | |
| Alex White | 15 | 15 | | Alex White | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Tony Alston | 5 | 8 | | | | | | Xiong Guobao | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Sze Yu | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Sze Yu | 10 | 11 | | | |
| Chris Jogis | 10 | 6 | | Sze Yu | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Eddy Ismanto | 15 | 15 | | Eddy Ismanto | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Prakash Padukone | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Xiong Guobao | 7 | 13 |
| Icuk Sugiarto | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Icuk Sugiarto | 15 | 15 |
| Ulf Johansson | 8 | 6 | | Icuk Sugiarto | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Volker Eiber | 3 | 15 | 10 | Ian Johnson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Ian Johnson | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | Icuk Sugiarto | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Sung Han-kuk | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Sung Han-kuk | 9 | 7 | | | |
| Hiroshi Nishiyama | 4 | 2 | | Sung Han-kuk | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Chong Weng Kai | 15 | 15 | | Chong Weng Kai | 15 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
| Mike Butler | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Morten Frost | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rashid Sidek | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rashid Sidek | 7 | 5 | | Morten Frost | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | Zhao Jianhua | 12 | 11 | | | | |
| 4 | Zhao Jianhua | 15 | 15 | | Zhao Jianhua | 12 | 11 | | | | |
| 5 | Zhang Qingwu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Zhang Qingwu | 4 | 2 | | | | | Morten Frost | 2 | 15 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | Yang Yang | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| 3 | Ib Frederiksen | 3 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | Yang Yang | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | Yang Yang | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Yang Yang | 15 | 11 | 15 | Yang Yang | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | Icuk Sugiarto | 11 | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Xiong Guobao | 7 | 13 | | Icuk Sugiarto | 11 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Icuk Sugiarto | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |