# 2014 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2014 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from August 25 to 31. Lin Dan was not given wild card entry into the 2014 World Championships, as he was in 2013.
On 27 April 2015, Lee Chong Wei was stripped of his silver medal due to doping.

## Seeds

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

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wang Zhengming | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wang Zhengming | 8 | 11 | | 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Viktor Axelsen | 9 | 7 | | | | |
| | Chou Tien-chen | 14 | 14 | | 14 | Viktor Axelsen | 9 | 7 | | | | |
| 14 | Viktor Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Viktor Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 19 | 19 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chen Long | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Tommy Sugiarto | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chen Long | 21 | 21 |
| | Eric Pang | 20 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Pang | 20 | 19 | | 5 | Tommy Sugiarto | 16 | 20 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Chen Long | 21 | 22 | | | | |
| 7 | Shon Wan-ho | 14 | 21 | 17 | 2 | Chen Long | 21 | 22 | | | | |
| 2 | Chen Long | 21 | 12 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Lee C W | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee D-k | 11 | 12 | | 1 | Lee C W | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Parupalli | 24 | 21 | 8 | | D Domke | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Domke | 26 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | 1 | Lee C W | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 12 | B Ponsana | | | | | | | | | | S Evans | 11 | 12 | | | | |
| | S Evans | WO | | | | S Evans | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Paiola | 21 | 11 | 17 | | D Obernosterer | 7 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Obernosterer | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lee C W | 21 | 21 |
| 6 | Wang ZM | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wang ZM | 8 | 13 |
| | M Rogalski | 15 | 12 | | 6 | Wang ZM | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Koukal | 21 | 21 | | | P Koukal | 15 | 21 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ivanov | 19 | 16 | | | | | | | 6 | Wang ZM | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 13 | K Momota | 21 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | Wei N | 15 | 18 | | | | |
| | Wei N | 19 | 21 | 21 | | Wei N | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Atrashchenkov | 21 | 17 | 16 | | D Karunaratne | 21 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Karunaratne | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | J Ø Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Moreels | 15 | 11 | | 3 | J Ø Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Heino | 21 | 21 | | | Eetu Heino | 9 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Greco | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | 3 | J Ø Jørgensen | 9 | 4Re | | | | |
| 15 | S Sasaki | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Chou T-c | 21 | 9 | | | | |
| | O Guerrero | 13 | 15 | | 15 | S Sasaki | 16 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Must | 21 | 18 | 17 | | Chou T-c | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chou T-c | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | Chou T-c | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | S Santoso | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 |
| | P Abián | WO | | | | P Abián | 7 | 21 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Shu | 16 | 17 | | | Nguyen T M | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nguyen T M | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Nguyen T M | 16 | 17 | | | | |
| 14 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 14 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | H Hurskainen | 14 | 15 | | 14 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wu | 16 | 13 | | | E Meijs | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Meijs | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| 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 |
| | M Zilberman | 21 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lång | 11 | 21 | 21 | | V Lång | 21 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Y Tjong | 15 | 17 | | 9 | Hu Y | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Hu Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 9 | Hu Y | 10 | 11 | | | | | |
| | D Zavadsky | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | 5 | T Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | V Malkov | 21 | 21 | | | V Malkov | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wong | 12 | 14 | | 5 | T Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Sugiarto | 22 | 21 |
| | M Borg | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Pang | 20 | 19 |
| | E Pang | 21 | 21 | | | E Pang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ueda | 16 | 21 | 14 | 11 | Tian HW | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tian HW | 21 | 12 | 21 | | | | | | | E Pang | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | T Saensomboonsuk | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | T Saensomboonsuk | 21 | 18 | 16 | | | | |
| | K Merrilees | 16 | 17 | | | T Saensomboonsuk | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jayaram | WO | | | | A Jayaram | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Tago | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | J Frohlich | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Tan | 21 | 21 | | | Y Tan | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hsu J-h | 17 | 11 | | 10 | H-K Vittinghus | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | H-K Vittinghus | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 10 | H-K Vittinghus | 19 | 12 | | | | | |
| | S Pongnairat | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 7 | Shon W-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | J Maliekal | 16 | 16 | | | S Pongnairat | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Leverdez | 22 | 12 | 19 | 7 | Shon W-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shon W-h | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Shon W-h | 14 | 21 | 17 |
| | S Kidambi | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chen L | 21 | 12 | 21 |
| | I Utrosa | 11 | 21 | 12 | | S Kidambi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ouseph | 17 | 24 | 21 | | R Ouseph | 18 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Chong W F | 21 | 22 | 16 | | | | | | S Kidambi | 12 | 10 | | | | | |
| | M Zwiebler | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 2 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | N Karunaratne | 18 | 11 | | | M Zwiebler | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Wraber | 8 | 10 | | 2 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |