# 1983 IBF World Championships – Men's doubles

The 1983 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Men's doubles results are listed.

## 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Baddeley Dipak Tailor | | | | Steve Baddeley Dipak Tailor | 10 | 18 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Trevor Stewart Lim Yim Chong | | | | | | | | | Trevor Stewart Lim Yim Ching | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Trevor Stewart Lim Yim Chong | 15 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Tomm Eriksen Oyvind Berntsen | | | | Tomm Eriksen Oyvind Berntsen | 11 | 15 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | 15 | 15 |
| Kim Moon-soo Kim Byung-sik | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | Kim Moon-soo Kim Byung-sik | 10 | 3 |
| German Valdez Heikki Holvikari | 5 | 4 | | Kim Moon-soo Kim Byung-sik | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek | | | | Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek | 15 | 2 | (Aufg.) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kim Moon-soo Kim Byung-sik | 2 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Thorbjörn Petersson Lars Wengberg | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | | | 15 | Thorbjörn Petersson Lars Wengberg | 8 | 7 | | | | |
| Thomas Künstler Stefan Frey | 15 | 8 | 5 | Thorbjörn Petersson Lars Wengberg | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Uday Pawar Pradeep Gandhe | 15 | 15 | | Uday Pawar Pradeep Gandhe | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lex Coene Guus van der Vlugt | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Mike Butler Paul Johnson | | | Mike Butler Paul Johnson | 8 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Masao Tsuchida Shokichi Miyamori | 15 | 15 | | | | Masao Tsuchida Shokichi Miyamori | 7 | 13 | | | |
| Samson Egbeyemi Babatunde Badiru | 1 | 3 | Masao Tsuchida Shokichi Miyamori | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Klaus Fischer Heinz Fischer | | | Klaus Fischer Heinz Fischer | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto | 15 | 18 |
| Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | | | | | | | | | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | 8 | 14 |
| | | | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Gregor Berden Jerzy Dołhan | | | Gregor Berden Jerzy Dołhan | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Graeme Robson Sze Yu | | | | | | Graeme Robson Sze Yu | 7 | 3 | | | |
| | | | Graeme Robson Sze Yu | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Federico Valdez Armando del Carpio | | | Federico Valdez Armando del Carpio | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Philip Sutton Chris Rees | | | | | | Philip Sutton Chris Rees | 3 | 10 | | | |
| | | | Philip Sutton Chris Rees | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Clement Ogbo Folusho Davies | | | Clement Ogbo Folusho Davies | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | 18 | 15 |
| Jiang Guoliang He Shangquan | | | | | | | | | Jiang Guoliang He Shangquan | 14 | 11 |
| Broddi Kristjánsson Gudmundur Adolfsson | 3 | 5 | Jiang Guoliang He Shangquan | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Bob MacDougall Mark Freitag | 15 | 15 | Bob MacDougall Mark Freitag | 10 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tariq Wadood Aamir Shameen | 9 | 9 | | | | Jiang Guoliang He Shangquan | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Rudy Heryanto Hadibowo | 15 | 15 | | | | Rudy Heryanto Hadibowo | 10 | 9 | | | |
| Pascal Kaul Werner Riesen | 4 | 5 | Rudy Heryanto Hadibowo | 17 | 17 | | | | | | |
| Steen Skovgaard Jens Peter Nierhoff | | | Steen Skovgaard Jens Peter Nierhoff | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Hiroyuki Hasegawa Yukihiro Miyamoto | | | Hiroyuki Hasegawa Yukihiro Miyamoto | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Billy Gilliland Dan Travers | w.o. | | | | | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers | 7 | 9 | | | | |
| Sozinho Guerra Luis Philippe Leboeuf | | | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Rob Ridder Uun Santosa | 15 | 15 | Rob Ridder Uun Santosa | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Paul Kong Darren McDonald | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku | 15 | 15 |
| Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström | | | | | | | | | | Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström | 13 | 8 |
| | | | Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström | w.o. | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Thoresen Geir Dahl | | | Peter Thoresen Geir Dahl | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström | 15 | 13 | 17 | | | |
| Ong Beng Teong Soh Goon Chup | | | | | | Ong Beng Teong Soh Goon Chup | 9 | 15 | 14 | | | |
| | | | Ong Beng Teong Soh Goon Chup | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Harald Klauer Uwe Scherpen | | | Harald Klauer Uwe Scherpen | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Kim Moon-soo Kim Byung-sik | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Kim Moon-soo Kim Byung-sik | 10 | 3 | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | 18 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto | 16 | 11 | | | | |
| Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto | 15 | 18 | Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto | 16 | 11 | | | | |
| Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | 8 | 14 | | | | | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | 10 | 10 |
| Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | 10 | 10 |
| Jiang Guoliang He Shangquan | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Jiang Guoliang He Shangquan | 14 | 11 | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | 15 | 2 | 15 | | | |
| | | | Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku | 8 | 15 | 4 | | | |
| Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku | 15 | 15 | Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku | 8 | 15 | 4 | | | |
| Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | |