# 2018 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2018 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 30 July to 5 August.

## Seeds

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 12 July 2018.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Chen Long | 11 | 17 | | | | |
| 3 | Shi Yuqi | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 3 | Shi Yuqi | 21 | 21 | 3 | Shi Yuqi | 11 | 13 |
| | | | | 6 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 |
| 6 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 | 6 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 |
| | Liew Daren | 16 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nuno Anjo | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nuno Anjo | 8 | 7 | | 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Huang YX | 17 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huang YX | 21 | 21 | | | Huang YX | 17 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phạm C C | 19 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phạm C C | 19 | 11 | | | | | | 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ng K L | 19 | 18 | | | | | |
| 10 | Ng K L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ng K L | 19 | 18 | | | | | |
| | I Rusev | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Rusev | 13 | 10 | | 10 | Ng K L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Must | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Must | 21 | 15 | 21 | | R Must | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Malkov | 13 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Malkov | 13 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Axelsen | 19 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Chen L | 21 | 21 |
| 8 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Chen L | 21 | 21 |
| | Hsu J-h | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hsu J-h | 13 | 15 | | 8 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Phetpradab | 16 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Paul | 15 | 12 | | | K Phetpradab | 16 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Phetpradab | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Phetpradab | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 8 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | K Nishimoto | 18 | 19 | | | | | |
| 14 | K Nishimoto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | K Nishimoto | 18 | 19 | | | | | |
| | R Maddaloni | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maddaloni | 13 | 18 | | 14 | K Nishimoto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Sirant | 15 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sirant | 21 | 21 | | | S Sirant | 15 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ludik | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Shi YQ | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mendrek | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Mendrek | 13 | 11 | | 3 | Shi YQ | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Ouseph | 18 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Đurkinjak | 17 | 13 | | | R Ouseph | 18 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ouseph | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ouseph | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 3 | Shi YQ | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Lin D | 15 | 9 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Lin D | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Lin D | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | M Caljouw | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Caljouw | 14 | 14 | | 9 | Lin D | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Verma | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Corvée | 13 | 10 | | | S Verma | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Verma | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Verma | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Shi YQ | 16 | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Chou T-c | 21 | 15 | 18 |
| 7 | Chou T-c | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Chou T-c | 21 | 15 | 18 |
| | E Heino | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Heino | 9 | 9 | | 7 | Chou T-c | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Gemke | 8 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dziółko | 11 | 6 | | | R Gemke | 8 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gemke | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gemke | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 7 | Chou T-c | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Y Coelho de Oliveira | 11 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Prannoy K | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Coelho de Oliveira | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | A Manota | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Manota | 12 | 11 | | 11 | Prannoy K | 21 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Y Coelho de Oliveira | 8 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wong W K | 20 | 21 | 4$^r$ | | Y Coelho de Oliveira | 8 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Coelho de Oliveira | 22 | 19 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | Nguyễn T M | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Moreels | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Moreels | 10 | 5 | | | Nguyễn T M | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | A Antonsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Saensomboonsuk | | | | 16 | A Antonsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Antonsen | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Antonsen | w | / | o | | | | | 16 | A Antonsen | 21 | 17 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Momota | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | L Wraber | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Momota | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | |
| | E Lale | 15 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Lale | 15 | 21 | 17 | | L Wraber | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pochtarov | 13 | 12 | | 6 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Momota | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B S Praneeth | 12 | 12 |
| | K Schäfer | 13 | 21 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B S Praneeth | 12 | 12 |
| | H-K Vittinghus | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-K Vittinghus | 21 | 17 | 21 | | H-K Vittinghus | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | T Sugiarto | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koljonen | 16 | 14 | | 15 | T Sugiarto | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | T Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | T Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | H-K Vittinghus | 13 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | B S Praneeth | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | L E Peñalver | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | | B S Praneeth | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | K Sakai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Sakai | | | | | L E Peñalver | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B S Praneeth | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B S Praneeth | w | / | o | | B S Praneeth | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Son W-h | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | M Zilberman | 12 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Karunaratne | 21 | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Karunaratne | 21 | 17 | 10 | | M Zilberman | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liew D | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liew D | 21 | 21 | | | Liew D | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Christie | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Christie | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | Liew D | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Kidambi | 18 | 18 | | | | | | |
| | T Penty | 18 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Kidambi | 18 | 18 | | | | | | |
| | P Abián | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Abián | 21 | 21 | | | P Abián | 15 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Kidambi | 21 | 12 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Nguyen | 15 | 16 | | 5 | S Kidambi | 21 | 12 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Kidambi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Kidambi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liew D | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Tsuneyama | 20 | 23 | 20 |
| | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Tsuneyama | 20 | 23 | 20 |
| | G Krausz | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Krausz | 4 | 5 | | | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | A S Ginting | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Avihingsanon | 19 | 14 | | 12 | A S Ginting | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A S Ginting | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A S Ginting | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | B Leverdez | 17 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | J Ho-shue | 21 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | B Leverdez | 17 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | Wang T-w | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wang T-w | 15 | 21 | 21 | | Wang T-w | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Leverdez | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Leverdez | w | / | o | | B Leverdez | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lee C W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |