# 2022 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2022 BWF World Championships took place from 22 to 28 August 2022 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.

## Seeds

The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 9 August 2022.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Viktor Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 4 | Chou Tien-chen | 15 | 17 | | | | |
| 4 | Chou Tien-chen | 15 | 17 | 1 | Viktor Axelsen | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | 16 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 5 | 16 |
| 16 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 22 | 21 | 16 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 5 | 16 |
| | Zhao Junpeng | 20 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liew D | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liew D | 16 | 12 | | 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Caljouw | 19 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Teh | 13 | 14 | | | M Caljouw | 19 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Caljouw | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Caljouw | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | S Thammasin | 19 | 16 | | | | | |
| 13 | K Tsuneyama | 21 | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | S Thammasin | 19 | 16 | | | | | |
| | S Thammasin | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Thammasin | 13 | 21 | 21 | | S Thammasin | 21 | 10 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ng T Y | 9 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C A Dwi Wardoyo | 16 | 10 | | | Ng T Y | 9 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ng T Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ng T Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A S Ginting | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | A S Ginting | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A S Ginting | 10 | 10 |
| | Y Coelho | 21 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Coelho | 21 | 15 | 12 | 6 | A S Ginting | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Paul | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paul | 21 | 21 | | | J Paul | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Montoya | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Montoya | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | 6 | A S Ginting | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Shi YQ | 11 | 21 | 18 | | | | |
| 11 | R Gemke | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Shi YQ | 11 | 21 | 18 | | | | |
| | K Koljonen | 10 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koljonen | 10 | 18 | | 11 | R Gemke | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shi YQ | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shi YQ | 22 | 21 | | | Shi YQ | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A R Dwicahyo | 20 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third Round | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Chou T-c | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B. Sai Praneeth | 15 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B. Sai Praneeth | 15 | 21 | 15 | 4 | Chou T-c | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Ho-Shue | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Shu | 11 | 18 | | | J Ho-Shue | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ho-Shue | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ho-Shue | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 4 | Chou T-c | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Lee C Y | 16 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Lee C Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Lee C Y | 16 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | |
| | A Manota | 19 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Manota | 19 | 13 | | 14 | Lee C Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Louda | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Louda | 21 | 19 | 21 | | J Louda | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zilberman | 6 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zilberman | 6 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chou T-c | 14 | 21 | 22 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Christie | 21 | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | J Christie | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Christie | 21 | 11 | 20 |
| | T J Popov | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T J Popov | 9 | 11 | | 7 | J Christie | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Schäfer | 4 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Wangcharoen | 19 | 18 | | | K Schäfer | 4 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schäfer | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Schäfer | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 7 | J Christie | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | Wang T-w | 22 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Wang T-w | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Wang T-w | 22 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | Nguyễn T M | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nguyễn T M | 8 | 6 | | 15 | Wang T-w | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lu GZ | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lu GZ | 21 | 13 | 21 | | Lu GZ | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Penty | 9 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | Wong W K | 15 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carraggi | 21 | 20 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Carraggi | 21 | 20 | 11 | | Wong W K | 16 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Ng K L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heo K-h | 15 | 21 | | 10 | Ng K L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ng K L | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ng K L | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | 10 | Ng K L | 11 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Loh K Y | 21 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | N Karunaratne | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Loh K Y | 21 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | K Cordón | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Cordón | 21 | 21 | | | K Cordón | 12 | 21 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Loh K Y | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Abián | 12 | 12 | | 8 | Loh K Y | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loh K Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loh K Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Loh K Y | 12 | 21 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | K Vitidsarn | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| | D Bosniuk | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | K Vitidsarn | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| | K Naraoka | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Naraoka | 21 | 21 | | | K Naraoka | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | K Vitidsarn | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sugiarto | 17 | 10 | | 16 | K Vitidsarn | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | K Vitidsarn | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | K Vitidsarn | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 16 | K Vitidsarn | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | K Nishimoto | 13 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Burestedt | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Nishimoto | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A H Elgamal | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A H Elgamal | 9 | 9 | | | F Burestedt | 21 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Nishimoto | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nishimoto | 21 | 21 | | | K Nishimoto | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Antonsen | 15 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third Round | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | A J Opeyori | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao JP | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao JP | w | / | o | | Zhao JP | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | S Kidambi | 9 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Nguyen | 20 | 19 | | 12 | S Kidambi | 9 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Kidambi | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Kidambi | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | Zhao JP | 21 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lee Z J | 19 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | |
| | B Atilano | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lee Z J | 19 | 21 | 19 | | | | | |
| | M Weißkirchen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Weißkirchen | | | | | B Atilano | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Lee Z J | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Leverdez | 9 | 13 | | 5 | Lee Z J | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lee Z J | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lee Z J | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zhao JP | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prannoy H. S. | 21 | 6 | 18 |
| | D Nikolov | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prannoy H. S. | 21 | 6 | 18 |
| | L E Peñalver | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L E Peñalver | 21 | 21 | | | L E Peñalver | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | L Sen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-K Vittinghus | 12 | 11 | | 9 | L Sen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Sen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Sen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 9 | L Sen | 21 | 16 | 17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Prannoy H. S. | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | L Wraber | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Prannoy H. S. | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Prannoy H. S. | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Prannoy H. S. | 21 | 21 | | | Prannoy H. S. | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Momota | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Muñoz | 16 | 14 | | 2 | K Momota | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |