# 2013 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2013 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) was held from August 5 to 11. Lin Dan was the defending champion.
Lin Dan defeated Lee Chong Wei 16–21, 21–13, 20–17$^r$ in the final.

## Seeds

    01. Lee Chong Wei (final)
    02. Chen Long (quarterfinals)
    03. Du Pengyu (semifinals)
    04. Boonsak Ponsana (third round)
    05. Kenichi Tago (first round, withdrew)
    06. Hu Yun (third round)
    07. Nguyễn Tiến Minh (semifinals)
    08. Tommy Sugiarto (quarterfinals)
    09. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (quarterfinals)
    10. Sony Dwi Kuncoro (first round)
    11. Marc Zwiebler (third round)
    12. Wong Wing Ki (first round)
    13. Kashyap Parupalli (quarterfinals)
    14. Wang Zhengming (third round)
    15. Chong Wei Feng (third round)
    16. Takuma Ueda (third round)
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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tommy Sugiarto | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tommy Sugiarto | 6 | 9 | | 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Du Pengyu | 22 | 12 | 15 | | | | | |
| 13 | Kashyap Parupalli | 21 | 20 | 15 | 3 | Du Pengyu | 22 | 12 | 15 | | | | | |
| 3 | Du Pengyu | 16 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Du Pengyu | 16 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 21 | 13 | 17$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Lin Dan | 16 | 21 | 20 |
| 9 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 8 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | Lin Dan | 16 | 21 | 20 |
| 7 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 21 | 17 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 21 | 17 | 22 | 7 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 17 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lin Dan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Lin Dan | 21 | 22 | | | Lin Dan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Chen Long | 13 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 Chong Wei | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Evans | 11 | 15 | | 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Misha Zilberman | 15 | 21 | | | Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka | 21 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | Vladimir Ivanov | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 14 | Wang Zhengming | 12 | 7 | | | | |
| | Michael Lahnsteiner | 12 | 10 | | | Vladimir Ivanov | 21 | 9 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuhan Tan | 17 | 14 | | 14 | Wang Zhengming | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Wang Zhengming | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 21 | 21 |
| 11 | Marc Zwiebler | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tommy Sugiarto | 6 | 9 |
| | Valeriy Atrashchenkov | 15 | 21 | 14 | 11 | Marc Zwiebler | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Howard Shu | 16 | 16 | | | Toby Penty | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Toby Penty | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 11 | Marc Zwiebler | 19 | 14 | | | | |
| | Hsu Jen-hao | 11 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | 8 | Tommy Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | Simon Santoso | 21 | 14 | 20 | | Hsu Jen-hao | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | 18 | 21 | 17 | 8 | Tommy Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tommy Sugiarto | 21 | 15 | 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 | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Hu Yun | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Niluka Karunaratne | 13 | 16 | | 6 | Hu Yun | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Edwin Ekiring | 21 | 21 | | | Edwin Ekiring | 11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jarolim Vicen | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | 6 | Hu Yun | 13 | 16 | | | | | | |
| | Petr Koukal | 21 | 10 | 21 | | | | | | 13 | Kashyap Parupalli | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Erik Meijs | 18 | 21 | 14 | | Petr Koukal | 5$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raul Must | 21 | 14 | 9 | 13 | Kashyap Parupalli | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Kashyap Parupalli | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Kashyap Parupalli | 21 | 20 | 15 |
| 16 | Takuma Ueda | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Du Pengyu | 16 | 22 | 21 |
| | Ashton Chen Yong Zhao | 21 | 11 | 13 | 16 | Takuma Ueda | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ville Lång | 4 | 15 | | | Viktor Axelsen | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viktor Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 16 | Takuma Ueda | 19 | 21 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | | | | | | | | | 3 | Du Pengyu | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Brice Leverdez | w/o | | | | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | 5 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shon Wan-ho | 17 | 21 | 13 | 3 | Du Pengyu | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Du Pengyu | 21 | 16 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Boonsak Ponsana | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | 13 | 12 | | 4 | Boonsak Ponsana | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marius Myhre | 16 | 15 | | | Henri Hurskainen | 7 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henri Hurskainen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 4 | Boonsak Ponsana | 21 | 17 | 18 | | | | | |
| | Chou Tien-chen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 9 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Iztok Utrosa | 13 | 12 | | | Chou Tien-chen | 10 | 21 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Dong-keun | 16 | 21 | 15 | 9 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 8 | 21 | 20 |
| 12 | Wong Wing Ki | 20 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 21 | 17 | 22 |
| | Ajay Jayaram | 22 | 17 | 21 | | Ajay Jayaram | 9 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Osleni Guerrero | 14 | 21 | | | Pablo Abian | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pablo Abian | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | Pablo Abian | 21 | 9 | 10 | | | | | |
| | Dieter Domke | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 7 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Jan Frohlich | 10 | 13 | | | Dieter Domke | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Wu | 8 | 11 | | 7 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | Kenichi Tago | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Pang | | | | | Eric Pang | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lin Dan | 21 | 21 | | | Lin Dan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sattawat Pongnairat | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | Lin Dan | 22 | 21 | | | | |
| | Dmytro Zavadsky | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 15 | Chong Wei Feng | 20 | 10 | | | | |
| | Eetu Heino | 15 | 13 | | | Dmytro Zavadsky | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rajiv Ouseph | 11 | 15 | | 15 | Chong Wei Feng | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Chong Wei Feng | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | Lin Dan | 21 | 22 |
| 10 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 22 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chen Long | 13 | 20 |
| | Derek Wong Zi Liang | 24 | 21 | | | Derek Wong Zi Liang | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimir Malkov | 18 | 22 | 9 | | Daren Liew | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daren Liew | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | Daren Liew | 18 | 15 | | | | |
| | Sho Sasaki | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 2 | Chen Long | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | Alistair Casey | 6 | 18 | | | Sho Sasaki | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Luka Wraber | 3 | 5 | | 2 | Chen Long | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Chen Long | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |