# 1977 IBF World Championships – Men's singles

The 1977 BWF World Championships took place from May 3–8, 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. This was the inaugural edition of the World Championships with the joint top seeds being Liem Swie King and Flemming Delfs.

## Main stage
### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Thomas Kihlström | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nobutaka Ikeda | 5 | 8 | | Thomas Kihlström | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Victor Jaramillo Luque | 18 | 15 | | Victor Jaramillo Luque | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Uday Pawar | 13 | 9 | | | | | Thomas Kihlström | 15 | 9 | 15 | | | |
| Liem Swie King | 15 | 15 | | | | | Liem Swie King | 9 | 15 | 12 | | | |
| David Eddy | 1 | 6 | | Liem Swie King | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Peter Cooper | 15 | 15 | | Peter Cooper | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Tahir Mohamed | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Thomas Kihlström | 15 | 15 |
| Elo Hansen | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | Elo Hansen | 5 | 1 |
| James McGee | 8 | 15 | | Elo Hansen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Bandid Jaiyen | 15 | 4 | 15 | Bandid Jaiyen | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Willi Braun | 6 | 15 | 13 | | | | Elo Hansen | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Rob Ridder | 15 | 15 | | | | | Rob Ridder | 9 | 3 | | | | |
| Victor Yursim Ashod | 1 | 0 | | Rob Ridder | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Johann Kjartansson | 15 | 15 | | Johann Kjartansson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Yagesh Pathak | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Svend Pri | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lucio Fabris | 16 | 9 | | Svend Pri | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Laio Kon-Fu | 15 | 15 | | Laio Kon-Fu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Knut Engelbertsen | 12 | 13 | | | | | | Svend Pri | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Stefan Karlsson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Stefan Karlsson | 7 | 7 | | | |
| Miho Sepec | 0 | 3 | | Stefan Karlsson | w.o. | | | | | | | | |
| Ricardo Jaramillo Luque | 15 | 15 | | Ricardo Jaramillo Luque | | | | | | | | | |
| Gordon Hamilton | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | | Svend Pri | 15 | 15 |
| Hadiyanto | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | Hadiyanto | 2 | 10 |
| Bryan Purser | 13 | 16 | | Hadiyanto | 15 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Wolfgang Bochow | 15 | 15 | | Wolfgang Bochow | 9 | 18 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Miles Munson | 1 | 5 | | | | | | Hadiyanto | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Masao Tsuchida | 7 | 15 | 17 | | | | | Masao Tsuchida | 4 | 7 | | | |
| Derek Talbot | 15 | 12 | 16 | Masao Tsuchida | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Partho Ganguli | 15 | 15 | | Partho Ganguli | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Visnan Kapil | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Prakash Padukone | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shoichi Toganoo | 14 | 11 | | Prakash Padukone | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Jih Shu-Ching | 15 | 15 | | Jih Shu-Ching | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Judien Lawes | 0 | 3 | | | | | Prakash Padukone | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | |
| Roy Díaz González | 15 | 15 | | | | | Roy Díaz González | 4 | 18 | 6 | | | | |
| Morten Frost | 11 | 13 | | Roy Díaz González | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Sigurdur Haraldsson | 16 | 15 | 18 | Sigurdur Haraldsson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Trevor Stewart | 18 | 9 | 15 | | | | | | | | Prakash Padukone | 6 | 15 | 11 |
| Iie Sumirat | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Iie Sumirat | 15 | 10 | 15 |
| John Czich | 12 | 3 | | Iie Sumirat | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Piet Ridder | 15 | 15 | | Piet Ridder | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Gilliland | 7 | 12 | | | | | Iie Sumirat | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| Mike Tredgett | 15 | 17 | | | | | Mike Tredgett | 9 | 1 | | | | | |
| Roland Maywald | 7 | 14 | | Mike Tredgett | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Tomas Angarth | 13 | 15 | 15 | Tomas Angarth | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Lars-Henrik Nybergh | 15 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| 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 |
| Sture Johnsson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jorge Palazuelos | 3 | 5 | Sture Johnsson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Chung Trung-Lieh | 15 | 15 | Chung Trung-Lieh | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Petter Thoresen | 3 | 11 | | | | | Sture Johnsson | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Greg Carter | 15 | 15 | | | | | Greg Carter | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| Gregor Berden | 8 | 7 | Greg Carter | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Manuel Joas | 15 | 15 | Manuel Joas | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Malcolm Abraham | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Sture Johnsson | 6 | 10 |
| Flemming Delfs | | | | | | | | | | | Flemming Delfs | 15 | 15 |
| bye | | | Flemming Delfs | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Ray Stevens | 15 | 15 | Ray Stevens | 15 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Michael Schnaase | 5 | 7 | | | | | Flemming Delfs | 7 | 17 | 15 | | | |
| Kinji Zeniya | | | | | | | Kinji Zeniya | 15 | 15 | 12 | | | |
| | | | Kinji Zeniya | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Basri Yussif | 15 | 15 | Basri Yussif | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jean-Pierre Bauduin | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Thomas Kihlström | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Elo Hansen | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Elo Hansen | 5 | 1 | | Thomas Kihlström | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Svend Pri | 15 | 15 | | | |
| 4 | Svend Pri | 15 | 15 | | Svend Pri | 15 | 15 | | | |
| 5 | Hadiyanto | 2 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hadiyanto | 2 | 10 | | | | | Svend Pri | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Flemming Delfs | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Prakash Padukone | 6 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | Flemming Delfs | 15 | 15 |
| 6 | Iie Sumirat | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Iie Sumirat | 15 | 10 | 15 | Iie Sumirat | 1 | 17 | | | |
| | | | | | Flemming Delfs | 15 | 18 | | | |
| 2 | Sture Johnsson | 6 | 10 | | Flemming Delfs | 15 | 18 | | | |
| 7 | Flemming Delfs | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |