# 2015 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2015 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from August 10 to 16, 2015. Chen Long successfully defended his title winning the World Championships for the second time in his career.

## Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Chen Long | 21 | 30 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Viktor Axelsen | 18 | 29 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Viktor Axelsen | 18 | 29 | 1 | Chen Long | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Kento Momota | 9 | 15 | | | | |
| 4 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 | 4 | Kento Momota | 9 | 15 | | | | |
| | Wei Nan | 6 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | Wei Nan | 6 | 14 | | | | | 1 | Chen Long | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | Lee Chong Wei | 14 | 17 |
| | Lee Chong Wei | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Lee Chong Wei | 14 | 17 |
| 13 | Hu Yun | 12 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Hu Yun | 12 | 18 | | Lee Chong Wei | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 7 | 19 | | | | |
| 5 | Lin Dan | 12 | 15 | 2 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 7 | 19 | | | | |
| 2 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Must | 21 | 27 | | | R Must | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Wraber | 10 | 25 | | | | | | 1 | Chen L | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 16 | R Ouseph | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | T Saensomboonsuk | 17 | 18 | | | | | |
| | T Saensomboonsuk | 21 | 21 | | | T Saensomboonsuk | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wong | 21 | 13 | | | D Wong | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Tan | 14 | 8$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chen L | 21 | 30 |
| 7 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Axelsen | 18 | 29 |
| | P Koukal | 14 | 11 | | 7 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dziolko | 20 | 22 | 21 | | A Dziolko | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Malkov | 22 | 20 | 16 | | | | | 7 | V Axelsen | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | |
| 11 | H. S. Prannoy | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 11 | H. S. Prannoy | 16 | 21 | 18 | | | | |
| | A Y Tjong | 12 | 16 | | 11 | H. S. Prannoy | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ekiring | 21 | 21 | | | E Ekiring | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Zavadsky | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 4 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Domke | 17 | 8 | | 4 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Rouxel | 15 | 21 | 12 | | M Giuffre | 14 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Giuffre | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | 4 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 10 | K Parupalli | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Nguyễn TM | 15 | 16 | | | | |
| | E Meijs | 17 | 10 | | 10 | K Parupalli | 21 | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee D-k | 13 | 22 | 15 | | Nguyễn TM | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nguyễn TM | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Momota | 21 | 21 |
| 6 | Chou T-c | 5 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | Wei N | 6 | 14 |
| | Z Zulkiffli | 21 | 22 | | | Z Zulkiffli | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Heino | 22 | 9 | 16 | | S Evans | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Evans | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Z Zulkiffli | 15 | 9 | | | | |
| 15 | T Sugiarto | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Wei N | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | P Abián | 16 | 13 | | 15 | T Sugiarto | 24 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Shu | 19 | 26 | 18 | | Wei N | 26 | 8 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| | Wei N | 21 | 24 | 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 |
| | Lee CW | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Navickas | 9 | 13 | | | Lee CW | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Guerrero | 16 | 13 | | 12 | M Zwiebler | 14 | 21 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Zwiebler | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Lee CW | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | B Leverdez | 21 | 21 | 13 | | | | | | 8 | Wang ZM | 17 | 19 | | | | | |
| | T Penty | 23 | 18 | 21 | | T Penty | 16 | 21 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Hurskainen | 13 | 12 | | 8 | Wang ZM | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wang ZM | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lee CW | 21 | 21 |
| | M Rogalski | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Hu Y | 12 | 18 |
| | K Tago | 20 | 12 | | | M Rogalski | 18 | 21 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maddaloni | 15 | 13 | | 13 | Hu Y | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Hu Y | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 13 | Hu Y | 14 | 21 | 23 | | | | |
| | Hsu J-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 3 | S Kidambi | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | |
| | M Zilberman | 14 | 14 | | | Hsu J-h | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fariman | 10 | 13 | | 3 | S Kidambi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Kidambi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | S Sasaki | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pochtarov | 11 | 11 | | | S Sasaki | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Merrilees | 16 | 15 | | 14 | H K Vittinghus | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | H K Vittinghus | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 14 | H K Vittinghus | 9 | 13 | | | | |
| | D Paiola | 21 | 11 | 24 | | | | | | 5 | Lin D | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | D Obernosterer | 14 | 21 | 22 | | D Paiola | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pongnairat | 8 | 11 | | 5 | Lin D | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lin D | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lin D | 12 | 15 |
| | D H Rumbaka | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 |
| | K Cordón | w | / | o | | D H Rumbaka | 21 | 13 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lang | 13 | 14 | | 9 | Son W-h | 12 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Son W-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 9 | Son W-h | 19 | 11 | | | | |
| | M Myhre | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | 2 | J Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | M Ludík | 21 | 21 | | | M Ludík | 18 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ponsana | 9 | 19 | | 2 | J Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Ø. Jørgensen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |