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.

Men's singles at the 2015 BWF World Championships
Venue	Istora Senayan
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
Dates	August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10) – August 16, 2015 (2015-08-16)
Medalists
Chen Long    China   Lee Chong Wei    Malaysia   Kento Momota    Japan   Jan Ø. Jørgensen    Denmark
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Seeds

01.   Chen Long (champion) 02.   Jan Ø. Jørgensen (semifinals) 03.   Srikanth Kidambi (third round) 04.   Kento Momota (semifinals) 05.   Lin Dan (quarterfinals) 06.   Chou Tien-chen (first round) 07.   Viktor Axelsen (quarterfinals) 08.   Wang Zhengming (third round)

09.   Son Wan-ho (third round) 10.   Kashyap Parupalli (second round) 11.   H. S. Prannoy (third round) 12.   Marc Zwiebler (second round) 13.   Hu Yun (quarterfinals) 14.   Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (third round) 15.   Tommy Sugiarto (second round) 16.   Rajiv Ouseph (first round)

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chen Long	21	30
	7	Viktor Axelsen	18	29
								1	Chen Long	21	21
								4	Kento Momota	9	15
	4	Kento Momota	21	21
		Wei Nan	6	14
															1	Chen Long	21	21
																Lee Chong Wei	14	17
		Lee Chong Wei	21	21
	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	21	21

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	8r																		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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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

References

• BWF website