2022 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the 2022 BWF World Championships
Men's singles ; at the 2022 BWF World Championships
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Dates	22–28 August
Competitors	62 from 37 nations
Medalists
	← 2021 Huelva 2023 Copenhagen →

Last updated October 27, 2022

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.^[1]

0 1.

Viktor Axelsen (Champion)

0 2.

Kento Momota (Second Round)

0 3.

Anders Antonsen (First Round)

0 4.

Chou Tien-chen (Semi-finals)

0 5.

Lee Zii Jia (Third Round)

0 6.

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Quarter-finals)

0 7.

Jonatan Christie (Quarter-finals)

0 8.

Loh Kean Yew (Quarter-finals)

0 9.

Lakshya Sen (Third Round)

10.

Ng Ka Long (Third Round)

11.

Rasmus Gemke (Second Round)

12.

Srikanth Kidambi (Second Round)

13.

Kanta Tsuneyama (First Round)

14.

Lee Cheuk Yiu (Third Round)

15.

Wang Tzu-wei (Third Round)

16.

Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Final)

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

Draw

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

4	Chou Tien-chen	15	17
				1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

				16	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	5	16
16	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	22	21

	Zhao Junpeng	20	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

1	V Axelsen	21	21

	Liew D	16	12
					1	V Axelsen	21	21

						M Caljouw	19	10
	J Teh	13	14

	M Caljouw	21	21
										1	V Axelsen	21	21

											S Thammasin	19	16
13	K Tsuneyama	21	16	13

	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	21	21
															1	V Axelsen	21	21

															6	A S Ginting	10	10
6	A S Ginting	13	21	21

	Y Coelho	21	15	12
					6	A S Ginting	21	21

						J Paul	10	16
	J Paul	21	21

	L Montoya	16	16
										6	A S Ginting	21	13	21

											Shi YQ	11	21	18
11	R Gemke	21	21

	K Koljonen	10	18
					11	R Gemke	13	16

						Shi YQ	21	21
	Shi YQ	22	21

	A R Dwicahyo	20	10

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarter-finals

4	Chou T-c	21	15	21

	B. Sai Praneeth	15	21	15
					4	Chou T-c	21	21

						J Ho-Shue	15	12
	H Shu	11	18

	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

	A Manota	19	13
					14	Lee C Y	21	21

						J Louda	17	12
	J Louda	21	19	21

	M Zilberman	6	21	17
														4	Chou T-c	14	21	22

														7	J Christie	21	11	20
7	J Christie	21	21

	T J Popov	9	11
					7	J Christie	21	21

						K Schäfer	4	16
	K Wangcharoen	19	18

	K Schäfer	21	21
									7	J Christie	24	21

									15	Wang T-w	22	16
15	Wang T-w	21	21

	Nguyễn T M	8	6
					15	Wang T-w	21	21

						Lu GZ	18	16
	Lu GZ	21	13	21

	T Penty	9	21	14

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

	Wong W K	15	22	21

	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	23
										10	Ng K L	11	4^r

										8	Loh K Y	21	11
	N Karunaratne	18	17

	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	21
														8	Loh K Y	12	21	8

														16	K Vitidsarn	21	17	21
	D Bosniuk	12	17

	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

											K Nishimoto	13	6
	F Burestedt	21	21

	A H Elgamal	9	9
						F Burestedt	21	7	13

						K Nishimoto	14	21	21
	K Nishimoto	21	21

3	A Antonsen	15	19

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarter-finals

	A J Opeyori

	Zhao JP	w	/	o
						Zhao JP	21	21

					12	S Kidambi	9	17
	N Nguyen	20	19

12	S Kidambi	22	21
										Zhao JP	21	11	21

									5	Lee Z J	19	21	19
	B Atilano	w	/	o

	M Weißkirchen
						B Atilano	9	13

					5	Lee Z J	21	21
	B Leverdez	9	13

5	Lee Z J	21	21
															Zhao JP	19	21	21

															Prannoy H. S.	21	6	18
	D Nikolov	11	15

	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	16	17

										Prannoy H. S.	17	21	21
	L Wraber	12	11

	Prannoy H. S.	21	21
						Prannoy H. S.	21	21

					2	K Momota	17	16
	L Muñoz	16	14

2	K Momota	21	21

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References

↑ "TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2022 – Seeding Report Version 2" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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[1] "TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2022 – Seeding Report Version 2" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

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Events at the 2022 BWF World Championships

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