Qualifier Date of birth Appearance Best Performance(s) Note Edition(s) Result Champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn (2001-05-11 ) 11 May 2001 (aged 22) 3rd 22 S Finalist Kodai Naraoka (2001-06-30 ) 30 June 2001 (aged 22) 2nd 22 2R Semi-finalist Anders Antonsen (1997-04-27 ) 27 April 1997 (aged 26) 6th 19 S Prannoy H. S. (1992-07-17 ) 17 July 1992 (aged 31) 6th 21 , 22 QF Quarter-finalist Shi Yuqi (1996-02-28 ) 28 February 1996 (aged 27) 4th 18 S Wang Tzu-wei (1995-02-27 ) 27 February 1995 (aged 28) 5th 22 3R Viktor Axelsen (1994-01-04 ) 4 January 1994 (aged 29) 8th 17 , 22 G Reigning Olympics , world and European champion Kenta Nishimoto (1994-08-30 ) 30 August 1994 (aged 28) 5th 18 , 19 , 22 3R Third rounder Li Shifeng (2000-01-09 ) 9 January 2000 (aged 23) 2nd 21 2R Chou Tien-chen (1990-01-08 ) 8 January 1990 (aged 33) 9th 22 B Lee Cheuk Yiu (1996-08-28 ) 28 August 1996 (aged 26) 4th 21 , 22 3R = Ng Ka Long (1994-06-24 ) 24 June 1994 (aged 29) 6th 17 , 18 , 19 , 22 3R = Lakshya Sen (2001-08-16 ) 16 August 2001 (aged 22) 3rd 21 B Kanta Tsuneyama (1996-06-21 ) 21 June 1996 (aged 27) 6th 18 QF Lee Zii Jia (1998-03-29 ) 29 March 1998 (aged 25) 4th 19 , 21 QF Loh Kean Yew (1997-06-26 ) 26 June 1997 (aged 26) 4th 21 G Second rounder Ade Resky Dwicahyo (1998-05-13 ) 13 May 1998 (aged 25) 3rd 21 2R = Julien Carraggi (2000-07-02 ) 2 July 2000 (aged 23) 2nd 22 1R Ygor Coelho (1996-11-24 ) 24 November 1996 (aged 26) 6th 18 3R Brian Yang (2001-11-25 ) 25 November 2001 (aged 21) 2nd 21 3R Reigning Pan America champion Lu Guangzu (1996-10-19 ) 19 October 1996 (aged 26) 4th 21 3R Rasmus Gemke (1997-01-11 ) 11 January 1997 (aged 26) 4th 21 3R Uriel Canjura (2000-09-12 ) 12 September 2000 (aged 22)Debut First El Salvador qualifier, Christo Popov (2002-03-08 ) 8 March 2002 (aged 21) Debut Youngest qualifier, Toma Junior Popov (1998-09-29 ) 29 September 1998 (aged 24) 2nd 22 1R Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo (1998-06-15 ) 15 June 1998 (aged 25) 2nd 22 1R Ng Tze Yong (2000-05-16 ) 16 May 2000 (aged 23) 2nd 22 2R = Jason Teh (2000-08-25 ) 25 August 2000 (aged 22) 2nd 22 1R Jeon Hyeok-jin (1995-06-13 ) 13 June 1995 (aged 28) Debut Kantaphon Wangcharoen (1998-09-18 ) 18 September 1998 (aged 24) 4th 19 B Danylo Bosniuk (2000-08-23 ) 23 August 2000 (aged 22) 2nd 22 1R Howard Shu (1990-11-28 ) 28 November 1990 (aged 32) 6th 13 , 14 , 15 , 21 , 22 1R First rounder Nathan Tang (1990-08-26 ) 26 August 1990 (aged 32) Debut Luka Wraber (1990-09-07 ) 7 September 1990 (aged 32) 9th 18 , 21 2R Zhao Junpeng (1996-02-02 ) 2 February 1996 (aged 27) 3rd 22 B Jonathan Matias (2000-02-10 ) 10 February 2000 (aged 23) Debut B. R. Sankeerth (1997-12-22 ) 22 December 1997 (aged 25) Debut Jan Louda (1999-04-25 ) 25 April 1999 (aged 24) 2nd 22 2R Adham Hatem Elgamal (1998-02-04 ) 4 February 1998 (aged 25) 2nd 22 1R = Kalle Koljonen (1994-02-26 ) 26 February 1994 (aged 29) 6th 21 2R Kai Schäfer (1993-06-13 ) 13 June 1993 (aged 30) 5th 22 , 21 2R Max Weißkirchen (1996-10-18 ) 18 October 1996 (aged 26) Debut Kevin Cordón (1986-11-28 ) 28 November 1986 (aged 36) 6th 11 QF Srikanth Kidambi (1993-02-07 ) 7 February 1993 (aged 30) 8th 21 S Jonatan Christie (1997-09-15 ) 15 September 1997 (aged 25) 5th 19 , 22 QF Misha Zilberman (1989-01-25 ) 25 January 1989 (aged 34) 12th 10 , 18 , 19 2R Fabio Caponio (1999-03-26 ) 26 March 1999 (aged 24) Debut Giovanni Toti (2000-12-28 ) 28 December 2000 (aged 22) Debut Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik (1997-07-18 ) 18 July 1997 (aged 26) Debut Dmitriy Panarin (2000-01-08 ) 8 January 2000 (aged 23) Debut Julien Paul (1996-01-07 ) 7 January 1996 (aged 27) 5th 22 2R Job Castillo (1992-11-01 ) 1 November 1992 (aged 30) Debut Mark Caljouw (1995-01-25 ) 25 January 1995 (aged 28) 6th 21 QF Joran Kweekel (1998-05-16 ) 16 May 1998 (aged 25) 2nd 21 1R = Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (1997-06-01 ) 1 June 1997 (aged 26) 2nd 21 1R Reigning African champion , = Bernardo Atilano (1996-06-19 ) 19 June 1996 (aged 27) 3rd 22 2R Nhat Nguyen (2000-06-16 ) 16 June 2000 (aged 23) 5th 21 3R Milan Dratva (1996-04-24 ) 24 April 1996 (aged 27) Debut Pablo Abián (1985-06-12 ) 12 June 1985 (aged 38) 13th 11 , 13 3R Oldest and most participated qualifier Luís Enrique Peñalver (1996-02-10 ) 10 February 1996 (aged 27) 5th 18 , 19 , 21 , 22 2R Tobias Künzi (1998-02-18 ) 18 February 1998 (aged 25) Debut Justin Ma (1997-05-02 ) 2 May 1997 (aged 26) Debut Nguyễn Hải Đăng (2000-09-24 ) 24 September 2000 (aged 22) Debut Withdrew Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (1996-05-11 ) 11 May 1996 (aged 27) 5th 22 QF Reigning Asian Champion