2006 IBF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2006 World Championships were held in Madrid, Spain, from September 18 to 24, 2006. In the men's singles final, Lin Dan defeated Bao Chunlai with a score of 2–1 (18–21, 21–17, 21–12) to claim the title. This was Lin's first World Championship victory, marking the beginning of his peak dominance in badminton.^[1]

Men's Singles at the 2006 IBF World Championships
Venue	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Location	Madrid, Spain
Dates	September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18) – September 24, 2006 (2006-09-24)
Medalists
Lin Dan    China   Bao Chunlai    China   Chen Hong    China   Lee Hyun-il    South Korea
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Seeds

1. Lee Chong Wei
2. Lin Dan
3. Chen Jin
4. Peter Gade
5. Lee Hyun-il
6. Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
7. Chen Hong
8. Bao Chunlai
9. Przemysław Wacha
10. Boonsak Ponsana
11. Eric Pang
12. Dicky Palyama
13. Ng Wei
14. Park Sung-hwan
15. Joachim Persson
16. Andrew Smith

Results

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter Finals
	1	Lee Chong Wei
		Bye						1	Lee	21	21
		Kendrick Lee Yen Hui	17	21	20				Joppien	18	14
		Björn Joppien	21	18	22										1	Lee	21	21
	15	Joachim Persson	22	21											15	Persson	16	12
		Shon Seung-mo	20	13				15	Persson	21	21
		Rodrigo Pacheco	14	14					Petrič	11	8
		Luka Petrič	21	21																		1	Lee
	8	Bao Chunlai	21	21																		8	Bao
		Stanislav Pukhov	15	12				8	Bao	21	21
		Jürgen Koch	21	21					Koch	13	14
		Andrew Dabeka	12	18											8	Bao	21	21
	16	Andrew Smith	21	21												Kuncoro	14	19
		Pablo Abián	15	13				16	Smith	19	13
		Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21	21					Kuncoro	21	21
		Raul Must	14	10

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter Finals
	3	Chen Jin
		Bye						3	Chen	21	21
		Klaus Raffeiner	5	10					Nguyễn	16	13
		Nguyễn Tiến Minh	21	21											3	Chen	21	18	21
	9	Przemysław Wacha	21	21												Kuan	18	21	18
		Martyn Lewis	14	13				9	Wacha	16	21	19
		Kuan Beng Hong	21	21					Kuan	21	9	21
		Stuart Gomez	14	12																		3	Chen
	5	Lee Hyun-il	21	18	21																	5	Lee
		Chetan Anand	18	21	10			5	Lee	21	21
		Jan Frohlich	21	21					Fröhlich	10	4
		Jean-Michel Lefort	9	17											5	Lee	21	21
	11	Eric Pang	21	21											11	Pang	16	6
		Chan Yan Kit	11	14				11	Pang	21	21
		Hsieh Yu-hsing	19	15					Nakanishi	15	17
		Yousuke Nakanishi	21	21

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter Finals
		Kęstutis Navickas	21	21
		Nicolás Escartín	11	14					Navickas	21	15	10
		Taufik Hidayat	21	21					Hidayat	19	21	21
	13	Ng Wei	17	17												Hidayat	21	18	19
		Simon Maunoury	21	21											7	Chen	14	21	21
		Kaveh Mehrabi	17	7					Manoury	17	17
		Pedro Yang	11	9				7	Chen	21	21
	7	Chen Hong	21	21																		7	Chen H.
		Shoji Sato	21	21																		4	Gade
		Ville Lång	12	15					Sato	21	21
		Craig Goddard	11	8				10	Ponsana	15	18
	10	Boonsak Ponsana	21	21												Sato	14	13
		Anup Sridhar	21	16	13										4	Gade	21	21
		Liao Sheng-shiun	19	21	21				Liao	6	12
		Bye						4	Gade	21	21
	4	Peter Gade

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter Finals
		Carlos Longo	13	17
		Roman Spitko	21	21					Spitko	19	11
		Aamir Ghaffar	18	14				12	Palyama	21	21
	12	Dicky Palyama	21	21											12	Palyama	21	19	13
		Michal Matejka	WO	WO											6	Hashim	16	21	21
		Jinkan Ifraimu Bulus							Matejka	8	10
		Scott Evans	10	14				6	Hashim	21	21
	6	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	21	21																		6	Hashim
		Petr Koukal	21	15	17																	2	Lin
		John Moody	14	21	21				Moody	12	13
		Ronald Susilo	10	11				14	Park	21	21
	14	Park Sung-hwan	21	21											14	Park	16	12
		Bobby Milroy	21	21											2	Lin	21	21
		Magnus Sahlberg	14	14					Milroy	16	17
		Bye						2	Lin	21	21
	2	Lin Dan

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Lee Chong Wei	20	21	18
	8	Bao Chunlai	22	12	21
								8	Bao Chunlai	21	21
								5	Lee Hyun-il	15	19
	3	Chen Jin	14	21	12
	5	Lee Hyun-il	21	19	21
															8	Bao Chunlai	21	17	12
															2	Lin Dan	18	21	21
	7	Chen Hong	21	15	21
	4	Peter Gade	17	21	12
								7	Chen Hong	21	19	14
								2	Lin Dan	15	21	21
	6	Hafiz Hashim	10	9
	2	Lin Dan	21	21