2019 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 19 to 25 August.

Men's singles at the 2019 BWF World Championships
Venue	St. Jakobshalle
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Dates	19–25 August
Medalists
Kento Momota    Japan   Anders Antonsen    Denmark   B. Sai Praneeth    India   Kantaphon Wangcharoen    Thailand
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Seeds

See also: 2019 BWF World Championships qualification § Men's singles

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.^[1]

01.   Kento Momota (champion) 02.   Chou Tien-chen (quarterfinals) 03.   Chen Long (quarterfinals) 04.   Jonatan Christie (quarterfinals) 05.   Anders Antonsen (final) 06.   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (third round) 07.   Srikanth Kidambi (third round) 08.   Kenta Nishimoto (third round)

09.   Ng Ka Long (third round) 10.   Sameer Verma (first round) 11.   Lin Dan (second round) 12.   Kantaphon Wangcharoen (semifinals) 13.   Kanta Tsuneyama (third round) 14.   Lee Zii Jia (quarterfinals) 15.   Tommy Sugiarto (second round) 16.   B. Sai Praneeth (semifinals)

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

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kento Momota	21	21
	16	B. Sai Praneeth	13	8
								1	Kento Momota	21	21
								5	Anders Antonsen	9	3
	5	Anders Antonsen	21	21
	12	Kantaphon Wangcharoen	15	10

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	K Momota	21	21
		Phạm C C	9	10
								1	K Momota	21	21
									L E Peñalver	10	7
		L E Peñalver	21	21
		M Moreels	15	14
															1	K Momota	21	21
																Prannoy K	19	12
	11	Lin D	16	21	21
		Nguyễn T M	21	12	12
								11	Lin D	11	21	7
									Prannoy K	21	13	21
		Prannoy K	17	21	21
		E Heino	21	10	11
																						1	K Momota	21	21
																						14	Lee Z J	12	8
	8	K Nishimoto	21	21
		K Koljonen	11	14
								8	K Nishimoto	25	13	21
									Wang T-w	23	21	16
		Wang T-w	21	21
		R Maddaloni	6	16
															8	K Nishimoto	15	21	20
															14	Lee Z J	21	11	22
	14	Lee Z J	21	21
		Y Coelho de Oliveira	17	15
								14	Lee Z J	12	21	21
									Lu GZ	21	14	15
		Lu GZ	21	21
		K Schäfer	12	15

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	J Christie	21	21
		R Ouseph	15	19
								4	J Christie	21	21
									Heo K-h	14	17
		M Ludík	14	12
		Heo K-h	21	21
															4	J Christie	21	21
																J Ø. Jørgensen	12	16
	15	T Sugiarto	21	21
		N Karunaratne	18	12
								15	T Sugiarto	11	15
									J Ø. Jørgensen	21	21
		B Leverdez
		J Ø. Jørgensen	w	/	o
																						4	J Christie	22	14
																						16	B. Sai Praneeth	24	21
	6	A S Ginting	21	21
		G Paul	15	15
								6	A S Ginting	21	21
									T Penty	11	19
		R Must	21	11	15
		T Penty	10	21	21
															6	A S Ginting	19	13
															16	B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
	16	B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
		J Ho-shue	17	16
								16	B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
									Lee D-k	16	15
		Lee D-k	21	21
		D Fan	12	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		L Muñoz	21	21
		G Krausz	15	16
									L Muñoz	12	3
								13	K Tsuneyama	21	21
		P Abián	19	5
	13	K Tsuneyama	21	21
															13	K Tsuneyama	21	18
															5	A Antonsen	23	21
		Liew D	21	21
		K Phetpradab	19	13
									Liew D	17	13
								5	A Antonsen	21	21
		K Cordón
	5	A Antonsen	w	/	o
																						5	A Antonsen	22	21
																						3	Chen L	20	10
		F Burestedt	21	21
		A Mendrek	11	18
									F Burestedt	14	9
								9	Ng K L	21	21
		E Lale	26	6	13
	9	Ng K L	24	21	21
															9	Ng K L	13	21	16
															3	Chen L	21	17	21
		Lee C Y	21	21
		Huang YX	13	14
									Lee C Y	20	14
								3	Chen L	22	21
		V Malkov	14	17
	3	Chen L	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		A Pochtarov	18	21	21
		L Wraber	21	15	16
									A Pochtarov	9	10
								12	K Wangcharoen	21	21
		M Caljouw	12	17
	12	K Wangcharoen	21	21
															12	K Wangcharoen	21	21
															7	S Kidambi	14	13
		M Zilberman	21	22
		C Kirchmayr	18	20
									M Zilberman	21	13	16
								7	S Kidambi	13	21	21
		N Nguyen	21	16	6
	7	S Kidambi	17	21	21
																						12	K Wangcharoen	21	11	21
																						2	Chou T-c	16	21	14
		T Rouxel	21	21
		S Sirant	18	7
									T Rouxel	21	13	11
									Loh K Y	18	21	21
		Loh K Y	15	21	21
	10	S Verma	21	15	10
																Loh K Y	13	21	17
															2	Chou T-c	21	18	21
		M Rogalski	19	20
		Z Đurkinjak	21	22
									Z Đurkinjak	14	10
								2	Chou T-c	21	21
		H-K Vittinghus	15	21	17
	2	Chou T-c	21	17	21