1977 IBF World Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles at the 1977 IBF World Championships
Venue	Malmö Isstadion
Location	Malmö, Sweden
Dates	May 3, 1977 (1977-05-03) – May 8, 1977 (1977-05-08)
Medalists
Flemming Delfs    Denmark   Svend Pri    Denmark   Iie Sumirat    Indonesia   Thomas Kihlström    Sweden
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Events at the 1977 IBF World Championships
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

The 1977 BWF World Championships took place from May 3–8, 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. This was the inaugural edition of the World Championships with the joint top seeds being Liem Swie King and Flemming Delfs.^[1]

Main stage[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Thomas Kihlström	15	15
			5	8					Thomas Kihlström	15	15
			18	15						7	8
		Uday Pawar	13	9												Thomas Kihlström	15	9	15
		Liem Swie King	15	15												Liem Swie King	9	15	12
		David Eddy	1	6					Liem Swie King	15	15
			15	15						8	7
			2	2																			Thomas Kihlström	15	15
		Elo Hansen	15	18																			Elo Hansen	5	1
			8	15					Elo Hansen	15	15
		Bandid Jaiyen	15	4	15				Bandid Jaiyen	7	9
			6	15	13											Elo Hansen	15	15
			15	15													9	3
			1	0						15	15
			15	15						1	4
			5	5

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Svend Pri	18	15
			16	9					Svend Pri	15	15
			15	15						7	6
			12	13												Svend Pri	15	15
		Stefan Karlsson	15	15												Stefan Karlsson	7	7
			0	3					Stefan Karlsson	w.o.
			15	15
			8	13																			Svend Pri	15	15
			15	17																				2	10
		Bryan Purser	13	16						15	17	15
		Wolfgang Bochow	15	15					Wolfgang Bochow	9	18	2
			1	5													15	15
		Masao Tsuchida	7	15	17											Masao Tsuchida	4	7
		Derek Talbot	15	12	16				Masao Tsuchida	15	15
		Partho Ganguli	15	15					Partho Ganguli	8	10
			2	2

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Prakash Padukone	17	15
			14	11					Prakash Padukone	15	15
			15	15						9	4
			0	3												Prakash Padukone	15	14	15
		Roy Díaz González	15	15												Roy Díaz González	4	18	6
		Morten Frost	11	13					Roy Díaz González	15	15
			16	15	18					6	2
			18	9	15																		Prakash Padukone	6	15	11
		Iie Sumirat	15	15																			Iie Sumirat	15	10	15
			12	3					Iie Sumirat	15	15
			15	15						3	2
		Billy Gilliland	7	12												Iie Sumirat	15	15
		Mike Tredgett	15	17												Mike Tredgett	9	1
		Roland Maywald	7	14					Mike Tredgett	15	15
			13	15	15					6	8
			15	4	8

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Sture Johnsson	15	15
			3	5					Sture Johnsson	15	15
			15	15						5	4
			3	11												Sture Johnsson	15	15
			15	15													3	9
			8	7						15	15
			15	15						4	2
			11	5																			Sture Johnsson	6	10
		Flemming Delfs																					Flemming Delfs	15	15
		bye							Flemming Delfs	11	15	15
		Ray Stevens	15	15					Ray Stevens	15	10	6
			5	7												Flemming Delfs	7	17	15
		Kinji Zeniya														Kinji Zeniya	15	15	12
									Kinji Zeniya	15	15
			15	15						6	6
			10	3

Final stage[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Thomas Kihlström	15	15
	8	Elo Hansen	5	1
									Thomas Kihlström	6	6
									Svend Pri	15	15
	4	Svend Pri	15	15
	5		2	10
																Svend Pri	5	6
																Flemming Delfs	15	15
	3	Prakash Padukone	6	15	11
	6	Iie Sumirat	15	10	15
									Iie Sumirat	1	17
									Flemming Delfs	15	18
	2	Sture Johnsson	6	10
	7	Flemming Delfs	15	15

References[]

• http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19770505.1.22.aspx