2011 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles at the 2011 BWF World Championships
Venue	Wembley Arena
Location	London, England
Dates	August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08) – August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)
Medalists
Lin Dan    China   Lee Chong Wei    Malaysia   Chen Jin    China   Peter Gade    Denmark
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Events at the 2011 BWF World Championships
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed
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The men's singles tournament of the 2011 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) was held from August 8 to 14. Chen Jin was the defending champion.
Lin Dan defeated Lee Chong Wei 20–22, 21–14, 23–21 in the final.

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
		Kevin Cordón	7	13
								1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
								6	Chen Jin	13	9
		Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	17	13
	6	Chen Jin	21	21
															1	Lee Chong Wei	22	14	21
															2	Lin Dan	20	21	23
	7	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	21	19	13
	3	Peter Gade	17	21	21
								3	Peter Gade	24	7	15
								2	Lin Dan	22	21	21
	11	Sho Sasaki	14	16
	2	Lin Dan	21	21

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Lee CW	21	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	15	17				1	Lee CW	21	21
		V Lång	21	21					V Lång	10	11
		DH Rumbaka	17	18											1	Lee CW	21	21
	9	Park S-h	21	21											9	Park S-h	10	5
		Hsueh H-y	15	15				9	Park S-h	21	21
		Shon W-h	21	21					Shon W-h	14	10
		J Maliekal	12	8																		1	Lee CW	21	21
	5	Chen L	19	21	25																		K Cordón	7	13
		K Cordón	21	8	27				K Cordón	21	21
			8	19					H Hurskainen	19	17
		H Hurskainen	21	21												K Cordón	21	19	21
	14	M Zwiebler	21	21												P Abián	19	21	17
		V Atrashchenkov	19	10				14	M Zwiebler	17	21	22
		Y Tan	21	17	15				P Abián	21	7	24
		P Abián	16	21	21

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	T Hidayat	21	21
		R Pacheco	17	6				4	T Hidayat	17	14
		D Wong	22	19	21				D Wong	21	21
		P Wacha	20	21	17											D Wong	16	10
	16	Hu Y	22	18												H-K Vittinghus	21	21
		H-K Vittinghus	24	21					H-K Vittinghus	21	21
		M Lo Ying Ping	21	21					M Lo Ying Ping	8	14
		S Pongnairat	13	15																			H-K Vittinghus	17	13
	6	Chen J	21	21																		6	Chen J	21	21
		R Must	8	10				6	Chen J	21	21
		S Wojcikiewicz	12	9					D Palyama	13	17
		D Palyama	21	21											6	Chen J	18	21	21
	15	K Tago	12	19												A Jayaram	21	12	11
		A Jayaram	21	21					A Jayaram	21	21
			10	6					V Ivanov	19	17
		V Ivanov	21	21

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Hsieh Y-h	7	9
		Wong CH	21	21					Wong CH	13	18
		E Pang	21	17	10			10	B Ponsana	21	21
	10	B Ponsana	12	21	21										10	B Ponsana	11	15
		K Parupalli	21	23	21										7	Nguyen TM	21	21
		D Domke	13	25	11				K Parupalli	22	21	20
		M Zilberman	10	14				7	Nguyen TM	24	17	22
	7	Nguyen TM	21	21																		7	Nguyen TM	21	19	13
		P Koukal	5	8																		3	P Gade	17	21	21
		D Zavadsky	21	21					D Zavadsky	19	8
		P Martins	10	14				13	S Santoso	21	21
	13	S Santoso	21	21											13	S Santoso	18	21	14
		K Mehrabi	18	12											3	P Gade	21	14	21
		S Pukhov	21	21					S Pukhov	5	9
		R Ouseph	8	18				3	P Gade	21	21
	3	P Gade	21	21

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		A Casey	16	10
		T Penty	21	21					T Penty	13	13
		B Leverdez	21	12	11			11	S Sasaki	21	21
	11	S Sasaki	19	21	21										11	S Sasaki	10	24	21
		D Paiola	13	9											8	Du PY	21	22	10
		K Yamada	21	21					K Yamada	12	14
		A Chen	10	21	12			8	Du PY	21	21
	8	D Pengyu	21	16	21																	11	S Sasaki	14	16
			16	19																		2	Lin D	21	21
		E Heino	21	21					E Heino	10	7
		Wong WK	17	19				12	Lee H-i	21	21
	12	Lee H-i	21	21											12	Lee H-i	16	13
		S Evans	21	21											2	Lin D	21	21
		M Lahnsteiner	15	16					S Evans	15	16
		K Navickas	11	10				2	Lin D	21	21
	2	Lin D	21	21

References[]

• Main Draw