2026 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles at the 2026 BWF World Championships
Venue	Indira Gandhi Arena
Location	New Delhi, India
Dates	17–23 August
Competitors	64 from 38 nations
Medalists
Alex Lanier   France   Kodai Naraoka   Japan   Chou Tien-chen   Chinese Taipei   Victor Lai   Canada

The Men's singles tournament of the 2026 BWF World Championships took place from 17 to 23 August 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi.

Seeds

See also: 2026 BWF World Championships qualification § Men's singles

The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 31 July 2026.

1. Shi Yuqi (first round)
2. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (quarter-finals)
3. Jonatan Christie (third round)
4. Anders Antonsen (quarter-finals)
5. Christo Popov (first round)
6. Chou Tien-chen (semi-finals)
7. Victor Lai (semi-finals)
8. Li Shifeng (third round)
9. Alex Lanier (champion)
10. Kodai Naraoka (final)
11. Alwi Farhan (quarter-finals)
12. Lin Chun-yi (second round)
13. Loh Kean Yew (third round)
14. Lakshya Sen (second round)
15. Toma Junior Popov (third round)
16. Weng Hongyang (first round)

Draw

The drawing ceremony was held on 5 August.

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	6	Chou Tien-chen	21	11	10
	10	Kodai Naraoka	17	21	21
								10	Kodai Naraoka	11	11
								9	Alex Lanier	21	21
	7	Victor Lai	21	13	14
	9	Alex Lanier	16	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
	1	Shi YQ	14	21	19
		A Shetty	21	13	21
									A Shetty	21	21
									D Abeywickrama	8	10
		D Abeywickrama	17	21	21
		A Viale	21	15	9
																A Shetty	19	11
															11	A Farhan	21	21
	11	A Farhan	21	21
		Yoo T-b	17	12
								11	A Farhan	21	21
									J Oldorff	12	9
		J Oldorff	19	21	23
		Lê Đ P	21	9	21
																						11	A Farhan	15	15
																						6	Chou T-c	21	21
	6	Chou T-c	21	21
		C Villaflor	12	12
								6	Chou T-c	21	21
									G Toti	12	11
		D Oliveira	21	14	12
		G Toti	19	21	21
															6	Chou T-c	21	21
																Y Tanaka	14	9
	16	Weng HY	17	14
		Y Tanaka	21	21
									Y Tanaka	21	21
									A R Dwicahyo	18	14
		A R Dwicahyo	14	21	21
		G Björkler	21	17	18

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
	4	A Antonsen	21	21
		D D Pangestu	19	17
								4	A Antonsen	21	21	23
									N Nguyen	23	19	21
		A Dinata	21	17	14
		N Nguyen	19	21	21
															4	A Antonsen	21	17	21
															15	T J Popov	17	21	14
	15	T J Popov	21	21
		D Kwinta	19	13
								15	T J Popov	21	21
									H Htut	13	11
		M Szymanowski	10	17
		H Htut	21	21
																						4	A Antonsen	19	15
																						10	K Naraoka	21	21
	8	Li SF	21	21
		D Panarin	7	10
								8	Li SF	21	21
									Leong J H	19	19
		J Matias	19	15
		Leong J H	21	21
															8	Li SF	21	21	11
															10	K Naraoka	13	23	21
	10	K Naraoka	21	7	21
		Chi Y-j	16	21	12
								10	K Naraoka	21	21
									H Huang	16	14
		U Canjura	10	8
		H Huang	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		Lee C Y	21	21
		Nguyễn H Đ	17	14
									Lee C Y	21	17	15
								13	Loh K Y	15	21	21
		B Yang	14	20
	13	Loh K Y	21	22
															13	Loh K Y	20	18
															7	V Lai	22	21
		K Cordón	17	13
		M S Alcala	21	21
									M S Alcala	7	14
								7	V Lai	21	21
		Jeon H-j	12	17
	7	V Lai	21	21
																						7	V Lai	21	21
																							R Gemke	19	18
		R Gemke	21	21
		J Carraggi	11	10
									R Gemke	13	21	21
								12	Lin C-y	21	17	11
		J Hoh	18	8
	12	Lin C-y	21	21
																R Gemke	11	21	21
															3	J Christie	21	13	18
		J Teh	21	21
		F Caponio	13	18
									J Teh	21	19	11
								3	J Christie	19	21	21
		M Kicklitz	15	14
	3	J Christie	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		P Teeraratsakul	21	21
		K Koljonen	18	9
									P Teeraratsakul	12	13
								9	A Lanier	21	21
		M Zilberman	13	11
	9	A Lanier	21	21
															9	A Lanier	21	21
																Ng K L	17	12
		E Lau	13	15
		Ng K L	21	21
									Ng K L	17	21	21
									K Nishimoto	21	16	18
		K Nishimoto	21	21
	5	C Popov	17	19
																						9	A Lanier	19	21	21
																						2	K Vitidsarn	21	16	16
		T Künzi	4	15
		G Tan	21	21
									G Tan	19	21	21
								14	L Sen	21	19	17
		C V Filimon	21	8	4
	14	L Sen	16	21	21
																G Tan	10	10
															2	K Vitidsarn	21	21
		A H Elgamal	10	8
		D Dubovenko	21	21
									D Dubovenko	17	19
								2	K Vitidsarn	21	21
		V Nettasinghe	11	6
	2	K Vitidsarn	21	21