1977 IBF World Championships – Men's Singles

The 1. BWF World Championships took place 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. Following the results of the men's singles.

Main stage

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Thomas Kihlström	15	15
		Nobutaka Ikeda	5	8					Thomas Kihlström	15	15
		Victor Jaramillo Luque	18	15					Victor Jaramillo Luque	7	8
		Uday Pawar	13	9												Thomas Kihlström	15	9	15
		Liem Swie King	15	15												Liem Swie King	9	15	12
		Liem Swie King	1	0					Liem Swie King	15	15
		Peter Cooper	15	15					Peter Cooper	8	7
		Tahir Mohamed	2	2																			Thomas Kihlström	15	15
		Elo Hansen	15	18																			Elo Hansen	5	1
		James McGee	8	15					Elo Hansen	15	15
		Bandid Jaiyen	15	4	15				Bandid Jaiyen	7	9
		Willy Braun	6	15	13											Elo Hansen	15	15
		Rob Ridder	15	15												Rob Ridder	9	3
		Victor Yursim Ashod	1	0					Rob Ridder	15	15
		Johann Kjartansson	15	15					Johann Kjartansson	1	4
		Yagesh Pathak	5	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Svend Pri	18	15
		Lucio Fabris	16	9					Svend Pri	15	15
		Laio Kon-Fu	15	15					Laio Kon-Fu	7	6
		Knut Engelbertsen	12	13												Svend Pri	15	15
		Stefan Karlsson	15	15												Stefan Karlsson	7	7
		Miho Sepec	0	3					Stefan Karlsson	w.o.
		Ricardo Jaramillo Luque	15	15					Ricardo Jaramillo Luque
		Gordon Hamilton	8	13																			Svend Pri	15	15
		Hadiyanto	15	17																			Hadiyanto	2	10
		Brian Purser	13	16					Hadiyanto	15	17	15
		Wolfgang Bochow	15	15					Wolfgang Bochow	9	18	2
		Miles Munson	1	5												Hadiyanto	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
		Visnan Kapil	2	2

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Prakash Padukone	17	15
		Shoichi Toganoo	14	11					Prakash Padukone	15	15
		Jih Shu-Ching	15	15					Jih Shu-Ching	9	4
		Judien Lawes	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
		Sigurdur Haraldsson	16	15	18				Sigurdur Haraldsson	6	2
		Trevor Stewart	18	9	15																		Prakash Padukone	6	15	11
		Iie Sumirat	15	15																			Iie Sumirat	15	10	15
		John Czich	12	3					Iie Sumirat	15	15
		Piet Ridder	15	15					Piet Ridder	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
		Tomas Angarth	13	15	15				Tomas Angarth	6	8
		Lars-Henrik Nybergh	15	4	8

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Sture Johnsson	15	15
		Jorge Palazuelos	3	5					Sture Johnsson	15	15
		Chung Trung-Lieh	15	15					Chung Trung-Lieh	5	4
		Petter Thoresen	3	11												Sture Johnsson	15	15
		Greg Carter	15	15												Greg Carter	3	9
		Gregor Berden	8	7					Greg Carter	15	15
		Manuel Joas	15	15					Manuel Joas	4	2
		Malcolm Abraham	11	5																			Sture Johnsson	6	10
		Flemming Delfs																					Flemming Delfs	15	15
									Flemming Delfs	11	15	15
		Ray Stevens	15	15					Ray Stevens	15	10	6
		Michael Schnaase	5	7												Flemming Delfs	7	17	15
		Kinji Zeniya														Kinji Zeniya	15	15	12
									Kinji Zeniya	15	15
		Basri Yussif	15	15					Basri Yussif	6	6
		Jean-Pierre Bauduin	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	Hadiyanto	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