1977 IBF World Championships – Men's singles

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]

Men's singles
at the 1977 IBF World Championships
VenueMalmö Isstadion
LocationMalmö, Sweden
DatesMay 3, 1977 (1977-05-03) – May 8, 1977 (1977-05-08)
Medalists
gold medal    Denmark
silver medal    Denmark
bronze medal    Indonesia
bronze medal    Sweden

Main stage

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Section 1

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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
  David Eddy 1 6   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
  Willi 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

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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
  Bryan 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

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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

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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
bye   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

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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

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  1. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.