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]

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
	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
	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
	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

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
	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

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

↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, November 15, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.