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 roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
Thomas Kihlström 15 15
Japan Nobutaka Ikeda 5 8 Sweden Thomas Kihlström 15 15
Mexico Victor Jaramillo Luque 18 15 Mexico Victor Jaramillo Luque 7 8
India Uday Pawar 13 9 Thomas Kihlström 15 9 15
Indonesia Liem Swie King 15 15 Indonesia Liem Swie King 9 15 12
England David Eddy 1 6 Indonesia Liem Swie King 15 15
Australia Peter Cooper 15 15 Australia Peter Cooper 8 7
Pakistan Tahir Mohamed 2 2 Thomas Kihlström 15 15
Elo Hansen 15 18 Elo Hansen 5 1
Canada James McGee 8 15 Elo Hansen 15 15
Thailand Bandid Jaiyen 15 4 15 Thailand Bandid Jaiyen 7 9
Germany Willy Braun 6 15 13 Elo Hansen 15 15
Netherlands Rob Ridder 15 15 Netherlands Rob Ridder 9 3
Israel Victor Yursim Ashod 1 0 Netherlands Rob Ridder 15 15
Iceland Johann Kjartansson 15 15 Iceland Johann Kjartansson 1 4
Zambia Yagesh Pathak 5 5

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
Svend Pri 18 15
Canada Lucio Fabris 16 9 Svend Pri 15 15
Thailand Laio Kon-Fu 15 15 Thailand Laio Kon-Fu 7 6
Norway Knut Engelbertsen 12 13 Svend Pri 15 15
Sweden Stefan Karlsson 15 15 Sweden Stefan Karlsson 7 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miho Sepec 0 3 Sweden Stefan Karlsson w.o.
Mexico Ricardo Jaramillo Luque 15 15 Mexico Ricardo Jaramillo Luque
Scotland Gordon Hamilton 8 13 Svend Pri 15 15
Hadiyanto 15 17 Hadiyanto 2 10
New Zealand Bryan Purser 13 16 Hadiyanto 15 17 15
Germany Wolfgang Bochow 15 15 Germany Wolfgang Bochow 9 18 2
United States Miles Munson 1 5 Hadiyanto 15 15
Masao Tsuchida 7 15 17 Masao Tsuchida 4 7
England Derek Talbot 15 12 16 Masao Tsuchida 15 15
India Partho Ganguli 15 15 India Partho Ganguli 8 10
Zambia Visnan Kapil 2 2

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
Prakash Padukone 17 15
Japan Shoichi Toganoo 14 11 Prakash Padukone 15 15
Chinese Taipei Jih Shu-Ching 15 15 Chinese Taipei Jih Shu-Ching 9 4
Zambia Judien Lawes 0 3 Prakash Padukone 15 14 15
Mexico Roy Díaz González 15 15 Mexico Roy Díaz González 4 18 6
Morten Frost 11 13 Mexico Roy Díaz González 15 15
Iceland Sigurdur Haraldsson 16 15 18 Iceland Sigurdur Haraldsson 6 2
Jamaica Trevor Stewart 18 9 15 Prakash Padukone 6 15 11
Iie Sumirat 15 15 Iie Sumirat 15 10 15
Canada John Czich 12 3 Iie Sumirat 15 15
Netherlands Piet Ridder 15 15 Netherlands Piet Ridder 3 2
Scotland Billy Gilliland 7 12 Iie Sumirat 15 15
England Mike Tredgett 15 17 England Mike Tredgett 9 1
Germany Roland Maywald 7 14 England Mike Tredgett 15 15
Tomas Angarth 13 15 15 Tomas Angarth 6 8
Finland Lars-Henrik Nybergh 15 4 8

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
Sture Johnsson 15 15
Mexico Jorge Palazuelos 3 5 Sture Johnsson 15 15
Chinese Taipei Chung Trung-Lieh 15 15 Chinese Taipei Chung Trung-Lieh 5 4
Norway Petter Thoresen 3 11 Sture Johnsson 15 15
Canada Greg Carter 15 15 Canada Greg Carter 3 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gregor Berden 8 7 Canada Greg Carter 15 15
Portugal Manuel Joas 15 15 Portugal Manuel Joas 4 2
Zambia Malcolm Abraham 11 5 Sture Johnsson 6 10
Flemming Delfs Flemming Delfs 15 15
bye Flemming Delfs 11 15 15
England Ray Stevens 15 15 England Ray Stevens 15 10 6
Germany Michael Schnaase 5 7 Flemming Delfs 7 17 15
Japan Kinji Zeniya Japan Kinji Zeniya 15 15 12
  Japan Kinji Zeniya 15 15
Basri Yussif 15 15 Basri Yussif 6 6
Belgium 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

  1. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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