Badminton World Championship 1979 / men's singles
At the 1979 World Badminton Championships organized by the smaller WBF World Badminton Association in Hangzhou in mid-June 1979 , the medal winners in the men's singles were also determined. Below are the results from the round of 16.
Final results
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Han Jian
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sawei Chanseorasmee
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4th | 7th | Han Jian
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Nadeem Ur Rahman
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15th | 15th | Nadeem Ur Rahman
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Errol Chan
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7th | 7th | Han Jian
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| Lin Yixiong
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15th | 15th | Lin Yixiong
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| Udom Luangpetcharaporn
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6th | 8th | Lin Yixiong
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Wong Shoon Keat
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Wong Shoon Keat
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3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Han Jian
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tariq Wadood
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15th | 15th | Tariq Wadood
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0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarit Pisudchaikul
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5 | 4th | Tariq Wadood
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yu Yaodong
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15th | 15th | Yu Yaodong
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9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Chan Chi Choi
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8th | 1 | Tariq Wadood
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| Luan Jin
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15th | 15th | Luan Jin
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 Kim Jong Guk
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4th | 9 | Luan Jin
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bandid Jaiyen
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15th | 15th | Bandid Jaiyen
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2 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Hai Thong
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8th | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||