Badminton World Championship 2003 / men's singles
The 13th Badminton World Championship took place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham , England between July 28th and August 3rd, 2003. It was postponed from its original date in May to the end of July due to SARS . Below are the results in the men's singles.
Preliminary round
Section 1
| 1 round | 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Xia Xuanze
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hendra Wijaya
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6th | 7th | Xia Xuanze
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Park Tae-sang
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15th | 15th | Park Tae-sang
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5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Shoji Sato
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8th | 8th | Xia Xuanze
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lin Dan
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15th | 15th | Lin Dan
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10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Per-Henrik Croona
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6th | 8th | Lin Dan
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Przemysław Wacha
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9 | 15th | 15th | Przemysław Wacha
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13 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Sam Smith
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15th | 4th | 2 | Xia Xuanze
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17th | 12 | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kenneth Jonassen
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15th | 15th | 15th | Kenneth Jonassen
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14th | 15th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Lee Tsuen Seng
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17th | 11 | 10 | Kenneth Jonassen
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
 David Jaco
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4th | 15th | 15th | David Jaco
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3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Guilherme Pardo
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15th | 8th | 6th | Kenneth Jonassen
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15th | 17th | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ng Wei
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15th | 15th | Ng Wei
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8th | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shinya Ohtsuka
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11 | 3 | Ng Wei
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Irwansyah
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15th | 15th | Irwansyah
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3 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Eric Go
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 2
| 1 round | 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bao Chunlai
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jean-Michel Lefort
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6th | 0 | Bao Chunlai
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Bjorn Joppien
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15th | 15th | Bjorn Joppien
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5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Arturo Ruiz
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5 | 3 | Bao Chunlai
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Taufik Hidayat
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15th | 15th | Taufik Hidayat
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9 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Abhinn Shyam Gupta
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7th | 10 | Taufik Hidayat
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Kasperi Salo
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15th | 10 | 17th | Kasperi Salo
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10 | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||
 Andrei Pohar
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7th | 15th | 14th | Bao Chunlai
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Roslin Hashim
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15th | 15th | Roslin Hashim
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7th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Boonsak Ponsana
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12 | 9 | Roslin Hashim
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
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15th | 15th | Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
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11 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Stanislav Pukhov
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5 | 5 | Roslin Hashim
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15th | 13 | 17th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Hyun-il
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15th | 15th | Lee Hyun-il
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10 | 15th | 14th | |||||||||||||||||||
 Jan Vondra
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6th | 7th | Lee Hyun-il
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Kennevic Asuncion
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17th | 15th | Kennevic Asuncion
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7th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Andrew Smith
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14th | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 3
| 1 round | 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wong Choong Hann
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keita Masuda
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5 | 11 | Wong Choong Hann
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Budi Santoso
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15th | 13 | 15th | Budi Santoso
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6th | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Haughton
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2 | 15th | 6th | Wong Choong Hann
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Different Boesen
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15th | 15th | Different Boesen
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Georgi Petrov
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9 | 5 | Different Boesen
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Dicky Palyama
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15th | 15th | Dicky Palyama
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8th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Antti Viitikko
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5 | 12 | Wong Choong Hann
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sony Dwi Kuncoro
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15th | 15th | Sony Dwi Kuncoro
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8th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Gade
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11 | 6th | Sony Dwi Kuncoro
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Marco Vasconcelos
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15th | 15th | Marco Vasconcelos
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9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Pedro Yang
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5 | 5 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Susilo
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15th | 15th | Ronald Susilo
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9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Aamir Ghaffar
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2 | 7th | Ronald Susilo
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8th | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Rasmussen
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15th | 9 | 15th | Peter Rasmussen
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15th | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nikhil Kanetkar
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4th | 15th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 4
| 1 round | 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shon Seung-mo
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marleve Mainaky
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2 | 6th | Shon Seung-mo
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8th | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
 Vladislav Druzchenko
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11 | 15th | 15th | Vladislav Druzchenko
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15th | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jürgen Koch
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15th | 13 | 0 | Shon Seung-mo
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8th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Agus Hariyanto
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15th | 15th | Agus Hariyanto
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15th | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bobby Milroy
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10 | 12 | Agus Hariyanto
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Fröhlich
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15th | 15th | Jan Fröhlich
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6th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Vaughan
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7th | 1 | Shon Seung-mo
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5 | 17th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Hong
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Chen Hong
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15th | 14th | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Chen Hong
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jens Roch
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15th | 15th | Jens Roch
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5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nabil Lasmari
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4th | 8th | Chen Hong
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hidetaka Yamada
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15th | 13 | 15th | Hidetaka Yamada
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7th | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rasmus Wengberg
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8th | 15th | 2 | Hidetaka Yamada
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sergio Llopis
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17th | 15th | Sergio Llopis
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6th | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Jim Ronny Andersen
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15th | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Finals
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||
| Xia Xuanze
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17th | 12 | 15th | |||||||||||||
| Kenneth Jonassen
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14th | 15th | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Xia Xuanze
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||
| Bao Chunlai
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11 | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| Bao Chunlai
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||
| Roslin Hashim
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7th | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Xia Xuanze
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15th | 13 | 15th | |||||||||||||
| Wong Choong Hann
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6th | 15th | 6th | |||||||||||||
| Wong Choong Hann
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||
| Sony Dwi Kuncoro
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8th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Wong Choong Hann
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||
| Shon Seung-mo
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4th | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Shon Seung-mo
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5 | 17th | 15th | |||||||||||||
| Chen Hong
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15th | 14th | 9 | |||||||||||||