Men's singles at the 1983 IBF World Championships
Venue	Brøndbyhallen
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates	May 2, 1983 (1983-05-02) – May 8, 1983 (1983-05-08)
Medalists
Icuk Sugiarto    Indonesia   Liem Swie King    Indonesia   Prakash Padukone    India   Han Jian    China

Events at the 1983 IBF World Championships
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

The 1983 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1983. The gold medal was won by Icuk Sugiarto; the silver by Liem Swie King; and the bronze by Prakash Padukone and Han Jian. What follows are the detailed results of the men's singles.

Main stage

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Morten Frost	15	15
		Yang Kesen	1	10					Morten Frost	15	15
		Syed Modi	15	15					Syed Modi	2	4
		Guus van der Vlugt	8	9												Morten Frost	15	15
		Philip Sutton	15	15												Philip Sutton	8	7
		Tomm Eriksen	10	12					Philip Sutton	15	11
		Graeme Robson	18	15					Graeme Robson	11	15	6
		Torbjörn Petersson	14	7																			Morten Frost	5	3
		Icuk Sugiarto	15	15																			Icuk Sugiarto	15	15
		Sung Han-kook	12	9					Icuk Sugiarto	15	15
		Nick Yates	15	18					Nick Yates	12	2
		Udom Luangpetcharaporn	5	14												Icuk Sugiarto	15	15
		John Goss	15	10	15											John Goss	5	0
		Rolf Rüsseler	8	15	11				John Goss	15	15
		Thomas Künstler	10	15	15				Thomas Künstler	7	8
		Koji Gondo	15	9	9

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Luan Jin	15	15
		Rob Ridder	4	2					Luan Jin	15	15
		Hiroyuki Hasegawa	15	15					Hiroyuki Hasegawa	2	4
		Uwe Scherpen	9	4												Luan Jin	15	15
		Petter Thoresen	15	13	15											Michael Kjeldsen	11	9
		Kim Moon-soo	6	18	1				Petter Thoresen	3	13
		Michael Kjeldsen	15	15					Michael Kjeldsen	15	18
		Ong Beng Teong	3	2																			Luan Jin	3	9
		Prakash Padukone	18	15																			Prakash Padukone	15	15
		Stefan Karlsson	4	16					Prakash Padukone	15	15
		Heinz Fischer	18	15					Heinz Fischer	1	5
		Geir Dahl	14	7												Prakash Padukone	15	15
		Paul Kong	3	15	15											Andy Goode	5	8
		Dan Travers	15	12	12				Paul Kong	11	13
		Andy Goode	15	15					Andy Goode	15	15
		Bob MacDougall	4	3

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Chen Changjie	15	15
		Uun Santosa	2	1					Chen Changjie	8	15	15
		Tariq Wadood	15	15					Tariq Wadood	15	11	3
		Mike Butler	3	2												Chen Changjie	15	15
		Kevin Jolly	15	15												Kevin Jolly	8	6
		Gregor Berden	0	2					Kevin Jolly	15	15
		Kinji Zeniya	15	15					Kinji Zeniya	11	5
		Pascal Kaul	2	2																			Chen Changjie	15	5	4
		Liem Swie King	15	15																			Liem Swie King	12	15	15
		Roy Díaz González	3	4					Liem Swie King	7	15	15
		Park Joo-bong	15	15					Park Joo-bong	15	4	12
		Trevor Stewart	0	1												Liem Swie King	15	15
		Steen Fladberg	15	15												Steen Fladberg	6	12
		Pradeep Gandhe	4	4					Steen Fladberg	15	15
		Göran Carlsson	15	18					Göran Carlsson	9	6
		Harald Klauer	11	15

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Jens Peter Nierhoff	15	15
		Lex Coene	7	8					Jens Peter Nierhoff	15	15
		Masao Tsuchida	w.o.						Masao Tsuchida	8	5
		Chris Kinard														Jens Peter Nierhoff	15	17
		Misbun Sidek	15	15												Misbun Sidek	11	16
		Samson Egbeyemi	8	8					Misbun Sidek	15	12	15
		Steve Baddeley	15	15					Steve Baddeley	6	15	6
		Uday Pawar	2	9																			Jens Peter Nierhoff	15	4	4
		Han Jian	15	15																			Han Jian	1	15	15
		Darren McDonald	5	1					Han Jian	15	15
		Choi Byung-hak	15	15					Choi Byung-hak	6	5
		Klaus Fischer	2	5												Han Jian	15	15
		Sze Yu	1	18	15											Ulf Johansson	2	2
		Sompol Kukasemkij	15	17	4				Sze Yu	w/o
		Ulf Johansson	15	15					Ulf Johansson	scr
		Chris Rees	11	10

Final stage

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Morten Frost	5	3
	8	Icuk Sugiarto	15	15
									Icuk Sugiarto	9	15	15
									Prakash Padukone	15	7	1
	4	Luan Jin	3	9
	5	Prakash Padukone	15	15
																Icuk Sugiarto	15	12	17
																Liem Swie King	8	15	16
	3	Chen Changjie	15	5	4
	6	Liem Swie King	12	15	15
									Liem Swie King	15	15
									Han Jian	9	3
	2	Jens Peter Nierhoff	15	4	4
	7	Han Jian	12	15	15

External links

• First round - Teil 2
• Second round
• Third round
• Quarterfinals