1983 IBF World Championships – Men's singles

The 1983 IBF World 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 Kuk	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
		Byung Hak Choi	15	15					Byung Hak Choi	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