The men's doubles tournament of the 2011 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) was held from August 8 to 14. Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng were the defending champions.
In the final, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng defeated Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Yeon-seong 24–22, 21–16.
Seeds
Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (champions) Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (quarterfinals) Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (semifinals) Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (quarterfinals) Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong (final) Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan (second round, retired) Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (semifinals) Alvent Yulianto / Hendra Aprida Gunawan (third round) Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Noriyasu Hirata (third round) Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu (third round) Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong (third round) Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (third round) Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler (second round) Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa (third round) Cho Gun-woo / Kwon Yi-goo (third round) Mads Conrad-Petersen / Jonas Rasmussen (quarterfinals)
Draw
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
References Main Draw