The men's singles tournament of the 2025 BWF World Championships took place from 26 to 31 August 2025 at the Adidas Arena in Paris.
Seeds
The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 5 August 2025.
Shi Yuqi (champion) Anders Antonsen (semi-finals) Kunlavut Vitidsarn (final) Li Shifeng (first round) Jonatan Christie (quarter-finals) Chou Tien-chen (quarter-finals) Alex Lanier (third round) Kodai Naraoka (third round)
Loh Kean Yew (quarter-finals) Christo Popov (third round) Lu Guangzu (second round) Lin Chun-yi (second round) Lee Cheuk Yiu (third round) Kenta Nishimoto (third round) Toma Junior Popov (third round) Weng Hongyang (quarter-finals)
Draw The drawing ceremony was held on 13 August.
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Records Victor Lai made history by becoming the first Canadian to win a medal in any discipline after defeating former champion Loh Kean Yew.
Qualifiers' performances The table below lists out all the qualifiers of this edition by 26 July 2025. Qualifier Date of birth Appearance Best Performance(s) Note Edition(s) Result Champion Shi Yuqi 5th 18 S 15th Chinese men's singles gold medal, breaking 8-year drought, Finalist Kunlavut Vitidsarn 4th 23 G Three consecutive WC finals (out of four), four including Olympics (out of five) Semi-finalist Victor Lai colspan="3" First Canadian WC Medalist, Anders Antonsen 7th 19 S Quarter-finalist Weng Hongyang colspan="3" Loh Kean Yew 5th 21 G Jonatan Christie 6th 19,22 QF = Chou Tien-chen 10th 22 B Third rounder Christo Popov 2nd 23 2R Alex Lanier colspan="3" Jeon Hyeok-jin 2nd 23 2R Kodai Naraoka 3rd 23 S Lee Cheuk Yiu 5th 21,22,23 3R = Alwi Farhan colspan="3" Youngest qualifier, Kenta Nishimoto 6th 23 QF Toma Junior Popov 3th 23 2R Second rounder Julien Carraggi 3rd 23 2R = Ng Ka Long 8th 17,18,19,22,23 3R Aria Dinata colspan="3" Lee Chia-hao colspan="3" Yushi Tanaka colspan="3" Lu Guangzu 5th 21 3R Nhat Nguyen 6th 21 3R Kalle Koljonen 7th 21 2R = Fabian Roth 2nd 17 1R Ade Resky Dwicahyo 4th 21,23 2R = Lin Chun-yi colspan="3" Kim Byung-jae colspan="3" Leong Jun Hao colspan="3" Ethan Rose colspan="3" Viren Nettasinghe colspan="3" Prannoy H. S. 7th 23 B First rounder Lakshya Sen 4th 21 B Lê Đức Phát colspan="3" Pui Pang Fong colspan="3" Collins Filimon colspan="3" Kantaphon Wangcharoen 5th 19 B Dicky Dwi Pangestu colspan="3" Jack Yu colspan="3" Reigning Oceanian champion, Giovanni Toti 2nd 23 1R = Li Shifeng 3rd 23 2R Lee Zii Jia 5th 19, 21 QF Jason Teh 3rd 23 2R Edward Lau colspan="3" Dumindu Abeywickrama colspan="3" Brian Yang 3rd 21 3R Julien Paul 6th 22 2R Harry Huang colspan="3" Ygor Coelho 7th 18 3R Gustav Björkler colspan="3" Koki Watanabe 2nd 21 2R Matthias Kicklitz colspan="3" Nguyen Hai Đang 2nd 23 1R = Rasmus Gemke 5th 21 3R Adriano Viale colspan="3" Uriel Canjura 2nd 23 2R Tobias Kuenzi colspan="3" Wang Tzu-wei 6th 23 QF Pablo Abián 14th 11,13 3ROldest and most participated qualifier Misha Zilberman 13th 10,18,19 3R Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 5th 22 QF Joakim Oldorff colspan="3" Jonathan Matias 2nd 23 1R = Withdrew Jan Louda 3rd 22 2R
References
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