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Men's singles at the 1977 IBF World Championships
Venue	Malmö Isstadion
Location	Malmö, Sweden
Dates	May 3, 1977 (1977-05-03) – May 8, 1977 (1977-05-08)
Medalists
Flemming Delfs    Denmark   Svend Pri    Denmark   Iie Sumirat    Indonesia   Thomas Kihlström    Sweden
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Events at the 1977 IBF World Championships
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed
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The 1977 BWF World Championships took place from May 3–8, 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. This was the inaugural edition of the World Championships with the joint top seeds being Liem Swie King and Flemming Delfs.

Main stage

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Thomas Kihlström	15	15
		Nobutaka Ikeda	5	8					Thomas Kihlström	15	15
		Victor Jaramillo Luque	18	15					Victor Jaramillo Luque	7	8
		Uday Pawar	13	9												Thomas Kihlström	15	9	15
		Liem Swie King	15	15												Liem Swie King	9	15	12
		David Eddy	1	6					Liem Swie King	15	15
		Peter Cooper	15	15					Peter Cooper	8	7
		Tahir Mohamed	2	2																			Thomas Kihlström	15	15
		Elo Hansen	15	18																			Elo Hansen	5	1
		James McGee	8	15					Elo Hansen	15	15
		Bandid Jaiyen	15	4	15				Bandid Jaiyen	7	9
		Willi Braun	6	15	13											Elo Hansen	15	15
		Rob Ridder	15	15												Rob Ridder	9	3
		Victor Yursim Ashod	1	0					Rob Ridder	15	15
		Johann Kjartansson	15	15					Johann Kjartansson	1	4
		Yagesh Pathak	5	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Svend Pri	18	15
		Lucio Fabris	16	9					Svend Pri	15	15
		Laio Kon-Fu	15	15					Laio Kon-Fu	7	6
		Knut Engelbertsen	12	13												Svend Pri	15	15
		Stefan Karlsson	15	15												Stefan Karlsson	7	7
		Miho Sepec	0	3					Stefan Karlsson	w.o.
		Ricardo Jaramillo Luque	15	15					Ricardo Jaramillo Luque
		Gordon Hamilton	8	13																			Svend Pri	15	15
		Hadiyanto	15	17																			Hadiyanto	2	10
		Bryan Purser	13	16					Hadiyanto	15	17	15
		Wolfgang Bochow	15	15					Wolfgang Bochow	9	18	2
		Miles Munson	1	5												Hadiyanto	15	15
		Masao Tsuchida	7	15	17											Masao Tsuchida	4	7
		Derek Talbot	15	12	16				Masao Tsuchida	15	15
		Partho Ganguli	15	15					Partho Ganguli	8	10
		Visnan Kapil	2	2

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Prakash Padukone	17	15
		Shoichi Toganoo	14	11					Prakash Padukone	15	15
		Jih Shu-Ching	15	15					Jih Shu-Ching	9	4
		Judien Lawes	0	3												Prakash Padukone	15	14	15
		Roy Díaz González	15	15												Roy Díaz González	4	18	6
		Morten Frost	11	13					Roy Díaz González	15	15
		Sigurdur Haraldsson	16	15	18				Sigurdur Haraldsson	6	2
		Trevor Stewart	18	9	15																		Prakash Padukone	6	15	11
		Iie Sumirat	15	15																			Iie Sumirat	15	10	15
		John Czich	12	3					Iie Sumirat	15	15
		Piet Ridder	15	15					Piet Ridder	3	2
		Billy Gilliland	7	12												Iie Sumirat	15	15
		Mike Tredgett	15	17												Mike Tredgett	9	1
		Roland Maywald	7	14					Mike Tredgett	15	15
		Tomas Angarth	13	15	15				Tomas Angarth	6	8
		Lars-Henrik Nybergh	15	4	8

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Sture Johnsson	15	15
		Jorge Palazuelos	3	5					Sture Johnsson	15	15
		Chung Trung-Lieh	15	15					Chung Trung-Lieh	5	4
		Petter Thoresen	3	11												Sture Johnsson	15	15
		Greg Carter	15	15												Greg Carter	3	9
		Gregor Berden	8	7					Greg Carter	15	15
		Manuel Joas	15	15					Manuel Joas	4	2
		Malcolm Abraham	11	5																			Sture Johnsson	6	10
		Flemming Delfs																					Flemming Delfs	15	15
		bye							Flemming Delfs	11	15	15
		Ray Stevens	15	15					Ray Stevens	15	10	6
		Michael Schnaase	5	7												Flemming Delfs	7	17	15
		Kinji Zeniya														Kinji Zeniya	15	15	12
									Kinji Zeniya	15	15
		Basri Yussif	15	15					Basri Yussif	6	6
		Jean-Pierre Bauduin	10	3

Final stage

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Thomas Kihlström	15	15
	8	Elo Hansen	5	1
									Thomas Kihlström	6	6
									Svend Pri	15	15
	4	Svend Pri	15	15
	5	Hadiyanto	2	10
																Svend Pri	5	6
																Flemming Delfs	15	15
	3	Prakash Padukone	6	15	11
	6	Iie Sumirat	15	10	15
									Iie Sumirat	1	17
									Flemming Delfs	15	18
	2	Sture Johnsson	6	10
	7	Flemming Delfs	15	15

References

1. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

• http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19770505.1.22.aspx

• 1977 IBF World Championships