2023 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
at the 2023 BWF World Championships
Men's doubles ; at the 2023 BWF World Championships
Venue	Royal Arena
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Dates	21–27 August
Competitors	96 from 29 nations
Medalists
	← 2022 Tokyo 2025 Paris →

The men's doubles tournament of the 2023 BWF World Championships took place from 21 to 27 August 2023 at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen.

Seeds[edit]

The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 1 August 2023.^[1]

01.

Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (second round)

02.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (quarter-finals)

03.

Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (semi-finals)

04.

Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (semi-finals)

05.

Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (third round)

06.

Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi (quarter-finals)

07.

Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (third round)

08.

Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (quarter-finals)

09. Kang Min-hyuk / Seo Seung-jae (champions)

10.

Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin (third round)

11.

Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (final)

12.

Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Won-ho (withdrew)

13.

Muhammad Shohibul Fikri / Bagas Maulana (quarter-finals)

14.

Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin (third round)

15.

Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han (third round)

16.

He Jiting / Zhou Haodong (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw[edit]

The drawing ceremony was held on 10 August 2023.^[2]

Finals[edit]

Semi-finals					Final

9	Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae	23	21

4	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	21	13
					9	Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae	14	21	21

					11	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21	15	17
3	Liang Weikeng Wang Chang	21	18	19

11	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	17	21	21

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarter-finals

					1	F Alfian M R Ardianto	18	19

						Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	21
	Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	25

	R Easton Z Russ	12	23
										Lee J-h Yang P-hs	19	21	15

									9	Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	13	21



					9	Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21

						C Bernardo A Morada	10	13
	J Elliott R Summers	17	13

	C Bernardo A Morada	21	21
														9	Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21

														8	M Ahsan H Setiawan	19	17



					8	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21

						G Greco D Salutt	11	14
	G Greco D Salutt	21	21

	J Guevara D Mini	14	7
									8	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21

									16	He JT Zhou HD	15	10



					16	He JT Zhou HD	21	21

						O Král A Mendrek	9	19
	O Král A Mendrek	17	21	21

	T Flåtten V Rikheim	21	9	11

Section 2[edit]

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarter-finals

					4	A Chia Soh W Y	18	21	21

						J Bay L Mølhede	21	14	16
	I Rusev I Stoynov	14	15

	J Bay L Mølhede	21	21
										4	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21

										14	Lee Y Wang C-l	16	18



					14	Lee Y Wang C-l	22	21

						A Koga T Saito	20	16
	Fa Farias Fr Farias	17	7

	A Koga T Saito	21	21
														4	A Chia Soh W Y	21	15	21

														6	Liu YC Ou XY	10	21	14



					6	Liu YC Ou XY	21	21

						S Jomkoh K Kedren	16	19
	A R Dwicahyo A Qowimuramadhoni	13	12

	S Jomkoh K Kedren	21	21
										6	Liu YC Ou XY	24	21

										15	Lu C-y Yang P-ha	22	16



					15	Lu C-y Yang P-ha	21	21

						K Lee T A Lindeman	16	14
	K Lee T A Lindeman	21	16	24

	C Grimley M Grimley	18	21	22

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarter-finals

	J Castillo L Montoya	15	10

	B Geiss J C Völker	21	21
						B Geiss J C Völker	12	16

					13	M S Fikri B Maulana	21	21



										13	M S Fikri B Maulana	22	21

										5	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	20	18
	A Kwek Loh K H	12	21	14

	Ren XY Tan Q	21	10	21
						Ren XY Tan Q	12	10

					5	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21



															13	M S Fikri B Maulana	18	21	14

															3	Liang WK Wang C	21	15	21
	Man W C Tee K W	21	21

	L Corvée R Labar	17	18
						Man W C Tee K W	w	/	o

					12	Choi S-g Kim W-h



											Man W C Tee K W	16	21	17

										3	Liang WK Wang C	21	14	21
	M Lamsfuß M Seidel	18	18

	C Popov T J Popov	21	21
						C Popov T J Popov	12	13

					3	Liang WK Wang C	21	21

Section 4[edit]

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarter-finals

	A Dunn A Hall	21	0

	A Dong N Yakura	10	0^r
						A Dunn A Hall	12	12

					11	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21



										11	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21

										7	Ong Y S Teo E Y	15	10
	P Kaosamaang W Thongsa-nga	21	21

	V Chiu J Yuan	18	11
						P Kaosamaang W Thongsa-nga	16	21	12

					7	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	18	21



															11	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21

															2	S Rankireddy C Shetty	18	19
	B Lane S Vendy	21	21

	A Marroquín J Solís	5	6
						B Lane S Vendy	21	19	10

					10	L R Carnando D Marthin	18	21	21



										10	L R Carnando D Marthin	15	21	9

										2	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	19	21
	J Magee P Reynolds	21	16	22

	K Choo Lim M C	14	21	24
						K Choo Lim M C	16	9

					2	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21

Qualifiers' performances[edit]

The table below lists out all the qualifiers of this edition by 22 July 2023.^[3]

Pair	Date of birth	Pair statistics			Individual statistics			Note
		Appearance	Best Performance(s)		Appearance	Best Performance(s)
		Appearance	Edition(s)	Result	Appearance	Edition(s)	Result
Champions
Kang Min-hyuk	(1999-02-17)17 February 1999 (aged 24)	Debut			2nd	22	1R	PB
Seo Seung-jae	(1997-09-04)4 September 1997 (aged 25)	Debut			3rd	19, 22	QF	PB
Finalist
Kim Astrup	(1992-03-06)6 March 1992 (aged 31)	8th	21	B	8th	21	B	Reigning European champion, and most participated pair, =PB
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	(1989-02-15)15 February 1989 (aged 34)	8th	21	B	8th	21	B	Reigning European champion, and most participated pair, =PB
Semi-finalist
Liang Weikeng	(2000-11-30)30 November 2000 (aged 22)	Debut			Debut			PB
Wang Chang	(2001-05-07)7 May 2001 (aged 22)	Debut			2nd	21	1R	PB
Aaron Chia	(1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 26)	5th	22	G	5th	22	G	Reigning world champion
Soh Wooi Yik	(1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 25)	5th	22	G	5th	22	G	Reigning world champion
Quarter-finalist
Liu Yuchen	(1995-07-25)25 July 1995 (aged 28)	Debut			5th	18	G
Ou Xuanyi	(1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 29)	Debut			2nd	21	2R	PB
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	(2000-08-13)13 August 2000 (aged 23)	5th	22	B	5th	22	B	Reigning Asian champion
Chirag Shetty	(1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 26)	5th	22	B	5th	22	B	Reigning Asian champion
Mohammad Ahsan	(1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 35)	5th	13, 15, 19	G	8th	13, 15, 19	G	Most participated qualifier
Hendra Setiawan	(1984-08-25)25 August 1984 (aged 38)	5th	13, 15, 19	G	8th	07, 13, 15, 19	G	Oldest and most participated qualifier
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri	(1999-11-15)15 November 1999 (aged 23)	2nd	22	2R	2nd	22	2R	PB
Bagas Maulana	(1998-07-20)20 July 1998 (aged 25)	2nd	22	2R	2nd	22	2R	PB
Third rounders
He Jiting	(1998-02-19)19 February 1998 (aged 25)	Debut			4th	21	S
Zhou Haodong	(1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 25)	Debut			3rd	19	3R	=PB
Lee Jhe-huei	(1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 29)	3rd	21, 22	2R	4th	18, 21, 22	2R	PB
Yang Po-hsuan	(1996-08-23)23 August 1996 (aged 26)	3rd	21, 22	2R	3rd	21, 22	2R	PB
Lee Yang	(1995-08-12)12 August 1995 (aged 28)	4th	21	QF	5th	21	QF	Reigning Olympic champion
Wang Chi-lin	(1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 28)	4th	21	QF	6th	18	B	Reigning Olympic champion
Lu Ching-yao	(1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 30)	5th	17	3R	5th	17	3R	=PB
Yang Po-han	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 29)	5th	17	3R	5th	17	3R	=PB
Leo Rolly Carnando	(2001-07-29)29 July 2001 (aged 22)	Debut			Debut			PB
Daniel Marthin	(2001-07-31)31 July 2001 (aged 22)	Debut			Debut			PB
Takuro Hoki	(1995-08-14)14 August 1995 (aged 28)	6th	21	G2	6th	21	G
Yugo Kobayashi	(1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 28)	6th	21	G2	6th	21	G
Man Wei Chong	(1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 23)	Debut			Debut			PB
Tee Kai Wun	(2000-04-17)17 April 2000 (aged 23)	Debut			Debut			PB
Ong Yew Sin	(1995-01-30)30 January 1995 (aged 28)	5th	21	B	5th	21	B
Teo Ee Yi	(1993-04-04)4 April 1993 (aged 30)	5th	21	B	5th	21	B
Second rounders
Kenneth Choo	(1997-04-01)1 April 1997 (aged 26)	Debut			Debut			Reigning Oceanian champion, PB
Lim Ming Chuen	(1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 28)	Debut			Debut			PB
Kevin Lee	(1998-11-10)10 November 1998 (aged 24)	Debut			Debut			PB
Ty Alexander Lindeman	(1997-08-15)15 August 1997 (aged 26)	Debut			Debut			PB
Ren Xiangyu	(1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 24)	Debut			Debut			PB
Tan Qiang	(1998-09-16)16 September 1998 (aged 24)	Debut			4th	21	S
Ondřej Král	(1999-04-15)15 April 1999 (aged 24)	2nd	22	1R	2nd	22	1R	PB
Adam Mendrek	(1995-11-14)14 November 1995 (aged 27)	2nd	22	1R	2nd	22	1R	PB
Jeppe Bay	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 26)	2nd	22	3R	2nd	22	3R
Lasse Mølhede	(1993-10-25)25 October 1993 (aged 29)	2nd	22	3R	2nd	22	3R
Ben Lane	(1997-07-13)13 July 1997 (aged 26)	4th	22	QF	4th	22	QF
Sean Vendy	(1996-05-18)18 May 1996 (aged 27)	4th	22	QF	4th	22	QF
Christo Popov	(2002-03-08)8 March 2002 (aged 21)	2nd	22	1R	2nd	22	1R	PB
Toma Junior Popov	(1998-09-29)29 September 1998 (aged 24)	2nd	22	1R	2nd	22	1R	PB
Bjarne Geiss	(1997-11-29)29 November 1997 (aged 25)	4th	21	3R	4th	21	3R
Jan Colin Völker	(1998-02-26)26 February 1998 (aged 25)	4th	21	3R	4th	21	3R
Fajar Alfian	(1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 27)	4th	19, 22	B	4th	19, 22	B
Muhammad Rian Ardianto	(1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 27)	4th	19, 22	B	4th	19, 22	B
Giovanni Greco	(1990-04-11)11 April 1990 (aged 33)	Debut			3rd	15, 21	1R	PB
David Salutt	(1998-12-31)31 December 1998 (aged 24)	Debut			Debut			PB
Akira Koga	(1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 29)	3rd	21	3R	3rd	22	3R
Taichi Sato	(1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (aged 30)	3rd	21	3R	3rd	22	3R
Christian Bernardo	(1998-07-25)25 July 1998 (aged 25)	Debut			Debut			PB
Alvin Morada	(1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (aged 26)	Debut			Debut			PB
Alexander Dunn	(1998-09-13)13 September 1998 (aged 24)	5th	19, 22	3R	5th	19	3R
Adam Hall	(1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 27)	5th	19, 22	3R	5th	19, 22	3R
Supak Jomkoh	(1996-09-04)4 September 1996 (aged 26)	2nd	22	1R	2nd	22	1R	PB
Kittinupong Kedren	(1996-07-19)19 July 1996 (aged 27)	2nd	22	1R	4th	15	2R	=PB
Pharanyu Kaosamaang	(2003-03-06)6 March 2003 (aged 20)	Debut			Debut			PB
Worrapol Thongsa-nga	(1995-10-29)29 October 1995 (aged 27)	Debut			Debut			PB
First rounders
Ade Resky Dwicahyo	(1998-05-13)13 May 1998 (aged 25)	Debut			Debut			PB
Azmy Qowimuramadhoni	(1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 24)	Debut			Debut			PB
Fabrício Farias	(2000-05-08)8 May 2000 (aged 23)	3rd	21, 22	1R	3rd	21, 22	1R	=PB
Francielton Farias	(2000-05-08)8 May 2000 (aged 23)	3rd	21, 22	1R	3rd	21, 22	1R	=PB
Ivan Rusev	(1993-05-06)6 May 1993 (aged 30)	Debut			2nd	18	1R	=PB
Iliyan Stoynov	(2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 22)	Debut			Debut			PB
Adam Dong	(1994-02-14)14 February 1994 (aged 29)	Debut			Debut			Reigning Pan America champion, PB
Nyl Yakura	(1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 30)	Debut			5th	19	2R	Reigning Pan America champion
Rory Easton	(2001-01-16)16 January 2001 (aged 22)	Debut			Debut			PB
Zach Russ	(2000-07-03)3 July 2000 (aged 23)	Debut			Debut			PB
Lucas Corvée	(1993-06-09)9 June 1993 (aged 30)	2nd	22	2R	3rd	22	2R
Ronan Labar	(1989-05-03)3 May 1989 (aged 34)	2nd	22	2R	8th	15, 17, 22	2R	Most participated qualifier
Mark Lamsfuß	(1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 29)	6th	21	QF	6th	21	QF
Marvin Seidel	(1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 27)	6th	21	QF	6th	21	QF
Aníbal Marroquín	(1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 30)	2nd	22	2R	2nd	22	2R
Jonathan Solís	(1993-08-21)21 August 1993 (aged 30)	2nd	22	2R	2nd	22	2R
Job Castillo	(1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 30)	2nd	22	2R	2nd	22	2R
Luis Montoya	(2000-12-08)8 December 2000 (aged 22)	2nd	22	2R	2nd	22	2R
Torjus Flåtten	(1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 26)	3rd	21	3R	3rd	21	3R
Vegard Rikheim	(1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 25)	3rd	21	3R	3rd	21	3R
José Guevara	(1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 24)	Debut			Debut			PB
Diego Mini	(1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 24)	Debut			Debut			PB
Joshua Magee	(1994-11-03)3 November 1994 (aged 28)	4th	22	2R	5th	22	2R
Paul Reynolds	(1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 24)	4th	22	2R	4th	22	2R
Christopher Grimley	(2000-02-06)6 February 2000 (aged 23)	3rd	21	3R	3rd	21	3R
Matthew Grimley	(2000-02-06)6 February 2000 (aged 23)	3rd	21	3R	3rd	21	3R
Andy Kwek	(1999-04-22)22 April 1999 (aged 24)	Debut			Debut			PB
Loh Kean Hean	(1995-03-12)12 March 1995 (aged 28)	Debut			3rd	22	3R
Jarred Elliott	(2000-01-26)26 January 2000 (aged 23)	Debut			Debut			Reigning African champion, PB
Robert Summers	(2002-05-13)13 May 2002 (aged 21)	Debut			Debut			Reigning African champion, PB
Vinson Chiu	(1998-08-08)8 August 1998 (aged 25)	Debut			Debut			PB
Joshua Yuan	(2003-07-25)25 July 2003 (aged 20)	Debut			Debut			Youngest qualifier, PB
Withdrew
Choi Sol-gyu	(1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 28)	—			–	19, 22	QF
Kim Won-ho	(1999-06-02)2 June 1999 (aged 24)	—			–

References[edit]

^ "TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2023 - Seeding Report" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 2023-08-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
^ "Men's singles opening rounds promise explosive action". BWF. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Men's doubles qualification list" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[1] "TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2023 - Seeding Report" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 2023-08-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-07.

[2] "Men's singles opening rounds promise explosive action". BWF. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[3] "Men's doubles qualification list" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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Events at the 2023 BWF World Championships

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