2017 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles tournament of the 2017 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from 21 to 27 August.

Seeds
🇰🇷 Son Wan-ho (semifinals) Lee Chong Wei (first round)  Viktor Axelsen (champion) 🇨🇳 Shi Yuqi (third round) 🇨🇳 Chen Long (semifinals) Chou Tien-chen (quarterfinals) 🇨🇳 Lin Dan (final) 🇮🇳 Srikanth Kidambi (quarterfinals)

🇭🇰 Ng Ka Long Angus (third round) 🇨🇳 Tian Houwei (quarterfinals) 🇹🇭 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (third round) 🇭🇰 Wong Wing Ki (quarterfinals) 🇮🇳 Ajay Jayaram (third round) Anders Antonsen (third round) 🇮🇳 B. Sai Praneeth (third round) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rajiv Ouseph (third round)