2023 BWF World Championships – Men's singles

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

Seeds
The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 1 August 2023.

Viktor Axelsen (quarter-finals) Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (withdrew) 🇹🇭 Kunlavut Vitidsarn (champion) 🇯🇵 Kodai Naraoka (final)  Jonatan Christie (first round) 🇨🇳 Li Shifeng (third round) 🇸🇬 Loh Kean Yew (third round) 🇨🇳 Shi Yuqi (quarter-finals)

🇮🇳 Prannoy H. S. (semi-finals) Chou Tien-chen (third round) 🇮🇳 Lakshya Sen (third round) Anders Antonsen (semi-finals) 🇨🇳 Lu Guangzu (second round) 🇯🇵 Kenta Nishimoto (quarter-finals) 🇭🇰 Lee Cheuk Yiu (third round) 🇭🇰 Ng Ka Long (third round)

Draw
The drawing ceremony was held on 10 August.

Qualifiers' performances
The table below lists out all the qualifiers of this edition by 22 July 2023.