Men's singles
at the 2023 BWF World Championships |
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| Venue | Royal Arena |
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| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Dates | 21–27 August |
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| Competitors | 64 from 40 nations |
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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.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
The drawing ceremony was held on 10 August.
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifiers' performances
The table below lists out all the qualifiers of this edition by 22 July 2023.
| Qualifier
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Date of birth
|
Appearance
|
Best Performance(s)
|
Note
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| Edition(s)
|
Result
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| Champion
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| Kunlavut Vitidsarn
|
11 May 2001 (aged 22)
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3rd
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22
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S
|
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| Finalist
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| Kodai Naraoka
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30 June 2001 (aged 22)
|
2nd
|
22
|
2R
|
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| Semi-finalist
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| Anders Antonsen
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27 April 1997 (aged 26)
|
6th
|
19
|
S
|
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| Prannoy H. S.
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17 July 1992 (aged 31)
|
6th
|
21, 22
|
QF
|
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| Quarter-finalist
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| Shi Yuqi
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28 February 1996 (aged 27)
|
4th
|
18
|
S
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| Wang Tzu-wei
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27 February 1995 (aged 28)
|
5th
|
22
|
3R
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| Viktor Axelsen
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4 January 1994 (aged 29)
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8th
|
17, 22
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G
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Reigning Olympics, world and European champion
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| Kenta Nishimoto
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30 August 1994 (aged 28)
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5th
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18, 19, 22
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3R
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| Third rounder
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| Li Shifeng
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9 January 2000 (aged 23)
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2nd
|
21
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2R
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| Chou Tien-chen
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8 January 1990 (aged 33)
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9th
|
22
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B
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| Lee Cheuk Yiu
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28 August 1996 (aged 26)
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4th
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21, 22
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3R
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=
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| Ng Ka Long
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24 June 1994 (aged 29)
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6th
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17, 18, 19, 22
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3R
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=
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| Lakshya Sen
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16 August 2001 (aged 22)
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3rd
|
21
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B
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| Kanta Tsuneyama
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21 June 1996 (aged 27)
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6th
|
18
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QF
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| Lee Zii Jia
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29 March 1998 (aged 25)
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4th
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19, 21
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QF
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| Loh Kean Yew
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26 June 1997 (aged 26)
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4th
|
21
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G
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| Second rounder
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| Ade Resky Dwicahyo
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13 May 1998 (aged 25)
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3rd
|
21
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2R
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=
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| Julien Carraggi
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2 July 2000 (aged 23)
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2nd
|
22
|
1R
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| Ygor Coelho
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24 November 1996 (aged 26)
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6th
|
18
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3R
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| Brian Yang
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25 November 2001 (aged 21)
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2nd
|
21
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3R
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Reigning Pan America champion
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| Lu Guangzu
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19 October 1996 (aged 26)
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4th
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21
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3R
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| Rasmus Gemke
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11 January 1997 (aged 26)
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4th
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21
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3R
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| Uriel Canjura
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12 September 2000 (aged 22)
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Debut
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First El Salvador qualifier,
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| Christo Popov
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8 March 2002 (aged 21)
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Debut
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Youngest qualifier,
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| Toma Junior Popov
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29 September 1998 (aged 24)
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2nd
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22
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1R
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| Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo
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15 June 1998 (aged 25)
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2nd
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22
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1R
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| Ng Tze Yong
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16 May 2000 (aged 23)
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2nd
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22
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2R
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=
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| Jason Teh
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25 August 2000 (aged 22)
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2nd
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22
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1R
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| Jeon Hyeok-jin
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13 June 1995 (aged 28)
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Debut
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| Kantaphon Wangcharoen
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18 September 1998 (aged 24)
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4th
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19
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B
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| Danylo Bosniuk
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23 August 2000 (aged 22)
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2nd
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22
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1R
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| Howard Shu
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28 November 1990 (aged 32)
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6th
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13, 14, 15, 21, 22
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1R
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| First rounder
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| Nathan Tang
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26 August 1990 (aged 32)
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Debut
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| Luka Wraber
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7 September 1990 (aged 32)
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9th
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18, 21
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2R
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| Zhao Junpeng
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2 February 1996 (aged 27)
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3rd
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22
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B
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| Jonathan Matias
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10 February 2000 (aged 23)
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Debut
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| B. R. Sankeerth
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22 December 1997 (aged 25)
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Debut
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| Jan Louda
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25 April 1999 (aged 24)
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2nd
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22
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2R
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| Adham Hatem Elgamal
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4 February 1998 (aged 25)
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2nd
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22
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1R
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=
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| Kalle Koljonen
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26 February 1994 (aged 29)
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6th
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21
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2R
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| Kai Schäfer
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13 June 1993 (aged 30)
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5th
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22, 21
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2R
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| Max Weißkirchen
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18 October 1996 (aged 26)
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Debut
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| Kevin Cordón
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28 November 1986 (aged 36)
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6th
|
11
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QF
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| Srikanth Kidambi
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7 February 1993 (aged 30)
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8th
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21
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S
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| Jonatan Christie
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15 September 1997 (aged 25)
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4th
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19, 22
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QF
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| Misha Zilberman
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25 January 1989 (aged 34)
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12th
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10, 18, 19
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2R
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| Fabio Caponio
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26 March 1999 (aged 24)
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Debut
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| Giovanni Toti
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28 December 2000 (aged 22)
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Debut
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| Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
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18 July 1997 (aged 26)
|
Debut
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| Dmitriy Panarin
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8 January 2000 (aged 23)
|
Debut
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| Julien Paul
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7 January 1996 (aged 27)
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5th
|
22
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2R
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| Job Castillo
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1 November 1992 (aged 30)
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Debut
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| Mark Caljouw
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25 January 1995 (aged 28)
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6th
|
21
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QF
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| Joran Kweekel
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16 May 1998 (aged 25)
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2nd
|
21
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1R
|
=
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| Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
|
1 June 1997 (aged 26)
|
2nd
|
21
|
1R
|
Reigning African champion, =
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| Bernardo Atilano
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19 June 1996 (aged 27)
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3rd
|
22
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2R
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| Nhat Nguyen
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16 June 2000 (aged 23)
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5th
|
21
|
3R
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| Milan Dratva
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24 April 1996 (aged 27)
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Debut
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| Pablo Abián
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12 June 1985 (aged 38)
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13th
|
11, 13
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3R
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Oldest and most participated qualifier
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| Luís Enrique Peñalver
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10 February 1996 (aged 27)
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5th
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18, 19, 21, 22
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2R
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| Tobias Künzi
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18 February 1998 (aged 25)
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Debut
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| Justin Ma
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2 May 1997 (aged 26)
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Debut
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| Nguyễn Hải Đăng
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24 September 2000 (aged 22)
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Debut
|
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| Withdrew
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| Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
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11 May 1996 (aged 27)
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5th
|
22
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QF
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Reigning Asian Champion
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