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

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

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

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

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

^ "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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