2008 BWF World Junior Championships – boys' singles

2008 BWF World Junior Championships boys' singles

Tournament details

Dates

29 October 2008 – 2 November 2008

Edition

10th

Level

International

Venue

Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

Location

Pune, India

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The boys' singles event for the 2008 BWF World Junior Championships was held between 29 October and 2 November. Wang Zhengming won the title, continuing Chinese dominance in the discipline.^[1]

Seeds

CHN Gao Huan (final)
KOR Park Sung-min (quarter-final)
CHN Wang Zhengming (champion)
THA Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (quarter-final)
KOR Lee Dong-keun (semi-final)
MAS Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin (quarter-final)
DEN Emil Holst (fourth round)
IND Gurusai Dutt (semi-final)
FIN Kasper Lehikoinen (second round)
JPN Rei Sato (fourth round)
TPE Hsu Jen-hao (fourth round)
INA Adi Pratama (quarter-final)
DEN Steffen Rasmussen (third round)
POR Pedro Martins (fourth round)
MAS Syawal Ismail (fourth round)
HKG Wong Wing Ki (fourth round)

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	1	CHN Gao Huan	21	21

	5/8	MAS Iskandar Zainuddin	11	11
								1	CHN Gao Huan	15	21	21

								5/8	KOR Lee Dong-keun	21	14	13
	3/4	THA T Saensomboonsuk	21	21	21

	5/8	KOR Lee Dong-keun	23	19	23
															1	CHN Gao Huan	13	16

															3/4	CHN Wang Zhengming	21	21
	9/16	INA Adi Pratama	11	16

	3/4	CHN Wang Zhengming	21	21
								3/4	CHN Wang Zhengming	21	17	21

								5/8	IND Gurusai Dutt	16	21	17
	5/8	IND Gurusai Dutt	21	14	21

	2	KOR Park Sung-min	16	21	19

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

								1	CHN Gao H	21	21
		IND A Prakash	21	21					IND A Prakash	20	12
		SIN Tang KS	11	15											1	CHN Gao H	21	21
		MAS Goh SH	21	21												MAS Goh SH	19	5
		GER N Coldewe	13	10					MAS Goh SH	21	21
		CAN D Pastewka	21	14					TUR K Akcebe	10	17
		TUR K Akcebe	23	21																		1	CHN Gao H	17	23	21
																						9/16	MAS S Ismail	21	21	14
								9/16	MAS S Ismail	21	17	21
		GER J Geigenberger	17	17					KOR Choi S-i	17	21	19
		KOR Choi S-i	21	21											9/16	MAS S Ismail	16	21	21
		SIN E Sng	6	11												INA A Trisnanto	21	16	14
		INA A Trisnanto	21	21					INA A Trisnanto	21	21
		TPE Lin S-k	21	21					TPE Lin S-k	18	14
		IRI S Eivani	16	14

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

								5/8	MAS I Zainuddin	21	21
		NEP P Rajendra	18	19					PAK A Zahid	13	13
		PAK A Zahid	21	21											5/8	MAS I Zainuddin	24	21
		CZE M Teller	21	21												INA E Sukamta	22	8
		SIN K Ho	15	18					CZE M Teller	7	10
		RUS A Yartsev	17	11					INA E Sukamta	21	21
		INA E Sukamta	21	21																		5/8	MAS I Zainuddin	21	21
																						9/16	TPE Hsu J-h	11	15
								9/16	TPE Hsu J-h	21	21
		SCO A Gilmour	21	17	21				SCO A Gilmour	15	14
		ITA P Musiari	18	21	15										9/16	TPE Hsu J-h	21	21
		TPE Yang C-h	21	21												TPE Yang C-h	17	16
		CAN P Butler	8	10					TPE Yang C-h	21	21
		RUS Y Egerev	21	21					RUS Y Egerev	18	13
		MRI A Alleck	6	11

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

								3/4	THA T Saensomboonsuk	21	21
		EGY A Abdelrahman	19	4					JAM G Henry	12	17
		JAM G Henry	21	21											3/4	THA T Saensomboonsuk	21	21
		EGY M Safwat	10	8												SCO P van Rietvelde	11	13
		SCO P van Rietvelde	21	21					SCO P van Rietvelde	21	21
		PAK M Ali	21	10	15				RUS N Matazov	14	9
		RUS N Matazov	16	21	21																	3/4	THA T Saensomboonsuk	21	13	21
																						9/16	JPN R Sato	17	21	14
								9/16	JPN R Sato	21	21
		ENG R Morris	21	21					ENG R Morris	14	8
		SRI S Gunawardena	13	16											9/16	JPN R Sato	21	18	21
		BAN L Chand														CHN Zhang S	12	21	18
		SYR A Awad	WO						BAN L Chand	10	13
		K Kabir	4	7					CHN Zhang S	21	21
		CHN Zhang S	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

								5/8	KOR Lee D-k	21	21
		IRQ O Husamuldeen	12	15					EST I Seidelberg	13	12
		EST I Seidelberg	21	21											5/8	KOR Lee D-k	21	21
		FRA T Rouxel	19	21	19											THA B Isara	12	7
		THA B Isara	21	12	21				THA B Isara	21	21
		AFG G Abed	5	5					ENG M Middleton	15	9
		ENG M Middleton	21	21																		5/8	KOR Lee D-k	21	21
																							INA E Setiawan	12	16
								9/16	DEN S Rasmussen	21	21
		SRI D Kariyawasam	21	23					SRI D Kariyawasam	11	17
		NZL J Eunson	13	21											9/16	DEN S Rasmussen	16	11
		CAN T Chiu	10	17												INA E Setiawan	21	21
		GER A Heinz	21	21					GER A Heinz	12	0^r
		HKG Ng KL	12	15					INA E Setiawan	21	5
		INA E Setiawan	21	21

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

		BUL B Andreev	21	17
		SIN Ng ZR	23	21					SIN Ng ZR	10	17
		IND P Patel	6	17					TPE Chou T-c	21	21
		TPE Chou T-c	21	21												TPE Chou T-c	21	14	18
		EST K Kaljurand	9	22	23										9/16	INA A Pratama	11	21	21
		EGY A El Khateeb	21	20	25				EGY A Elkhateeb	14	10
		NZL L Charlesworth	14	10				9/16	INA A Pratama	21	21
	9/16	INA A Pratama	21	21																		9/16	INA A Pratama	21	21
		ITA G Greco	21	12	21																	5/8	DEN E Holst	18	18
		NEP T Sajan	16	21	11				ITA G Greco	21	21
		IRQ M Neamah	21	13	14				MRI J Joson	8	9
		MRI J Joson	17	21	21											ITA G Greco	11	15
		ENG B Stawski	17	21	18										5/8	DEN E Holst	21	21
		NZL M Fowke	21	5	21				NZL M Fowke	17	11
								5/8	DEN E Holst	21	21

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

		AFG Y Masaud	13	9
		RUS S Scherbin	21	21					RUS S Scherbin	8	12
		CAN M Guiffre	17	7					JPN M Kido	21	21
		JPN M Kido	21	21												JPN M Kido	21	14	20
		SCO C Pollock	9	4											9/16	POR P Martins	15	21	22
		NZL E Haggo	21	21					NZL E Haggo	16	12
								9/16	POR P Martins	21	21
																						9/16	POR P Martins	19	13
		CZE M Ludík	21	21																		3/4	CHN Wang ZM	21	21
		BAN M Sazzad	13	7					CZE M Ludík	21	21
		PAK A Khan	21	16	7				SRI C Fernando	17	6
		SRI C Fernando	16	21	21											CZE M Ludík	12	14
		SRI N Hettiarachchi	12	16											3/4	CHN Wang ZM	21	21
		THA P Poodchalat	21	21					THA P Poodchalat	11	14
								3/4	CHN Wang ZM	21	21

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

		TUR R Öztürk	12	18
		JPN S Wada	21	21					JPN S Wada	21	21
		AFG R Shekib	14	12					PAK M I S Bhatti	9	8
		PAK M I S Bhatti	21	21												JPN S Wada	15	4
		MAS Kuan KC	21	21												MAS Kuan KC	21	21
		IND P Kumar	15	16					MAS Kuan KC	21	21
								9/16	FIN K Lehikoinen	15	9
																							MAS Kuan KC	21	19	12
		HKG Lee CH	19	18																		5/8	IND G Dutt	19	21	21
		SCO M Campbell	21	21					SCO M Campbell	21	21
		TUR H Oruç	21	21					TUR H Oruç	17	15
		EGY M El Sayad	7	10												SCO M Campbell	6	13
		SYR M Al Jonid	WO												5/8	IND G Dutt	21	21
		IRQ M Othman							IRQ M Othman	6	2
								5/8	IND G Dutt	21	21

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

		JPN H Takeuchi	21	21
		TUR E Aslan	19	7					JPN H Takeuchi	13	16
		THA P Thongnuam	21	19	16				GER R Domke	21	21
		GER R Domke	16	21	21											GER R Domke	14	14
		CHN Gan ZL	21	21											9/16	HKG Wong WK	21	21
		ENG B Tier	11	6					CHN Gan ZL	12	11
								9/16	HKG Wong WK	21	21
																						9/16	HKG Wong WK	17	21	18
		EST K Taherand	22	18																		2	KOR Park S-m	21	16	21
		FRA M Michel	24	21					FRA M Michel	21	19	21
		IRI M Khanjani	19	21	22				IRI M Khanjani	9	21	8
		JAM C Parsons	21	6	20											FRA M Michel	6	14
		MRI J Perne	6	9											2	KOR Park S-m	21	21
		KOR Kang J-w	21	21					KOR Kang J-w	9	17
								2	KOR Park S-m	21	21

References

^ "Saina special". Pune Mirror. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2025.