The World Championships of Badminton 2018 is the 25th Badminton World Cup. Prakash Padukone is the only Indian to have won a medal in Men’s Singles. He won the Bronze medal in 1983 World Championship. China did not win any medal in first two World Cups. But, from 1983 they have dominated the Badminton World Cup. Overall, India has won 2 Silver and 5 Bronze medals and are yet to have any semifinalists in Men’s and Mixed Doubles events. Check the complete list of the past Men’s Singles Winner since 1977 till the end of 2017.
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List of Past Winners of Men’s Singles
| Year | Venue | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1977 | Malmo, Sweden | Flemming Delfs (Denmark) | Svend Pri (Denmark) | Iie Sumirat (Indonesia) & Thomas Kihlstrom (Sweden) |
| 1980 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) | Liem Swie King (Indonesia) | P. Hadiyanto and Lius Pongoh (Indonesia) |
| 1983 | Copenhague, Denmark | Icuk Sugiarto (Indonesia) | Liem Swie King (Indonesia) | Prakash Padukone (India) & Han Jian (China) |
| 1985 | Calgary, Canada | Han Jian (China) | Morten Frost (England) | Pieter Nierhoff (England) & Yang Yang (China) |
| 1987 | Beijing, China | Yang Yang (China) | Morten Frost (England) | Zhao Jianhua (China) & Icuk Sugiarto (Indonesia) |
| 1989 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Yang Yang (China) | Ardy Wiranata | Icuk Sugiarto (Indonesia) & Eddy Kurniawan (Indonesia) |
| 1991 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Zhao Jianhua (China) | Alan Budikusuma (Indonesia) | Ardy Wiranata (Indonesia) & Liu Jun (China) |
| 1993 | Birmingham, England | Joko Suprianto (Indonesia) | Hermawan Susanto (Indonesia) | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Denmark) & Ardy Wiranata (Indonesia) |
| 1995 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Heryanto Arbi (Indonesia) | Park Sung-woo (Korea) | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (Denmark) & Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (Denmark) |
| 1997 | Glasgow, Scotland | Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) | Sun Jun (China) | Heryanto Arbi (Indonesia) & Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (Denmark) |
| 1999 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Sun Jun (China) | Fung Permadi (Chinese Taipei) | Peter Gade (Denmark) & Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen (Denmark) |
| 2001 | Seville, Spain | Hendrawan (Indonesia) | Peter Gade (Denmark) | Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) & Chen Hong (China) |
| 2003 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Xia Xuanze (China) | Wong Choong Hann (Malaysia) | Shon Seung-mo (Korea) & Bao Chunlai (China) |
| 2005 | California, United States | Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) | Lin Dan (China) | Peter Gade (Denmark) & Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) |
| 2006 | Madrid, Spain | Lin Dan (China) | Bao Chunlai (China) | Chen Hong (China) & Lee Hyun-il (Korea) |
| 2007 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysis | Lin Dan (China) | Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia) | Bao Chunlai (China) & Chen Yu (China) |
| 2009 | Hyderabad, India | Lin Dan (China) | Chen Jin (China) | Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) & Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia) |
| 2010 | Paris, France | Chen Jin (China) | Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) | Park Sung-hwan (Korea) & Peter Gade (Denmark) |
| 2011 | Wembley, London | Lin Dan (China) | Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) | Chen Jin & Peter Gade (Denmark) |
| 2013 | Guangzhou | Lin Dan (China) | Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) | Nguyễn Tiến Minh (Vietnam) & Du Pengyu (China) |
| 2014 | Copenhagen | Chen Long (China) | Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) (DQ) | Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) & Tommy Sugiarto (Indonesia) |
| 2015 | Jakarta | Long Chen (China) | Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) | Kento Momota (Japan) & Jan Ø. Jørgensen (Denmark) |
| 2017 | Scotland | Victor Axelsen (Denmark) | Lin Dan (China) | Long Chen (China) & Son Wan Ho (Korea) |
| 2018 | Nanjing | Kento Momota (Japan) | Shi Yuqi (China) | Long Chen (China) & Daren Liew (USA) |
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