title: 2012 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys singles
text: # 2012 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys singles
  
  The Boys Singles tournament of the 2012 BWF World Junior Championships was held from October 30 until November 3. Zulfadli Zulkiffli from Malaysia is the last edition winner.
  
  Japanese Kento Momota clinched the title after beating Chinese Xue Song in the thrilling final match by 21–17, 19–21, 21–19.
  
  ## Seeded
  
  * Viktor Axelsen (quarter-final)
  * Kento Momota (champion)
  * Soong Joo Ven (third round)
  * Khosit Phetpradab (second round)
  * Thammasin Sitthikom (second round)
  * Soo Teck Zhi (quarter-final)
  * Ng Ka Long (fourth round)
  * C. Rohit Yadav (fourth round)
  * Mathias Almer (third round)
  * Panji Akbar Sudrajat (quarter-final)
  * Adam Mendrek (fourth round)
  * Jonathan Dolan (fourth round)
  * Kalle Koljonen (second round)
  * Thomi Azizan Mahbub (third round)
  * Wang Tzu-wei (third round)
  * Xue Song (final)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Viktor Axelsen | 19 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9/16 | Xue Song | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9/16 | Xue Song | 21 | 13 | 21 | 9/16 | Xue Song | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Hsu Jui-ting | 12 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Hsu Jui-ting | 21 | 21 | | | Hsu Jui-ting | 12 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 9/16 | Panji Akbar Sudrajat | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9/16 | Panji Akbar Sudrajat | 17 | 13 | | | | | | 9/16 | Xue Song | 17 | 21 | 19 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kento Momota | 21 | 19 | 21 |
  | | Chong Yee Han | 21 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kento Momota | 21 | 19 | 21 |
  | | Heo Kwang-hee | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Heo Kwang-hee | 23 | 21 | | | Heo Kwang-hee | 17 | 8 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | 5/8 | Soo Teck Zhi | 12 | 11 | | 2 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Tang CM | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
  | B Appakhodjaev | 3 | 7 | | | | | | Tan KM | 12 | 15 | | | | |
  | R Walker | 21 | 21 | | R Walker | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | |
  | Tan KM | 21 | 21 | | Tan KM | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
  | A Zinukhov | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Axelsen | 21 | 21 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | J Dolan | 10 | 11 |
  | | | | 9/16 | J Dolan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | R Pedrosa | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 9/16 | J Dolan | 21 | 21 | | | | |
  | E Sesalan | 17 | 20 | | | | | | P Cajot | 16 | 12 | | | | |
  | P Cajot | 21 | 21 | | P Cajot | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | |
  | V Kukulage | 11 | 13 | | Pham HN | 13 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
  | Pham HN | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 5/8 | R Yadav | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | D Guda | 21 | 18 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | R Yadav | 21 | 21 | | | | |
  | C Coetzer | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | F Hadmadi | 11 | 15 | | | | |
  | A D'Souza | 21 | 21 | | | A D'Souza | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
  | K Nishimoto | 19 | 20 | | | F Hadmadi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | F Hadmadi | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | R Yadav | 10 | 12 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | Xue S | 21 | 21 |
  | | | | | 9/16 | Xue S | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Korhonen | 21 | 21 | | | J Korhonen | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Delchev | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | 9/16 | Xue S | 21 | 21 | | | | |
  | Hung C-c | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | Jung J-w | 8 | 13 | | | | |
  | Jung J-w | 21 | 21 | | | Jung J-w | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Kuo | 21 | 17 | 10 | | A Namkul | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Namkul | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | 3/4 | Soong JV | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | F Deblois-Beaucage | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3/4 | Soong JV | 15 | 10 | | | | |
  | K Jacobs | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | Hsu J-t | 21 | 21 | | | | |
  | S Garev | 21 | 21 | | | S Garev | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | K Avsar | 11 | 17 | | | Hsu J-t | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Hsu J-t | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Hsu J-t | 21 | 21 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | A Mendrek | 10 | 14 |
  | | | | | 9/16 | A Mendrek | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | V de Vries | 13 | 23 | 20 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | A Mendrek | 21 | 21 | | | | |
  | S Sirant | 14 | 21 | 10 | | | | | | | A Lane | 19 | 16 | | | | |
  | A Lane | 21 | 15 | 21 | | A Lane | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
  | S van den Broeck | 15 | 17 | | | Do TD | 21 | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
  | Do TD | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | 5/8 | T Sitthikom | 19 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | A Koga | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | A Koga | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | S Lee | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | A Joshi | 15 | 11 | | | | | |
  | A Joshi | 21 | 21 | | | A Joshi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Stipsits | 21 | 21 | | | D Stipsits | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
  | B Goonathileka | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | A Koga | 21 | 19 | 19 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | P Sudrajat | 12 | 21 | 21 |
  | | | | | 9/16 | P Sudrajat | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Seo S-j | 21 | 14 | 24 | | Seo S-j | 21 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | I Heino | 14 | 21 | 22 | | | | | 9/16 | P Sudrajat | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | F Roth | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Chang TC | 15 | 16 | | | | | |
  | J Monterubio | 16 | 19 | | | F Roth | 19 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chang TC | 21 | 21 | | | Chang TC | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Forsberg | 7 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | Y Kobayashi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | V Shishkov | 11 | 14 | | | Y Kobayashi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | N Osborne | 8 | 7 | | | Lu C-h | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Lu C-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Y Kobayashi | 11 | 21 | 12 | | | | |
  | Chong YH | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Chong YH | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | |
  | S Serasinghe | 13 | 10 | | | Chong YH | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 9/16 | K Koljonen | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chong YH | 21 | 21 |
  | A Dolotov | 15 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Ng KL | 15 | 18 |
  | J Teeuwen | 21 | 19 | 21 | | J Teeuwen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Magee | 21 | 21 | | | J Magee | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Shekhtman | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | J Teeuwen | 7 | 16 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Ng KL | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | R Ng | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5/8 | Ng KL | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | M Alcala | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | S Zorlu | 21 | 13 | 19 | | M Alcala | 16 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | P Joshi | 21 | 21 | | | P Joshi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Young | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | P Joshi | 23 | 14 | 22 | | | | |
  | A Savatyugin | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | 9/16 | T Mahbub | 21 | 21 | 20 | | | | |
  | L Schaenzler | 21 | 21 | | | L Schaenzler | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 9/16 | T Mahbub | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Joshi | 22 | 16 | 16 |
  | A Truskalov | 19 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | Heo K-h | 20 | 21 | 21 |
  | M Svetnicka | 21 | 24 | | | M Svetnicka | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Zhou YJ | 19 | 12 | | | R Noes | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Noes | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | R Noes | 12 | 18 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Heo K-h | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Heo K-h | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3/4 | K Phetpradab | 21 | 17 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | H Dani | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Malan | 12 | 14 | | | H Dani | 19 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Janacek | 21 | 21 | | | J Janacek | 21 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Bakhshullaev | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | H Dani | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
  | A Selladurai | 21 | 16 | 19 | | | | | | 9/16 | M Almer | 19 | 13 | | | | | | |
  | W Cheung | 14 | 21 | 21 | | W Cheung | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 9/16 | M Almer | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Dani | 13 | 21 | 15 |
  | C Nilsson | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Soo TZ | 21 | 19 | 21 |
  | T Wolfenden | 8 | 21 | 19 | | C Nilsson | 21 | 20 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Lodiot | 12 | 5 | | | M Caljouw | 19 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | M Caljouw | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | M Caljouw | 21 | 13 | 10 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Soo TZ | 10 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | M Kosovan | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5/8 | Soo TZ | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | Guo K | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | P Hettiarachchi | 5 | 8 | | Guo K | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | M Put | 14 | 10 | | Jeon H-j | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Jeon H-j | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Guo K | 21 | 21 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 9/16 | Wang T-w | 18 | 16 | | | | |
  | | | | | P Thongnuam | 21 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 9/16 | Wang T-w | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Guo K | 20 | 17 |
  | K Boyarskiy | 15 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Momota | 22 | 21 |
  | A Ramadhan | 21 | 22 | | A Ramadhan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | G Ong | 21 | 21 | | G Ong | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Pistorius | 7 | 18 | | | | | | | A Ramadhan | 16 | 10 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Momota | 21 | 21 | | | | |
  | | | | | Pham CC | 20 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 2 | K Momota | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  