The men's singles SL3 tournament at the 2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships took place from 8 to 13 February 2026 at Isa Sports City in Manama. A total of 29 players competed at the tournament.

Classification

Format The 29 players were split into 8 groups of three to four players. They played a round-robin tournament with the top 2 players advancing to the knockout stage. Each match was played in a best-of-3.

Seeds These were the seeds for this event:

Kumar Nitesh (semi-finals) Pramod Bhagat (champion)

Group stage All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 8 February 12:00 Majed Al-Sahafi 0–2 Simon Cruz 3–21 5–21 9 February 09:00 Kumar Nitesh 2–0 Majed Al-Sahafi 21–5 21–7 10 February 11:00 Kumar Nitesh 2–0 Simon Cruz 21–7 21–7

Group B

Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 8 February 09:00 Rishikesh Venu 2–0 Dimitar Pavlov 22–20 21–12 9 February 09:00 Pramod Bhagat 2–0 Rishikesh Venu 21–7 21–12 10 February 09:00 Pramod Bhagat 2–0 Dimitar Pavlov 21–6 21–7

Group C

Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 8 February 09:00 Xiong Lichuan 2–0 Rudolf Klein 21–6 21–5 9 February 09:30 Oleksandr Chyrkov 1–2 Xiong Lichuan 22–20 15–21 21–23 10 February 11:30 Oleksandr Chyrkov 2–0 Rudolf Klein 21–3 21–3

Group D

Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 8 February 12:00 Mongkhon Bunsun 2–0 Joo Dong-jae 23–21 21–10 12:30 Manoj Sarkar 2–0 Curnow Pirbhai-Clarke 21–17 21–15 9 February 11:00 Manoj Sarkar 0–2 Mongkhon Bunsun 7–21 13–21 11:30 Joo Dong-jae 0–2 Curnow Pirbhai-Clarke 21–23 14–21 10 February 11:30 Mongkhon Bunsun 2–1 Curnow Pirbhai-Clarke 20–22 21–7 21–16 12:00 Manoj Sarkar 2–0 Joo Dong-jae 21–17 21–11

Group E

Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 8 February 12:30 Mustafa Tuğra Nur 2–0 Radek Dutý 21–3 21–4 13:00 Umesh Vikram Kumar 2–0 Lee Seung-hu 21–11 21–19 9 February 11:30 Umesh Vikram Kumar 2–0 Mustafa Tuğra Nur 21–18 21–16 12:00 Radek Dutý 0–2 Lee Seung-hu 6–21 7–21 10 February 12:00 Umesh Vikram Kumar 2–0 Radek Dutý 21–7 21–15 12:30 Mustafa Tuğra Nur 0–2 Lee Seung-hu 7–21 8–21

Group F

Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 8 February 13:00 Thomas Numitor 2–0 Alex Santamaria 21–15 21–16 13:30 Daisuke Fujihara 2–0 Su Yu-an 21–5 21–4 9 February 12:00 Daisuke Fujihara 2–0 Thomas Numitor 21–5 21–4 12:30 Alex Santamaria 2–0 Su Yu-an 24–22 21–18 10 February 12:30 Daisuke Fujihara 2–0 Alex Santamaria 21–9 21–4 13:00 Thomas Numitor 2–1 Su Yu-an 21–10 17–21 21–15

Group G

Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 8 February 09:30 Gerson Jair Vargas Lostaunaul 2–0 Margus Hoop 21–5 21–4 13:30 Muhammad Al Imran 2–0 Yi Yuzhe 21–19 21–13 9 February 09:30 Muhammad Al Imran 2–0 Gerson Jair Vargas Lostaunaul 21–13 21–8 12:30 Margus Hoop 0–2 Yi Yuzhe 2–21 3–21 10 February 09:00 Gerson Jair Vargas Lostaunaul 0–2 Yi Yuzhe 11–21 16–21 13:00 Muhammad Al Imran 2–0 Margus Hoop 21–8 21–8

Group H

Date Time Player 1 Score Player 2 Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 8 February 12:30 William Roussy 1–2 Chen Xiaoyu 21–13 13–21 21–23 14:00 Mathieu Thomas 2–0 Albert Manuel Puente Perez 21–12 21–12 9 February 13:00 Mathieu Thomas 2–1 William Roussy 17–21 21–11 21–13 Chen Xiaoyu 2–0 Albert Manuel Puente Perez 21–7 21–12 10 February 13:30 William Roussy 2–0 Albert Manuel Puente Perez 21–12 21–10 14:00 Mathieu Thomas 2–0 Chen Xiaoyu 21–18 21–10

Knockout stage

External links Tournament Link

References