The 2015 World Championships has officially begun. The draw of the men's and women's singles was carried out some hours ago and now we know the path that players will have to take to reach the finals.
Everything is ready for the 2015 World Championships! Draws of all events have been released, but seeded players still have to wait for their opponents of the first round.
[[Ma Long]], top seed, would face [[Fan Zhendong]] in semifinals, but first he has to defeat some European players. In quarterfinals he would meet [[Dimitrij Ovtcharov]]. Fan, 4th seed, will have to deal with [[Koki Niwa]] and [[Timo Boll]] on his part of the draw.
[[Zhang Jike]], 3rd seed, would face [[Jun Mizutani]] in quarterfinals, but he previously will have to beat [[Vladimir Samsonov]]. [[Xu Xin]], 2nd seed, will probably meet [[Marcos Freitas]] in quarterfinals, but he will have to play against his teammate [[Fang Bo]] in the previous match.
Full draw here
[[Ding Ning]], s the top seed in the women's event. If the former world champion reaches semifinals, she will face [[Feng Tianwei]]. But her teammate [[Wu Yang]] could be her rival in quarterfinals. [[Feng Tianwei]] also has a strong opponent in quarterfinals, [[Kasumi Ishikawa]].
[[Liu Shiwen]], 2nd seed, would meet [[Zhu Yuling]] in quarterfinals and [[Li Xiaoxia]] in semifinals. To reach semifinals, the defending champion will have to defeat [[Ai Fukuhara]].
Full draw here
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