Sva trojica su upisala pobjede u svojim kvalifikacijskim skupinama, a najbrži rezultat je istrčao Powell (10.16). Svjetski rekorder Bolt je istrčao 10.20, dok je Gay ostvario vrijeme 10.22.
Zanimljivo, najbrže vrijeme prve runde ostvario je Britanac Tyrone Edgar (10.13), Powell je zauzeo ukupno treće, Bolt peto, a Gay sedmo mjesto.
SKUPINA 1
1. Usain Bolt (JAM) 10.20 Q
2. Daniel Bailey (ANT) 10.24 Q
3. Vicente Lima (BRA) 10.26 Q
4. Jenris Vizcaino (KUB) 10.28 q
5. Fabio Cerutti (ITA) 10.49
6. Jurgen Themen (SUR) 10.61
7. Moses Kamut (VAN) 10.81
8. Francis Manioru (SO) 11.09
SKUPINA 2
1. Asafa Powell (JAM) 10.16 Q
2. Kim Collins (SKN) 10.17 Q
3. Craig Pickering (VB) 10.21 Q
4. Daniel Grueso (KOL) 10.35 q
5. Dariusz Kuc (POLJ) 10.44 q
6. Aymard Bosse Beranger (CAF) 10.51
7. Aisea Tohi (TGA) 11.17
8. Roman William Cress (MHL) 11.18
SKUPINA 3
1. Richard Thompson (TRI) 10.24 Q
2. Martial Mbandjock (FRA) 10.26 Q
3. Simone Collio (ITA) 10.32 Q
4. Aziz Zakari (GAB) 10.34 q
5. Andrew Hinds (BAR) 10.35 q
6. Suryo Agung Wibowo (INA) 10.46
7. Jared Lewis (STVG) 11.00
8. Rabangaki Nawai (KIR) 11.29
SKUPINA 4
1. Michael Frater (JAM) 10.15 Q
2. Pierre Browne (CAN) 10.22 Q
3. Darrel Brown (TRI) 10.22 Q
4. Nobuharu Asahara (JPN) 10.25 q
5. Holder da Silva (GBS) 10.58
6. Idrissa Sanou (BUR) 10.63
7. Ghyd-Kermeliss-Holly Olonghot (CGO) 11.01
8. Massoud Azizi (AFG) 11.45
SKUPINA 5
1. Tyson Gay (SDA) 10.22 Q
2. Olusoji Fasuba (NIG) 10.29 Q
3. Jose Carlos Moreira (BRA) 10.29 Q
4. Angel David Rodriguez (ŠPA) 10.34 q
5. Lukas Milo (ČEŠ) 10.52
6. Mhadjou Youssouf (COM) 10.62
7. Danny D'souza (SEJ) 11.00
8. Shanahan Sanitoa (AS) 12.60
SKUPINA 6
1. Tyrone Edgar (VB) 10.13 Q
2. Darvis Patton (SAD) 10.25 Q
3. Ronald Pognon (FRA) 10.26 Q
4. Hu Kai (KIN) 10.39 q
5. Abdullah Al Sooli (OMA) 10.53
6. Desislav Gunev (BUG) 10.66
7. Ali Shareef (MAL) 11.11
8. Souksavanh Tonsacktheva (LAO) 11.51
SKUPINA 7
1. Francis Obikwelu (POR) 10.25 Q
2. Obinna Metu (NIG) 10.34 Q
3. Walter Dix (SAD) 10.35 Q
4. Anson Henry (KAN) 10.37 q
5. Dmytro Glushchenko (UKR) 10.57
6. Calvin Kang (SIN) 10.73
7. Jesse Tamangrow (PAL) 11.38
8. Michandong Reginaldo (GRU) 11.61
SKUPINA 8
1. Derrick Atkins (BAH) 10.28 Q
2. Andrey Epishin (RUS) 10.34 Q
3. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (NOR) 10.37 Q
4. Uchenna Emedolu (NIG) 10.46 q
5. Suwaibou Sanneh (GAM) 10.52
6. Sandro Viana (BRA) 10.60
7. Chun Ho Lai (HK) 10.63
8. Abu Abdullah Mohammed (BAN) 11.07
SKUPINA 9
1. Samuel Francis (KAT) 10.40 Q
2. Marc Burns (TT) 10.46 Q
3. Matic Osovnikar (SLO) 10.46 Q
4. Rolando Palacios (MHON) 10.49
5. Ruslan Abbasov (AZE) 10.58
6. Sebastien Gattuso (MON) 10.70
7. Jack Howard (MIC) 11.03
8. Gordon Heather (COK) 11.41
SKUPINA 10
1. Churandy Martina (NA) 10.35 Q
2. Naoki Tsukahara (JAP) 10.39 Q
3. Simeon Williamson (VB) 10.42 Q
4. Tobias Benjamin Unger (NJEM) 10.46 q
5. Franklin Nazareno (EKV) 10.60
6. Wilfried Bingangoye (GAB) 10.87
7. Moumi Sebergue (ČAD) 11.14
8. Okilani Tinilau (TUV) 11.48