The BWF World Championships, formerly known as IBF World Championships, and also known as the World Badminton Championships, is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament is one of the most prestigious in badminton, offering the most ranking points, together with the Summer Olympics badminton tournaments which was introduced in 1992.[1][2] The winners of this tournament are also crowned as "World Champions" of the sport, and are awarded a gold medal.[3]
The tournament started in 1977 and was held once every three years until 1983. However, the IBF (International Badminton Federation) faced difficulty in hosting the first two events as the World Badminton Federation (which later merged with the IBF to form one badminton federation) hosted the same tournament a year after the IBF World Championships with the same goals.
Since 1985, the tournament became biennial and played once every two years until 2005. Starting 2006, the tournament was changed to an annual event on the BWF calendar. The tournament is not held during the Summer Olympics years to avoid schedule conflicts.
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Championships. The most recent games were held in Copenhagen. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships. From 1989 to 2001 the world championships were held immediately after the Sudirman Cup at the same location.
As of 2022, only 21 countries have achieved at least a bronze medal in the tournament: 11 from Asia, eight from Europe, and one each from Oceania and North America. Africa is the only confederation that has not won a medal.
At the age of 18, Ratchanok Inthanon became the youngest winner of a singles title at the Championships.[4] Ratchanok was less than 3 months older than Jang Hye-ock was when she won the women's doubles title at the 1995 Championships.[5]
Most successful players & national teamsEdit
Most successful playersEdit
Several players have won gold medals in more than one category in a World Championship; this includes:
Lene Køppen, 1977, mixed doubles and women's singles
Zhao Yunlei, 2014 & 2015, women's doubles and mixed doubles
Seo Seung-jae, 2023, men's doubles and mixed doubles
From 1977 up to 2001, the medals were usually divided among five countries, namely China, Korea, Denmark, Indonesia, Malaysia. However, in 2003, the winners included seven countries and in 2005 the medal board contained a record high of ten countries.
Tony Gunawan also bears the distinction of winning a gold medal in Men's Doubles, representing two countries, 2001 partnering with Halim Haryanto for Indonesia and in 2005 partnering with Howard Bach to give the United States its first medal in the competition.
The 2005 edition also brought new faces to the mixed doubles event which had been dominated by China and Korea since 1997. With the retirement of defending champions and two-time winners Kim Dong-moon/Ra Kyung-min (Korea), Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir won Indonesia's first mixed doubles gold since 1980 when Christian Hadinata/Imelda Wiguna won it last for Indonesia.
Below is the list of the most successful players ever, with 3 or more gold medals.
Below is the gold medalists shown based by category and countries after the 2023 BWF World Championships. China has been the most successful in the World Championships ever since its inception in 1977. They were the only country ever to achieve a shutout of the medals which they did in 1987, 2010 and 2011.
BOLD means overall winner of that World Championships
Due to the disqualification on suspicion of violation of anti-doping regulations, the 2014 silver medalist Lee Chong Wei was stripped of his medal and thus the medal count does not add up.[6]
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The BWF World Championships formerly known as IBF World Championships and also known as the World Badminton Championships is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation BWF The tournament is one of the most prestigious in badminton offering the most ranking points together with the Summer Olympics badminton tournaments which was introduced in 1992 1 2 The winners of this tournament are also crowned as World Champions of the sport and are awarded a gold medal 3 BWF World ChampionshipsCurrent season competition or edition 2023 BWF World ChampionshipsSportBadmintonFounded1977 46 years ago 1977 CountryBWF member nationsOfficial logo until 2006The tournament started in 1977 and was held once every three years until 1983 However the IBF International Badminton Federation faced difficulty in hosting the first two events as the World Badminton Federation which later merged with the IBF to form one badminton federation hosted the same tournament a year after the IBF World Championships with the same goals Since 1985 the tournament became biennial and played once every two years until 2005 Starting 2006 the tournament was changed to an annual event on the BWF calendar The tournament is not held during the Summer Olympics years to avoid schedule conflicts Contents 1 Location of the World Championships 2 Past winners 3 Most successful players amp national teams 3 1 Most successful players 3 2 Most successful national teams 4 Championship per countries 4 1 Men s singles 4 2 Women s singles 4 3 Men s doubles 4 4 Women s doubles 4 5 Mixed doubles 5 Medal table 6 Medal distribution 6 1 Men s singles 6 2 Women s singles 6 3 Men s doubles 6 4 Women s doubles 6 5 Mixed doubles 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksLocation of the World Championships EditThe table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Championships The most recent games were held in Copenhagen The number in parentheses following the city country denotes how many times that city country has hosted the championships From 1989 to 2001 the world championships were held immediately after the Sudirman Cup at the same location nbsp nbsp 1980 1989 2015 nbsp 1987 nbsp 2007 nbsp 2009 nbsp 2013 nbsp 2018 nbsp 2022class notpageimage Host cities of the World Championships Asia nbsp nbsp 1977 nbsp 1983 1991 1999 2014 2023 nbsp 1993 2003 nbsp 1995 nbsp 1997 2017 nbsp 2001 nbsp 2006 nbsp 2010 2025 nbsp 2011 nbsp 2019 nbsp 2021class notpageimage Host cities of the World Championships Europe nbsp nbsp 1985 nbsp 2005class notpageimage Host cities of the World Championships North America Year No Host City Country Dates Top nation1977 I Malmo 1 nbsp Sweden 1 3 8 May nbsp Denmark1980 II Jakarta 1 nbsp Indonesia 1 27 May 1 June nbsp Indonesia1983 III Copenhagen 1 nbsp Denmark 1 2 8 May nbsp China1985 IV Calgary 1 nbsp Canada 1 10 16 June nbsp China1987 V Beijing 1 nbsp China 1 18 24 May nbsp China1989 VI Jakarta 2 nbsp Indonesia 2 29 May 4 June nbsp China1991 VII Copenhagen 2 nbsp Denmark 2 2 8 May nbsp China1993 VIII Birmingham 1 nbsp England 1 31 May 6 June nbsp Indonesia1995 IX Lausanne 1 nbsp Switzerland 1 22 28 May nbsp Indonesia1997 X Glasgow 1 nbsp Scotland 1 24 May 1 June nbsp China1999 XI Copenhagen 3 nbsp Denmark 3 10 23 May nbsp South Korea2001 XII Seville 1 nbsp Spain 1 3 10 June nbsp China2003 XIII Birmingham 2 nbsp England 2 28 July 3 August nbsp China2005 XIV Anaheim 1 nbsp United States 1 15 21 August nbsp China2006 XV Madrid 1 nbsp Spain 2 18 24 September nbsp China2007 XVI Kuala Lumpur 1 nbsp Malaysia 1 13 19 August nbsp China2009 XVII Hyderabad 1 nbsp India 1 10 16 August nbsp China2010 XVIII Paris 1 nbsp France 1 23 29 August nbsp China2011 XIX London 1 nbsp England 3 8 14 August nbsp China2013 XX Guangzhou 1 nbsp China 2 5 11 August nbsp China2014 XXI Copenhagen 4 nbsp Denmark 4 25 31 August nbsp China2015 XXII Jakarta 3 nbsp Indonesia 3 10 16 August nbsp China2017 XXIII Glasgow 2 nbsp Scotland 2 21 27 August nbsp China2018 XXIV Nanjing 1 nbsp China 3 30 July 5 August nbsp China2019 XXV Basel 1 nbsp Switzerland 2 19 25 August nbsp Japan2021 XXVI Huelva 1 nbsp Spain 3 12 19 December nbsp Japan2022 XXVII Tokyo 1 nbsp Japan 1 22 28 August nbsp China2023 XXVIII Copenhagen 5 nbsp Denmark 5 21 27 August nbsp South Korea2025 XXIX Paris 2 nbsp France 2 2026 XXX nbsp India 2 Past winners Edit nbsp The map shown the countries which at least achieve a bronze medal during the tournamentMain article Gold medalists at the BWF World Championships See also List of BWF World Championships medalists As of 2022 only 21 countries have achieved at least a bronze medal in the tournament 11 from Asia eight from Europe and one each from Oceania and North America Africa is the only confederation that has not won a medal At the age of 18 Ratchanok Inthanon became the youngest winner of a singles title at the Championships 4 Ratchanok was less than 3 months older than Jang Hye ock was when she won the women s doubles title at the 1995 Championships 5 Most successful players amp national teams EditMost successful players Edit Several players have won gold medals in more than one category in a World Championship this includes nbsp Lene Koppen 1977 mixed doubles and women s singles nbsp Christian Hadinata 1980 men s doubles and mixed doubles nbsp Park Joo bong 1985 amp 1991 men s doubles and mixed doubles nbsp Han Aiping 1985 women s singles and doubles nbsp Ge Fei 1997 women s doubles and mixed doubles nbsp Kim Dong moon 1999 men s doubles and mixed doubles nbsp Gao Ling 2001 women s doubles and mixed doubles nbsp Zhao Yunlei 2014 amp 2015 women s doubles and mixed doubles nbsp Seo Seung jae 2023 men s doubles and mixed doublesFrom 1977 up to 2001 the medals were usually divided among five countries namely China Korea Denmark Indonesia Malaysia However in 2003 the winners included seven countries and in 2005 the medal board contained a record high of ten countries Tony Gunawan also bears the distinction of winning a gold medal in Men s Doubles representing two countries 2001 partnering with Halim Haryanto for Indonesia and in 2005 partnering with Howard Bach to give the United States its first medal in the competition The 2005 edition also brought new faces to the mixed doubles event which had been dominated by China and Korea since 1997 With the retirement of defending champions and two time winners Kim Dong moon Ra Kyung min Korea Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir won Indonesia s first mixed doubles gold since 1980 when Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna won it last for Indonesia Below is the list of the most successful players ever with 3 or more gold medals Rank Player MS WS MD WD XD Total1 nbsp Lin Dan 5 5 nbsp Zhao Yunlei 2 3 5 nbsp Park Joo bong 2 3 54 nbsp Cai Yun 4 4 nbsp Chen Qingchen 4 4 nbsp Fu Haifeng 4 4 nbsp Gao Ling 3 1 4 nbsp Jia Yifan 4 4 nbsp Zhang Nan 1 3 4 nbsp Liliyana Natsir 4 4 nbsp Hendra Setiawan 4 412 nbsp Ge Fei 2 1 3 nbsp Guan Weizhen 3 3 nbsp Han Aiping 2 1 3 nbsp Huang Sui 3 3 nbsp Huang Yaqiong 3 3 nbsp Li Lingwei 2 1 3 nbsp Lin Ying 3 3 nbsp Yu Yang 3 3 nbsp Zheng Siwei 3 3 nbsp Mohammad Ahsan 3 3 nbsp Kim Dong moon 1 2 3 nbsp Carolina Marin 3 3Below is the list of the most successful player s in each category listed according to their last title Category Player Total YearMS nbsp Lin Dan 5 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013WS nbsp Carolina Marin 3 2014 2015 2018MD nbsp Cai Yun 4 2006 2009 2010 2011 with Fu Haifeng nbsp Fu Haifeng 4 2006 2009 2010 2011 with Cai Yun nbsp Hendra Setiawan 4 2007 with Markis Kido 2013 2015 2019 with Mohammad Ahsan WD nbsp Chen Qingchen 4 2017 2021 2022 2023 with Jia Yifan nbsp Jia Yifan 4 2017 2021 2022 2023 with Chen Qingchen XD nbsp Liliyana Natsir 4 2005 2007 with Nova Widianto 2013 2017 with Tontowi Ahmad MS Men s singles WS Women s singles MD Men s doubles WD Women s doubles XD Mixed doubles Most successful national teams Edit Below is the gold medalists shown based by category and countries after the 2023 BWF World Championships China has been the most successful in the World Championships ever since its inception in 1977 They were the only country ever to achieve a shutout of the medals which they did in 1987 2010 and 2011 BOLD means overall winner of that World Championships Rank Nation 77 80 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 06 07 09 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 Total1 nbsp China 2 3 5 4 3 1 1 3 21 3 3 22 4 3 4 5 5 23 3 3 2 24 1 1 2 1 702 nbsp Indonesia 1 4 1 3 2 1 2 22 2 23 1 1 1 233 nbsp South Korea 2 1 2 1 21 1 1 3 134 nbsp Denmark 3 1 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 55 nbsp Japan 1 1 24 2 2 1 96 nbsp Spain 1 1 1 3 nbsp Thailand 1 1 1 38 nbsp England 1 0 5 1 2 59 nbsp India 1 1 nbsp Malaysia 1 1 nbsp Singapore 1 1 nbsp Sweden 0 5 0 5 1 nbsp United States 1 1 1 Korea won on the superior of two silver medals to China s one and thus Korea became the overall winner 2 China won on superior of four silver medals to Indonesia s one and thus China became the overall winner 3 China won on the superior of two silver medals to Indonesia s none and thus China became the overall winner 4 China won on superior of four bronze medals to Japan s two and thus China became the overall winner Championship per countries EditMen s singles Edit Rank Nation 77 80 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 06 07 09 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 Total1 nbsp China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 142 nbsp Indonesia X X X X X X 63 nbsp Denmark X X X X 44 nbsp Japan X X 25 nbsp Singapore X 1 nbsp Thailand X 1Women s singles Edit Rank Nation 77 80 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 06 07 09 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 Total1 nbsp China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 152 nbsp Japan X X X 3 nbsp Spain X X X 34 nbsp Denmark X X 2 nbsp Indonesia X X 26 nbsp India X 1 nbsp Thailand X 1 nbsp South Korea X 1Men s doubles Edit Rank Nation 77 80 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 06 07 09 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 Total1 nbsp Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X 102 nbsp China X X X X X X X X 83 nbsp South Korea X X X X X 54 nbsp Denmark X X 25 nbsp Japan X 1 nbsp Malaysia X 1 nbsp United States X 1Women s doubles Edit Rank Nation 77 80 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 06 07 09 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 Total1 nbsp China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 232 nbsp Japan X X X 33 nbsp England X 1 nbsp South Korea X 1Mixed doubles Edit Rank Nation 77 80 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 05 06 07 09 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 Total1 nbsp China X X X X X X X X X X 102 nbsp South Korea X X X X X X 63 nbsp Indonesia X X X X X 54 nbsp Denmark X X X 3 55 nbsp England X 1 56 nbsp Sweden 1 nbsp Thailand X 1Medal table EditAs of the 2023 edition does not include one stripped silver medal from 2014 6 RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp China7049832022 nbsp Indonesia232037803 nbsp South Korea131533614 nbsp Denmark11 5154167 55 nbsp Japan9921396 nbsp Thailand325107 nbsp Spain31048 nbsp England2 58 513249 nbsp Malaysia18142310 nbsp India1491411 nbsp Sweden125812 nbsp Singapore1001 nbsp United States100114 nbsp Chinese Taipei036915 nbsp Hong Kong013416 nbsp Netherlands011217 nbsp Scotland00 511 518 nbsp Germany005519 nbsp France0011 nbsp New Zealand0011 nbsp Vietnam0011Totals 21 entries 140139280559Medal distribution EditMen s singles Edit As of the 2023 editionDue to the disqualification on suspicion of violation of anti doping regulations the 2014 silver medalist Lee Chong Wei was stripped of his medal and thus the medal count does not add up 6 RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp China14614342 nbsp Indonesia6713263 nbsp Denmark4514234 nbsp Japan21145 nbsp Thailand11136 nbsp Singapore10017 nbsp Malaysia04268 nbsp India0145 nbsp South Korea014510 nbsp Chinese Taipei011211 nbsp Sweden0011 nbsp Vietnam0011Totals 12 entries 282756111Women s singles Edit As of the 2023 editionRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp China151625562 nbsp Japan31483 nbsp Spain31044 nbsp Indonesia22595 nbsp Denmark20356 nbsp India13377 nbsp South Korea11578 nbsp Thailand10129 nbsp Chinese Taipei022410 nbsp England012311 nbsp Hong Kong010112 nbsp Germany004413 nbsp France0011 nbsp Netherlands0011Totals 14 entries 282856112Men s doubles Edit As of the 2023 editionRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Indonesia10610262 nbsp China8411233 nbsp South Korea568194 nbsp Denmark247135 nbsp Malaysia1411166 nbsp Japan12367 nbsp United States10018 nbsp England02249 nbsp Sweden002210 nbsp Chinese Taipei0011 nbsp India0011Totals 11 entries 282856112Women s doubles Edit As of the 2023 editionRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp China231316522 nbsp Japan3310163 nbsp South Korea1512184 nbsp England11355 nbsp Indonesia03476 nbsp Denmark01787 nbsp Sweden01128 nbsp Netherlands01019 nbsp Chinese Taipei0011 nbsp India0011 nbsp Thailand0011Totals 11 entries 282856112Mixed doubles Edit As of the 2023 editionRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp China101017372 nbsp South Korea624123 nbsp Indonesia525124 nbsp Denmark3 551018 55 nbsp England1 54 56126 nbsp Thailand11247 nbsp Sweden11138 nbsp Japan02359 nbsp Scotland00 511 510 nbsp Hong Kong003311 nbsp Chinese Taipei0011 nbsp Germany0011 nbsp Malaysia0011 nbsp New Zealand0011Totals 14 entries 282856112See also EditBWF World Senior ChampionshipsReferences Edit World Ranking System Badminton World Federation Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 Retrieved 29 December 2015 Regulations for World Championships Badminton World Federation Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 29 December 2015 Chin Chai hopes BWF will offer prize money for world meet The Star 17 April 2013 Retrieved 23 August 2013 World champion Ratchanok Inthanon also a devoted kid The Indian Express 12 August 2013 Retrieved 15 August 2013 Hearn Don 11 August 2013 WORLDS Finals Ratchanok youngest ever singles World Champion Badzine Retrieved 16 August 2013 a b Lee Chong Wei Badminton star given eight month ban for doping BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 27 April 2015 Retrieved 27 April 2015 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has 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