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BWF World Championships
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 BWF World Championships
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FormerlyIBF World Championships
SportBadminton
Founded1977; 49 years ago (1977)
CountryBWF member nations

The BWF World Championships is a badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation.[1] It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with the Summer Olympics badminton events introduced in 1992.[2] The winners of the tournament are 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 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.

Editions

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Year Edition Host city Host country Dates Top Nation
1977 I Malmö (1) Sweden (1) 3–8 May File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (1)
1980 II Jakarta (1) Indonesia (1) 27 May – 1 June File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (1)
1983 III Copenhagen (1) Denmark (1) 2–8 May File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (1)
1985 IV Calgary (1) Canada (1) 10–16 June File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (2)
1987 V Beijing (1) China (1) 18–24 May File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (3)
1989 VI Jakarta (2) Indonesia (2) 29 May – 4 June File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (4)
1991 VII Copenhagen (2) Denmark (2) 2–8 May File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (5)
1993 VIII Birmingham (1) England (1) 31 May – 6 June File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (2)
1995 IX Lausanne (1) Switzerland (1) 22–28 May File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (3)
1997 X Glasgow (1) Scotland (1) 24 May – 1 June File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (6)
1999 XI Copenhagen (3) Denmark (3) 10–23 May File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (1)
2001 XII Seville (1) Spain (1) 3–10 June File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (7)
2003 XIII Birmingham (2) England (2) 28 July – 3 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (8)
2005 XIV Anaheim (1) United States (1) 15–21 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (9)
2006 XV Madrid (1) Spain (2) 18–24 September File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (10)
2007 XVI Kuala Lumpur (1) Malaysia (1) 13–19 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (11)
2009 XVII Hyderabad (1) India (1) 10–16 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (12)
2010 XVIII Paris (1) France (1) 23–29 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (13)
2011 XIX London (1) England (3) 8–14 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (14)
2013 XX Guangzhou (1) China (2) 5–11 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (15)
2014 XXI Copenhagen (4) Denmark (4) 25–31 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (16)
2015 XXII Jakarta (3) Indonesia (3) 10–16 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (17)
2017 XXIII Glasgow (2) Scotland (2) 21–27 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (18)
2018 XXIV Nanjing (1) China (3) 30 July – 5 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (19)
2019 XXV Basel (1) Switzerland (2) 19–25 August File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (1)
2021 XXVI Huelva (1) Spain (3) 12–19 December File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (2)
2022 XXVII Tokyo (1) Japan (1) 22–28 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (20)
2023 XXVIII Copenhagen (5) Denmark (5) 21–27 August File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (2)
2025 XXIX Paris (2) France (2) 25–31 August File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (21)
2026 XXX New Delhi (1) India (2)

Winners summary

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File:World Badminton Championships medalists.png
The map shown the countries which at least achieve a bronze medal during the tournament

As of 2025, only 22 countries have achieved at least a bronze medal in the tournament: 11 from Asia, eight from Europe, two from North America and one from Oceania. Africa is the only confederation that has not won a medal. Canada is the newest country to won a medal in 2025.

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

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Several players have won gold medals in more than one category in a World Championship; this includes:

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 and 2025 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 Total
1 China Lin Dan 5 5
China Zhao Yunlei 2 3 5
South Korea Park Joo-bong 2 3 5
4 China Cai Yun 4 4
China Chen Qingchen 4 4
China Fu Haifeng 4 4
China Gao Ling 3 1 4
China Jia Yifan 4 4
China Zhang Nan 1 3 4
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir 4 4
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 4 4
12 China Ge Fei 2 1 3
China Guan Weizhen 3 3
China Han Aiping 2 1 3
China Huang Sui 3 3
China Huang Yaqiong 3 3
China Li Lingwei 2 1 3
China Lin Ying 3 3
China Yu Yang 3 3
China Zheng Siwei 3 3
Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan 3 3
Japan Akane Yamaguchi 3 3
South Korea Kim Dong-moon 1 2 3
South Korea Seo Seung-jae 2 1 3
Spain Carolina Marín 3 3

Below is the list of the most successful player(s) in each category (listed according to their last title):

Category Player Total Year
MS China Lin Dan 5 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
WS Japan Akane Yamaguchi 3 2021, 2022, 2025
Spain Carolina Marín 3 2014, 2015, 2018
MD China Cai Yun 4 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 (with Fu Haifeng)
China Fu Haifeng 4 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 (with Cai Yun)
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 4 2007 (with Markis Kido), 2013, 2015, 2019 (with Mohammad Ahsan)
WD China Chen Qingchen 4 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 (with Jia Yifan)
China Jia Yifan 4 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 (with Chen Qingchen)
XD Indonesia 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

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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 25 Total
1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 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 2 72
2 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 1 4 1 3 2 1 2 22 2 23 1 1 1 23
3 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2 1 2 1 21 1 1 3 1 14
4 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 3 1 0.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.5
5 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1 1 24 2 2 1 1 10
6 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1 1 1 3
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1 1 1 3
8 File:Flag of England.svg England 1 0.5 1 2.5
9 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 1 1 2
10 File:Flag of India.svg India 1 1
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1 1
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 0.5 0.5 1
File:Flag of the United States.svg 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 country

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Men's singles

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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 25 Total
1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
2 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia X X X X X X 6
3 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark X X X X 4
4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan X X 2
5 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore X 1
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand X 1

Women's singles

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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 25 Total
1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
2 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan X X X X 4
3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain X X X 3
4 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark X X 2
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia X X 2
6 File:Flag of India.svg India X 1
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand X 1
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea X 1

Men's doubles

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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 25 Total
1 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X 10
2 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China X X X X X X X X 8
3 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea X X X X X X 6
4 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark X X 2
5 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan X 1
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia X 1
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States X 1

Women's doubles

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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 25 Total
1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
2 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan X X X 3
3 File:Flag of England.svg England X 1
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea X 1

Mixed doubles

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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 25 Total
1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China X X X X X X X X X X 10
2 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea X X X X X X 6
3 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia X X X X X 5
4 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark X / X X 3.5
5 File:Flag of England.svg England / X 1.5
6 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia X 1
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden \ \ 1
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand X 1

Medal table

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As of the 2025 edition, does not include one stripped silver medal from 2014[6]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China725284208
2File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia23203881
3File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea14153463
4File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark11.5154369.5
5File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan1092342
6File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand33511
7File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain3104
8File:Flag of England.svg England2.58.51324
9File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia291425
10File:Flag of India.svg India141015
11File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden1258
12File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore1001
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States1001
14File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei0369
15File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong0134
16File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands0112
17File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland00.511.5
18File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany0055
19File:Flag of France.svg France0022
20File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada0011
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand0011
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam0011
Totals (22 entries)145144290579

Medal distribution

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Men's singles

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As of the 2025 edition

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]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China1561435
2File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia671326
3File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark451524
4File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan2114
5File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand1214
6File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore1001
7File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia0426
8File:Flag of India.svg India0145
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea0145
10File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei0112
11File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada0011
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden0011
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam0011
Totals (13 entries)292858115

Women's singles

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As of the 2025 edition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China15172557
2File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan4149
3File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain3104
4File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia22610
5File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark2035
6File:Flag of India.svg India1337
7File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea1168
8File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand1012
9File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei0224
10File:Flag of England.svg England0123
11File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong0101
12File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany0044
13File:Flag of France.svg France0011
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands0011
Totals (14 entries)292958116

Men's doubles

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As of the 2025 edition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia1061026
2File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China851124
3File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea66820
4File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark24814
5File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia141116
6File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan1236
7File:Flag of the United States.svg United States1001
8File:Flag of England.svg England0224
9File:Flag of India.svg India0022
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden0022
11File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei0011
Totals (11 entries)292958116

Women's doubles

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As of the 2025 edition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China24131653
2File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan331218
3File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea151218
4File:Flag of England.svg England1135
5File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia0347
6File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark0178
7File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden0112
8File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia0101
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands0101
10File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei0011
File:Flag of India.svg India0011
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand0011
Totals (12 entries)292958116

Mixed doubles

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As of the 2025 edition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China10111839
2File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea62412
3File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia52512
4File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark3.551018.5
5File:Flag of England.svg England1.54.5612
6File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand1124
7File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden1113
8File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia1012
9File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan0235
10File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland00.511.5
11File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong0033
12File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei0011
File:Flag of France.svg France0011
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany0011
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand0011
Totals (15 entries)292958116

See also

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References

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