World Badminton Championships

Sport Badminton
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1977—2023
Editions 30
Competitors 471
Countries 23

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1977 World Badminton Championships Malmö SWE 3 – 8 May 1977 5 26 7
1978 World Badminton Championships Bangkok THA 4 – 7 November 1978 5 18 3
1979 World Badminton Championships Hangzhou CHN 10 – 21 June 1979 7 32 5
1980 World Badminton Championships Jakarta INA 27 May – 1 June 1980 5 26 5
1983 World Badminton Championships København DEN 2 – 8 May 1983 5 28 7
1985 World Badminton Championships Calgary CAN 10 – 16 June 1985 5 28 6
1987 World Badminton Championships Beijing CHN 18 – 24 May 1987 5 29 6
1989 World Badminton Championships Jakarta INA 29 May – 4 June 1989 5 30 5
1991 World Badminton Championships København DEN 2 – 8 May 1991 5 28 5
1993 World Badminton Championships Birmingham GBR 31 May – 6 June 1993 5 32 7
1995 World Badminton Championships Lausanne SUI 22 – 28 May 1995 5 30 6
1997 World Badminton Championships Glasgow GBR 24 May – 1 June 1997 5 31 5
1999 World Badminton Championships København DEN 10 – 23 May 1999 5 28 5
2001 World Badminton Championships Sevilla ESP 3 – 10 June 2001 5 29 5
2003 World Badminton Championships Birmingham GBR 28 July 2003 – 3 August 2007 5 28 7
2005 World Badminton Championships Anaheim USA 15 – 21 August 2005 5 31 10
2006 World Badminton Championships Madrid ESP 18 – 24 September 2006 5 31 7
2007 World Badminton Championships Kuala Lumpur MAS 13 – 19 August 2007 5 30 6
2009 World Badminton Championships Hyderabad IND 10 – 16 August 2009 5 31 6
2010 World Badminton Championships Paris FRA 23 – 29 August 2010 5 29 6
2011 World Badminton Championships London GBR 8 – 14 August 2011 5 31 11
2013 World Badminton Championships Guangzhou CHN 5 – 11 August 2013 5 30 8
2014 World Badminton Championships København DEN 25 – 31 August 2014 5 31 8
2015 World Badminton Championships Jakarta INA 10 – 16 August 2015 5 31 8
2017 World Badminton Championships Glasgow GBR 21 – 27 August 2017 5 31 8
2018 World Badminton Championships Nanjing CHN 30 July – 5 August 2018 5 31 8
2019 World Badminton Championships Basel SUI 19 – 25 August 2019 5 32 6
2021 World Badminton Championships Huelva ESP 12 – 19 December 2021 5 32 10
2022 World Badminton Championships Tokyo JPN 22 – 28 August 2022 5 32 10
2023 World Badminton Championships København DEN 21 – 27 August 2023 5 31 9

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 China CHN 79 54 89 222
2 Indonesia INA 23 20 37 80
3 South Korea KOR 13 15 33 61
4 Denmark DEN 12 15 41 68
5 Japan JPN 9 9 21 39
6 Thailand THA 5 7 9 21
7 Spain ESP 3 1 0 4
8 England ENG 2 9 13 24
9 Malaysia MAS 1 8 14 23
10 India IND 1 4 9 14
11 Sweden SWE 1 2 5 8
12 Hong Kong HKG 1 1 5 7
13 Singapore SGP 1 0 0 1
= United States USA 1 0 0 1
15 Chinese Taipei TPE 0 3 6 9
16 Myanmar MYA 0 1 1 2
= Netherlands NED 0 1 1 2
= Pakistan PAK 0 1 1 2
19 Germany GER 0 0 5 5
20 France FRA 0 0 1 1
= New Zealand NZL 0 0 1 1
= Scotland SCO 0 0 1 1
= Vietnam VIE 0 0 1 1