TOURNAMENT
TotalEnergies BWF World Championship will be held in Copenhagen for the 5th time.
Don’t miss out on seeing all the big stars as they play for the great title!
KEY DATES
Tuesday, 25 April 2023 – World ranking date to determine those eligible to enter
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 – BWF will advise Members of the players/pairs that are eligible to enter
Thursday, 04 May 2023 – Badminton Denmark if eligible, will decide whether or not they wish to use wild cards
Friday, 05 May 2023 – BWF to decide whether or not to use BWF wild cards
Thursday, 11 May 2023 – Deadline for Members to confirm whether or not eligible players/pairs will enter.
⋅ BWF to publish wild card(s)
⋅Host Member Association to inform players granted wild card(s)
Thursday, 18 May 2023 – BWF to invite any further players/pairs due to players/pairs originally eligible not entering.
· BWF to publish Reserves list of players/pairs in order of preference in case of withdrawals/fill in vacancies in draw(s)
Thursday, 25 May 2023 – Deadline for Members to confirm whether eligible players/pairs in phase II will enter and players/pairs in the reserves list will participate if a vacancy arises in a draw
Monday, 05 June 2023 – Confirmation to the players from the Reserves List
Tuesday, 01 August 2023 – World Ranking to determine seeds
Monday, 07 August 2023 – Last date for withdrawal without penalty
Monday, 07 August 2023 – Team Manager lists to be sent to BWF
Monday, 09 August 2023 – Draw
Venue: BWF headquarters
Time: 3.00pm (Kuala Lumpur time)
Sunday, 20 August 2023 – Team Managers’ Meeting:
· Time: 14:00 hours (2:00pm)
· Venue: TBC
Monday, 21 – Sunday, 27 August 2023 – Competition Duration
Sunday, 27 August 2023 – Finals
SCHEDULE
Monday 21-08-2023 – 09.00-23.00 – 1st round
Tuesday 22-08-2023 – 09.00-22.30 – 1st and 2nd round
Wednesday 23-08-2023 – 09.00-22.00 – 2nd round
Thursday 24-08-2023 – 12.00-22.00 – 3rd round
Friday 25-08-2023 – 11.00-20.00 – QF
Saturday 26-08-2023 – 10.00-20.00 – Semi-finals
Sunday 27-08-2023 – 11.00-18.00 – Finals
Doors open 1 hour before the start (all days).
COUNTRIES
For TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2023, the whole world will be presented.
All the big stars are coming, and they will fight hard to win the distinguished title.
Here are some of the countries that have been presented in the previous years:
Malaysia
Germany
Denmark
India
China
Korea
Chinese Taipei
France
Japan
Thailand
Indonesia
HISTORY
The World Badminton Championships have been held since 1977 and are organised by the Badminton World Federation.
The first World Championship was held in Malmö in 1977, and until 1983 the championship was held every three years.
Starting 2005, the World Championship has become an annual event (except the Olympic years).
Players compete in five categories:
Men’s singles Women’s singles Men’s doubles Women’s doubles Mixed doubles
Past winners
Malmö (Sweden)
MS: Flemming Delfs, Denmark
WS: Lene Køppen, Denmark
MD: Tjun Tjun/Johan Wahjudi, Indonesia
WD: Etsuko Toganoo/Erniko Ueno, Japan
XD: Lene Køppen/Steen Skovgaard, Denmark
Jakarta (Indonesia)
MS: Rudy Hartono, Indonesia
WS: Verawaty Wiharjo, Indonesia
MD: Ade Chandra/Christian Hardinata, Indonesia
WD: Nora Perry/Jane Webster, England
XD: Imelda Wiguno/Christian Hardinata, Indonesia
Copenhagen (Denmark)
MS: Icuk Sugiarto, Indonesia
WS: Li Lingwei, China
MD: Steen Fladberg/Jesper Helledie, Denmark
WD: Lin Ying/Wu Dixi, China
XD: Nora Perry, England/Thomas Kihlström, Sweden
Calgary (Canada)
MS: Han Jian, China
WS: Han Aiping, China
MD: Park Joo-bong/Kim Moon-soo, Korea
WD: Han Aiping/Li Lingwei, China
XD: Yoo Sang-Hee/Park Joo-bong, Korea
Beijing (China)
MS: Yang Yang, China
WS: Han Aiping, China
MD: Li Yongbo/Tian Bingyi, China
WD: Lin Ying/Guan Weizhen, China
XD: Shi Fangjing/Wang Pengren, China
Jakarta (Indonesia)
MS: Yang Yang, China
WS: Li Lingwei, China
MD: Li Yongbo/Tian Bingyi, China
WD: Lin Ying/Guan Weizhen, China
XD: Chung Myung-Hee/Park Joo-bong, Korea
Copenhagen (Denmark)
MS: Zhao Jianhua, China
WS: Tang Jiuhong, China
MD: Park Joo-bong/Kim Moon-soo, Korea
WD: Guan Weizhen/Nong Qunhua, China
XD: Chung Myung-Hee/Park Joo-bong, Korea
Birmingham (England)
MS: Joko Suprianto, Indonesia
WS: Susi Susanti, Indonesia
MD: Ricky Subagja/Rudy Gunawan, Indonesia
WD: Nong Qunhua/Zhou Lei, China
XD: Cathrine Bengtsson, Sweden/Thomas Lund, Denmark
Lausanne (Switzerland)
MS: Arbi Heryanto, Indonesia
WS: Ye Zhaoying, China
MD: Rexy Mainaky/Ricky Subagja, Indonesia
WD: Gil Young-Ah/Jang Hye-Ock, Korea
XD: Marlene Thomsen/Thomas Lund, Denmark
Glasgow (Scotland)
MS: Peter Rasmussen, Denmark
WS: Ye Zhaoying, China
MD: Candra Wijaya/Budarto Sigit, Indonesia
WD: Ge Fei/Gu Jun, China
XD: Ge Fei/Liu Yong, China
Copenhagen (Denmark)
MS: Sun Jun, China
WS: Camilla Martin, Denmark
MD: Ha Tae-Kwon/Kim Dong-Moon, Korea
WD: Ge Fei/Gu Jun, China
XD: Ra Kyung-Min/Kim Dong-Moon, Korea
Seville (Spain)
MS: Hendrawan, Indonesia
WS: Gong Ruina, China
MD: Tony Gunawan/Halim Haryanto, Indonesia
WD: Gao Ling/Huang Sui, China
XD: Gao Ling/Zhang Jun, China
Birmingham (England)
MS: Xia Xuanze, China
WS: Zhang Ning, China
MD: Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen, Denmark
WD: Gao Ling/Huang Sui, China
XD: Ra Kyung-Min/Kim Dong-Moon, Korea
Anaheim (United States)
MS: Taufik Hidayat, Indonesia
WS: Xie Xingfang, China
MD: Tony Gunawan/Howard Bach, USA
WD: Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen, China
XD: Lilyana Natsir/Nova Widianto, Indonesia
Madrid (Spain)
MS: Lin Dan, China
WS: Xie Xingfang, China
MD: Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun, China
WD: Gao Ling/Huang Sui, China
XD: Gail Emms/Nathan Robertson, England
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
MS: Lin Dan, China
WS: Zhu Lin, China
MD: Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan, Indonesia
WD: Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen, China
XD: Lilyana Natsir/Nova Widianto, Indonesia
Hyderabad (India)
MS: Lin Dan, China
WS: Lu Lan, China
MD: Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng, China
WD: Zhang Yawen/Zhao Tingting, China
XD: Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark
Paris (France)
MS: Chen Jin, China
WS: Wang Lin, China
MD: Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng, China
WD: Du Jing/Yu Yang, China
XD: Zheng Bo/Ma Jin, China
London (England)
MS: Lin Dan, China
WS: Wang Yihan, China
MD: Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng, China
WD: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang, China
XD: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei, China
Guangzhou (China)
MS: Lin Dan, China
WS: Ratchanok Intanon, Thailand
MD: Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, Indonesia
WD: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang, China
XD: Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir, Indonesia
Copenhagen (Denmark)
MS: Chen Long, China
WS: Carolina Marin, Spain
MD: Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, Korea
WD: Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei, China
XD: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei, China
Jakarta (Indonesia)
MS: Chen Long, China
WS: Carolina Marin, Spain
MD: Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, Indonesia
WD: Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei, China
XD: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei, China
Glasgow (Scotland)
MS: Viktor Axelsen, Denmark
WS: Nozomi Okuhara, Japan
MD: Liu Cheng/Zhang Nan, China
WD: Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, China
XD: Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir, Indonesia
Nanjing (China)
MS: Kento Momota, Japan
WS: Carolina Marin, Spain
MD: Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen, China
WD: Mayu Matsutomo/Wakana Nagahara, Japan
XD: Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, China
Basel (Switzerland)
MS: Kento Momota, Japan
WS: Pursala V. Sindhu, India
MD: Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, Indonesia
WD: Mayu Matsutomo/Wakana Nagahara, Japan
XD: Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, China
Huelva (Spain)
MS: Loh Kean Yew, Singapore
WS: Akane Yamaguchi, Japan
MD: Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi, Japan
WD: Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan, China
XD: Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai, Thailand
Tokyo (Japan)
MS: Viktor Axelsen, Denmark
WS: Akane Yamaguchi, Japan
MD: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, Malaysia
WD: Chen Qingchen/China Jia Yifan, China
XD: Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong, China
National Distribution 1977-2022
