The 2003 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, between 28 July and 3 August 2003. The championships had originally been planned to take place from 12 May-18 May, but were rescheduled following the international outbreak of SARS.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July – 3 August | ||
| Edition | 13th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | National Indoor Arena | ||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||
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This edition also rewarded the points for the players to collected for the qualification to 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Host city selection edit
International Badminton Federation decided to split the IBF World Championships and the Sudirman Cup as separate tournaments starting from 2003. Canada, China, England, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands were the countries interested in hosting the tournaments.[2] England later announced as host for the first standalone world championships.[3]
Medalists edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
Events edit
References edit
- ^ "Badminton worlds postponed". BBC. 30 April 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "England to host badminton worlds". Berlingske. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Korn Dabbaransi new IBF President". BBC. 13 December 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2017.