2017 BWF World Championships

The 2017 BWF World Championships of badminton were held from 21 to 27 August at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3]

2017 BWF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates21–27 August
Edition23rd
LevelInternational
VenueEmirates Arena
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
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The venue can hold 6,000 spectators.[3] When Glasgow hosted the event in 1997 it was held at the Scotstoun Centre.

Host city selection

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Glasgow originally submitted a bid for the 2017 Sudirman Cup but lost to Gold Coast. The Badminton World Federation awarded the World Championships to Glasgow after the event did not receive appropriate bids.[1]

Schedule

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Date Time Round
21 August 2017 11:00 Round of 64
22 August 2017 11:00 Round of 64
Round of 32
23 August 2017 11:00 Round of 32
24 August 2017 11:00 Round of 16
25 August 2017 10:00 Quarterfinals
26 August 2017 10:00 Semifinals
27 August 2017 13:00 Finals

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Scotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)2237
2  Japan (JPN)1124
3  Indonesia (INA)1102
4  Denmark (DEN)1012
5  India (IND)0112
6  England (ENG)0011
  Hong Kong (HKG)0011
  South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (8 entries)551020

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles
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  Viktor Axelsen   Lin Dan   Son Wan-ho
  Chen Long
Women's Singles
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  Nozomi Okuhara   P. V. Sindhu   Chen Yufei
  Saina Nehwal
Men's Doubles
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  Liu Cheng
  Zhang Nan
  Mohammad Ahsan
  Rian Agung Saputro
  Takeshi Kamura
  Keigo Sonoda
  Chai Biao
  Hong Wei
Women's Doubles
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  Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
  Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
  Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
  Christinna Pedersen
Mixed Doubles
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  Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
  Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen
  Chris Adcock
  Gabby Adcock
  Lee Chun Hei
  Chau Hoi Wah

References

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  1. ^ a b Alleyne, Gayle (14 November 2014). "Badminton 'Worlds' Going to Glasgow in 2017". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Scotland names a date for the 2017 World Championships". BadmintonScotland. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b Daniel Etchells (15 November 2014). "Glasgow to host 2017 Badminton World Championships after impressive Sudirman Cup bid". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015.
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