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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Medal table edit

  *   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 edit

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

References edit

  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.

External links edit