| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 24 May – 1 June | ||
| Edition | 10th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Scotstoun Centre | ||
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
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| Events at the 1997 IBF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 1997 IBF World Championships (Badminton) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 24 May and 1 June 1997.
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Rasmussen | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Park Sung Woo | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Rasmussen | 9 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Heryanto Arbi | 15 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Heryanto Arbi | 10 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Rasmussen | 16 | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sun Jun | 17 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sun Jun | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Gade | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sun Jun | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 7 | 17 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 10 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joko Suprianto | 15 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ye Zhaoying | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dai Yun | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ye Zhaoying | 11 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wang Chen | 5 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wang Chen | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mia Audina | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ye Zhaoying | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gong Zhichao | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gong Zhichao | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Susi Susanti | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gong Zhichao | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Jingna | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Han Jingna | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ning | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto | 18 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto | 8 | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit | 15 | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Sogaard | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit | 15 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | 9 | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Andreij Antropov Nikolaj Zuev | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qiang Hong Liu Lu | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qiang Hong Liu Lu | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 7 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 15 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 11 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 15 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Yong Ge Fei | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Dong-soo Yim Kyung Jin | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Yong Ge Fei | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Imam Tohari Emma Ermawati | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Yong Ge Fei | 15 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen | 5 | 17 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Axelsson Catrine Bengtsson | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen | 8 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trikus Heryanto Minarti Timur | 15 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trikus Heryanto Minarti Timur | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Dong Moon Ra Kyung Min | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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