| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 13–19 August | ||
| Edition | 16th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Putra Indoor Stadium | ||
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
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| Events at the 2007 BWF World Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 2007 BWF World Championships was the 16th tournament of BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships). It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007.
Aarhus [1] and Kuala Lumpur were the candidates for hosting the championships. Kuala Lumpur was later announced as the host during 2005 IBF council meeting in Beijing. [2] China also expressed interest, but ultimately did not bid. [1]
A total of 55 countries qualified to participating in this tournament. Below is the list of countries with the parentheses indicates the number of players eligible.
Algeria (1)
Australia (4)
Austria (3)
Belgium (3)
Belarus (1)
Brazil (4)
Bulgaria (10)
Canada (12)
China (24)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (15)
Egypt (2)
England (18)
Spain (4)
Estonia (2)
Finland (3)
France (9)
Germany (13)
Guatemala (2)
Hong Kong (10)
Indonesia (21)
India (8)
Ireland (3)
Iran (1)
Iceland (1)
Italy (4)
Japan (15)
Kenya (2)
South Korea (13)
Lithuania (1)
Malaysia (26)
Mongolia (2)
Mauritius (1)
Netherlands (10)
New Zealand (6)
Peru (3)
Philippines (6)
Poland (5)
Portugal (3)
Romania (3)
South Africa (4)
Russia (9)
Scotland (5)
Seychelles (2)
Singapore (10)
Slovenia (5)
Sri Lanka (4)
Switzerland (5)
Slovakia (1)
Sweden (3)
Chinese Taipei (5)
Ukraine (4)
United States (11)
Vietnam (1)
Wales (1)
Notable is, Thailand is the only country announced the withdrawal from the tournament by choosing to attend the World University Games, the event which clash with the Championships, they have several players who qualified for this tournament. [3]
* Host nation (Malaysia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Malaysia * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Bao Chunlai |
| Chen Yu | |||
| Women's singles | Zhu Lin | Wang Chen | Zhang Ning |
| Lu Lan | |||
| Men's doubles | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |  Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah |
| Shuichi Sakamoto Shintaro Ikeda | |||
| Women's doubles | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Zhang Yawen Wei Yili |
| Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota | |||
| Mixed doubles | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Zheng Bo Gao Ling | Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa |
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen |
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