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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 21–27 August | ||
| Edition | 23rd | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Emirates Arena | ||
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
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| Events at the 2017 BWF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 2017 BWF World Championships of badminton were held from 21 to 27 August at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. [1] [2] [3]
The venue can hold 6,000 spectators. [3] When Glasgow hosted the event in 1997 it was held at the Scotstoun Centre.
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]
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 |
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  England (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Viktor Axelsen | Lin Dan | Son Wan-ho |
| Chen Long | |||
| Women's Singles | Nozomi Okuhara | P. V. Sindhu | Chen Yufei |
| Saina Nehwal | |||
| Men's Doubles | Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | Mohammad Ahsan Rian Agung Saputro | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
| Chai Biao Hong Wei | |||
| Women's Doubles | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen | |||
| Mixed Doubles | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
| Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah |
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