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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 30 July – 5 August | ||
| Edition | 24th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Competitors | 357 from 48 nations | ||
| Venue | Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena | ||
| Location | Nanjing, China | ||
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| Events at the 2018 BWF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 2018 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 30 July to 5 August at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in Nanjing, China. [1]
Nanjing was the only bidder for 2018 edition of championships. [2] The bid was approved by Badminton World Federation during council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3]
Five events were held. [4]
All times are local (UTC+8).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 64 |
| 31 July 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 64 (MS) |
| Round of 32 (WS, MD, WD, XD) | ||
| 1 August 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 32 (MS, WS, MD, WD) |
| 2 August 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 16 |
| 3 August 2018 | 11:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 August 2018 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
| 5 August 2018 | 13:00 | Finals |
357 players from 48 countries in total participate in this game.
Algeria (2)
Australia (1)
Austria (1)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (8)
Canada (7)
China (25)
Chinese Taipei (23)
Croatia (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (17)
Egypt (4)
England (10)
Estonia (1)
Finland (2)
France (10)
Germany (16)
Hong Kong (14)
Hungary (1)
India (25)
Indonesia (29)
Ireland (3)
Israel (1)
Italy (3)
Japan (25)
Jordan (2)
Malaysia (18)
Mauritius (2)
Netherlands (11)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (2)
Peru (2)
Poland (3)
Portugal (1)
Russia (14)
Scotland (3)
Slovakia (1)
South Korea (6)
Spain (4)
Sri Lanka (1)
Switzerland (3)
Thailand (18)
Turkey (5)
Ukraine (4)
United States (8)
Vietnam (9)* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Kento Momota | Shi Yuqi | Chen Long |
| Liew Daren | |||
| Women's singles | Carolina Marín | P. V. Sindhu | He Bingjiao |
| Akane Yamaguchi | |||
| Men's doubles | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
| Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | |||
| Women's doubles | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
| Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto | |||
| Mixed doubles | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | Wang Yilü Huang Dongping | Zhang Nan Li Yinhui |
| Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
| Country/Region | Broadcaster | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| China (host) | CCTV | |
| International (unsold markets only) | YouTube | [5] |
 Taiwan | ELTA TV 3 | |
| Denmark | TV2 Sport | [6] |
| Hong Kong | I-Cable | |
| India | Star Sports | [7] |
| Indonesia | TVRI | [8] |
| SportsFix | [9] | |
| Malaysia | Astro | [10] |
 Singapore | StarHub | [11] |
| Thailand | True Corporation |
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