2025 BWF World Senior Championships

2025 BWF World Senior Championships

Tournament details
Dates	7 – 14 September
Edition	12th
Level	International
Competitors	1,628 from 53 nations
Venue	Eastern National Sports Training Centre
Location	Pattaya, Thailand
Official website	Official website
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The 2025 BWF World Senior Championships is an upcoming badminton tournament which will be held from 7 to 14 September 2025 at Eastern National Sports Training Centre in Pattaya, Thailand. ^[1] It was awarded to Auckland, New Zealand but they have withdrawn. A new bidding process was initiated by BWF in June 2024. ^[2] This was the first time that Thailand held the world senior championships.

Tournament

The 2023 BWF World Senior Championships was the twelfth edition of the BWF World Senior Championships, which had been held biannually since 2003. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Thailand with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament will be held at Eastern National Sports Training Centre in Pattaya, Thailand. ^[1]

Competition schedule

Competition schedule was announced at 31 August 2025: ^[3]

Key

#R

#th round

GS

Group stage

QF

Quarter-finals

SF

Semi-finals

F

Final

Age	Event	Sep 7 9:00		Sep 8 9:00	Sep 9 9:00	Sep 10 9:00	Sep 11 9:00	Sep 12 10:00	Sep 13 10:00	Sep 14 10:00
35+	MS	1R			2R	3R	4R	QF	SF	F
	WS			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	MD			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	WD			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	XD	1R			2R		3R	QF	SF	F
40+	MS	1R			2R	3R	4R	QF	SF	F
	WS			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	MD	1R			2R		3R	QF	SF	F
	WD			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	XD	1R			2R		3R	QF	SF	F
45+	MS	1R			2R	3R	4R	QF	SF	F
	WS			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	MD	1R		2R		3R	4R	QF	SF	F
	WD			1R			2R	QF	SF	F
	XD	1R			2R		3R	QF	SF	F
50+	MS	1R		2R		3R	4R	QF	SF	F
	WS			1R	2R		3R	QF	SF	F
	MD			1R	2R		3R	QF	SF	F
	WD			1R		1R	3R	QF	SF	F
	XD	1R			2R		3R	QF	SF	F
55+	MS	1R			2R	3R	4R	QF	SF	F
	WS			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	MD			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	WD			1R			2R	QF	SF	F
	XD	1R			2R		3R	QF	SF	F
60+	MS	1R	2R	2R	3R		4R	QF	SF	F
	WS			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	MD			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	WD			1R			2R	QF	SF	F
	XD	1R			2R		3R	QF	SF	F
65+	MS	1R			2R		3R	QF	SF	F
	WS			1R			2R	QF	SF	F
	MD			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	WD	GS			GS		GS	QF	SF	F
	XD			1R			2R	QF	SF	F
70+	MS			1R		2R	3R	QF	SF	F
	WS	GS			GS	GS		QF	SF	F
	MD			1R			2R	QF	SF	F
	WD			GS		GS		GS	SF	F
	XD			1R			2R	QF	SF	F
75+	MS			1R			2R	QF	SF	F
	WS	GS			GS	GS		QF	SF	F
	MD			GS	GS		GS	QF	SF	F
	WD	GS				GS		GS	SF	F
	XD	GS		GS		GS		QF	SF	F
80+	MS	GS			GS	GS		QF	SF	F
	MD	GS			GS			GS	SF	F

Participants

1,628 players from 53 nations competed at this edition of the championships, becomes the largest event in the World Senior Championships history: ^[4]

Africa (3)   Ghana (1)   Réunion (1)   South Africa (5)

Asia (17)   Brunei (1)   Bangladesh (1)   Bhutan (2)   Chinese Taipei (95)   Hong Kong (47)   India (193)   Indonesia (63)   Japan (88)   Macau (1)   Malaysia (68)   Mongolia (21)     Nepal (8)   Singapore (44)   South Korea (7)   Sri Lanka (44)   Thailand (182) (Host)   United Arab Emirates (53)

Europe (26)   Austria (14)   Azerbaijan (3)   Belgium (10)   Bulgaria (1)   Czech Republic (5)   Denmark (56)   England (103)   Finland (28)   France (99)   Germany (94)   Greece (1)   Iceland (1)   Ireland (5)   Israel (2)   Italy (3)   Latvia (1)   Netherlands (13)   Norway (23)   Poland (34)   Romania (12)   Scotland (12)   Slovakia (4)   Spain (19)   Sweden (32)    Switzerland (22)   Ukraine (4)

Oceania (2)   Australia (27)   New Zealand (6)

Pan Am (5)   Canada (41)   Chile (1)   Mexico (5)   Trinidad and Tobago (1)   United States (21)

Detailed table

Conf.	Nation	Entries	Players		35+						40+						45+						50+						55+						60+						65+						70+						75+						80+
					MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	MD
Africa	Ghana	1	1																				1
	Réunion	2	1																					1		0.5	0.5
	South Africa	7	5														2		1																1		0.5	0.5	0.5														1		0.5
Asia	Brunei	1.5	1																																1		0.5
	Bangladesh	0.5	1																0.5
	Bhutan	2	2																						1
	Chinese Taipei	94	95		3	3	3.5	4	4		4	3	4	2	4		4	2	4	1	4		4	2	2	3	3		4		4	1	3		4	4	2	2	3			1			0.5		2
	Hong Kong	50.5	47		4	2	4	2	3		4	2	4	3	4		3		4		1		4		1		1		1	1	1	0.5	0.5						0.5
	India	164.5	192		4	4	3	3	3		4	3	4	3	4		4	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3.5	4		4	4	4	4	4		4	2	4	1	3		4	4	4	2	4
	Indonesia	62.5	63		3		3.5	0.5	1.5		3		2	1	3		3	2	3	1	2		4	1	3.5		2.5		4	1	4		1.5		2		3.5		1		2		1.5		0.5				2
	Japan	110	88		4	4	3	3	4		4	2	4	1	4		4	3	4	3	4		4	2	4	4	4		4	1	3	1	2		3	1	1		1		4	1	2	1	2		1	1	1		1		2	1	1	1	2		2	1
	Macau	1.5	1		1		0.5
	Malaysia	62.5	68		3	1	2.5	1	1.5		4		3	1	1		2		4	1	1		4		3		2		2		1				4		3				2		1	0.5	1		4		3				3		1				1	1
	Mongolia	26	21		1				1			1						3		1			4	2	1	2				3		2	4		1
	Nepal	7	8																										1		2						1				2		1
	Singapore	53	44		2	1	2		1.5		3	1	3	1	2		4		2				4		4		1		1		1				1	2		1	1		4		3	0.5	2.5		1		1				2		0.5
	South Korea	6	7																							1			2		1		1						1
	Sri Lanka	51	44		4	1	3		2		4	2	2.5	1.5	1.5		4	1	3.5	0.5	1		3	1	1.5	1	2.5		2		0.5	0.5			1		0.5					1			0.5		3		1.5
	Thailand (H)	157.5	182		4	4	4	2	3		4	4	5	3	5		4	4	5	4	4		4	3	5	3.5	4.5		4	3	4	4	4		4	3	5	4	4		4	3	5	3	3.5		4	1	4	1	4		1	1	2				2	1
	United Arab Emirates	54.5	53		4		4	1	2		4	1	4		2		4	2	3	1	2		4		4		1		4	1	4				2		0.5
Europe	Austria	23	14		2		1						0.5	0.5	1		3	1	1.5	1	1		4		1.5		1			1																	2		1
	Azerbaijan	3.5	3																												0.5										2		1
	Belgium	16	10														1		1				1						1	1	1	0.5	1		1		1		1		1		0.5				1		0.5		1			1		0.5
	Bulgaria	0.5	1																																														0.5
	Czech Republic	9	5			1		1									2	1	1		1.5		1		0.5
	Denmark	82.5	56		3		1.5	2	2.5		1	2	2	0.5	2		4	2	2	1	3.5		4	4	3	2.5	4			1		1.5	2		4		2.5	0.5	3.5		4		3.5	0.5	1.5		3		1				2	2	1	1	1.5
	England	145.5	103		4	2	4	2.5	3.5		4	2	2.5	1.5	3.5		4	2	4	2	4		4	3	0.5	2	3		4	4	1	4	3		4	4	4	2.5	4		4	3	4	2	4		4	4	4	3	4		3	1	3	2.5	5		2	0.5
	Finland	36	28				1		0.5		3		2.5		1		2		0.5	0.5	0.5		2	1	2	1	1		3	1	2.5		1.5		4		3.5		0.5														1		0.5
	France	123.5	99		4	4	4	4	4		4	2	3.5	1.5	3		4	3	3	2	3		4	2	4	0.5	3.5		4	4	3	3.5	4		4	3	4	3	4		4	4	3	2	4		3		1.5		1								1	0.5
	Germany	136.5	93		4	4	1	4	4		4	3	4	1.5	4		4	3	3.5	3	3.5		4	3	1.5	1.5	3		4	4	4	2.5	4		4	4	2	3	4		4	4	4	2.5	4		4	1	3	1	2		3	1	1.5		1		1	0.5
	Greece	1	1																											1
	Iceland	2	1											0.5				1			0.5
	Ireland	5	5																																	1	1	1.5	1.5
	Israel	2.5	2																														0.5				1
	Italy	4	3																								1		1		1										1
	Latvia	1.5	1																										1		0.5
	Netherlands	22	14														1		1		0.5		1	2		1	1					0.5	1			3		1.5	1		2		1							0.5	1		1		0.5				1	0.5
	Norway	38.5	23									1			0.5		3	1	2	0.5	1		4	2	2	1.5	2		2	3		1	2								3		1				2		1										2	1
	Poland	51.5	34		3	1	1.5	1	2.5		1	3	1.5	3	3.5		4	3	2	3	3		2	1	1		2			1		1			1	2	1	1	1			1			0.5
	Romania	16.5	12		1		1					1	1	1	2		4	1	1		2											1	0.5
	Scotland	17.5	12					0.5	0.5		1		1				1		1		1		1	1	1.5	1	2		1												1		0.5		1			1		0.5
	Slovakia	4	4		1		1		1																				1
	Spain	32	19			2		1.5	2		3	3	2	1	4								2		1				2		1.5	1	1		1				1		2		1						1.5						0.5
	Sweden	56.5	32			2		1	1.5		3	1	1.5	0.5	1		3			0.5	0.5		4	2	2.5	1	3		4	1	2.5	0.5	2		4		2.5		2		2		1		0.5		3		1.5				1		0.5		0.5
	Switzerland	35.5	22		2	1	2	0.5	2		4	1	1	0.5	1		2		0.5				1		1				1	1	0.5	1	1.5		2	2	1	1	2		2		1
	Ukraine	6	4			1		0.5	0.5		2		1	0.5	0.5
Oceania	Australia	32	27		4		4		1		1						2		0.5				2	1	2.5	1	0.5		3		1.5				2		1		1		3		1
	New Zealand	8	6		1						1		1				2																		1	1			1
Pan Am	Canada	61	41		4		2.5	1	3.5		1	1		1	0.5		3	2	2.5	1	1		3		2	1	2		3	1	1	1	2		1	2	0.5	1	2.5		3		2.5				2	2	0.5	1	2								1
	Chile	1	1		1
	Mexico	7	5								1		1				1						1						1		1				1
	Trinidad and Tobago	1	1																				1
	United States	26.5	21		1		0.5		0.5		1	1	1.5		1		2				0.5		2		1.5				4		1		1		3	1	0.5		1		2		0.5
Total (53 NOCs)		1,923	1,627		72	37	58	36	56		73	40	63	30	59		90	40	65	31	50		92	38	62	33	59		74	38	52	32	43		66	37	47	26	47		62	22	43	16	30		43	12	31	8	19		24	11	16	7	14		13	6
Conf.	Nation	Entries	Players		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD		MS	MD
					35+						40+						45+						50+						55+						60+						65+						70+						75+						80+

Summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

2025 BWF World Senior Championships medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0
	England	0	0	0	0
	India	0	0	0	0
	Indonesia	0	0	0	0
	Japan	0	0	0	0
	Malaysia	0	0	0	0
	Norway	0	0	0	0
	Thailand*	0	0	0	0
Totals (8 entries)		0	0	0	0

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
35+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
40+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
45+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
50+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
55+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
60+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
65+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
70+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
75+ ( details )
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
80+ ( details )
Men's singles
Men's doubles

References

1. "Invitation Letter – Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships 2025" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
2. "Bid re-opens for world championships". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
3. "Schedule – Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships 2025" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
4. "Entries & Seedings – Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships 2025" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.