2025 BWF World Senior Championships

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2025 BWF World Senior Championships
2025 BWF WSC logo.png
Tournament details
Dates7 – 14 September
Edition12th
LevelInternational
Competitors1,628 from 53 nations
VenueEastern National Sports Training Centre
Location Pattaya, Thailand
Official website Official website
2023 Jeonju 2027 TBD

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 [1] It was awarded to Auckland, New Zealand but they have withdrawn.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.

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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 roundGSGroup stageQFQuarter-finalsSFSemi-finalsFFinal
AgeEventSep 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
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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]

Detailed table

Summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

2025 BWF World Senior Championships medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 83415
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 7.51.53.512.5
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand*77923
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 471425
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2.501.54
6Flag of England.svg  England 26.51321.5
7Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 22913
8Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2259
9Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2002
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1.5146.5
11Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1.5056.5
12Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.5012.5
13Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1.5001.5
14Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 123.56.5
15Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11.513.5
16Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1001
17Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.5077.5
18Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0.5011.5
19Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 03.514.5
20Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 02.502.5
21Flag of India.svg  India 0257
22Flag of France.svg  France 0224
23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0101
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0101
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0101
26Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 00.511.5
27Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 001.51.5
28Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0011
Totals (29 entries)474794188

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
35+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of Thailand.svg Suppanyu Avihingsanon Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Niluka Karunaratne Flag of Singapore.svg Ashton Chen
Flag of Japan.svg Kazunori Shiozawa
Women's singles Flag of Singapore.svg Xing Aiying Flag of Japan.svg Konomi Nomura Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Benešová
Flag of Thailand.svg Piyarat Jarajapreedee
Men's doubles Flag of Singapore.svg Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fernando Kurniawan
Flag of France.svg Laurent Constantin
Flag of France.svg Brice Leverdez
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Homma
Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Mouri
Flag of Thailand.svg Pattarajarin Sirikunakorn
Flag of Thailand.svg Thimmadee Teerakawong
Women's doubles Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng Yu-jou
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Tai-an
Flag of Japan.svg Saki Matsumura
Flag of Japan.svg Konomi Nomura
Flag of Scotland.svg Jody Barral
Flag of Indonesia.svg Debby Susanto
Flag of Japan.svg Aya Asari
Flag of Japan.svg Yorika Kawata
Mixed doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Debby Susanto
Flag of Thailand.svg Nawut Thanateeratam
Flag of Thailand.svg Vacharaporn Munkit
Flag of Singapore.svg Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Flag of Singapore.svg Xing Aiying
Flag of France.svg Brice Leverdez
Flag of France.svg Julie Leverdez
40+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of Malaysia.svg Ooi Swee Khoon Flag of Japan.svg Daichi Hanamoto Flag of England.svg Joel Gayle
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Muhammad
Women's singles Flag of Thailand.svg Molthila Kitjanon Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Chia-hsin Flag of Hong Kong.svg Fung Ying
Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Aagaard
Men's doubles Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
Flag of Thailand.svg Boonsak Ponsana
Flag of Thailand.svg Jakrapan Thanathiratham
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Chih-shin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Chih-kai
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Łogosz
Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Wacha
Women's doubles Flag of Iceland.svg Drífa Harðardóttir
Flag of Denmark.svg Gry Hermansen
Flag of Romania.svg Florentina Constantinescu
Flag of Romania.svg Irina Popescu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lindsay Reynolds
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Teng Tao-chun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsai Hui-min
Mixed doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Muhammad
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick
Flag of Indonesia.svg Unang Rahmat
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Nadeesha Gayanthi
Flag of Finland.svg Jesper von Hertzen
Flag of Finland.svg Emmi Heikkinen
Flag of India.svg Shetty Abhinand
Flag of India.svg Sangeetha Mari
45+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Lund Flag of Japan.svg Hosemari Fujimoto Flag of France.svg Eric Wasylyk
Flag of India.svg Abhinn Shyam Gupta
Women's singles Flag of Iceland.svg Drífa Harðardóttir Flag of Poland.svg Dominika Guzik-Płuchowska Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Patrick
Flag of Japan.svg Maki Jin
Men's doubles Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik K. Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Casper Lund
Flag of Thailand.svg Phongthep Imkaew
Flag of Thailand.svg Worapoj Somchariya
Flag of Japan.svg Hosemari Fujimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Matsumoto
Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Friborg
Flag of England.svg Carl Jennings
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Fumika Hashimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Nakashima
Flag of Thailand.svg Thanawan Pramoolsap
Flag of Thailand.svg Rutjaporn Songsarn
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Pantaney
Flag of England.svg Lynne Swan
Flag of Thailand.svg Thitikarn Duangsiri
Flag of Thailand.svg Sukanya Limsunant
Mixed doubles Flag of Denmark.svg Gregers Schytt
Flag of Iceland.svg Drífa Harðardóttir
Flag of Japan.svg Hosemari Fujimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Fumika Hashimoto
Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Klintrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Leila Soon Jørgensen
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Pantaney
50+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Marleve Mainaky Flag of Denmark.svg Gregers Schytt Flag of England.svg Carl Jennings
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liao Lien Sheng
Women's singles Flag of Denmark.svg Janne Vang Nielsen Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Shyu Yuh Ling
Flag of India.svg Leena Dhapre
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Adi Ariyadi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Eko Hamiseno
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hariyanto Arbi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Marleve Mainaky
Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Cheng Huan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ewe Hock
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kah Kok Cheong
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lum Chee Meng
Women's doubles Flag of Denmark.svg Majken Asmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Dorte Steenberg
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Kao Shin-li
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Shyu Yuh-ling
Flag of Scotland.svg Lynne Campbell
Flag of Scotland.svg Helen Milne
Flag of Thailand.svg Anuda Boonyakiat
Flag of Thailand.svg Puangthip Kaosamaang
Mixed doubles Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Loesch
Flag of Denmark.svg Dorte Steenberg
Flag of England.svg Carl Jennings
Flag of England.svg Caroline Hale
Flag of Japan.svg Shinichi Nishida
Flag of Japan.svg Mikiko Shimada
Flag of Thailand.svg Supakorn Wongsavit
Flag of Thailand.svg Boonyanuch Tanthammaroj
55+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Made Chandra Berata Flag of Thailand.svg Karun Kasayapanant Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Grahn
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Chang-jun
Women's singles Flag of England.svg Caroline Hale Flag of Germany.svg Tanja Eberl Flag of Japan.svg Reiko Nakamura
Flag of India.svg Poonam Tatwawadi
Men's doubles Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu En-horng
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tu Tung-sheng
Flag of Thailand.svg Chatchai Boonmee
Flag of Thailand.svg Karun Kasayapanant
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Ferenius
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Grahn
Flag of Thailand.svg Wattana Ampunsuwan
Flag of Thailand.svg Surasak Lawwattanathaworn
Women's doubles Flag of Thailand.svg Rojjana Boonprathump
Flag of Thailand.svg Peeruwan Boonyakiat
Flag of Germany.svg Tanja Eberl
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Elke Nijsse-Drews
Flag of England.svg Jane Ashfold
Flag of England.svg Betty Blair
Flag of Japan.svg Reiko Nakamura
Flag of Japan.svg Ikuko Ohira
Mixed doubles Flag of Denmark.svg Bo Sorensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Struwe Andersen
Flag of India.svg B.V.S.K Lingeswara Rao
Flag of India.svg Suzanne Venglet
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu En-horng
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chan Oi Ni
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Su Jung-li
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Kuo Hsiu-yen
60+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of Thailand.svg Narong Vanichitsarakul Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Eric Antonsson Flag of Malaysia.svg Chang Kim Long
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Wen-sung
Women's singles Flag of the United States.svg Bin Lin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bettina Villars Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeannette van der Werff
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Grace Kakiay
Men's doubles Flag of Thailand.svg Surachai Makkasasithorn
Flag of Thailand.svg Narong Vanichitsarakul
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Carlson
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ingemansson
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bobby Ertanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Thailand.svg Worapoj Chantakij
Flag of Thailand.svg Nattapol Sanlekanun
Women's doubles Flag of Ireland.svg Pamela Peard
Flag of Ireland.svg Sian Williams
Flag of France.svg Regine Glondu
Flag of France.svg Isabelle Marrie
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sandra Kroon
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeannette van der Werff
Flag of Thailand.svg Juthatip Banjongsilp
Flag of Thailand.svg Chitlada Chatrungsun
Mixed doubles Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Eric Antonsson
Flag of Denmark.svg Hanne Bertelsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Bertram Petersen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeannette van der Werff
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Wen-sung
Flag of the United States.svg Bin Lin
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Shun-chen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Sun Tsai-ching
65+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Hastomo Arbi Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Koike Flag of Singapore.svg Foo Kon Fai
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jack Keith Priestman
Women's singles Flag of Poland.svg Maria Brzeznicka Flag of Germany.svg Heidi Bender Flag of England.svg Linda Wood
Flag of Japan.svg Kuniko Yamamoto
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Hastomo Arbi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Simbarsono Sutanto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Silvester
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Loke Poh Wong
Flag of Denmark.svg Joergen Jepsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Birger Steenberg
Flag of Singapore.svg Foo Kon Fai
Flag of Singapore.svg Ng Kok Seong
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Koga
Flag of Japan.svg Kuniko Yamamoto
Flag of England.svg Susan Coulson
Flag of England.svg Pauline Williams
Flag of England.svg Sue Sheen
Flag of England.svg Linda Wood
Flag of Thailand.svg Supannee Boonchuay
Flag of Thailand.svg Poonsuk Wattananan
Mixed doubles Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Travers
Flag of Scotland.svg Christine Black
Flag of Denmark.svg Birger Steenberg
Flag of Poland.svg Maria Brzeznicka
Flag of Singapore.svg Foo Kon Fai
Flag of Singapore.svg Bessie Ong
Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Rüsseler
Flag of Germany.svg Heidi Bender
70+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of Malaysia.svg Bruni Garip Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Helledie Flag of India.svg Philip Bency
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuyuki Aoyama
Women's singles Flag of Scotland.svg Christine Black Flag of India.svg Jessie Philip Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Siew Har Hong
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcia Jackson
Men's doubles Flag of Thailand.svg Attakorn Maensamut
Flag of Thailand.svg Jiamsak Panitchaikul
Flag of Thailand.svg Ittirak Raveejarudon
Flag of Thailand.svg Pongsilpa Ritipong
Flag of Indonesia.svg Frits Hermanus Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Heryanto
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Wan Seong
Flag of Malaysia.svg Bruni Garip
Women's doubles Flag of Scotland.svg Christine Black
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjan Ridder
Flag of England.svg Brenda Creasey
Flag of England.svg Janet B Williams
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Siew Har Hong
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcia Jackson
Flag of England.svg Anna Bowskill
Flag of England.svg Sylvia Penn
Mixed doubles Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Ridder
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjan Ridder
Flag of England.svg Chris Hockey
Flag of England.svg Brenda Creasey
Flag of England.svg Peter Emptage
Flag of England.svg Janet B Williams
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Metcalfe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcia Jackson
75+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Croukamp Flag of Japan.svg Hirohisa Toshijima Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Ohrås
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Chong Sek
Women's singles Flag of Japan.svg Kinuko Manabe Flag of Germany.svg Elvira Richter Flag of England.svg Mary Jenner
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nelly Halsberghe
Men's doubles Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Croukamp
Flag of Finland.svg Carl-Johan Nybergh
Flag of England.svg Robert J Bell
Flag of England.svg Edward Hayes
Flag of Denmark.svg Per Dabelsteen
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Ohrås
Flag of Japan.svg Shigeru Kondo
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Yoshida
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Kinuko Manabe
Flag of Japan.svg Fumiko Sakuma
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nelly Halsberghe
Flag of England.svg Jan Hewett
Flag of England.svg Sue Awcock
Flag of England.svg Sylvia Gill
Flag of England.svg Vicki Betts
Flag of England.svg Mary Jenner
Mixed doubles Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Ohrås
Flag of Denmark.svg Jena Robdrup Andreassen
Flag of England.svg Robert J Bell
Flag of England.svg Jan Hewett
Flag of England.svg Jim Garrett
Flag of England.svg Mary Jenner
Flag of Japan.svg Hirohisa Toshijima
Flag of Japan.svg Fumiko Sakuma
80+ ( details )
Men's singles Flag of England.svg Roger Baldwin Flag of Malaysia.svg Leong Kim Swee Flag of Japan.svg Akira Hirota
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karel Tokromo
Men's doubles Flag of Thailand.svg Seri Chintanaseri
Flag of Thailand.svg Pirachitra Surakkhaka
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ching Kon Kong
Flag of Malaysia.svg Leong Kim Swee
Flag of Norway.svg Daniel Ask
Flag of Norway.svg Knut Sverre Liland
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Hirota
Flag of Japan.svg Shinjiro Matsuda

References

  1. 1 2 "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.