BWF World Senior Championships

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Badminton current event.png 2023 BWF World Senior Championships
Sport Badminton
Founded2003
Country BWF member nations

The BWF World Senior Championships is a badminton tournament for players aged 35 and older sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The winners will be crowned as the "World Senior Champions" and awarded gold medals. [1] However, it does not offer any prize money. The tournament started in 2003 and being held biennially.

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Location of the World Senior Championships

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Senior Championships. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.

The location of the 2025 championships is not yet decided. It was awarded to Auckland (New Zeeland) but they have withdrawn. A new bidding process was initiated by BWF in June 2024. [2]


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Host cities of the World Senior Championships
YearNo.DateHost City
2003 I 9 – 15 June Sofia, Bulgaria (1)
2004 II 29 November – 5 December Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1)
2007 III 24 – 29 April Taipei, Taiwan (1)
2009 IV 27 September – 3 October Huelva, Spain (1)
2011 V 21 – 27 August Vancouver, Canada (1)
2013 VI 9 – 14 August Ankara, Turkey (1)
2015 VII 20 – 26 September Helsingborg, Sweden (1)
2017 VIII 11 – 17 September Kochi, India (1)
2019 IX 4 – 11 August Katowice, Poland (1)
2021 X 28 November – 4 DecemberHuelva, Spain (2)
2023 XI 11 – 17 September Jeonju, South Korea (1)
2025 XII Auckland, New Zealand (1)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of England.svg  England 74.579135.5289
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6058.5112.5231
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 474483174
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3751103191
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3225.535.593
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 24.519.523.567.5
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1412.51642.5
8Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 13.56.51030
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 138.510.532
10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12161139
11Flag of India.svg  India 11185180
12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8.516.541.566.5
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8.51522.546
14Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 6518.529.5
15Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6107
16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6017
17Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 51.51.58
18Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4.50.53.58.5
19Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4.5037.5
20Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3.51.50.55.5
21Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 321621
22Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3115
23Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 291021
24Flag of France.svg  France 24915
25Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 22.511.516
26Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 22.53.58
27Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 206.58.5
28Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1.5449.5
29Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1.5034.5
30Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13.526.5
31Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12.547.5
32Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 127.510.5
33Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 11.524.5
34Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1113
35Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1045
36Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.501.52
37Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0.5000.5
38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0145
39Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 00.500.5
40Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0033
41Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0022
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0022
43Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0011
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 0011
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0011
Totals (45 entries)4174177841618

Medal distribution

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References

  1. "Regulations for World Senior Championships" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. "Bid re-opens for world championships". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2024.