BWF World Senior Championships

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BWF World Senior Championships
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Badminton current event.png 2025 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 It was awarded to Auckland (New Zealand) but they have withdrawn.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 7 - 14

September

Pattaya, Thailand (1)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of England.svg  England 76.585.5148.5310.5
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6861.5116.5246
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4747.584178.5
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4158117216
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3932.544.5116
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 26.521.532.580.5
7Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 21813.542.5
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14.51612.543
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.59.514.538.5
10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1412.51642.5
11Flag of India.svg  India 11205687
12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9.518.54573
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 91529.553.5
14Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 8723.538.5
15Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7.5018.5
16Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 6.5039.5
17Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6107
18Flag of the United States.svg  United States 60.54.511
19Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 51.539.5
20Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3.521722.5
21Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3.51.50.55.5
22Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 310.51124.5
23Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 32.53.59
24Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3115
25Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 30811
26Flag of France.svg  France 261119
27Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 22.512.517
28Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 216.59.5
29Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1.56.5412
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 (official).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 0246
39Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0123
40Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 00.511.5
41Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 00.500.5
42Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0044
43Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0022
44Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0011
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 0011
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0011
Totals (46 entries)4644648781,806

Medal distribution

See also

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.