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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August – 31 August | ||
| Edition | 21st | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Ballerup Super Arena | ||
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
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| Events at the 2014 BWF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 2014 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 25 to 31 August 2014 at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1]
Copenhagen and Macau submitted bids for this of championships. [2] Both cities also bid for the 2013 edition, which was later won by Guangzhou. On 9 December 2011, Badminton World Federation decided to award the championships to Copenhagen during a meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand.[ citation needed ]
The draw was held on 11 August 2014 at the Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
All five events started on the first day and concluded with the final on the last day. [3]
All times are local (UTC+2).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2014 | 10:00 | Round of 64 |
| Round of 48 | ||
| 26 August 2014 | 11:00 | Round of 64 |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Round of 48 | ||
| 27 August 2014 | 11:00 | Round of 32 |
| 28 August 2014 | 13:00 | Round of 16 |
| 29 August 2014 | 10:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 30 August 2014 | 10:00 | Semifinals |
| 31 August 2014 | 12:30 | Finals |
* Host nation (Denmark)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Denmark (DEN)* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
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