2007 BWF World Championships

Aarhus^[1] and Kuala Lumpur were the candidates for hosting the championships. Kuala Lumpur was later announced as the host during 2005 IBF council meeting in Beijing.^[2] China also expressed interest, but ultimately did not bid.^[1]

• Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil

A total of 55 countries qualified to participating in this tournament. Below is the list of countries with the parentheses indicates the number of players eligible.

•  Algeria (1)
•  Australia (4)
•  Austria (3)
•  Belgium (3)
•  Belarus (1)
•  Brazil (4)
•  Bulgaria (10)
•  Canada (12)
•  China (24)
•  Czech Republic (4)
•  Denmark (15)
•  Egypt (2)
•  England (18)
•  Spain (4)
•  Estonia (2)
•  Finland (3)
•  France (9)
•  Germany (13)
•  Guatemala (2)
•  Hong Kong (10)
•  Indonesia (21)
•  India (8)
•  Ireland (3)
•  Iran (1)
•  Iceland (1)
•  Italy (4)
•  Japan (15)
•  Kenya (2)
•  South Korea (13)
•  Lithuania (1)
•  Malaysia (26)
•  Mongolia (2)
•  Mauritius (1)
•  Netherlands (10)
•  New Zealand (6)
•  Peru (3)
•  Philippines (6)
•  Poland (5)
•  Portugal (3)
•  Romania (3)
•  South Africa (4)
•  Russia (9)
•  Scotland (5)
•  Seychelles (2)
•  Singapore (10)
•  Slovenia (5)
•  Sri Lanka (4)
•  Switzerland (5)
•  Slovakia (1)
•  Sweden (3)
•  Chinese Taipei (5)
•  Ukraine (4)
•  United States (11)
•  Vietnam (1)
•  Wales (1)

Notable is, Thailand is the only country announced the withdrawal from the tournament by choosing to attend the World University Games, the event which clash with the Championships, they have several players who qualified for this tournament.^[3]