2011 BWF World Championships
Badminton tournament
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The 2011 BWF World Championships was the 19th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at Wembley Arena in London, England, from August 8 to August 14, 2011.[1]
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 8 August – 14 August | ||
| Edition | 19th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Competitors | 347 from 48 nations | ||
| Venue | Wembley Arena | ||
| Location | London, England | ||
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China clean swept all the titles for a record third time and became the first nation to successfully defend all the titles won from the previous edition. Scotland won their first medal from mixed pair and India won their medal in women's doubles and their seconds worlds medal after 28 years.[2]
Draw
The draw was held on 25 July at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
Schedule
All five events started on the first day and concluded with the final on the last day.[4]
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2011 | 10:00 | Round of 64 |
| 9 August 2011 | 11:00 | Round of 64 |
| Round of 32 | ||
| 10 August 2011 | 11:00 | Round of 32 |
| 11 August 2011 | 11:00 | Round of 16 |
| 12 August 2011 | 11:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 17:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| 13 August 2011 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
| 17:30 | Semifinals | |
| 14 August 2011 | 12:00 | Finals |
Medalists
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Lin Dan China |
Lee Chong Wei Malaysia |
Chen Jin China |
Peter Gade Denmark | |||
| Women's singles |
Wang Yihan China |
Cheng Shao-chieh Chinese Taipei |
Juliane Schenk Germany |
| Wang Xin China | |||
| Men's doubles |
China Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
 South KoreaKo Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong |
South Korea Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
 IndonesiaMohammad Ahsan Bona Septano | |||
| Women's doubles |
China Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang |
China Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei |
 JapanMiyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna |
 IndiaJwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | |||
| Mixed doubles |
China Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
 EnglandChris Adcock  ScotlandImogen Bankier |
China Xu Chen Ma Jin |
| Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir |
Participating countries
347 players from 48 countries participated at this year's edition.[5] The number in parentheses indicate the player contributed by each country.
Australia (4)
Austria (4)
Belarus (2)
Belgium (8)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (4)
Canada (10)
China (24)
Chinese Taipei (14)
Croatia (3)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (16)
England (18)
Finland (2)
France (7)
Germany (12)
Guatemala (1)
Hong Kong (8)
India (12)
Indonesia (24)
Ireland (4)
Israel (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (24)
Lithuania (1)
Malaysia (15)
Mexico (3)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (14)
New Zealand (1)
Peru (3)
Poland (8)
Russia (11)
Scotland (5)
Singapore (9)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (5)
South Korea (13)
Spain (4)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sweden (5)
Switzerland (3)
Thailand (10)
Turkey (4)
Ukraine (8)
United States (9)
Vietnam (1)
