2018 BWF World Championships
Badminton tournament
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The 2018 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 30 July to 5 August at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in Nanjing, China.[1]
Dates30 July – 5 August
Edition24th
LevelInternational
Competitors357 from 48 nations
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July – 5 August | ||
| Edition | 24th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Competitors | 357 from 48 nations | ||
| Venue | Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena | ||
| Location | Nanjing, China | ||
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Host city selection
Nanjing was the only bidder for 2018 edition of championships.[2] The bid was approved by Badminton World Federation during council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
Schedule
Five events were held.[4]
All times are local (UTC+8).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 64 |
| 31 July 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 64 (MS) |
| Round of 32 (WS, MD, WD, XD) | ||
| 1 August 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 32 (MS, WS, MD, WD) |
| 2 August 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 16 |
| 3 August 2018 | 11:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 August 2018 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
| 5 August 2018 | 13:00 | Finals |
Players
357 players from 48 countries in total participate in this game.
Algeria (2)
Australia (1)
Austria (1)
Belgium (3)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (8)
Canada (7)
China (25)
Chinese Taipei (23)
Croatia (1)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (17)
Egypt (4)
England (10)
Estonia (1)
Finland (2)
France (10)
Germany (16)
Hong Kong (14)
Hungary (1)
India (25)
Indonesia (29)
Ireland (3)
Israel (1)
Italy (3)
Japan (25)
Jordan (2)
Malaysia (18)
Mauritius (2)
Netherlands (11)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (2)
Peru (2)
Poland (3)
Portugal (1)
Russia (14)
Scotland (3)
Slovakia (1)
South Korea (6)
Spain (4)
Sri Lanka (1)
Switzerland (3)
Thailand (18)
Turkey (5)
Ukraine (4)
United States (8)
Vietnam (9)
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Kento Momota Japan |
Shi Yuqi China |
Chen Long China |
Liew Daren Malaysia | |||
| Women's singles |
Carolina Marín Spain |
P. V. Sindhu India |
He Bingjiao China |
| Akane Yamaguchi Japan | |||
| Men's doubles |
China Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
Japan Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
 Chinese TaipeiChen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
| China Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | |||
| Women's doubles |
Japan Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
Japan Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
 IndonesiaGreysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
| Japan Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto | |||
| Mixed doubles |
China Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
China Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
China Zhang Nan Li Yinhui |
 Hong KongTang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
