2026 BWF World Championships
2026 badminton tournament in India
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The 2026 BWF World Championships will be the 30th edition of the world badminton championships. It will be held in New Delhi, India in 2026. India is set to host the World Championships for the first time since 2009.
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| Dates | 17 – 23 August 2026 | ||
| Edition | 30th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Indira Gandhi Arena | ||
| Location | New Delhi, India | ||
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Host selection
The host nation India was originally supposed to hold the Sudirman Cup in 2023,[1] however due to all events in China getting cancelled in 2021, the Sudirman Cup was moved to Vantaa in Finland with the 2023 Sudirman Cup going to Suzhou, China. India thereby was selected as the hosts of the 2026 World Championships due to the transfer of the hosting rights of 2023 Sudirman Cup.[2] New Delhi was announced to be the host city after the 2025 BWF World Championships at Paris.[3]
Competition schedule
The tournament lasts over 7 days.
| #R | Preliminary rounds | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | F | Finals |
| Date | 17 Aug | 18 Aug | 19 Aug | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | |
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| Men's singles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
| Women's singles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
| Men's doubles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
| Women's doubles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
Point distribution
Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the World Championships event.[4]
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 |
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| 14,500 | 12,500 | 10,500 | 8,200 | 6,000 | 3,750 | 1,450 |
Medal summary
Medal table
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Qualifiers
Number of participants
| Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | Number of players | |
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| Africa |  Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
 South Africa | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
 Uganda | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Asia |  China | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
 Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | |
 India | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | |
 Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 22 | |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 South Korea | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 | |
 Macau | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
 Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | |
 Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
 Singapore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||
 Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
 Thailand | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
 Vietnam | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Europe |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
 Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
 Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
 Croatia | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
 Denmark | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
 England | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Finland | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
 France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
 Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||
 Hungary | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
 Israel | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
 Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
 Netherlands | 1.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | ||||
 Poland | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
 Scotland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
 Serbia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
 Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 5.5 | 8 | |
 Turkey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||
 Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Oceania |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Pan America |  Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
 El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Peru | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||
 United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
| Other |  Authorised Neutral Athletes | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 272 | 382 | |
Players participating in two events
| Player | Gender | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
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| Davi Silva |
Men |  | | |
| Fabricio Farias |
Men | | | |
| Jaqueline Lima |
Women | | | |
| Samia Lima |
Women | | | |
| Stefani Stoeva |
Women | | | |
| Gabriela Stoeva |
Women | | | |
| Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai |
Men | | | |
| Crystal Lai |
Women | | | |
| Ondřej Kral |
Men | | | |
| Tereza Švabikova |
Women | | | |
| Mette Werge |
Women | | | |
| Nour Ahmed Youssri |
Women | | | |
| Lucia Rodriguez |
Women | | | |
| Christo Popov |
Men | | | |
| Toma Junior Popov |
Men | | | |
| Simon Krax |
Men | | | |
| Yuichi Shimogami |
Men | | | |
| Sayaka Hobara |
Women | | | |
| Meerte Loos |
Women | | | |
| Shaunna Li |
Women | | | |
| Alexander Dunn |
Men | | | |
| Julie Macpherson |
Women | | | |
| Pakkapon Teeraratsakul |
Men | | | |
| Yang Po-hsuan |
Men | | | |
| Yasemen Bektas |
Women | | | |
| Dhiren Ayyappan |
Men | | | |
| Taabia Khan |
Women | | | |
| Yevheniia Kantemyr |
Women | | | |
| Polina Buhrova |
Women | | | |
| Chen Zhi Yi |
Men | | | |
| Presley Smith |
Men | | | |
| Francesca Corbett |
Women | | | |
| Jennie Gai |
Women | | | |