World Championships
YONEX-SUNRISE BWF World Championships 2009. Hyderabad India is the location for the YONEX-SUNRISE BWF World Championship 2009 which will be hosted by the Badminton Association of India from 10 – 16 August. Hosted for the first time in India, the Championships will see the world’s top players compete for the title of World Champion.
2009 Qualifiers.
The last phase for eligibility for the YONEX-SUNRISE BWF World Championship 2009 ended on 22 June. The following players in each discipline have qualified and have been confirmed by their Member Association.
Final list of competitors updated as at 17 July 2009
- Men’s singles (64 entries)
- Women’s singles (57 entries)
- Men’s doubles (50 entries)
- Women’s doubles (42 entries)
- Mixed Doubles (47 entries)
* Thursday 16 July 2009 –Seeding report Ver 2 and MQ Report Ver 3
* Tuesday 21 July –Draw for the Championships – concluded at 7.30 pm New Delhi Time
* Thursday 6 August – Practice hall available from this date
* Sunday 9 August - Managers Meeting
* Sunday 9 August - Welcome dinner
* Sunday 16 August - Finals – starting at 1400 local timeWorld Championships 2010
The 2010 World Championships will be held in Paris, France from 23-29 August 2010.
Brief History - BWF World Championships
The BWF World Championships is held every year except for the year of an Olympic Games. It is a showcase of the very best in the sport and it determines who are the World Champions in each of the five disciplines – men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
The first World Championships was hosted in Malmo Sweden in 1977, and a Championship was held every three years until 1983, after which, it became a biennial event. Since 2005 however, the BWF World Championships has become an annual tournament, being hosted every year except in the year of the Olympic Games.
The BWF World Championships is an individual event and each Member Association is invited to enter their players in the men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and the mixed doubles events. For each event, the third place winner gets a bronze medal, the runner-up a silver and the winner is awarded a gold medal and title “World Champion”.
The BWF World Championships is an individual event and each Member Association is invited to enter their players in the men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and the mixed doubles events. For each event, the third place winner gets a bronze medal, the runner-up a silver and the winner is awarded a gold medal and title “World Champion”.