The 2013 BWF World Championships was a
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
tournament which was held from 5 to 11 August 2013 at the
Tianhe Sports Center
Tianhe Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is currently used for football matches.
History
Construction of the stadium began on 4 July 1984 at the former site of Guangzhou Tianhe Airport. ...
in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
, China.
Host city selection
Copenhagen
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,
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
, and
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
submitted bids for this edition of championships.
On 9 December 2011,
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
decided to award the championships to Guangzhou during a meeting in
Queenstown, New Zealand
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The town is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long, thin, Z-shaped lake formed by ...
.
Draw
The draw was held on 22 July at
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
,
China
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.
Schedule
All five events started on the first day and concluded with the final on the last day.
''All times are local (
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.
With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone, roughly 24% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a ...
).''
Medalists
Medal table
Participating countries
345 players from 49 countries participated at this year's edition. The number in parentheses indicate the player contributed by each country.
* (2)
* (2)
* (1)
* (5)
* (4)
* (3)
* (26)
* (17)
* (2)
* (1)
* (5)
* (17)
* (2)
* (12)
* (1)
* (2)
* (5)
* (14)
* (13)
* (14)
* (28)
* (3)
* (1)
* (19)
* (18)
* (1)
* (25)
* (1)
* (3)
* (6)
* (8)
* (2)
* (4)
* (6)
* (14)
* (6)
* (6)
* (1)
* (2)
* (3)
* (1)
* (3)
* (3)
* (14)
* (8)
* (1)
* (7)
* (1)
* (2)
References
External links
tournamentsoftware.com
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World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
BWF World Championships
The BWF World Championships, formerly known as IBF World Championships, and also known as the World Badminton Championships, is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament is one of the most prestigious i ...
2013 BWF World Championships
Bwf World Championships
The BWF World Championships, formerly known as IBF World Championships, and also known as the World Badminton Championships, is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament is one of the most prestigious i ...
Badminton tournaments in China