The 2023

BWF World Senior Championships The BWF World Senior Championships is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The winners will be crowned as the "World Senior Champions" and awarded gold medals. However, it does not offer any prize money. The tour ...

was a

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tournament which was held from 11 to 17 September 2023 at two stadiums, Hwasan Indoor Stadium and Jeonju Indoor Badminton Hall in

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. This was the first time that South Korea held the world championships.

Tournament

The 2023 BWF World Senior Championships was the eleventh edition of the

, which had been held biannually since 2003. This tournament was organized by the

Badminton Korea Association Badminton Korea Association (BKA, 대한배드민턴협회; ''Daehan baedeuminteon hyeobhoe'') is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in South Korea. History Badminton was spread in Korea after Liberation Day and was not orga ...

with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at two stadiums in

, South Korea: *Hwasan Indoor Stadium, which held 2015 Korea Masters. *Jeonju Indoor Badminton Hall, which held

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and 2014 Korea Masters.

Participants

1185 players from 44 nations competed at this edition of the championships:

Overaged participants

Medal summary

Medal standings

Medalists

References

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External links

Competition web pageTournament link, with schedule and results
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