The 2013 BWF World Championships was a

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tournament which was held from 5 to 11 August 2013 at the

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, China.

Host city selection

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, and

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submitted bids for this edition of championships. On 9 December 2011,

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decided to award the championships to Guangzhou during a meeting in

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Draw

The draw was held on 22 July at

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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 (

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).''

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

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2013 BWF World Championships

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