The 2007 BWF World Championships is the 16th tournament of
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 ...
(World Badminton Championships). It was held in
Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007.
Host city selection
Aarhus
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and
Kuala Lumpur
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were the candidates for hosting the championships. Kuala Lumpur was later announced as the host during 2005 IBF council meeting in Beijing.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
also expressed interest, but ultimately did not bid.
Venue
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Putra Indoor Stadium
Putra Indoor Stadium (Malay: ''Stadium Putra''), currently named as Axiata Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background
The stadium is located in the premise of the National Sports Compl ...
,
Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway as well as city bou ...
Participating nations
A total of 55 countries qualified to participating in this tournament. Below is the list of countries with the parentheses indicates the number of players eligible.
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(1)
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(4)
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(3)
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(3)
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(1)
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(4)
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(10)
*
(12)
*
(24)
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(4)
*
(15)
*
(2)
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(18)
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(4)
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(2)
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(3)
*
(9)
*
(13)
*
(2)
*
(10)
*
(21)
*
(8)
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(3)
*
(1)
*
(1)
*
(4)
*
(15)
*
(2)
*
(13)
*
(1)
*
(26)
*
(2)
*
(1)
*
(10)
*
(6)
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(3)
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(6)
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(5)
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(3)
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(3)
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(4)
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(9)
*
(5)
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(2)
*
(10)
*
(5)
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(4)
*
(5)
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(1)
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(3)
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(5)
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(4)
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(11)
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(1)
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(1)
Notable is,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
is the only country announced the withdrawal from the tournament by choosing to attend the
World University Games
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The Universiade is referred ...
, the event which clash with the Championships, they have several players who qualified for this tournament.
Medalists
Medal table
Events
References
External links
Official websiteTournamentsoftware.com: 2007 World Championships
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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 ...
World Championships
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2007 in Malaysian sport
Sports competitions in Kuala Lumpur
Badminton tournaments in Malaysia
BWF World Championships
August 2007 sports events in Asia
2000s in Kuala Lumpur