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SUMMARY:2026 BWF World Championships
DESCRIPTION:Updated on September 6\, 2026\n\n\nThe 2026 BWF World Championships took place from August 17–23\, 2026\, at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi\, India. As the pinnacle event of the badminton calendar\, organized by the Badminton Association of India and sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF)\, it featured the world’s top-ranked players competing across five categories: men’s singles\, women’s singles\, men’s doubles\, women’s doubles\, and mixed doubles. \n\n\n\nUnlike HSBC BWF World Tour events\, the World Championships did not offer prize money. Instead\, champions\, finalists\, and semifinalists were awarded gold\, silver\, and bronze medals respectively\, with the winners officially receiving the prestigious title of “World Champion” — an honor that carries immense prestige and global recognition. Securing the world title often elevates a player’s international profile significantly\, attracting major sponsorship opportunities and endorsement deals from global brands. \n\n\n\nAdditionally\, all five world champions automatically qualified for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals 2026\, which will take place in Hangzhou\, China\, this December — giving them a direct path to compete against the year’s best performers for the final crown of the season. \n\n\n\nTable of Contents[Open][Close]Tournament DetailsChampionsMedal TableDrawsCompetition SchedulePrize MoneyTV Coverage\n\n\n\nTournament Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizerBadminton Association of IndiaDateAugust 17–23\, 2026Edition30th EditionLocationNew Delhi\, IndiaVenueIndira Gandhi ArenaEventsMen’s & Women’s Singles\, Men’s & Women’s Doubles and Mixed DoublesDraw Size64 Singles / 48 DoublesScoring SystemBest of three games to 21 pointsOfficial Websitebwfworldchampionships.com\n\n\n\nChampions\n\n\n\nEventGoldSilverBronzeMen’s SinglesAlex Lanier (FRA) [9]Kodai Naraoka (JPN) [10]Chou Tien-chen (TPE) [6]—Victor Lai (CAN) [7]Women’s SinglesAn Se-young (KOR) [1]Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) [2]Wang Zhiyi (CHN) [3]—Pornpawee Chochuwong (THA) [10]Men’s DoublesLiang Weikeng / Wang Chang (CHN) [3]Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (MAS) [4]Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (KOR) [1]—Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan (TPE)Women’s DoublesBaek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (KOR) [3]Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (CHN) [1]Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand (IND)—Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (CHN) [8]Mixed DoublesThom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (FRA) [5]Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (CHN) [1]Amri Syahnawi / Nita Violina Marwah (INA)—Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (CHN) [2]\n\n\n\nMedal Table\n\n\n\nRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1South Korea20132France20023China12364Japan02025Malaysia01016Chinese Taipei00227Canada00117India00117Indonesia00117Thailand0011Totals(10 entries)551020\n\n\n\nDraws\n\n\n\nEventDraw SizeView DrawMen’s Singles64View drawWomen’s Singles64View drawMen’s Doubles48View drawWomen’s Doubles48View drawMixed Doubles48View draw\n\n\n\nCompetition Schedule\n\n\n\nAll times are local\, India Standard Time (UTC+5:30). \n\n\n\n\n=> View global viewing guide\n\n\n\n=> View daily match schedule and results\n\n\n\n\nDateRoundEventCourtsStart TimeMonday\, 17 AugustRound of 64Round of 48MS & WSMD & WD409:00Tuesday\, 18 AugustRound of 64Round of 48Round of 32MS & WSXDMD & WD409:00Wednesday\, 19 AugustRound of 32All Events409:00Thursday\, 20 AugustRound of 16All Events410:30Friday\, 21 AugustQuarterfinalsAll Events210:30Saturday\, 22 AugustSemifinalsAll Events110:30Sunday\, 23 AugustFinalsAll Events113:00\n\n\n\nPrize Money\n\n\n\n=> 2026 BWF World Championships Prize Money \n\n\n\nTV Coverage\n\n\n\nTerritoryBroadcasterSpecific Channel / PlatformAfricaDiscover SportDiscoverSport.comCentral AmericaDisney+ (ESPN)Disney+ (ESPN)CaribbeanDisney+ (ESPN)Disney+ (ESPN)ChinaBesTVCCTVHuyaMiguYoukuCBABesTVCCTV-5\, CCTV-5+Huya BadmintonMigu SportsYouku SportsCBA Video System (WeChat)Chinese TaipeiELTAElta Sports 2\, Elta Sports 3CzechiaCzech TVCT Sport Plus (sport.ceskatelevize.cz)DenmarkTV2TV2 Sport\, TV2 PlayFranceL’EquipeLa chaîne L’Equipe\, L’Equipe LiveGermanySportEurope.tvSportEurope.tvHong KongPCCWNow Sports Plus (Ch. 680)\, Now Sports 1 (Ch. 631)India & Sub-ContinentJiostarJioHotstar\, Star Sports Select 1 HD/SD\, Star Sports 1IndonesiaVidioNEX ParabolaVidioNEX SPORT 3 HDKorea (South)SPOTV EclatSPOTVMacauTDMTDM Sport\, TDM Official Website\, TDM AppMalaysiaAstroSookaAstro Badminton\, Astro Badminton 2Astro Badminton\, Astro Badminton 2Middle East & North AfricaWEDOTVTBDPan BalkansArenaTBDPolandPolsatPolsat Sport Extra 1SingaporeStarHubSingtelHub Sports 1\, Hub Sports 2mio Sports\, mio Sports 2SlovakiaJOJJOJ Sport\, JOJ Sport 2South AmericaDisney+ (ESPN)Disney+ (ESPN)ThailandTrue VisionsTrue Sports 2\, True Sports 7UkraineMaincast SportMaincastUnited KingdomPremier SportsTBDUSASports Illustrated TVAmazon FireTV\, DIRECTV\, Sling Freestream\, Anoki LiveTVx\, LocalNow\, Sports.tv\, Tablo TV\, DistroTV\, Free Live Sports\, PlexVietnamVTVCABVTVprime\, VTVCab On Sports NewsWorldwideBWF TVOlympic ChannelReuters / SNTVBWF TV (YouTube)Olympic ChannelNews Access
URL:https://badmintonworldtour.com/event/bwf-world-championships/
LOCATION:Indira Gandhi Arena\, Indraprastha Estate\, Grand Trunk Rd\, near Raj Ghat\, IG Indoor Stadium\, ITO\, IP Estate\, New Delhi\, Delhi\, 110002\, India
CATEGORIES:BWF Grade 1 Tournaments
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