The 2018 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 30 July to 5 August at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in Nanjing, China.[1]
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 30 July – 5 August | ||
Edition | 24th | ||
Level | International | ||
Competitors | 357 from 48 nations | ||
Venue | Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena | ||
Location | Nanjing, China | ||
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Host city selection
editNanjing was the only bidder for 2018 edition of championships.[2] The bid was approved by Badminton World Federation during council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
Schedule
editFive events were held.[4]
All times are local (UTC+8).
Date | Time | Round |
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30 July 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 64 |
31 July 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 64 (MS) |
Round of 32 (WS, MD, WD, XD) | ||
1 August 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 32 (MS, WS, MD, WD) |
2 August 2018 | 10:00 | Round of 16 |
3 August 2018 | 11:00 | Quarterfinals |
4 August 2018 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
5 August 2018 | 13:00 | Finals |
Players
edit357 players from 48 countries in total participate in this game.
- Algeria (2)
- Australia (1)
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (3)
- Brazil (1)
- Bulgaria (8)
- Canada (7)
- China (25)
- Chinese Taipei (23)
- Croatia (1)
- Czech Republic (4)
- Denmark (17)
- Egypt (4)
- England (10)
- Estonia (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (10)
- Germany (16)
- Hong Kong (14)
- Hungary (1)
- India (25)
- Indonesia (29)
- Ireland (3)
- Israel (1)
- Italy (3)
- Japan (25)
- Jordan (2)
- Malaysia (18)
- Mauritius (2)
- Netherlands (11)
- New Zealand (1)
- Nigeria (2)
- Norway (2)
- Peru (2)
- Poland (3)
- Portugal (1)
- Russia (14)
- Scotland (3)
- Slovakia (1)
- South Korea (6)
- Spain (4)
- Sri Lanka (1)
- Switzerland (3)
- Thailand (18)
- Turkey (5)
- Ukraine (4)
- United States (8)
- Vietnam (9)
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (China)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
2 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
3 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Medalists
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Kento Momota | Shi Yuqi | Chen Long |
Liew Daren | |||
Women's singles |
Carolina Marín | P. V. Sindhu | He Bingjiao |
Akane Yamaguchi | |||
Men's doubles |
Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | |||
Women's doubles |
Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto | |||
Mixed doubles |
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
Wang Yilü Huang Dongping |
Zhang Nan Li Yinhui |
Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
International broadcasters
editCountry/Region | Broadcaster | Ref |
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China (host) | CCTV | |
International (unsold markets only) | YouTube | [5] |
Taiwan | ELTA TV 3 | |
Denmark | TV2 Sport | [6] |
Hong Kong | I-Cable | |
India | Star Sports | [7] |
Indonesia | TVRI | [8] |
SportsFix | [9] | |
Malaysia | Astro | [10] |
Singapore | StarHub | [11] |
Thailand | True Corporation |
References
edit- ^ "TOTAL BWF World Championships 2018 _ Invitation letter _ February 2018 _ ED(Nanjing)" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "BWF To Name Major Events' Hosts". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "China to host major world badminton events in 2018, 2019". Xinhua. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Schedule
- ^ BadmintonWorld.tv Live Stream, retrieved 2018-11-25
- ^ "Sådan sender TV 2 og TV 2 SPORT fra VM i badminton – TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ NDTVSports.com. "BWF World Championships 2018, PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin Final: When And Where To Watch, Live Coverage On TV, Live Streaming Online | Badminton News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Live Streaming TVRI Final Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis (BWF World Championship 2018) Siang Ini". Banjarmasin Post (in Indonesian). 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "SportsFix Indonesia – Tonton LIVE Streaming GRATIS BWF Badminton". indonesia.sportsfix.tv. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "Bwf World Championship 2018 | Show | Astro". whatson.astro.com.my. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ^ "Sports TV Group | StarHub TV". www.starhub.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.