2018 BWF World Championships

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]

2018 BWF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates30 July – 5 August
Edition24th
LevelInternational
Competitors357 from 48 nations
VenueNanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena
LocationNanjing, China
2017 Glasgow 2019 Basel

Host city selection

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Nanjing 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

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Five events were held.[4]

All times are local (UTC+8).

 
A banner of the Championship near the venue
Date Time Round
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

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357 players from 48 countries in total participate in this game.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China*2248
2  Japan2226
3  Spain1001
4  India0101
5  Chinese Taipei0011
  Hong Kong0011
  Indonesia0011
  Malaysia0011
Totals (8 entries)551020

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
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  Kento Momota   Shi Yuqi   Chen Long
  Liew Daren
Women's singles
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  Carolina Marín   P. V. Sindhu   He Bingjiao
  Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles
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  Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
  Takeshi Kamura
  Keigo Sonoda
  Chen Hung-ling
  Wang Chi-lin
  Liu Cheng
  Zhang Nan
Women's doubles
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  Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
  Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
  Greysia Polii
  Apriyani Rahayu
  Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto
Mixed doubles
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  Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
  Wang Yilü
  Huang Dongping
  Zhang Nan
  Li Yinhui
  Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet

International broadcasters

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Country/Region Broadcaster Ref
  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

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  1. ^ "TOTAL BWF World Championships 2018 _ Invitation letter _ February 2018 _ ED(Nanjing)" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ^ "BWF To Name Major Events' Hosts". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "China to host major world badminton events in 2018, 2019". Xinhua. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ Schedule
  5. ^ BadmintonWorld.tv Live Stream, retrieved 2018-11-25
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Live Streaming TVRI Final Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis (BWF World Championship 2018) Siang Ini". Banjarmasin Post (in Indonesian). 2018-08-05. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  9. ^ "SportsFix Indonesia – Tonton LIVE Streaming GRATIS BWF Badminton". indonesia.sportsfix.tv. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  10. ^ "Bwf World Championship 2018 | Show | Astro". whatson.astro.com.my. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  11. ^ "Sports TV Group | StarHub TV". www.starhub.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
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