BWF World Championship Winners: List of medalists from 1977 to 2021

Aug 21, 2022, 12:09 IST

BWF World Championship winners list is dominated by China, having won a total of 191 medals, including 67 Gold, 47 Silver, and 79 Bronze medals. Check the complete Badminton Champion List below. 

BWF World Championship Winners List
BWF World Championship Winners List

Badminton Champion List: The BWF World Championships is a prestigious event for badminton players across the globe. The tournament has been held since 1977 and the winners are rewarded with Gold Medals. BWF World Championship winners list contains the medalists from five categories- Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s doubles, Women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. The competition is held in a knockout format with the winners taking Gold, the runner-up Silver, and the losing semifinalists taking a Bronze each year.

BWF World Championships started as an event held once every three years. It later started taking place every two years from the fourth edition (1985) and continued like that until 200, after which it became an annual event.

BWF World Championship winners list is dominated by China, having won a total of 191 medals, including 67 Gold, 47 Silver and 79 Bronze medals, The second highest on the Badminton Champion List is Indonesia with 77 medals followed by Denmark with 62.5 medals.

World Badminton Championship 2022

The 2022 BWF World Championship will be held from August 22 to August 28, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan. The country was awarded the event in November 2018 during the announcement of 18 major badminton events hosts from 2019 to 2025.

BWF World Championship Winners List

Year Men's Singles Women's Singles Men's Doubles Women's Doubles Mixed Doubles
2021 Loh Kean Yew Akane Yamaguchi Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2019 Kento Momota PV Sindhu Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan Mayo Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong
2018 Kento Momota Carolina Marin Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen Mayo Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong
2017 Viktor Axelsen Nozomi Okuhara Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir
2015 Chen Long Carolina Marin Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei
2014 Chen Long Carolina Marin Ko Sung-Hyun & Shin Baek-Cheol Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei
2013 Lin Dan Ratchanok Intanon Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir
2011 Lin Dan Wang Yihan Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei
2010 Chen Jin Wang Lin Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng Du Jing & Yu Yang Zheng Bo & Ma Jin
2009 Lin Dan Lu Lan Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng Zhang Yawen & Zhao Tingting Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2007 Lin Dan Zhu Lin Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan Zhang Jiewen & Yang Wei Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir
2006 Lin Dan Xie Xingfang Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng Gao Ling & Huang Sui Nathan Robertson & Gail Emms
2005 Taufik Hidayat Xie Xingfang Howard Bach & Tony Gunawan Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir
2003 Xia Xuanze Zhang Ning Lars Passke & Jonas Rasmussen Gao Ling & Huang Sui Kim Dong-Moon & Ra Kyung-Min
2001 Hendrawan Gong Ruina Halim Haryanto & Tony Gunawan Gao Ling & Huang Sui Zhang Jun & Gao Ling
1999 Sun Jun Camilla Martin Ha Tae-Kwon & Kim Dong-Moon Ge Fei & Gu Jun Kim Dong-Moon & Ra Kyung-Min
1997 Peter Rasmussen Ye Zhaoying Candra Wijaya & Sigit Budiarto Ge Fei & Gu Jun Liu Yong & Ge Fei
1995 Hariyanto Arbi Ye Zhaoying Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock Thomas Lund & Marlene Thomsen
1993 Joko Suprianto Susi Susanti Ricky Subagja & Rudy Gunawan Nong Qunhua & Zhou Lei Thomas Lund & Catrime Bengtsson
1991 Zhao Jianhua Tang Jiuhong Park Joo-Bong & Kim Moon-So Guan Weizhen & Nong Qunhua Park Joo-Bong & Chung Myung-Hee
1989 Yang Yang Li Lingwei Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi Lin Ying & Guan Weizhen Park Joo-Bong & Chung Myung-Hee
1987 Yang Yang Han Aiping Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi Lin Ying & Guan Weizhen Wang Pengren & Shi Fangjing
1985 Han Jian Han Aiping Park Joo-Bong & Kim Moon-So Han Aiping & Li Lingwei Park Joo-Bong & Yoo Sang-Hee
1983 Icuk Sugiarto Li Lingwei Steen Fladberg & Jesper Helledie Lin Ying & Wu Dixi Thomas Kihlstrom & Nora Perry
1980 Rudy Hartono Verawaty Wiharjo Ade Chandra & Christian Hadimata Nora Perry & Jane Webster Christian Hadimata & Imelda Wiguno
1977 Flemming Delfs Lene Koppen Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi Etsuko Toganoo & Emiko Ueno Steen Skovgaard & Lene Koppen

About BWF World Championship

The BWF World Championship is a badminton tournament that is sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament is one of the most prestigious in badminton, offering the most ranking points, together with the Summer Olympics Badminton tournaments which were first introduced in 1992. The winners of the BWF World Championship are also crowned as ‘World Champions’ of the sport and are awarded a Gold medal.

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