BWF Badminton Championship

The BWF World Championships (formerly known as IBF World Championships, also known as the World Badminton Championships) is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament offers the most ranking points , together with Summer Olympic Games .

The winners will be crowned as the "World Champions" and awarded gold medals. However, it does not offer any prize money.


About BWF Championship

Formation: 1934
Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Membership: 176 member associations

President: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

About Championship

1st Championship
Year: 1977
Venue: Malmo, Sweden
Winner: Denmark

22nd Championship
Year: 2015
Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia
Winner: China

23rd Championship
Year: 2017
Venue: Glasgow, Scotland