2021 BWF World Championships
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 12–19 December | ||
| Edition | 26th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Competitors | 322 from 49 nations | ||
| Venue | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín | ||
| Location | Huelva, Spain | ||
| Official website | bwfworldchampionships | ||
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| Events at the 2021 BWF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 2021 BWF World Championships (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place from 12 to 19 December 2021 at Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín in Huelva, Spain.[1]
Host city selection
Huelva was awarded the event in November 2018 during the announcement of 18 major badminton event hosts from 2019 to 2025.[2]
Schedule
Five events were held.[3]
All times are local (UTC+1).
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Loh Kean Yew
|
Srikanth Kidambi
|
Lakshya Sen
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| Anders Antonsen
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| Women's singles |
Akane Yamaguchi
|
Tai Tzu-ying
|
He Bingjiao
|
| Zhang Yiman
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| Men's doubles |
Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi
|
He Jiting Tan Qiang
|
Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi
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| Kim Astrup Anders Rasmussen
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| Women's doubles |
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
|
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
|
Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
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| Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
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| Mixed doubles |
Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
|
Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
|
Kyohei Yamashita Naru Shinoya
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| Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
|
Players
Performance by nation
| Nation | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Winner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
12 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| China
|
12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Thailand
|
9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| India
|
11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| South Korea
|
2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Chinese Taipei
|
6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark
|
14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Malaysia
|
6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong
|
9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Germany
|
3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||
 NBFR
|
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||
 Netherlands
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6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||
 Bulgaria
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1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Canada
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3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
 Scotland
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5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
 France
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4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
 England
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2 | 6 | 1 | ||||
 Ireland
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3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Guatemala
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1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Norway
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1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Spain
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4 | 3 | |||||
 Turkey
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4 | 2 | |||||
 Brazil
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3 | 2 | |||||
 Austria
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3 | 1 | |||||
 Belgium
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3 | 1 | |||||
 United States
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3 | 1 | |||||
 Azerbaijan
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Finland
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Indonesia
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1 | 1 | |||||
 New Zealand
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Switzerland
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Peru
|
1 | ||||||
 Poland
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1 | ||||||
 Slovakia
|
1 | ||||||
 Sri Lanka
|
1 | ||||||
 Vietnam
|
3 | ||||||
 Australia
|
2 | ||||||
 Estonia
|
2 | ||||||
 Israel
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2 | ||||||
 Mexico
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2 | ||||||
 Nigeria
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2 | ||||||
 Portugal
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2 | ||||||
 Sweden
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2 | ||||||
 Ukraine
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2 | ||||||
 Algeria
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1 | ||||||
 Czech Republic
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1 | ||||||
 Italy
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1 | ||||||
 Myanmar
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1 | ||||||
| Total | 166 | 150 | 80 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Some players/pairs started in the second round or the third round as a result of receiving a bye in the first round and or second round.
Note
- ^ Indonesia originally has 16 qualifiers (26 players), but the Badminton Association of Indonesia decided to withdraw.[4]
References
- ^ "Key Changes To BWF Tournament Calendar". Badminton World Federation. 28 June 2021.
- ^ "BWF Major Event Hosts 2019–2025 Awarded". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Daftar Wakil Indonesia yang Batal Tampil di Kejuaraan Dunia 2021". Kompas (in Indonesian). 8 December 2021.