BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
| Current season, competition or edition: 2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | |
| Formerly | IBAD World Championships |
|---|---|
| Sport | Badminton |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Country | BWF member nations |
The BWF Para-Badminton World Championships (formerly known as the IBAD Para-Badminton World Championships) is a badminton tournament organised by the Badminton World Federation. It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with the Summer Paralympics badminton events introduced in 2020. The highest ranked para-badminton players compete in six sport classes [1] in five categories. The championships were organised under the Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) before it merged with the BWF in June 2011.[2]
Editions
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the Para-Badminton World Championships.
Host cities of the Para-Badminton World Championships
| Year | Edition | Host city | Dates | Top Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
| 2000 | 2 | Borken, Germany | ||
| 2001 | 3 | Cordoba, Spain | ||
| 2003 | 4 | Cardiff, Wales | 5 – 8 June | Chinese Taipei |
| 2005 | 5 | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 27 October – 1 November | Malaysia |
| 2007 | 6 | Bangkok, Thailand | 29 October – 2 November | South Korea |
| 2009 | 7 | Seoul, South Korea | 8–12 September | South Korea |
| 2011 | 8 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 23–26 November | South Korea |
| 2013 | 9 | Dortmund, Germany | 5–10 November | South Korea |
| 2015 | 10 | Stoke Mandeville, England | 10–13 September | South Korea |
| 2017 | 11 | Ulsan, South Korea | 22–26 November | China |
| 2019 | 12 | Basel, Switzerland | 20–25 August | China |
| 2022 | 13 | Tokyo, Japan[5] | 1–6 November | Indonesia |
| 2024 | 14 | Pattaya, Thailand[5] | 20–25 February | China |
| 2026 | 15 | Manama, Bahrain | 7–14 February | China |
See also
References
- ^ "Classification". BWF. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ ""One Sport, One Team" BWF to govern Para-badminton". IWASF (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport Federation). Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "World Championships | BWF Corporate".
- ^ "Para-Badminton World Championships 2015". BWF. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Thailand selected to host 2023 Para World C'ships". Bangkok Post. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-30.