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Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are ...
Gao Ling is the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in badminton, with two golds, one silver, and one bronze; Fu Haifeng (two golds, one silver), Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei, Viktor Axelsen and Kim Dong-moon (two golds, one bronze) each, Gil Young-ah and Chen Long (one each) and Lee Chong Wei (three silvers) are second for the most medals in ...
Below is listed the Badminton World Federation's World Championships medalists in the men's and women's singles, also in the men's, women's and mixed doubles events. The champion(s) of the tournament win a gold medal, the runners-up take the silver medal, and both losing semifinalists are awarded bronze medals.
This list is not provided by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), but by referring to the winners lists of the previous seasons. The only player to have won at least one title in every season of the circuit is Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, who is also the all-time record holder of number of Super Series titles won at 46.
Boys' singles. 2011 Vantaa. Mixed team. BWF profile. Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and four-time European Champion. He has held the No. 1 BWF World Ranking in men's singles for a total of 183 weeks (as of August 2024), and he is the current world No ...
BWF World Ranking. The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the World Championships and Summer Olympic Games, [1] as well as BWF World Tour tournaments. [2]
The BWF World Championships, aka the World Badminton Championships, is a badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation. [1] It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with the Summer Olympics badminton events introduced in 1992. [2] The winners of the tournament are World ...
2023 BWF World Championships. The 2023 BWF World Championships (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place from 21 to 27 August 2023 in Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] Copenhagen hosted the BWF World Championships for the fifth time.