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P.V. Sindhu became the first Indian player to win the gold medal at the World Championships and also became the only other woman singles player along with China's Zhang Ning to have won five World Championship medals. [6] Japanese Kento Momota, and the duo Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara retained their titles from the previous edition.
This is a table of all gold medalists in the Badminton World Championships. Since 1983, the event has been held every two years, with it changing to an annual event since 2005 but taking a break during Olympic years.
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.
Badminton: Awarded for: Excellence in Badminton: Sponsored by: Badminton World Federation: History; First award: 1998: Editions: 26: First winner: Peter Gade: Most wins: Lee Chong Wei Huang Yaqiong Leani Ratri Oktila: Most recent: Shi Yuqi An Se-young
The mixed doubles badminton tournament started in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2] The Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings are used to determine the qualification of the players for the tournament. Nations can enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota ...
Year Host City Gold Silver Bronze 1979: Tokyo: Liem Swie King: Iie Sumirat: Kevin Jolly: Flemming Delfs: 1980: Kyoto: Liem Swie King: Masao Tsuchida: Prakash Padukone
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 Champions of the sport and are awarded a gold medal. [3] The tournament started in 1977 and was held once every three years until 1983.
The players who holds the record for most finals contested are Rudy Hartono and Lin Dan at 10. [ 5 ] Between 2004 & 2018, either or both Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei have contested the final of 14 of the 15 editions held, with the exception of the final in 2015, which saw Lin eliminated in the semi-finals and Lee unable to compete due to a doping ban.