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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.
The U.S. Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament first held in 1954 (71 years ago) () when the American Badminton Association (now USA Badminton) opened the U.S. National Badminton Championships to foreign competition. During the 1950s and 1960s it often attracted the world's top players.
In international events, O'Neil won the Mexican Open Singles in 1965 [9] and competed for the United States in the World Team Championships for Women, also known as the Uber Cup, including the World Champion US teams of 1960 and 1963. [10] [11] [8] She also played on the 1969 Uber Cup team and was captain of the team in 1972. [8]
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 ]
There is also a separate U.S. Open Badminton Championships which is open to foreign competitors. The history of the two tournaments is rather complicated. Prior to 1954 all U.S. Badminton Championships had a "closed" format with only U.S. citizens and residents eligible to compete. From 1954 through 1969 the tournament was open to foreign ...
The 2011 BWF World Championships was the 19th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at Wembley Arena in London , England , from August 8 to August 14, 2011.
1. Tai Tzu-ying (quarterfinals) 2. Akane Yamaguchi (semifinals) 3. P. V. Sindhu (final) 4. Ratchanok Intanon (third round) 5. Chen Yufei (quarterfinals) 6. He Bingjiao (semifinals)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [44] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.