The 2007 BWF World Championships was the 16th tournament of
BWF World Championships
The BWF World Championships is a badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation. It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with the Summer Olympics badminton events introduced in ...
(World Badminton Championships). It was held in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
, Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007.
Host city selection
Aarhus
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and
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
were the candidates for hosting the championships. Kuala Lumpur was later announced as the host during 2005 IBF council meeting in Beijing.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
also expressed interest, but ultimately did not bid.
Venue
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Putra Indoor Stadium
Putra Indoor Stadium (Malay: ''Stadium Putra''), currently named as Axiata Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background
The stadium is located in the premise of the Kompleks Sukan Negar ...
,
Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway in addition to cit ...
Participating nations
A total of 55 countries qualified to participating in this tournament. Below is the list of countries with the parentheses indicates the number of players eligible.
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(1)
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(4)
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(3)
*
(3)
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(1)
*
(4)
*
(10)
*
(12)
*
(24)
*
(4)
*
(15)
*
(2)
*
(18)
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(4)
*
(2)
*
(3)
*
(9)
*
(13)
*
(2)
*
(10)
*
(21)
*
(8)
*
(3)
*
(1)
*
(1)
*
(4)
*
(15)
*
(2)
*
(13)
*
(1)
*
(26)
*
(2)
*
(1)
*
(10)
*
(6)
*
(3)
*
(6)
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(5)
*
(3)
*
(3)
*
(4)
*
(9)
*
(5)
*
(2)
*
(10)
*
(5)
*
(4)
*
(5)
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(1)
*
(3)
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(5)
*
(4)
*
(11)
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(1)
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(1)
Notable is,
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
is the only country announced the withdrawal from the tournament by choosing to attend the
World University Games
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, the event which clash with the Championships, they have several players who qualified for this tournament.
Medalists
Medal table
Events
References
External links
Official websiteTournamentsoftware.com: 2007 World Championships
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BWF World Championships
The BWF World Championships is a badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation. It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with the Summer Olympics badminton events introduced in ...
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
2007 in Malaysian sport
Sports competitions in Kuala Lumpur
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
BWF World Championships
August 2007 sports events in Asia
2000s in Kuala Lumpur