The 2018 BWF World Championships was a

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tournament which was held from 30 July to 5 August at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in

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, China.

Host city selection

Nanjing was the only bidder for 2018 edition of championships. The bid was approved by Badminton World Federation during council meeting in

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Schedule

Five events were held.Schedule
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Players

357 players from 48 countries in total participate in this game. * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (8) * (7) * (25) * (23) * (1) * (4) * (17) * (4) * (10) * (1) * (2) * (10) * (16) * (14) * (1) * (25) * (29) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (25) * (2) * (18) * (2) * (11) * (1) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (3) * (1) * (14) * (3) * (1) * (6) * (4) * (1) * (3) * (18) * (5) * (4) * (8) * (9)

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

International broadcasters

References

External links

Official websiteBWF website
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