The 2019 BWF World Championships was a
badminton
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tournament which was held from 19 to 25 August 2019 at
St. Jakobshalle
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in
Basel
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, Switzerland.
Host city selection
Basel was chosen to be the host of the 2019 edition of the championships over
2020 Summer Olympics
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host city,
Tokyo
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. The bid were approved by the Badminton World Federation during a council meeting in
Kuala Lumpur
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,
Malaysia
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.
Schedule
Five events were held.
''All times are local (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).''
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Players
Number of participants
Players participating in two events
Performance by nation
See also
*
2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
The 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships was held from 20 to 25 August 2019 in Basel, Switzerland.
Host city selection
After Basel was selected to be the host of 2019 BWF World Championships in March 2019, the organizing team proposed to h ...
, also hosted in Basel.
References
External links
Official websiteBWF website
{{World championships in 2019
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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
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 ...
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 ...
Sports competitions in Basel