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BWF World Senior ChampionshipsCurrent season, competition or edition:
2023 BWF World Senior Championships

Sport| Badminton
Founded| 2003
Country| BWF member nations

The BWF World Senior Championships is a badminton tournament for players aged 35 and older sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The winners will be crowned as the "World Senior Champions" and awarded gold medals.[1] However, it does not offer any prize money. The tournament started in 2003 and being held biennially.

## Location of the World Senior Championships

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The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Senior Championships. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.

The location of the 2025 championships is not yet decided. It was awarded to Auckland (New Zealand) but they have withdrawn. A new bidding process was initiated by BWF in June 2024. [2]

2003

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2007

2009,
2021

2011

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2015

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Host cities of the World Senior Championships

Year  | No.  | Date  | Host City

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2003  | I | 9 – 15 June  | Sofia, Bulgaria (1)
2004  | II | 29 November – 5 December  | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1)
2007  | III | 24 – 29 April  | Taipei, Taiwan (1)
2009  | IV | 27 September – 3 October  | Huelva, Spain (1)
2011  | V | 21 – 27 August  | Vancouver, Canada (1)
2013  | VI | 9 – 14 August  | Ankara, Turkey (1)
2015  | VII | 20 – 26 September  | Helsingborg, Sweden (1)
2017  | VIII | 11 – 17 September  | Kochi, India (1)
2019  | IX | 4 – 11 August  | Katowice, Poland (1)
2021  | X | 28 November – 4 December  | Huelva, Spain (2)
2023  | XI | 11 – 17 September  | Jeonju, South Korea (1)
2025  | XII |  | Auckland, New Zealand (1)

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  England| 74.5| 79| 135.5| 289
2|  Denmark| 60| 58.5| 112.5| 231
3|  Germany| 47| 44| 83| 174
4|  Japan| 37| 51| 103| 191
5|  Thailand| 32| 25.5| 35.5| 93
6|  Chinese Taipei| 24.5| 19.5| 23.5| 67.5
7|  Russia| 14| 12.5| 16| 42.5
8|  Indonesia| 13.5| 6.5| 10| 30
9|  Netherlands| 13| 8.5| 10.5| 32
10|  Scotland| 12| 16| 11| 39
11|  India| 11| 18| 51| 80
12|  Sweden| 8.5| 16.5| 41.5| 66.5
13|  Canada| 8.5| 15| 22.5| 46
14|  Malaysia| 6| 5| 18.5| 29.5
15|  Israel| 6| 1| 0| 7
16|  South Africa| 6| 0| 1| 7
17|  Hong Kong| 5| 1.5| 1.5| 8
18|  United States| 4.5| 0.5| 3.5| 8.5
19|  Iceland| 4.5| 0| 3| 7.5
20|  Belarus| 3.5| 1.5| 0.5| 5.5
21|  Finland| 3| 2| 16| 21
22|  South Korea| 3| 1| 1| 5
23|  Poland| 2| 9| 10| 21
24|  France| 2| 4| 9| 15
25|  Norway| 2| 2.5| 11.5| 16
26|  Ireland| 2| 2.5| 3.5| 8
27|  Switzerland| 2| 0| 6.5| 8.5
28|  Sri Lanka| 1.5| 4| 4| 9.5
29|  Singapore| 1.5| 0| 3| 4.5
30|  Hungary| 1| 3.5| 2| 6.5
31|  Austria| 1| 2.5| 4| 7.5
32|  Bulgaria| 1| 2| 7.5| 10.5
33|  Ukraine| 1| 1.5| 2| 4.5
34|  New Zealand| 1| 1| 1| 3
35|  Portugal| 1| 0| 4| 5
36|  China| 0.5| 0| 1.5| 2
37|  Philippines| 0.5| 0| 0| 0.5
38|  Australia| 0| 1| 4| 5
39|  Croatia| 0| 0.5| 0| 0.5
40|  Czech Republic| 0| 0| 3| 3
41|  Romania| 0| 0| 2| 2
Spain| 0| 0| 2| 2
43|  Luxembourg| 0| 0| 1| 1
Macau| 0| 0| 1| 1
Uzbekistan| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (45 entries)| 417| 417| 784| 1,618

## Medal distribution

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### Men's singles

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| Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Denmark| 15| 14| 23| 52
2|  Chinese Taipei| 12| 9| 5| 26
3|  Russia| 7| 5| 9| 21
4|  Thailand| 7| 5| 7| 19
5|  Japan| 5| 10| 9| 24
6|  India| 5| 5| 18| 28
7|  South Africa| 5| 0| 0| 5
8|  Scotland| 4| 2| 1| 7
9|  England| 3| 6| 13| 22
10|  Germany| 3| 3| 15| 21
11|  Indonesia| 3| 2| 4| 9
12|  Malaysia| 3| 0| 9| 12
13|  Finland| 2| 1| 7| 10
14|  Norway| 2| 0| 6| 8
15|  Sweden| 1| 5| 11| 17
16|  Canada| 1| 5| 8| 14
17|  Austria| 1| 1| 1| 3
New Zealand| 1| 1| 1| 3
19|  Ukraine| 1| 1| 0| 2
20|  France| 1| 0| 2| 3
Iceland| 1| 0| 2| 3
22|  Singapore| 1| 0| 1| 2
23|  Poland| 0| 5| 1| 6
24|  Australia| 0| 1| 3| 4
25|  Bulgaria| 0| 1| 2| 3
26|  Hungary| 0| 1| 1| 2
27|  Sri Lanka| 0| 1| 0| 1
28|  Czech Republic| 0| 0| 3| 3
Switzerland| 0| 0| 3| 3
30|  Portugal| 0| 0| 2| 2
31|  Spain| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (31 entries)| 84| 84| 168| 336

### Women's singles

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| Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Germany| 23| 16| 22| 61
2|  England| 11| 14| 27| 52
3|  Denmark| 9| 6| 12| 27
4|  Japan| 7| 10| 34| 51
5|  Netherlands| 5| 3| 4| 12
6|  Hong Kong| 4| 1| 0| 5
Israel| 4| 1| 0| 5
8|  Russia| 3| 3| 1| 7
9|  Canada| 2| 3| 8| 13
10|  Poland| 2| 1| 5| 8
11|  Belarus| 2| 1| 0| 3
12|  United States| 2| 0| 0| 2
13|  Scotland| 1| 6| 3| 10
14|  Sri Lanka| 1| 3| 2| 6
15|  Thailand| 1| 3| 0| 4
16|  India| 1| 2| 9| 12
17|  Sweden| 1| 2| 2| 5
18|  Hungary| 1| 2| 1| 4
19|  Chinese Taipei| 1| 1| 3| 5
20|  Switzerland| 1| 0| 2| 3
21|  Portugal| 1| 0| 0| 1
22|  France| 0| 3| 3| 6
23|  Bulgaria| 0| 1| 2| 3
24|  Norway| 0| 1| 1| 2
25|  Finland| 0| 0| 3| 3
26|  Austria| 0| 0| 1| 1
Iceland| 0| 0| 1| 1
Indonesia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Ireland| 0| 0| 1| 1
Luxembourg| 0| 0| 1| 1
Ukraine| 0| 0| 1| 1
Uzbekistan| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (32 entries)| 83| 83| 151| 317

### Men's doubles

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| Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Thailand| 20| 12.5| 21.5| 54
2|  England| 14| 11| 22| 47
3|  Denmark| 10| 16| 26.5| 52.5
4|  Indonesia| 8| 4.5| 3.5| 16
5|  India| 5| 9| 11| 25
6|  Japan| 4| 7| 10| 21
7|  Sweden| 3.5| 1| 13| 17.5
8|  Chinese Taipei| 3| 5| 4| 12
9|  Malaysia| 3| 4| 9| 16
10|  United States| 2.5| 0| 2| 4.5
11|  Russia| 2| 2| 2| 6
12|  Germany| 2| 1| 17| 20
13|  Scotland| 1.5| 1.5| 3.5| 6.5
14|  Canada| 1.5| 1| 1| 3.5
15|  Netherlands| 1| 1.5| 2| 4.5
16|  Finland| 1| 1| 2| 4
17|  South Africa| 1| 0| 1| 2
18|  Singapore| 0.5| 0| 1| 1.5
19|  Philippines| 0.5| 0| 0| 0.5
20|  Poland| 0| 2| 2| 4
21|  Austria| 0| 1.5| 1.5| 3
22|  Norway| 0| 1| 1.5| 2.5
23|  Ireland| 0| 1| 0.5| 1.5
24|  Croatia| 0| 0.5| 0| 0.5
25|  Bulgaria| 0| 0| 2| 2
France| 0| 0| 2| 2
Romania| 0| 0| 2| 2
28|  Australia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Spain| 0| 0| 1| 1
Switzerland| 0| 0| 1| 1
31|  Sri Lanka| 0| 0| 0.5| 0.5
Totals (31 entries)| 84| 84| 167| 335

### Women's doubles

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| Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  England| 18.5| 23| 29| 70.5
2|  Japan| 17| 17| 35| 69
3|  Denmark| 12.5| 9.5| 21.5| 43.5
4|  Germany| 7.5| 13| 11| 31.5
5|  Chinese Taipei| 4| 3.5| 3.5| 11
6|  Netherlands| 3.5| 2.5| 3| 9
7|  Iceland| 2.5| 0| 0| 2.5
8|  Canada| 2| 2| 1.5| 5.5
9|  Thailand| 2| 1| 4| 7
10|  Ireland| 2| 1| 2| 5
11|  South Korea| 2| 1| 1| 4
12|  Scotland| 1.5| 1.5| 2.5| 5.5
13|  Belarus| 1.5| 0| 0| 1.5
Israel| 1.5| 0| 0| 1.5
15|  Russia| 1| 2.5| 2| 5.5
16|  France| 1| 0| 2| 3
17|  Bulgaria| 1| 0| 0| 1
18|  Sweden| 0.5| 2| 8| 10.5
19|  Sri Lanka| 0.5| 0| 0.5| 1
20|  India| 0| 1| 6| 7
21|  Norway| 0| 0.5| 1.5| 2
22|  Hong Kong| 0| 0.5| 0.5| 1
23|  Ukraine| 0| 0.5| 0| 0.5
24|  Finland| 0| 0| 4| 4
25|  Poland| 0| 0| 2| 2
26|  United States| 0| 0| 1.5| 1.5
27|  China| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (27 entries)| 82| 82| 143| 307

### Mixed doubles

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| Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  England| 28| 25| 45.5| 98.5
2|  Denmark| 13.5| 13| 29.5| 56
3|  Germany| 10.5| 11| 18| 39.5
4|  Chinese Taipei| 4.5| 1| 8| 13.5
5|  Japan| 4| 7| 16| 27
6|  Scotland| 4| 5| 1| 10
7|  Netherlands| 3.5| 1.5| 1.5| 6.5
8|  Sweden| 2.5| 6.5| 7.5| 16.5
9|  Indonesia| 2.5| 0| 1.5| 4
10|  Canada| 2| 4| 4| 10
11|  Thailand| 2| 4| 3| 9
12|  Russia| 2| 0| 2| 4
13|  Switzerland| 1| 0| 0.5| 1.5
14|  Hong Kong| 1| 0| 0| 1
Iceland| 1| 0| 0| 1
South Korea| 1| 0| 0| 1
17|  China| 0.5| 0| 0.5| 1
18|  Israel| 0.5| 0| 0| 0.5
19|  India| 0| 1| 6| 7
20|  Malaysia| 0| 1| 0.5| 1.5
21|  France| 0| 1| 0| 1
Poland| 0| 1| 0| 1
23|  Hungary| 0| 0.5| 1| 1.5
24|  Belarus| 0| 0.5| 0.5| 1
25|  Ireland| 0| 0.5| 0| 0.5
United States| 0| 0.5| 0| 0.5
27|  Portugal| 0| 0| 2| 2
28|  Bulgaria| 0| 0| 1.5| 1.5
Norway| 0| 0| 1.5| 1.5
30|  Macau| 0| 0| 1| 1
Singapore| 0| 0| 1| 1
Sri Lanka| 0| 0| 1| 1
Ukraine| 0| 0| 1| 1
34|  Austria| 0| 0| 0.5| 0.5
Totals (34 entries)| 84| 84| 156| 324

## See also

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* BWF World Championships
* European Senior Badminton Championships

## References

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1. ^ "Regulations for World Senior Championships" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. ^ "Bid re-opens for world championships". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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