BWF World Championships - Location of The World Championships

Location of The World Championships

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Championships. The most recent games were held in London. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships. From 1989 to 2001 the world championships were held immediately after the Sudirman Cup at the same location.

Year No. Host City Country
1977 I Malmö (1) Sweden (1)
1980 II Jakarta (1) Indonesia (1)
1983 III Copenhagen (1) Denmark (1)
1985 IV Calgary (1) Canada (1)
1987 V Beijing (1) China (1)
1989 VI Jakarta (2) Indonesia (2)
1991 VII Copenhagen (2) Denmark (2)
1993 VIII Birmingham (1) England (1)
1995 IX Lausanne (1) Switzerland (1)
1997 X Glasgow (1) Scotland (1)
1999 XI Copenhagen (3) Denmark (3)
Year No. Host City Country
2001 XII Seville (1) Spain (1)
2003 XIII Birmingham (2) England (2)
2005 XIV Anaheim (1) United States (1)
2006 XV Madrid (1) Spain (2)
2007 XVI Kuala Lumpur (1) Malaysia (1)
2009 XVII Hyderabad (1) India (1)
2010 XVIII Paris (1) France (1)
2011 XIX London (1) England (3)
2013 XX Guangzhou (1) China (2)
2014 XXI Copenhagen (4) Denmark (4)

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