:2007 BWF World Championships
{{Short description|Badminton championships}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{infobox badminton event
|name = 2007 BWF World Championships
|image =
|size = 150px
|caption =
|dates = 13–19 August
|number_edition = 16th
|level = 1
|prize_money =
|other =
|competitors =
|nations =
|venue = Putra Indoor Stadium
|location = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|previous = 2006 Madrid
|next = 2009 Hyderabad
}}
{{Sidebar games events
| name = 2007BWFWorldChampionships
| title = Events at the 2007
BWF World Championships
| image = 50px
| event1.1 = Singles
| results1.1a = men
| results1.1b = women
| event1.2 = Doubles
| results1.2a = men
| results1.2b = women
| results1.2c = mixed
}}
The 2007 BWF World Championships was the 16th tournament of BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships). It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007.
Host city selection
Aarhus{{cite web|title=Badminton VM kommer næppe til Århus|url=http://www.aarhusportalen.dk/vis_artikel.asp?ArticleId=18361|website=aarhusportalen.dk|access-date=1 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081452/http://www.aarhusportalen.dk/vis_artikel.asp?ArticleId=18361|archive-date=2 April 2017|url-status=dead}} and Kuala Lumpur were the candidates for hosting the championships. Kuala Lumpur was later announced as the host during 2005 IBF council meeting in Beijing.{{cite web|title=Kuala Lumpur to host 2007 badminton worlds|url=http://en.people.cn/200505/08/eng20050508_184062.html|website=en.people.cn|access-date=1 April 2017}} China also expressed interest, but ultimately did not bid.
Venue
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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- {{ALG}} (1)
- {{AUS}} (4)
- {{AUT}} (3)
- {{BEL}} (3)
- {{BLR}} (1)
- {{BRA}} (4)
- {{BUL}} (10)
- {{CAN}} (12)
- {{CHN}} (24)
- {{CZE}} (4)
- {{DEN}} (15)
- {{EGY}} (2)
- {{ENG}} (18)
- {{ESP}} (4)
- {{EST}} (2)
- {{FIN}} (3)
- {{FRA}} (9)
- {{GER}} (13)
- {{GUA}} (2)
- {{HKG}} (10)
- {{INA}} (21)
- {{IND}} (8)
- {{IRL}} (3)
- {{IRI}} (1)
- {{ISL}} (1)
- {{ITA}} (4)
- {{JPN}} (15)
- {{KEN}} (2)
- {{KOR}} (13)
- {{LTU}} (1)
- {{MAS}} (26)
- {{MGL}} (2)
- {{MRI}} (1)
- {{NED}} (10)
- {{NZL}} (6)
- {{PER}} (3)
- {{PHI}} (6)
- {{POL}} (5)
- {{POR}} (3)
- {{ROU}} (3)
- {{RSA}} (4)
- {{RUS}} (9)
- {{SCO}} (5)
- {{SEY}} (2)
- {{SIN}} (10)
- {{SLO}} (5)
- {{SRI}} (4)
- {{SUI}} (5)
- {{SVK}} (1)
- {{SWE}} (3)
- {{TPE}} (5)
- {{UKR}} (4)
- {{USA}} (11)
- {{VIE}} (1)
- {{WAL}} (1)
Image:2007 World Badminton Championships.png
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Notable is, Thailand is the only country announced the withdrawal from the tournament by choosing to attend the World University Games, the event which clash with the Championships, they have several players who qualified for this tournament.{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/7/27/sports/18415655&sec=sports |title=Thais serve first shock of the championship |access-date=28 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517082748/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F7%2F27%2Fsports%2F18415655&sec=sports |archive-date=17 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}
Medalists
= Medal table =
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host = MAS
| flag_template = flagcountry
| event =
| team =
| gold_CHN = 3 | silver_CHN = 2 | bronze_CHN = 6
| gold_INA = 2 | silver_INA = 1 | bronze_INA = 1
| gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 0
| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 0
| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 2
| gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 1 | host_MAS=yes
}}
= Events =
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |
| rowspan="2" | Men's singles {{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Men's singles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Dan | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|INA}} Sony Dwi Kuncoro | {{flagicon|CHN}} Bao Chunlai |
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Yu |
| rowspan="2" | Women's singles {{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Women's singles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Lin | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Wang Chen | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Ning |
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Lan |
| rowspan="2" | Men's doubles {{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|INA}} Markis Kido | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jung Jae-sung | {{flagicon|MAS}} Choong Tan Fook |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuichi Sakamoto {{flagicon|JPN}} Shintaro Ikeda |
| rowspan="2" | Women's doubles {{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Wei | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Gao Ling | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yawen |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kumiko Ogura {{flagicon|JPN}} Reiko Shiota |
| rowspan="2" | Mixed doubles {{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|INA}} Nova Widianto | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Bo | {{flagicon|INA}} Flandy Limpele |
| ā
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Zhongbo |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120730121151/http://www3.protonwbc07.com/ Official website]
- [http://tournamentsoftware.com/(S(jqdomi555zxfsnz3gdbz0iay))/sport/tournament.aspx?id=16313 Tournamentsoftware.com: 2007 World Championships]
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Category:2007 in Malaysian sport
Category:Sports competitions in Kuala Lumpur
Category:BWF World Championships