World Championships Archive

Guangzhou and Kuala Lumpur share 2013 events

Posted on December 9, 2011 | No Comments
After the announcement was made that Denmark was to host the 2014 World Champsionships (article HERE), the hosts of the other upcoming events were unveiled today as the BWF announced the host cities for the...
Denmark to host 2014 Worlds

Posted on December 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
Badminton Denmark announced today that it was successful in its bid to host the 21st BWF Badminton World Championships in 2014, reporting that the event had been awarded to Denmark by the BWF Council at...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Bids from Denmark, China and now India?

Posted on September 12, 2011 | No Comments
The bids for the upcoming World Championships are already starting, and after Denmark and Guangzhou have shown interested in welcoming the event in either 2013 or 21014, it is now India’s city of Mumbai which...
WORLD SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Tjitte Weistra “My experience”

Posted on September 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
Tjitte Weistra is not only a great coach – or only a great columnist for Badzine – he is also a very talented player, as he showed by winning his first title in the World...
WORLDS 2011 Finals – China: 4 firsts, 3 fourths, 3rd sweep

Posted on August 15, 2011 | 2 Comments
China did it again, re-affirming their dominant presence in the world of badminton at the 2011 Yonex BWF World Badminton Championships, with 4 players winning their 1st WC title, Lin, Cai, and Fu each winning...
WORLDS 2011 Finals – Lin Dan: From super to superb!

Posted on August 14, 2011 | No Comments
Combine all superlative words and put them all together, they will still not be enough to describe the men’s singles final of the 2011 Yonex BWF World Badminton Championships, between world #1 and Malaysian national...
WORLDS 2011 SF – Gade: “These are the last, definitely”

Posted on August 13, 2011 | No Comments
The legendary Peter Gade was knocked out in the semi-final by a splendid Lin Dan, ending the Dane’s last World Championship run. Lin Dan will meet none other than long-time rival Lee Chong Wei, who...
WORLDS 2011 SF – Adcock: “It’s a dream come true”

Posted on August 13, 2011 | 1 Comment
Against all odds, Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier reached the final of the Yonex BWF World Championships on home soil, beating the in-form pair of Ahmad/Natsir in a stunning straight-game match. Now awaiting them are...