{{Short description|Badminton championships}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{infobox badminton event |name = 2007 BWF World Championships |image = |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 IBF World Championships|2006 Madrid]] |next = [[2009 BWF World Championships|2009 Hyderabad]] }} {{Sidebar games events | name = 2007BWFWorldChampionships | title = Events at the 2007 <br>BWF World Championships | image = [[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg|50px]]
| event1.1 = Singles | results1.1a = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Men's singles|men]] | results1.1b = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Women's Singles|women]]
| event1.2 = Doubles | results1.2a = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles|men]] | results1.2b = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Women's Doubles|women]] | results1.2c = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles|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]]<ref name="dk">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[China]] also expressed interest, but ultimately did not bid.<ref name="dk" />
==Venue== *[[Putra Indoor Stadium]], [[Bukit Jalil]]
==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. {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{ALG}} <small>(1)</small> *{{AUS}} <small>(4)</small> *{{AUT}} <small>(3)</small> *{{BEL}} <small>(3)</small> *{{BLR}} <small>(1)</small> *{{BRA}} <small>(4)</small> *{{BUL}} <small>(10)</small> *{{CAN}} <small>(12)</small> *{{CHN}} <small>(24)</small> *{{CZE}} <small>(4)</small> *{{DEN}} <small>(15)</small> *{{EGY}} <small>(2)</small> *{{ENG}} <small>(18)</small> *{{ESP}} <small>(4)</small> *{{EST}} <small>(2)</small> *{{FIN}} <small>(3)</small> *{{FRA}} <small>(9)</small> *{{GER}} <small>(13)</small> *{{GUA}} <small>(2)</small> *{{HKG}} <small>(10)</small> *{{INA}} <small>(21)</small> *{{IND}} <small>(8)</small> *{{IRL}} <small>(3)</small> *{{IRI}} <small>(1)</small> *{{ISL}} <small>(1)</small> *{{ITA}} <small>(4)</small> *{{JPN}} <small>(15)</small> *{{KEN}} <small>(2)</small> *{{KOR}} <small>(13)</small> *{{LTU}} <small>(1)</small> *{{MAS}} <small>(26)</small> *{{MGL}} <small>(2)</small> *{{MRI}} <small>(1)</small> *{{NED}} <small>(10)</small> *{{NZL}} <small>(6)</small> *{{PER}} <small>(3)</small> *{{PHI}} <small>(6)</small> *{{POL}} <small>(5)</small> *{{POR}} <small>(3)</small> *{{ROU}} <small>(3)</small> *{{RSA}} <small>(4)</small> *{{RUS}} <small>(9)</small> *{{SCO}} <small>(5)</small> *{{SEY}} <small>(2)</small> *{{SIN}} <small>(10)</small> *{{SLO}} <small>(5)</small> *{{SRI}} <small>(4)</small> *{{SUI}} <small>(5)</small> *{{SVK}} <small>(1)</small> *{{SWE}} <small>(3)</small> *{{TPE}} <small>(5)</small> *{{UKR}} <small>(4)</small> *{{USA}} <small>(11)</small> *{{VIE}} <small>(1)</small> *{{WAL}} <small>(1)</small> [[Image:2007 World Badminton Championships.png|thumb|right|300px|Participating nations. Green: fewer than 5 players; blue: 5–9; orange: 10–14; red: 15 or more.]] {{div col end}}
Notable is, [[Thailand]] is the only country announced the withdrawal from the tournament by choosing to attend the [[Universiade|World University Games]], the event which clash with the Championships, they have several players who qualified for this tournament.<ref name=draw>{{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}}</ref>
==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<br />{{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 (badminton)|Chen Yu]] |- | rowspan="2" | Women's singles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Women's singles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Lin (badminton)|Zhu Lin]] | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Wang Chen (badminton)|Wang Chen]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Ning]] |- | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Lan]] |- | rowspan="2" | Men's doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Markis Kido]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Setiawan]] | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Jung Jae-sung]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Lee Yong-dae]] | {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Choong Tan Fook]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lee Wan Wah]] |- | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuichi Sakamoto]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shintaro Ikeda]] |- | rowspan="2" | Women's doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Wei (badminton)|Yang Wei]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Jiewen]] | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Ling]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Sui]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yawen]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wei Yili]] |- | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kumiko Ogura]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Reiko Shiota]] |- | rowspan="2" | Mixed doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles}} | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Nova Widianto]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Liliyana Natsir]] | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Bo]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Ling]] | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Flandy Limpele]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Vita Marissa]] |-ā | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Zhongbo]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yawen]] |}
==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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