# 2009 BWF World Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2009_BWF_World_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2009_BWF_World_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_BWF_World_Championships > Source revision: 1309504941 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Badminton tournament 2009 BWF World Championships Tournament details Dates 10 – 16 August Edition 17th Level International Venue Gachibowli Indoor Stadium Location Hyderabad, India ← 2007 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Paris → Events at the 2009 BWF World Championships Singles men women Doubles men women mixed v t e The **2009 BWF World Championships** was the 17th tournament of the [World Badminton Championships](/source/World_Badminton_Championships), a global tournament in the sport of [badminton](/source/Badminton). It was held at the [Gachibowli Indoor Stadium](/source/Gachibowli_Indoor_Stadium) in [Hyderabad](/source/Hyderabad%2C_Andhra_Pradesh), [Andhra Pradesh](/source/Andhra_Pradesh), [India](/source/India), from 10–16 August 2009.[1] It was the first World Championships tournament to be hosted by India.[2] [Badminton England](/source/Badminton_England) withdrew before the first round due to a perceived threat of terror against the team. They were later joined by two Austrian doubles players. [Lin Dan](/source/Lin_Dan) won the men's singles event, thus becoming the only player in badminton history to have won three men's singles world championship titles having done so consecutively in 2006, 2007, and 2009.[3] [Lu Lan](/source/Lu_Lan) won the World Championship title in the women's singles event. [Cai Yun](/source/Cai_Yun) and [Fu Haifeng](/source/Fu_Haifeng) of China won the World Championship title in the men's doubles event in a match which was later dubbed a "classic". [Zhang Yawen](/source/Zhang_Yawen) and [Zhao Tingting](/source/Zhao_Tingting) won the World Championship title in the women's doubles event, whilst [Thomas Laybourn](/source/Thomas_Laybourn) and [Kamilla Rytter Juhl](/source/Kamilla_Rytter_Juhl) of Denmark won the World Championship title in the mixed doubles event. ## Host city selection [Denmark](/source/Denmark), [India](/source/India), and [Macau](/source/Macau) submitted bids to host the championships. India won the right to host the championships after the remaining candidates withdrew their bids.[4] ## Venue The 2009 BWF World Championships were held at the [Gachibowli Indoor Stadium](/source/Gachibowli_Indoor_Stadium) in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. ## Draw The draw took place on 22 July 2009, featuring Chief Guest and Indian Sports Minister, Dr. M.S. Gill.[2] ## Participating nations ### Austria Due to security worries Austrian doubles pair [Peter Zauner](/source/Peter_Zauner) and [Jürgen Koch](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Koch) decided against participation in the 2009 BWF World Championships.[5] The BWF issued a special statement calling the withdrawals "an individual decision on the part of the players". COO BWF Thomas Lund said: "I believe it is a matter of concern that teams haven’t been consulting us before pulling out, because all the necessary information is available with us which will allay fears".[5] Lund declined to blame the Indian media for their part in the withdrawals: "I can’t say India as hosts have any reason to be blamed for a false newspaper report with threat perceptions which triggered these reactions."[5] ### Denmark Denmark, who had not achieved a BWF World Championship singles win since 1999, and a men's title since 1997, took part.[6] The country last won the men's doubles title in 2003.[6] ### England The English badminton team decided against participation in the 2009 BWF World Championships, citing fears of a "terrorist threat", although, according to Hyderabad's police commission "there's no real threat, only a perception".[7] Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy called it "an incredibly tough decision and one we didn't take lightly".[7] Christy said: "We were not prepared to risk the safety of our players, coaches and staff in what we felt could have been a very volatile environment".[7] ## Medalists ### Medal table * Host nation ([India](/source/India)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China (CHN) 4 3 3 10 2 Denmark (DEN) 1 0 1 2 3 Indonesia (IDN) 0 1 2 3 4 South Korea (KOR) 0 1 1 2 5 Malaysia (MAS) 0 0 2 2 6 France (FRA) 0 0 1 1 Totals (6 entries) 5 5 10 20 ### Events Event Gold Silver Bronze Men's singles Lin Dan Chen Jin Taufik Hidayat Sony Dwi Kuncoro Women's singles Lu Lan Xie Xingfang Wang Lin Pi Hongyan Men's doubles Fu Haifeng Cai Yun Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong Women's doubles Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei Du Jing Yu Yang Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli Mixed doubles Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen ## See also - [Badminton at the Summer Olympics](/source/Badminton_at_the_Summer_Olympics) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [2009 World Championships Invitation](http://www.internationalbadminton.org/file_download.aspx?id=11783)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-YONEX-Sunrise_present_draw_ceremony_for_BWF_World_Championships_2009_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-YONEX-Sunrise_present_draw_ceremony_for_BWF_World_Championships_2009_2-1) ["YONEX-Sunrise present draw ceremony for BWF World Championships 2009"](http://www.financialexpress.com/news/yonexsunrise-present-draw-ceremony-for-bwf-world-championships-2009/492589/). [The Financial Express](/source/The_Financial_Express_(India)). 22 July 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [\[1\]](https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iBp5mncI42R4crQcytni_kCHMmxA)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Balasubramanian, Jaishree (9 December 2005). ["India to host 2009 Badminton Worlds"](https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-india-to-host-2009-badminton-worlds-1001404). *dnaindia.com*. Retrieved 31 October 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-'Austrian_pullouts_individual_decision'_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-'Austrian_pullouts_individual_decision'_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-'Austrian_pullouts_individual_decision'_5-2) ["Austrian pullouts individual decision"](http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-Austrian-pullouts-individual-decision-/501957). *[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express)*. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Good_start_for_badminton_stars_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Good_start_for_badminton_stars_6-1) ["Good start for badminton stars"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042858/http://www.cphpost.dk/sport/120-sport/46554-good-start-for-badminton-stars.html). *[The Copenhagen Post](/source/The_Copenhagen_Post)*. 13 August 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.cphpost.dk/sport/120-sport/46554-good-start-for-badminton-stars.html) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-England_pulls_out_of_worlds_citing_terrorist_alert_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-England_pulls_out_of_worlds_citing_terrorist_alert_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-England_pulls_out_of_worlds_citing_terrorist_alert_7-2) ["England pulls out of worlds citing terrorist alert"](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2009629311_apbadbadmintonterrorism.html). *[The Seattle Times](/source/The_Seattle_Times)*. 9 August 2009. 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