# 2018 BWF World Championships > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2018_BWF_World_Championships > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2018_BWF_World_Championships.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_BWF_World_Championships > Source revision: 1319238311 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Badminton tournament 2018 BWF World Championships Tournament details Dates 30 July – 5 August Edition 24th Level International Competitors 357 from 48 nations Venue Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena Location Nanjing, China ← 2017 Glasgow 2019 Basel → Events at the 2018 BWF World Championships Singles men women Doubles men women mixed v t e The **2018 [BWF World Championships](/source/BWF_World_Championships)** was a [badminton](/source/Badminton) tournament which was held from 30 July to 5 August at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing), China.[1] ## Host city selection Nanjing was the only bidder for 2018 edition of championships.[2] The bid was approved by Badminton World Federation during council meeting in [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia).[3] ## Schedule Five events were held.[4] *All times are local ([UTC+8](/source/Time_in_China)).* A banner of the Championship near the venue Date Time Round 30 July 2018 10:00 Round of 64 31 July 2018 10:00 Round of 64 (MS) Round of 32 (WS, MD, WD, XD) 1 August 2018 10:00 Round of 32 (MS, WS, MD, WD) 2 August 2018 10:00 Round of 16 3 August 2018 11:00 Quarterfinals 4 August 2018 11:00 Semifinals 5 August 2018 13:00 Finals ## Players See also: [2018 BWF World Championships qualification](/source/2018_BWF_World_Championships_qualification) 357 players from 48 countries in total participate in this game. - [Algeria](/source/Algeria_national_badminton_team) (2) - [Australia](/source/Australia_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Austria](/source/Austria_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Belgium](/source/Belgium_national_badminton_team) (3) - [Brazil](/source/Brazil_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria_national_badminton_team) (8) - [Canada](/source/Canada_national_badminton_team) (7) - [China](/source/China_national_badminton_team) (25) - [Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei_national_badminton_team) (23) - [Croatia](/source/Croatia_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic_national_badminton_team) (4) - [Denmark](/source/Denmark_national_badminton_team) (17) - [Egypt](/source/Egypt_national_badminton_team) (4) - [England](/source/England_national_badminton_team) (10) - [Estonia](/source/Estonia_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Finland](/source/Finland_national_badminton_team) (2) - [France](/source/France_national_badminton_team) (10) - [Germany](/source/Germany_national_badminton_team) (16) - [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong_national_badminton_team) (14) - [Hungary](/source/Hungary_national_badminton_team) (1) - [India](/source/India_national_badminton_team) (25) - [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia_national_badminton_team) (29) - [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_badminton_team) (3) - [Israel](/source/Israel_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Italy](/source/Italy_national_badminton_team) (3) - [Japan](/source/Japan_national_badminton_team) (25) - [Jordan](/source/Jordan_national_badminton_team) (2) - [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia_national_badminton_team) (18) - [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius_national_badminton_team) (2) - [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_badminton_team) (11) - [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria_national_badminton_team) (2) - [Norway](/source/Norway_national_badminton_team) (2) - [Peru](/source/Peru_national_badminton_team) (2) - [Poland](/source/Poland_national_badminton_team) (3) - [Portugal](/source/Portugal_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Russia](/source/Russia_national_badminton_team) (14) - [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_badminton_team) (3) - [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia_national_badminton_team) (1) - [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_national_badminton_team) (6) - [Spain](/source/Spain_national_badminton_team) (4) - [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka_national_badminton_team) (1) - [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland_national_badminton_team) (3) - [Thailand](/source/Thailand_national_badminton_team) (18) - [Turkey](/source/Turkey_national_badminton_team) (5) - [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine_national_badminton_team) (4) - [United States](/source/United_States_national_badminton_team) (8) - [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam_national_badminton_team) (9) ## Medal summary ### Medal table * Host nation ([China](/source/China_national_badminton_team)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China* 2 2 4 8 2 Japan 2 2 2 6 3 Spain 1 0 0 1 4 India 0 1 0 1 5 Chinese Taipei 0 0 1 1 Hong Kong 0 0 1 1 Indonesia 0 0 1 1 Malaysia 0 0 1 1 Totals (8 entries) 5 5 10 20 ### Medalists Event Gold Silver Bronze Men's singles details Kento Momota Japan Shi Yuqi China Chen Long China Liew Daren Malaysia Women's singles details Carolina Marín Spain P. V. Sindhu India He Bingjiao China Akane Yamaguchi Japan Men's doubles details China Li Junhui Liu Yuchen Japan Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin China Liu Cheng Zhang Nan Women's doubles details Japan Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara Japan Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Indonesia Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu Japan Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto Mixed doubles details China Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong China Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping China Zhang Nan Li Yinhui Hong Kong Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet ## International broadcasters Country/Region Broadcaster Ref China (host) CCTV International (unsold markets only) YouTube [5] Taiwan ELTA TV 3 Denmark TV2 Sport [6] Hong Kong I-Cable India Star Sports [7] Indonesia TVRI [8] SportsFix [9] Malaysia Astro [10] Singapore StarHub [11] Thailand True Corporation ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["TOTAL BWF World Championships 2018 _ Invitation letter _ February 2018 _ ED（Nanjing)"](https://bwfextranet.com/docs/events/3213/docs/20180226%20DRAFT%20TOTAL%20BWF%20World%20Championships%202018%20_%20Invitation%20letter%20_%20February%20%202018%20_%20ED%EF%BC%88Nanjing%EF%BC%89.pdf) (PDF). *Badminton World Federation*. 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Retrieved 2018-11-25. ## External links - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20180803050641/http://www.nanjing2018.com/) - [BWF website](http://bwfworldchampionships.com/) v t e Badminton World Championships Tournaments Malmö 1977 Bangkok 1978 (WBF) Hangzhou 1979 (WBF) Jakarta 1980 Copenhagen 1983 Calgary 1985 Beijing 1987 Jakarta 1989 Copenhagen 1991 Birmingham 1993 Lausanne 1995 Glasgow 1997 Copenhagen 1999 Seville 2001 Birmingham 2003 Anaheim 2005 Madrid 2006 Kuala Lumpur 2007 Hyderabad 2009 Paris 2010 London 2011 Guangzhou 2013 Copenhagen 2014 Jakarta 2015 Glasgow 2017 Nanjing 2018 Basel 2019 Huelva 2021 Tokyo 2022 Copenhagen 2023 Paris 2025 New Delhi 2026 Qualification 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026 Gold medalists Medalists v t e World championships in 2018 Summer sports & indoor sports Archery field indoor Association football (men) Athletics (indoor) Badminton individual team Basketball women Basketball (3x3) Beach handball men women Bowling (9-pin) Bowls Boxing (women) Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cycling road track mountain bike cyclo-cross BMX Equestrian Fencing Field hockey men women Finswimming Floorball (men) Gymnastics artistic rhythmic trampoline acrobatic aerobic Judo Karate Lacrosse (men) Modern pentathlon Muaythai Orienteering Quidditch Racquetball Real tennis Rowing Rugby sevens men women Rugby union wheelchair Sailing Sambo Shooting Softball (women) Sport climbing Squash women's team Swimming (25 m) Table tennis men women team Volleyball men women Weightlifting Wrestling Winter sports Bandy men women Curling men women mixed mixed doubles Figure skating Ice hockey men women Ski flying Speed skating allround sprint short track Cue & mind sports Chess men women's match women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men's match women's match Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red Motor sports Air race Endurance auto racing 2018–19 Endurance motorcycle racing 2017–18 2018–19 F1 Powerboat Formula One Motocross men women team MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Rally Rallycross Speedway individual team Sidecarcross Superbike Supersport Supersport 300 Touring car v t e City of Nanjing Districts Xuanwu Qinhuai Jianye Gulou Pukou Luhe Qixia Yuhuatai Jiangning Lishui Gaochun Baixia (defunct) Xiaguan (defunct) Attractions Parks and lakes China Gate Castle Park Couple Park Defence Park Gulin Park Jiangxin Island Mochou Lake Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo Purple Mountain Purple Mountain Observatory Qingliangshan Park Taoye Ferry White Horse Park Wuchaomen Park Xu Garden Xuanwu Lake Yuhuatai Memorial Park of Revolutionary Martyrs Zhan Yuan Garden Nanjing Botanical Garden Temples Nanjing Fuzimiao (Temple of Confucius) Jiming Temple Jinghai Temple Linggu Temple Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum Qixia Temple Great Bao'en Temple (Porcelain tower) Historic sites Chaotian Palace City Wall of Nanjing Memorial of Tao Xingzhi Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall National Revolutionary Army Memorial Cemetery Presidential Palace, Nanjing Stone City The Porcelain Pagoda of Nanjing Other sites Jinling Hotel Nanjing City Wall Nanjing International Exhibition Center Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Xianlin Yangtze River power line crossings Zhonghua Gate Culture and history Nanjing Museum Nanjing decade Jiangsu Art Gallery Education Nanjing University Southeast University Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Hohai University Nanjing Agricultural University China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing University of Science & Technology Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University of Technology Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing Medical University Nanjing University of Finance & Economics Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Nanjing University of the Arts Nanjing Audit University Sanjiang College Hopkins-Nanjing Center Nanjing Library Transport Nanjing Railway Station Nanjing Metro Nanjing Lukou International Airport China National Highway 312 Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Sport 2005 National Games of China 2013 Asian Youth Games 2014 Youth Summer Olympics 2018 BWF World Championships 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing City F.C. 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