The BWF World Championship is a badminton tournament organised by the Badminton World Federation. The competition offers the most ranking points and is the most prestigious tournament.
The tournament started in 1977 and was held once every three years until 1983. Since 1985, the tournament became biennial and played once every two years until 2005.
Starting in 2006, the tournament was changed to an annual tournament on the BWF calendar. The tournament is not held during the Summer Olympics years to avoid schedule conflicts.
The 2026 edition of the BWF World Championships will be held in New Delhi, India. It will take place from 17th August to 23 August, 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India. It will be the 30th edition of the tournament, and India’s first time hosting it since 2009.
The 2025 edition was held in France from 25th August to 31st August and China was the top nation during the event. The winners of the 2025 Championships were:
Shi Yuqi (men’s singles)
Akane Yamaguchi (women’s singles)
Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae (men’s doubles)
Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning (women’s doubles)
Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei (mixed doubles)
Participants for the 2026 BWF World Championships:
Continent Participating Countries:
Asia – China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India (Host), Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam
Europe – Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
Pan America – Brazil, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, United States
Oceania Australia, New Zealand
Africa Egypt, South Africa, Uganda
2026 BWF Championships India’s Badminton Squad
Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty
Women’s singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda
Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan / M.R. Arjun
Women’s doubles: Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Kavipriya Selvam / Simran Singhi
Mixed doubles: Dhruv Kapila / Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor / Ruthvika Shivani Gadde
India Reserves:
Men’s singles: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Tharun Mannepalli, Kiran George, Mithun Manjunath
Women’s singles: Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Devika Sihag, Rakshitha Sree Ramraj, Anmol Kharb, Anupama Upadhyaya, Malvika Bansod, Tanya Hemanth, Tasnim Mir, Shriyanshi Valishetty
Women’s doubles: Priya Konjengbam/Shruti Mishra, Ashwini Bhat K./Shikha Gautam, Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda
Mixed doubles: Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh, Dhruv Rawat/Maneesha K., Mohit Jaglan/Lakshita Jaglan
