2018 BWF World Championships explained

2018 BWF World Championships
Dates:	30 July – 5 August
Number Edition:	24th
Level:	1
Competitors:	357
Nations:	48
Venue:	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena
Location:	Nanjing, China
Previous:	2017 Glasgow
Next:	2019 Basel

The 2018 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 30 July to 5 August at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in 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, Malaysia.^[3]

Schedule

Five events were held.^[4]

All times are local (UTC+8).

Date	Time	Round
30 July 2018	10:00	Round of 64
31 July 2018	10:00	Round of 64 (MS)
31 July 2018	10:00	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

357 players from 48 countries in total participate in this game.

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Medal summary

Medalists

Men's singles	Kento Momota	Shi Yuqi	Chen Long
			Liew Daren
Women's singles	Carolina Marín	P. V. Sindhu	He Bingjiao
			Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin
			Liu Cheng Zhang Nan
Women's doubles	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
			Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	Wang Yilü Huang Dongping	Zhang Nan Li Yinhui
			Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet

International broadcasters

Country/Region	Broadcaster	Ref
(host)	CCTV
International (unsold markets only)	YouTube
	ELTA TV 3
	TV2 Sport	^[5]
	I-Cable
	Star Sports	^[6]
	TVRI	^[7]
	SportsFix	^[8]
	Astro	^[9]
	StarHub	^[10]
	True Corporation

External links

Notes and References

Web site: TOTAL BWF World Championships 2018 _ Invitation letter _ February 2018 _ ED（Nanjing) . Badminton World Federation . 14 June 2018.
Web site: BWF To Name Major Events’ Hosts. Badminton World Federation. 14 June 2018.
News: China to host major world badminton events in 2018, 2019 . 14 June 2018 . Xinhua . 18 March 2017.
http://bwfworldchampionships.com/schedule Schedule
Web site: Sådan sender TV 2 og TV 2 SPORT fra VM i badminton – TV 2. 2018-08-05. sport.tv2.dk. da-DK. 2018-12-27.
Web site: BWF World Championships 2018, PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin Final: When And Where To Watch, Live Coverage On TV, Live Streaming Online Badminton News. NDTVSports.com. NDTVSports.com. en. 2018-12-27.
Web site: Live Streaming TVRI Final Kejuaraan Dunia Bulutangkis (BWF World Championship 2018) Siang Ini. 2018-08-05. Banjarmasin Post. id-ID. 2018-12-27.
Web site: SportsFix Indonesia – Tonton LIVE Streaming GRATIS BWF Badminton. indonesia.sportsfix.tv. en. 2018-11-25.
Web site: Bwf World Championship 2018 Show Astro. whatson.astro.com.my. en. 2018-12-27.
Web site: Sports TV Group StarHub TV. www.starhub.com. 2018-11-25.