BWF World Senior Championships
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The BWF World Senior Championships is a badminton tournament for players aged 35 and older sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The winners will be crowned as the "World Senior Champions" and awarded gold medals.[1] However, it does not offer any prize money. The tournament started in 2003 and being held biennially.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 BWF World Senior Championships | |
| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Country | BWF member nations |
Location of the World Senior Championships
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Senior Championships. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
The location of the 2025 championships is not yet decided. It was awarded to Auckland (New Zeeland) but they have withdrawn. A new bidding process was initiated by BWF in June 2024. [2]
Host cities of the World Senior Championships
| Year | No. | Date | Host City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | I | 9 – 15 June | Sofia, Bulgaria (1) |
| 2004 | II | 29 November – 5 December | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1) |
| 2007 | III | 24 – 29 April | Taipei, Taiwan (1) |
| 2009 | IV | 27 September – 3 October | Huelva, Spain (1) |
| 2011 | V | 21 – 27 August | Vancouver, Canada (1) |
| 2013 | VI | 9 – 14 August | Ankara, Turkey (1) |
| 2015 | VII | 20 – 26 September | Helsingborg, Sweden (1) |
| 2017 | VIII | 11 – 17 September | Kochi, India (1) |
| 2019 | IX | 4 – 11 August | Katowice, Poland (1) |
| 2021 | X | 28 November – 4 December | Huelva, Spain (2) |
| 2023 | XI | 11 – 17 September | Jeonju, South Korea (1) |
| 2025 | XII | Auckland, New Zealand (1) |
- ^ "Regulations for World Senior Championships" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Bid re-opens for world championships". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2024.