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| Dates | 17 – 23 August 2026 | ||
| Edition | 30th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Indira Gandhi Arena | ||
| Location | New Delhi, India | ||
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The 2026 BWF World Championships will be the 30th edition of theworld badminton championships. It will be held inNew Delhi, India in 2026. India is set to host theWorld Championships for the first time since2009.
The host nation India was originally supposed to hold theSudirman Cup in 2023,[1] however due to all events in China getting cancelled in 2021, the Sudirman Cup was moved toVantaa in Finland with the 2023 Sudirman Cup going toSuzhou, China. India thereby was selected as the hosts of the 2026 World Championships due to the transfer of the hosting rights of 2023 Sudirman Cup.[2]New Delhi was announced to be the host city at the2025 BWF World Championships atParis.[3]
The tournament lasts over 7 days.
| #R | Preliminary rounds | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | F | Finals |
| Date | 17 Aug | 18 Aug | 19 Aug | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Men's singles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
| Women's singles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
| Men's doubles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
| Women's doubles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | F | ||
Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on theBWF points system for the World Championships event.[4]
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 |
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| 14,500 | 12,500 | 10,500 | 8,200 | 6,000 | 3,750 | 1,450 |
* Host nation (India)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Totals (0 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | Number of players | |
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| Africa | ||||||||
| Asia |  China | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
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| Pan Am | ||||||||
| Total (NOCs) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
| Player | Gender | Singles | Doubles | Mixed |
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