Current season, competition or edition: 2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | |
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| Formerly | IBAD World Championships |
|---|---|
| Sport | Badminton |
| Founded | 1998; 28 years ago (1998) |
| Country | BWF member nations |
TheBWF Para-Badminton World Championships (formerly known as theIBAD Para-Badminton World Championships) is a badminton tournament organised by theBadminton World Federation. It's the most prestigious badminton competition, offering the most ranking points, along with theSummer Paralympicsbadminton events introduced in2020. The highest rankedpara-badminton players compete in six sport classes[1] in five categories. The championships were organised under the Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) before it merged with the BWF in June 2011.[2]
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the Para-Badminton World Championships.
| Year | Edition | Host city | Dates | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
| 2000 | 2 | Borken, Germany | ||
| 2001 | 3 | Cordoba, Spain | ||
| 2003 | 4 | Cardiff, Wales | 5 – 8 June | |
| 2005 | 5 | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 27 October – 1 November | |
| 2007 | 6 | Bangkok, Thailand | 29 October – 2 November | Results |
| 2009 | 7 | Seoul, South Korea | 8–12 September | Results |
| 2011 | 8 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 23–26 November | Results |
| 2013 | 9 | Dortmund, Germany | 5–10 November | Results |
| 2015 | 10 | Stoke Mandeville, England | 10–13 September | Results |
| 2017 | 11 | Ulsan, South Korea | 22–26 November | Results |
| 2019 | 12 | Basel, Switzerland | 20–25 August | Results |
| 2022 | 13 | Tokyo, Japan[5] | 1–6 November | Results |
| 2024 | 14 | Pattaya, Thailand[5] | 20–25 February | Results |
| 2026 | 15 | Manama, Bahrain | 7–14 February |
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