2013 BWF World Championships
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 5 August – 11 August | ||
| Edition | 20th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Competitors | 345 from 49 nations | ||
| Venue | Tianhe Sports Center | ||
| Location | Guangzhou, China | ||
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| Events at the 2013 BWF World Championships | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The 2013 BWF World Championships were held on 5–11 August 2013 at the Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, China.[1]
Host city selection
Copenhagen, Guangzhou, and Macau submitted bids for this edition of championships.[2] On 9 December 2011, Badminton World Federation decided to award the championships to Guangzhou during a meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand. [3]
Draw
The draw was held on 22 July at Guangzhou, China.
Schedule
All five events started on the first day and concluded with the final on the last day.
All times are local (UTC+8).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2013 | 10:00 | Round of 64 |
| 6 August 2013 | 13:00 | Round of 64 |
| Round of 32 | ||
| 7 August 2013 | 10:00 | Round of 32 |
| 8 August 2013 | 13:00 | Round of 16 |
| 9 August 2013 | 12:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 18:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| 10 August 2013 | 12:00 | Semifinals |
| 18:00 | Semifinals | |
| 11 August 2013 | 13:00 | Finals |
Medalists
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN)* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 |  Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
Finals
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan
|
 Lee Chong Wei
|
16–21, 21–13, 20–17r |
| Women's singles | Ratchanok Intanon
|
Li Xuerui
|
22–20, 18–21, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Hendra Setiawan / Mohammad Ahsan
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Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen
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21–13, 23–21 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang
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Eom Hye-won / Jang Ye-na
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21–14, 18–21, 21–8 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir
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Xu Chen / Ma Jin
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21–13, 16–21, 22–20 |
Participating countries
345 players from 49 countries participated at this year's edition. The number in parentheses indicate the player contributed by each country.
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References
- ^ "2013 BWF World Championships". BWF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ^ Sachetat, Raphaël. "WORLDS 2013 – Macau, Copenhagen and Guangzhou". Badzine.net. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Guangzhou, Copenhagen to host 2013 and 2014 badminton worlds". Global Times. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
