BWF World Senior Championships|
Sport | Badminton |
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Founded | 2003 |
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Country | BWF member nations |
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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.
Location of the World Senior Championships
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Senior Championships. The most recent games were held in Huelva. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
Host cities of the World Senior Championships
Year
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No.
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Date
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Host City
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Country
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2003
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I
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9 – 15 June
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Sofia (1)
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Bulgaria (1)
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2004
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II
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29 November – 5 December
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Kuala Lumpur (1)
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Malaysia (1)
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2007
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III
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24 – 29 April
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Taipei (1)
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Taiwan (1)
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2009
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IV
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27 September – 3 October
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Huelva (1)
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Spain (1)
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2011
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V
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21 – 27 August
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Vancouver (1)
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Canada (1)
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2013
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VI
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9 – 14 August
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Ankara (1)
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Turkey (1)
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2015
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VII
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20 – 26 September
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Helsingborg (1)
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Sweden (1)
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2017
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VIII
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11 – 17 September
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Kochi (1)
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India (1)
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2019
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IX
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4 – 11 August
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Katowice (1)
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Poland (1)
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2021
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X
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28 November – 4 December
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Huelva (2)
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Spain (2)
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2023
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XI
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11 – 17 September
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Seoul (1)
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Korea (1)
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2025
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XII
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Auckland (1)
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New Zealand (1)
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