2009 BWF World Championships

June 2020 October 2018 2009 BWF World Championships 2009bwclogo.svg 10 – 16 August 17th 1 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium Hyderabad, India 2007 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Paris 2009BWFWorldChampionships Events at the 2009 BWF World Championships 50px Singles men women Doubles men women mixed The 2009 BWF World Championships was the 17th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, from 10–16 August 2009.2009 World Championships Invitation September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes It was the first World Championships tournament to be hosted by India. Badminton England withdrew before the first round due to a perceived threat of terror against the team. They were later joined by two Austrian doubles players. Lin Dan won the men's singles event, thus becoming the only player in badminton history to have won three men's singles world championship titles having done so consecutively in 2006, 2007, and 2009.June 2024 medicmedic Lu Lan won the World Championship title in the women's singles event. Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China won the World Championship title in the men's doubles event in a match which was later dubbed a "classic". Zhang Yawen and Zhao Tingting won the World Championship title in the women's doubles event, whilst Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark won the World Championship title in the mixed doubles event. Host city selection Denmark, India, and Macau submitted bids to host the championships. India won the right to host the championships after the remaining candidates withdrew their bids.India to host 2009 Badminton Worlds https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-india-to-host-2009-badminton-worlds-1001404 9 December 2005 Jaishree Balasubramanian dnaindia.com 31 October 2018 Venue The 2009 BWF World Championships were held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad. Draw The draw took place on 22 July 2009, featuring Chief Guest and Indian Sports Minister, Dr. M.S. Gill.http://www.financialexpress.com/news/yonexsunrise-present-draw-ceremony-for-bwf-world-championships-2009/492589/ YONEX-Sunrise present draw ceremony for BWF World Championships 2009 2009-07-22 2009-08-17 The Financial Express Participating nations Austria Due to security worries Austrian doubles pair Peter Zauner and Jürgen Koch decided against participation in the 2009 BWF World Championships. The BWF issued a special statement calling the withdrawals "an individual decision on the part of the players". COO BWF Thomas Lund said: "I believe it is a matter of concern that teams haven’t been consulting us before pulling out, because all the necessary information is available with us which will allay fears". Lund declined to blame the Indian media for their part in the withdrawals: "I can’t say India as hosts have any reason to be blamed for a false newspaper report with threat perceptions which triggered these reactions."http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-Austrian-pullouts-individual-decision-/501957 Austrian pullouts individual decision 2009-08-14 2009-08-17 The Indian Express Denmark Denmark, who had not achieved a BWF World Championship singles win since 1999, and a men's title since 1997, took part. The country last won the men's doubles title in 2003.http://www.cphpost.dk/sport/120-sport/46554-good-start-for-badminton-stars.html Good start for badminton stars 2009-08-13 2009-08-17 The Copenhagen Post https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042858/http://www.cphpost.dk/sport/120-sport/46554-good-start-for-badminton-stars.html 5 June 2011 dead England The English badminton team decided against participation in the 2009 BWF World Championships, citing fears of a "terrorist threat", although, according to Hyderabad's police commission "there's no real threat, only a perception".http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2009629311_apbadbadmintonterrorism.html England pulls out of worlds citing terrorist alert 2009-08-09 2009-08-17 The Seattle Times Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy called it "an incredibly tough decision and one we didn't take lightly". Christy said: "We were not prepared to risk the safety of our players, coaches and staff in what we felt could have been a very volatile environment". Medalists Medal table IND 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 Events Men's singlesCHN Lin DanCHN Chen JinINA Taufik HidayatINA Sony Dwi KuncoroWomen's singlesCHN Lu LanCHN Xie XingfangCHN Wang LinFRA Pi HongyanMen's doublesCHN Fu Haifeng CHN Cai YunKOR Jung Jae-sung KOR Lee Yong-daeMAS Mohd Zakry Abdul LatifMAS Mohd Fairuzizuan TazariMAS Koo Kien KeatMAS Tan Boon HeongWomen's doublesCHN Zhang YawenCHN Zhao TingtingCHN Cheng ShuCHN Zhao YunleiCHN Du JingCHN Yu YangCHN Ma JinCHN Wang XiaoliMixed doublesDEN Thomas LaybournDEN Kamilla Rytter JuhlINA Nova WidiantoINA Lilyana NatsirKOR Lee Yong-daeKOR Lee Hyo-jungDEN Joachim Fischer NielsenDEN Christinna Pedersen See also Badminton at the Summer Olympics References External links Complete results list Badminton World Championships World Championships Category:Sports competitions in Hyderabad, India Badminton World Championships Category:BWF World Championships World Championships Category:August 2009 sports events in India