The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday confirmed that India has been awarded the internet hosting rights of the BWF World Championships in 2026 whereas Suzhou, China, will stage the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2023. Suzhou was on account of host the championships in 2021, however with BWF unable to stage any tournaments in China this 12 months, the occasion was switched to Vantaa in Finland. Suzhou will now stage the 2023 version of the BWF World Combined Staff Championships, with unique 2023 hosts India accepting the chance to host the BWF World Championships in 2026.
BWF Secretary Basic Thomas Lund stated in a launch, “Suzhou has demonstrated nice capabilities in planning for the 2021 version and we stay up for bringing the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals again to China in 2023.”
“We thank host organisers Suzhou, the Chinese language Badminton Affiliation, in addition to the Badminton Affiliation of India for his or her cooperation throughout this course of,” Basic Thomas Lund added.
The BWF World Championships is probably the most prestigious event in badminton. That is a person championship the place gamers compete for the title of World Champion.
There are 5 occasions provided — males’s singles, girls’s singles, males’s and ladies’s doubles, and blended doubles.
First held in 1977 and initially hosted each two years, the BWF World Championships has, since 2003, been held yearly besides the 12 months of the Summer time Olympic Video games.
In the meantime, the Sudirman Cup is the World Staff Championships, held each two years, and one of the prestigious titles within the sport.
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The cup is called after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton participant and the founding father of the Badminton Affiliation of Indonesia (PBSI).
Till 2003 the Sudirman Cup happened alongside the World Badminton Championships (People) earlier than turning into a stand-alone Championships for the primary time in Eindhoven, the Netherlands in 2003.
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