2009 BWF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates10 – 16 August
Edition17th
LevelInternational
VenueGachibowli Indoor Stadium
LocationHyderabad, India
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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.[1] It was the first ever World Championships event to take place in India.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[2]

Participating nations

Austria

Due to security worries Austrian doubles pair Peter Zauner and Jürgen Koch decided against participation in the 2009 BWF World Championships.[5] 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".[5] 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."[5]

Denmark

Denmark, who had not achieved a BWF World Championship singles win since 1999, and a men's title since 1997, took part.[6] The country last won the men's doubles title in 2003.[6]

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".[7] Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy called it "an incredibly tough decision and one we didn't take lightly".[7] 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".[7]

Medalists

Medal table

  *   Host nation (India)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)43310
2 Denmark (DEN)1012
3 Indonesia (IDN)0123
4 South Korea (KOR)0112
5 Malaysia (MAS)0022
6 France (FRA)0011
Totals (6 entries)551020

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles China Lin Dan China Chen Jin Indonesia Taufik Hidayat
Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Women's singles China Lu Lan China Xie Xingfang China Wang Lin
France Pi Hongyan
Men's doubles China Fu Haifeng
China Cai Yun
South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Malaysia Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari
Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
Women's doubles China Zhang Yawen
China Zhao Tingting
China Cheng Shu
China Zhao Yunlei
China Du Jing
China Yu Yang
China Ma Jin
China Wang Xiaoli
Mixed doubles Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Lilyana Natsir
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen

See also

References

  1. 2009 World Championships Invitation
  2. 1 2 "YONEX-Sunrise present draw ceremony for BWF World Championships 2009". The Financial Express. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  3. https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iBp5mncI42R4crQcytni_kCHMmxA
  4. Balasubramanian, Jaishree (9 December 2005). "India to host 2009 Badminton Worlds". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Austrian pullouts individual decision". The Indian Express. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Good start for badminton stars". The Copenhagen Post. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 "England pulls out of worlds citing terrorist alert". The Seattle Times. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
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