# 2011 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships

The 2011 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de Parabádminton 2011) were held from 22 to 26 November 2011 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. 21 events were contested in the tournament. This was also the last tournament to host the mixed team event, which was later discontinued in 2013.

## Host city selection

In October 2011, the Badminton World Federation awarded Guatemala the rights to host the 8th Para-Badminton World Championships, with Guatemala City chosen as the host city of the tournament.

## Medalists
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Singles WH1/2 | Lee Sam-seop | Thomas Wandschneider | David Toupé |
| Singles WH1/2 | Lee Sam-seop | Thomas Wandschneider | Avni Kertmen |
| Singles WH3 | Shim Jae-yeol | Madzlan Saibon | Marcel Smouter |
| Singles WH3 | Shim Jae-yeol | Madzlan Saibon | Amir Levi |
| Singles STL2 (SL3) | Loi Lang Yean | Alan Oliver | Huang Hsing-chih |
| Singles STL2 (SL3) | Loi Lang Yean | Alan Oliver | Juan Antonio Ramírez |
| Singles STL2a (SL3a) | Kim Chang-man | Simón Cruz Mondejar | Pedro Pablo de Vinatea |
| Singles STL2a (SL3a) | Kim Chang-man | Simón Cruz Mondejar | Daisuke Fujihara |
| Singles STL3 (SL4) | Hairol Fozi Saaba | Lin Cheng-che | Michael Sydney |
| Singles STL3 (SL4) | Hairol Fozi Saaba | Lin Cheng-che | Raúl Anguiano |
| Singles STL3a (SL4a) | Steven Moodie | Rod Rantall | Bobby Griffin |
| Singles STU4 (SU5a) | Gen Shogaki | Kohei Obara | Mikhail Chiviksin |
| Singles STU4 (SU5a) | Gen Shogaki | Kohei Obara | Chan Cho Leung |
| Singles STU5 (SU5b) | Cheah Liek Hou | İlker Tuzcu | Eyal Bachar |
| Singles STU5 (SU5b) | Cheah Liek Hou | İlker Tuzcu | Lee Meng-yuan |
| Singles STD7 (SS6/SH6) | Niall McVeigh | Alexander Mekhdiev | Krysten Coombs |
| Doubles WH1/2 | Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider | Osamu Nagashima Seiji Yamami | Pavel Popov Yuri Stepanov |
| Doubles WH1/2 | Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider | Osamu Nagashima Seiji Yamami | Alexander Polstyankin David Toupé |
| Doubles WH3 | Lee Sam-seop Shim Jae-yeol | Amir Levi Makbel Shefanya | Moshe Bar-Hen Avraham Oren |
| Doubles WH3 | Lee Sam-seop Shim Jae-yeol | Amir Levi Makbel Shefanya | Chan Ho Yuen Marcel Smouter |
| Doubles STL2 (SL3) | Kim Chang-man Loi Lang Yean | Chang Yu-yung Huang Hsing-chih | Daisuke Fujihara Yusuke Yamaguchi |
| Doubles STL2 (SL3) | Kim Chang-man Loi Lang Yean | Chang Yu-yung Huang Hsing-chih | Oleg Dontsov Tsang Chiu Pong |
| Doubles STL3 (SL4) | Hairol Fozi Saaba Michael Sydney | Lin Cheng-che Lin Yung-chang | Bobby Griffin Steven Moodie |
| Doubles STL3 (SL4) | Hairol Fozi Saaba Michael Sydney | Lin Cheng-che Lin Yung-chang | Raúl Anguiano Jan-Niklas Pott |
| Doubles SU5 | Cheah Liek Hou Suhalli Laiman | Kohei Obara Gen Shogaki | Tunahan Eser Ilker Tuzcu |
| Doubles SU5 | Cheah Liek Hou Suhalli Laiman | Kohei Obara Gen Shogaki | Eyal Bachar Antony Forster |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Singles WH1/2 | Son Ok-cha | Karin Suter-Erath | Sonja Häsler |
| Singles WH1/2 | Son Ok-cha | Karin Suter-Erath | Sofía Balsalobre |
| Singles WH3 | Ilse van de Burgwal | Kim Yun-sim | Emine Seçkin |
| Singles SL4 | Akiko Sugino | Yūko Yamaguchi | Aki Takahashi |
| Singles SL4 | Akiko Sugino | Yūko Yamaguchi | Heo Sun-hee |
| Doubles WH3 | Sonja Häsler Karin Suter-Erath | Inge Bakker Ilse van de Burgwal | Kim Yun-sim Son Ok-cha |
| Doubles WH3 | Sonja Häsler Karin Suter-Erath | Inge Bakker Ilse van de Burgwal | Nina Gorodetzky Emine Seçkin |

### Mixed events
#### Individual

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Doubles WH1/2 | Lee Sam-seop Son Ok-cha | David Toupé Sonja Häsler | Avni Kertmen Karin Suter-Erath |
| Doubles WH1/2 | Lee Sam-seop Son Ok-cha | David Toupé Sonja Häsler | Shimon Shalom Nina Gorodetzky |
| Doubles WH2 | Sim Jae-you Kim Yun-sim | Marcel Smouter Ilse van de Burgwal | Gobi Ranganathan Emine Seçkin |
| Doubles STL (SL3–SU5) | Loi Lang Yean Akiko Sugino | Chan Cho Leung Heo Sun-hee | Daisuke Fujihara Aki Takahashi |

#### Team

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Team STL2–STU5 (SL3–SU5) | Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou Suhaili Laiman Loi Lang Yean Hairol Fozi Saaba Michael Sydney | Chinese Taipei Chen Yu-yung Huang Hsing-chih Lee Meng-yuan Lin Cheng-che Lin Yung-chang Yeh En-chuan | Germany Frank Dietel Tim Haller Sebastian Müller Jan-Niklas Pott Heiko Vüllers |
| Team STL2–STU5 (SL3–SU5) | Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou Suhaili Laiman Loi Lang Yean Hairol Fozi Saaba Michael Sydney | Chinese Taipei Chen Yu-yung Huang Hsing-chih Lee Meng-yuan Lin Cheng-che Lin Yung-chang Yeh En-chuan | Japan Daisuke Fujihara Kohei Obara Gen Shogaki Aki Takahashi Yūko Yamaguchi Yusuke Yamaguchi |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Japan | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 6 | Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Turkey | 0.5 | 1 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 9 | Germany | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 16 | France | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 17 | England | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 19 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 22 | 22 | 38.5 | 82.5 |

## Team event

The team event of the Para-Badminton World Championships took place on 22 November 2011. The event was created specifically for players that are competing in the standing events, ranging from STL2 to STU5. Seven teams took part in the event. Chinese Taipei received a bye in the quarter-final stage.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| Russia | Russia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Russia | Russia | 1 | | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 1 |
| | | | | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | 0 | | | | | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 |
| Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 3 | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | |
| | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 1 | Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 2 | | | | | | |