# 2013 BWF World Championships

The 2013 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 5 to 11 August 2013 at the Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, China.

## Host city selection

Copenhagen, Guangzhou, and Macau submitted bids for this edition of championships. On 9 December 2011, Badminton World Federation decided to award the championships to Guangzhou during a meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand.

## Draw

The draw was held on 22 July at Guangzhou, China.

## Schedule

All five events started on the first day and concluded with the final on the last day.
All times are local (UTC+8).
| Date | Time | Round |
| 5 August 2013 | 10:00 | Round of 64 |
| 6 August 2013 | 13:00 | Round of 64 |
| 6 August 2013 | 13:00 | Round of 32 |
| 7 August 2013 | 10:00 | Round of 32 |
| 8 August 2013 | 13:00 | Round of 16 |
| 9 August 2013 | 12:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 9 August 2013 | 18:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 10 August 2013 | 12:00 | Semifinals |
| 10 August 2013 | 18:00 | Semifinals |
| 11 August 2013 | 13:00 | Finals |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's Singles | Lin Dan | Lee Chong Wei | Du Pengyu |
| Men's Singles | Lin Dan | Lee Chong Wei | Nguyễn Tiến Minh |
| Women's Singles | Ratchanok Intanon | Li Xuerui | Bae Yeon-ju |
| Women's Singles | Ratchanok Intanon | Li Xuerui | P. V. Sindhu |
| Men's Doubles | Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
| Men's Doubles | Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Kim Ki-jung Kim Sa-rang |
| Women's Doubles | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | Eom Hye-won Chang Ye-na | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| Women's Doubles | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | Eom Hye-won Chang Ye-na | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei |
| Mixed Doubles | Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir | Xu Chen Ma Jin | Shin Baek-cheol Eom Hye-won |
| Mixed Doubles | Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir | Xu Chen Ma Jin | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |

## Medal table

* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN)* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |

## Participating countries

345 players from 49 countries participated at this year's edition. The number in parentheses indicate the player contributed by each country.
* Australia (2)
* Austria (2)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (5)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Canada (3)
* China (26)
* Chinese Taipei (17)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Czech Republic (5)
* Denmark (17)
* Egypt (2)
* England (12)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (5)
* Germany (14)
* Hong Kong (13)
* India (14)
* Indonesia (28)
* Ireland (3)
* Israel (1)
* Japan (19)
* South Korea (18)
* Lithuania (1)
* Malaysia (25)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (3)
* Netherlands (6)
* New Zealand (8)
* Norway (2)
* Philippines (4)
* Poland (6)
* Russia (14)
* Scotland (6)
* Singapore (6)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (2)
* Spain (3)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (3)
* Thailand (14)
* United States (8)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (7)
* Vietnam (1)
* Wales (2)