The BWF Para badminton World Championships is hosted every two years (on odd numbered years), with the Continental Championships hosted every other year.

The HULIC DAIHATSU BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022 will be held in Tokyo, Japan, 1 – 6 November 2022.

Please see the activities in conjunction with the championships – linked here.

See Week 44 of the Para badminton Calendar 2022 for the Tournament Prospectus and Qualifiers Lists.

Team Managers Briefing – iZone @ BWF Para Badminton World Championships

Team Managers Briefing on 20 October brief Team Managers on what to expect at the iZone – (Player Information and Engagement Zone) at the HULIC DAIHATSU BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022 .

The video of the presentation is available here, and the PowerPoint Presentation can be downloaded above.

Anti-Doping Education

Under Clause 17.2 of the BWF Anti-Doping Regulations, the BWF has selected the HULIC DAIHATSU BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022 as an event where players must complete anti-doping educational activities before they participate in the event in Tokyo.

This means that every player must complete an anti-doping education course before they participate. This is a mandatory requirement.

Member Associations must provide BWF with proof of completion of the anti-doping education training for each player going to Tokyo no later than Monday 17 October 2022.

Get Ready – Anti-Doping Information Session

A total of 23 people from 9 Member Associations attended the Anti-Doping Information Session on 25 July which aimed to brief Member Associations on how to plan and deliver anti-doping education programmes for athletes and athlete support personnel who are participating in the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022.

The video of the presentation is available here, and the PowerPoint Presentation can be downloaded above.

The sessions covered these topics:

• Anti-Doping education – why is this important?
• Successful Elements – Education Programmes
• Requirements for the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2022
• Options to achieve these requirements
• 11 mandatory topics for education – anti-doping information
• Resources / communication / inspiration

During the Championships, BWF will deliver a series of integrity educational activities at the iZone, similar to what we have done before (link here).

Downloads

• Get Ready – Para Badminton Anti-Doping Education – PBWC 2022
• BWF Website Links – Integrity – anti-doping / anti-match manipulation

TOTAL BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2019

The last edition of the BWF Para badminton World Championships took place in Basel, Switzerland, 20 – 25 August 2019, with a record number of athletes from a record number of nations taking part.

• 22 medal events

• 298 athletes
• 41 nations
• Results (linked here)

BWF Para badminton World Championships

2019       12^th World Championships                           Basel / Switzerland

2017       11^th World Championships                           Ulsan / Korea

2015       10^th World Championships                           Stoke Mandeville / England

2013       9^th World Championships                             Dortmund / Germany

2011       8^th World Championships                             Guatemala City / Guatemala

2009       7^th World Championships                             Seoul / Korea

2007       6^th World Championships                             Bangkok / Thailand

2005       5^th World Championships                             Hsin Chu / Chinese Taipei

2003       4^th World Championships                             Cardiff / Wales

2001       3^rd World Championships                             Cordoba / Spain

2000       2^nd World Championships                            Borken / Germany

1998       1^st World Championships                             Amersfoort / Netherlands