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{{Short description|Badminton championships}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{infobox badminton event
|name           = 2007 BWF World Championships
|image          =
|size           = 150px
|caption        =
|dates          = 13–19 August
|number_edition = 16th
|level          = 1
|prize_money    =
|other          =
|competitors    =
|nations        =
|venue          = [[Putra Indoor Stadium]]
|location       = [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
|previous       = [[2006 IBF World Championships|2006 Madrid]]
|next           = [[2009 BWF World Championships|2009 Hyderabad]]
}}
{{Sidebar games events
| name = 2007BWFWorldChampionships
| title = Events at the 2007 <br>BWF World Championships
| image = [[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg|50px]]

| event1.1 = Singles
| results1.1a = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Men's singles|men]]
| results1.1b = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Women's Singles|women]]

| event1.2 = Doubles
| results1.2a = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles|men]]
| results1.2b = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Women's Doubles|women]]
| results1.2c = [[2007 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles|mixed]]
}}

The '''2007 BWF World Championships''' was the 16th tournament of [[BWF World Championships]] (World Badminton Championships). It was held in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007.

==Host city selection==
[[Aarhus]]<ref name="dk">{{cite web|title=Badminton VM kommer næppe til Århus|url=http://www.aarhusportalen.dk/vis_artikel.asp?ArticleId=18361|website=aarhusportalen.dk|access-date=1 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402081452/http://www.aarhusportalen.dk/vis_artikel.asp?ArticleId=18361|archive-date=2 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Kuala Lumpur]] were the candidates for hosting the championships. Kuala Lumpur was later announced as the host during 2005 IBF council meeting in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuala Lumpur to host 2007 badminton worlds|url=http://en.people.cn/200505/08/eng20050508_184062.html|website=en.people.cn|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref> [[China]] also expressed interest, but ultimately did not bid.<ref name="dk" />

==Venue==
*[[Putra Indoor Stadium]], [[Bukit Jalil]]

==Participating nations==
A total of 55 countries qualified to participating in this tournament. Below is the list of countries with the parentheses indicates the number of players eligible.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{ALG}} <small>(1)</small>
*{{AUS}} <small>(4)</small>
*{{AUT}} <small>(3)</small>
*{{BEL}} <small>(3)</small>
*{{BLR}} <small>(1)</small>
*{{BRA}} <small>(4)</small>
*{{BUL}} <small>(10)</small>
*{{CAN}} <small>(12)</small>
*{{CHN}} <small>(24)</small>
*{{CZE}} <small>(4)</small>
*{{DEN}} <small>(15)</small>
*{{EGY}} <small>(2)</small>
*{{ENG}} <small>(18)</small>
*{{ESP}} <small>(4)</small>
*{{EST}} <small>(2)</small>
*{{FIN}} <small>(3)</small>
*{{FRA}} <small>(9)</small>
*{{GER}} <small>(13)</small>
*{{GUA}} <small>(2)</small>
*{{HKG}} <small>(10)</small>
*{{INA}} <small>(21)</small>
*{{IND}} <small>(8)</small>
*{{IRL}} <small>(3)</small>
*{{IRI}} <small>(1)</small>
*{{ISL}} <small>(1)</small>
*{{ITA}} <small>(4)</small>
*{{JPN}} <small>(15)</small>
*{{KEN}} <small>(2)</small>
*{{KOR}} <small>(13)</small>
*{{LTU}} <small>(1)</small>
*{{MAS}} <small>(26)</small>
*{{MGL}} <small>(2)</small>
*{{MRI}} <small>(1)</small>
*{{NED}} <small>(10)</small>
*{{NZL}} <small>(6)</small>
*{{PER}} <small>(3)</small>
*{{PHI}} <small>(6)</small>
*{{POL}} <small>(5)</small>
*{{POR}} <small>(3)</small>
*{{ROU}} <small>(3)</small>
*{{RSA}} <small>(4)</small>
*{{RUS}} <small>(9)</small>
*{{SCO}} <small>(5)</small>
*{{SEY}} <small>(2)</small>
*{{SIN}} <small>(10)</small>
*{{SLO}} <small>(5)</small>
*{{SRI}} <small>(4)</small>
*{{SUI}} <small>(5)</small>
*{{SVK}} <small>(1)</small>
*{{SWE}} <small>(3)</small>
*{{TPE}} <small>(5)</small>
*{{UKR}} <small>(4)</small>
*{{USA}} <small>(11)</small>
*{{VIE}} <small>(1)</small>
*{{WAL}} <small>(1)</small>
[[Image:2007 World Badminton Championships.png|thumb|right|300px|Participating nations. Green: fewer than 5 players; blue: 5–9; orange: 10–14; red: 15 or more.]]
{{div col end}}

Notable is, [[Thailand]] is the only country announced the withdrawal from the tournament by choosing to attend the [[Universiade|World University Games]], the event which clash with the Championships, they have several players who qualified for this tournament.<ref name=draw>{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/7/27/sports/18415655&sec=sports |title=Thais serve first shock of the championship |access-date=28 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517082748/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F7%2F27%2Fsports%2F18415655&sec=sports |archive-date=17 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Medalists==
=== Medal table ===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = MAS
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_CHN = 3 | silver_CHN = 2 | bronze_CHN = 6 
 | gold_INA = 2 | silver_INA = 1 | bronze_INA = 1
 | gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 0
 | gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 0 
 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 2
 | gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 1 | host_MAS=yes
}}

=== Events ===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Men's singles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Men's singles}}
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lin Dan]]
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Sony Dwi Kuncoro]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Bao Chunlai]]
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Yu (badminton)|Chen Yu]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Women's singles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Women's singles}}
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhu Lin (badminton)|Zhu Lin]]
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Wang Chen (badminton)|Wang Chen]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Ning]]
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Lan]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Men's doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles}}
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Markis Kido]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Setiawan]]
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Jung Jae-sung]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} [[Lee Yong-dae]]
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Choong Tan Fook]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lee Wan Wah]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuichi Sakamoto]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shintaro Ikeda]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Women's doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles}}
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Wei (badminton)|Yang Wei]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Jiewen]]
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Ling]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Sui]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yawen]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wei Yili]]
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kumiko Ogura]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Reiko Shiota]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Mixed doubles<br />{{DetailsLink|2007 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles}}
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Nova Widianto]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Liliyana Natsir]]
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Bo]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Ling]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Flandy Limpele]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Vita Marissa]]
|-ā
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Zhongbo]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yawen]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120730121151/http://www3.protonwbc07.com/ Official website]
*[http://tournamentsoftware.com/(S(jqdomi555zxfsnz3gdbz0iay))/sport/tournament.aspx?id=16313 Tournamentsoftware.com: 2007 World Championships]

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