The BWF World Championships is the most prestigious badminton tournament in the world. It offers most ranking points, along with the Summer Olympics badminton events introduced in 1992. The champions are awarded gold medals.
Incepted in 1977, the tournament was held once every three years until 1983. However, the International Badminton Federation faced difficulty in hosting the first two events as the World Badminton Federation, which later merged with the IBF to form one badminton federation, hosted the same tournament a year after the IBF World Championships with the same goals.
Since 1985, the tournament became biennial and played once every two years until 2005. Starting 2006, the tournament was changed to an annual event on the BWF calendar. The tournament is not held during the Summer Olympics years to avoid schedule conflicts.
In this article, let us have a look at players with most titles at BWF World Championships.
Players With Most Titles At BWF World Championships
1. Lin Dan- 5
Lin Dan, a two-time Olympic champion, is the most successful badminton player in Men’s Singles at BWF World Championships. His first title came in 2006 in Madrid and went on to repeat the feat next year as well. The Chinese clinched his third title in 2009 in Hyderabad and earned his next two golds in 2013 Guangzhou and 2017 Glasgow.
2. Park Joo-bong- 5
Park Joo-bong of South Korea is another player with five BWF World Championships titles. He was a doubles specialist winning golds in both Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles. In 1985 Calgary, he clinched two golds, winning both the Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles titles. He again won the Mixed Doubles title in 1989 Jakarta. In 1991 Copenhagen, he struck double gold once again winning both the doubles event.
3. Zhao Yunlei (China)
Zhao Yunlei has clinched five titles in the history of BWF World Championships. He first gold came in London in 2011 in Mixed Doubles. The Chinese struck double golds in 2014 Copenhagen winning both Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. She again took two titles in 2015 Jakarta.
Players with 5 Titles
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Lin Dan (China)- MS: 5
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Park Joo-bong (South Korea)- MD: 2, XD: 3
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Zhao Yunlei (China)- WD: 2, XD: 3
Players With 4 Titles
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Cai Yun (China)- MD: 4
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Chen Qingchen (China)- WD: 4
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Fu Haifeng (China)- MD: 4
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Gao Ling (China)- WD: 3, XD: 1
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Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)- MD: 4
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Jia Yifan (China)- WD: 4
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Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)- XD: 4
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Zhang Nan (China)- MD: 1, XD: 3
Players with 3 Titles
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Carolina Marín (Spain)- WS: 3
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Ge Fei (China)- WD: 2, XD: 1
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Guan Weizhen (China)- WD: 3
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Han Aiping (China)- WS: 2, XD: 1
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Huang Sui (China)- WD: 3
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Huang Yaqiong (China) – XD: 3
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Kim Dong-moon (South Korea)- MD: 1, XD: 2
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Li Lingwei (China)- WS: 2, XD: 1
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Lin Ying (China)- WD: 3
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Mohammad Ahsan (Indonesia)- MD: 3
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Yu Yang (China)- WD: 3
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Zheng Siwei (China)- XD: 3
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BWF World Championships: Players With Most Titles by Category
Men’s Singles (MS)
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Player: Lin Dan (China)
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Titles: 5
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Years: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013
Women’s Singles (WS)
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Player: Carolina Marín (Spain)
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Titles: 3
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Years: 2014, 2015, 2018
Men’s Doubles (MD)
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Players:
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Cai Yun (China)- 4 titles: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 (with Fu Haifeng)
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Fu Haifeng (China)- 4 titles: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 (with Cai Yun)
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Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)- 4 titles: 2007 (with Markis Kido); 2013, 2015, 2019 (with Mohammad Ahsan)
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Women’s Doubles (WD)
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Players:
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Chen Qingchen (China)- 4 titles: 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 (with Jia Yifan)
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Jia Yifan (China)- 4 titles: 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 (with Chen Qingchen)
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Mixed Doubles (XD)
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Player:
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Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)- 4 titles: 2005, 2007 (with Nova Widianto); 2013, 2017 (with Tontowi Ahmad)
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