title: 2017 BWF World Championships
text: # 2017 BWF World Championships
  
  The 2017 BWF World Championships of badminton were held from 21 to 27 August at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
  
  The venue can hold 6,000 spectators. When Glasgow hosted the event in 1997 it was held at the Scotstoun Centre.
  
  ## Host city selection
  
  Glasgow originally submitted a bid for the 2017 Sudirman Cup but lost to Gold Coast. The Badminton World Federation awarded the World Championships to Glasgow after the event did not receive appropriate bids.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are local (UTC+1).
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | 21 August 2017 | 11:00 | Round of 64 |
  | 22 August 2017 | 11:00 | Round of 64 |
  | 22 August 2017 | 11:00 | Round of 32 |
  | 23 August 2017 | 11:00 | Round of 32 |
  | 24 August 2017 | 11:00 | Round of 16 |
  | 25 August 2017 | 10:00 | Quarterfinals |
  | 26 August 2017 | 10:00 | Semifinals |
  | 27 August 2017 | 13:00 | Finals |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Scotland)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
  | 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 5 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 6 | England (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 6 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
  
  ### Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's Singles details | Viktor Axelsen | Lin Dan | Son Wan-ho |
  | Men's Singles details | Viktor Axelsen | Lin Dan | Chen Long |
  | Women's Singles details | Nozomi Okuhara | P. V. Sindhu | Chen Yufei |
  | Women's Singles details | Nozomi Okuhara | P. V. Sindhu | Saina Nehwal |
  | Men's Doubles details | Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | Mohammad Ahsan Rian Agung Saputro | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
  | Men's Doubles details | Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | Mohammad Ahsan Rian Agung Saputro | Chai Biao Hong Wei |
  | Women's Doubles details | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
  | Women's Doubles details | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen |
  | Mixed Doubles details | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
  | Mixed Doubles details | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen | Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah |
  