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{{Infobox badminton event
|name           = 2009 BWF World Championships
|image          = 2009bwclogo.svg
|caption        =
|dates          = 10 – 16 August
|number_edition = 17th
|level          = 1
|prize_money    =
|other          =
|competitors    =
|nations        =
|venue          = [[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]]
|location       = [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[India]]
|previous       = [[2007 BWF World Championships|2007 Kuala Lumpur]]
|next           = [[2010 BWF World Championships|2010 Paris]]
}}
{{Sidebar games events
| name = 2009BWFWorldChampionships
| title = Events at the 2009 <br />BWF World Championships
| image = [[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg|50px]]

| event1.1 = Singles
| results1.1a = [[2009 BWF World Championships – Men's Singles|men]]
| results1.1b = [[2009 BWF World Championships – Women's Singles|women]]

| event1.2 = Doubles
| results1.2a = [[2009 BWF World Championships – Men's Doubles|men]]
| results1.2b = [[2009 BWF World Championships – Women's Doubles|women]]
| results1.2c = [[2009 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles|mixed]]
}}

The '''2009 BWF World Championships''' was the 17th tournament of the [[World Badminton Championships]], a global tournament in the sport of [[badminton]]. It was held at the [[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]] in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]], from 10–16 August 2009.<ref>[http://www.internationalbadminton.org/file_download.aspx?id=11783 2009 World Championships Invitation ]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was the first ever World Championships event to take place in India.<ref name="YONEX-Sunrise present draw ceremony for BWF World Championships 2009"/>

[[Badminton England]] withdrew before the first round due to a perceived threat of terror against the team. They were later joined by two Austrian doubles players. [[Lin Dan]] won the men's singles event, thus becoming the only player in badminton history to have won three men's singles world championship titles having done so consecutively in 2006, 2007, and 2009.<ref>https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iBp5mncI42R4crQcytni_kCHMmxA {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> [[Lu Lan]] won the World Championship title in the women's singles event. [[Cai Yun]] and [[Fu Haifeng]] of China won the World Championship title in the men's doubles event in a match which was later dubbed a "classic". [[Zhang Yawen]] and [[Zhao Tingting]] won the World Championship title in the women's doubles event, whilst [[Thomas Laybourn]] and [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]] of Denmark won the World Championship title in the mixed doubles event.

==Host city selection==
[[Denmark]], [[India]], and [[Macau]] submitted bids to host the championships. India won the right to host the championships after the remaining candidates withdrew their bids.<ref>{{cite web|title=India to host 2009 Badminton Worlds|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-india-to-host-2009-badminton-worlds-1001404|date=9 December 2005|first=Jaishree|last=Balasubramanian|website=dnaindia.com|accessdate=31 October 2018}}</ref>

==Venue==
The 2009 BWF World Championships were held at the [[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]] in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

==Draw==
The draw took place on 22 July 2009, featuring Chief Guest and Indian Sports Minister, Dr. M.S. Gill.<ref name="YONEX-Sunrise present draw ceremony for BWF World Championships 2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/yonexsunrise-present-draw-ceremony-for-bwf-world-championships-2009/492589/|title=YONEX-Sunrise present draw ceremony for BWF World Championships 2009|date=2009-07-22|accessdate=2009-08-17|publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]}}</ref>

==Participating nations==

===Austria===
Due to security worries Austrian doubles pair [[Peter Zauner]] and [[Jürgen Koch]] decided against participation in the 2009 BWF World Championships.<ref name="'Austrian pullouts individual decision'"/> The BWF issued a special statement calling the withdrawals "an individual decision on the part of the players". COO BWF Thomas Lund said: "I believe it is a matter of concern that teams haven’t been consulting us before pulling out, because all the necessary information is available with us which will allay fears".<ref name="'Austrian pullouts individual decision'"/> Lund declined to blame the Indian media for their part in the withdrawals: "I can’t say India as hosts have any reason to be blamed for a false newspaper report with threat perceptions which triggered these reactions."<ref name="'Austrian pullouts individual decision'">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-Austrian-pullouts-individual-decision-/501957|title=Austrian pullouts individual decision|date=2009-08-14|accessdate=2009-08-17|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

===Denmark===
Denmark, who had not achieved a BWF World Championship singles win since 1999, and a men's title since 1997, took part.<ref name="Good start for badminton stars"/> The country last won the men's doubles title in 2003.<ref name="Good start for badminton stars">{{cite news|url=http://www.cphpost.dk/sport/120-sport/46554-good-start-for-badminton-stars.html|title=Good start for badminton stars|date=2009-08-13|accessdate=2009-08-17|newspaper=[[The Copenhagen Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042858/http://www.cphpost.dk/sport/120-sport/46554-good-start-for-badminton-stars.html|archive-date=5 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===England===
The English badminton team decided against participation in the 2009 BWF World Championships, citing fears of a "terrorist threat", although, according to Hyderabad's police commission "there's no real threat, only a perception".<ref name="England pulls out of worlds citing terrorist alert">{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2009629311_apbadbadmintonterrorism.html|title=England pulls out of worlds citing terrorist alert|date=2009-08-09|accessdate=2009-08-17|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref> Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy called it "an incredibly tough decision and one we didn't take lightly".<ref name="England pulls out of worlds citing terrorist alert"/> Christy said: "We were not prepared to risk the safety of our players, coaches and staff in what we felt could have been a very volatile environment".<ref name="England pulls out of worlds citing terrorist alert"/>

==Medalists==

===Medal table===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = IND
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_CHN = 4 | silver_CHN = 3 | bronze_CHN = 3
 | gold_DEN = 1 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1
 | gold_IDN = 0 | silver_IDN = 1 | bronze_IDN = 2
 | gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 1
 | gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 2
 | gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 1
}}

===Events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 BWF World Championships – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lin Dan]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Jin (badminton)|Chen Jin]]
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Taufik Hidayat]]
|-
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Sony Dwi Kuncoro]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 BWF World Championships – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lu Lan]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie Xingfang]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lin (badminton)|Wang Lin]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pi Hongyan]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Fu Haifeng]]<br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cai Yun]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jung Jae-sung]]<br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Yong-dae]]
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat]]<br />{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Boon Heong]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 BWF World Championships – Women's doubles|Women's doubles]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Yawen]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Tingting]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cheng Shu]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Yunlei]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Du Jing]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yu Yang (badminton)|Yu Yang]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ma Jin]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Xiaoli]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thomas Laybourn]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]]
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Nova Widianto]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Lilyana Natsir]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Yong-dae]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)|Lee Hyo-jung]]
|-
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Joachim Fischer Nielsen]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen]]
|}

==See also==
*[[Badminton at the Summer Olympics]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=396051B5-CD7B-4E98-A111-5A927631C0C1 Complete results list]

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