The 29th edition of the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Championships 2025, officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2025, was held from 25th to 31st August 2025 at the Adidas Arena, Paris, France.
- This was the first time since 2010 that Paris hosted the championship. The tournament featured 383 competitors from 53 nations and witnessed historic victories across categories.
- India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won a bronze medal in the men’s doubles.
Exam Hints:
- Event: 29th BWF World Championships 2025
- Date & Venue: 25–31 August 2025, at Adidas Arena, Paris, France
- Competitors/Nations – 383 players from 53 nations
- Winners: SHI Yu Qi (Men’s Singles, China), Akane Yamaguchi (Women’s Singles, Japan), Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae (Men’s Doubles, South Korea), Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning (Women’s Doubles, China), Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei (Mixed Doubles, Malaysia)
- India’s Medal – Satwik & Chirag (Bronze, Men’s Doubles)
Event Overview:
Men’s Singles: SHI Yu Qi of China won his first-ever World Championship crown, defeating defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.
- His earlier notable achievement was a runner-up finish at the 2018 BWF World Championships.
Women’s Singles: Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi clinched her third World Championship title, defeating China’s CHEN Yu Fei.
- She previously won in 2021 and 2022, and now equals Spain’s Carolina Marin’s record of three titles.
Men’s Doubles: South Korea’s Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae won their first Men’s Doubles World Championship title, defeating Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China.
- Seo Seung Jae had earlier secured Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles titles in the 2023 BWF World Championships.
Women’s Doubles: Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning of China won their maiden world title by defeating Malaysia’s Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan.
- This marks China’s 24th Women’s Doubles title out of 29 editions.
Mixed Doubles: Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei created history by defeating China’s Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin.
| Category | Winner(s) | Runner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Shi Yuqi (China) | Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) |
| Women’s Singles | Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) | Chen Yufei (China) |
| Men’s Doubles | Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae (South Korea) | Chen Bo Yang/Liu Yi (China) |
| Women’s Doubles | Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning (China) | Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia) |
| Mixed Doubles | Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia) | Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (China) |
India’s Performance:
Bronze medal: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the bronze medal in Men’s Doubles after losing to China’s Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in the semifinals.
- Earlier in the event, they assured India a medal by defeating Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik (two-time Olympic medallists).
- This was their second World Championship medal after the 2022 bronze, extending India’s medal streak since 2011.
PV Sindhu: She lost to Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani in the quarter finals.
- Sindhu remains India’s most successful shuttler, with 5 BWF World Championship medals, including India’s only gold in 2019 (Basel, Switzerland).
About the Badminton World Federation (BWF):
It was held every three years up to 1983 since the first edition was held in Malmö, Sweden in 1977. From 1983-2005 it was a biennial event, later it became an annual event from 2005.
President – Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul (Thailand)
Headquarters – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established – 1934
