Aug 10, 2015 CE
2015 World Championships Conclude in Jakarta
The 2015 BWF World Championships were held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from August 10-16, 2015, serving as the final World Championship before the Olympic year of 2016.
Chronological Storyline (7 Milestones)
Jan 1, 2016 CE
No World Championship Scheduled in Olympic Year
The BWF World Championships are not held in Olympic years. With the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro featuring badminton as an official medal sport, the BWF did not schedule a World Championship for 2016.
Aug 11, 2016 CE
Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics Begins
The badminton tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics began on August 11, 2016, effectively serving as the premier global badminton championship event of the year in place of the BWF World Championships.
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Aug 19, 2016 CE
Olympic Men's Singles Final
China's Chen Long defeated Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the men's singles badminton final at the 2016 Rio Olympics on August 19, 2016, winning gold in what served as the de facto world championship for that year.
Aug 19, 2016 CE
Olympic Women's Singles Final
Spain's Carolina Marín defeated India's P.V. Sindhu in the women's singles badminton final at the 2016 Rio Olympics on August 19, 2016, becoming the first European woman to win Olympic badminton gold.
Aug 20, 2016 CE
Olympic Men's Doubles Final
Indonesia's Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo did not win; instead, China's Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan won the men's doubles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics on August 19-20, 2016.
Aug 21, 2017 CE
2017 World Championships Announced for Glasgow
Following the 2016 Olympic year, the BWF World Championships resumed in 2017, held in Glasgow, Scotland, from August 21-27, 2017, marking the return of the standalone world championship event.