2009 BWF World Championships

The 2009 BWF World Championships was the 17th tournament of the BWF World Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, from 10–16 August 2009.[1] It was the first ever World Championships event to take place in India.[2]

2009 BWF World Championships

Tournament details
Dates	10 – 16 August
Edition	17th
Level	International
Venue	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
Location	Hyderabad, India
← 2007 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Paris →

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[2]

Participating nations

Austria

Due to security worries Austrian doubles pair Peter Zauner and Jürgen Koch decided against participation in the 2009 BWF World Championships.[5] 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".[5] 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."[5]

Denmark

Denmark, who had not achieved a BWF World Championship singles win since 1999, and a men's title since 1997, took part.[6] The country last won the men's doubles title in 2003.[6]

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".[7] Badminton England chief executive Adrian Christy called it "an incredibly tough decision and one we didn't take lightly".[7] 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".[7]

Medalists

Medal table

  *   Host nation (India)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	4	3	3	10
2	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	1	2
3	Indonesia (IDN)	0	1	2	3
4	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	1	2
5	Malaysia (MAS)	0	0	2	2
6	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 nations)		5	5	10	20

Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Lin Dan	Chen Jin	Taufik Hidayat
			Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Women's singles	Lu Lan	Xie Xingfang	Wang Lin
			Pi Hongyan
Men's doubles	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari
			Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong
Women's doubles	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei	Du Jing Yu Yang
			Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli
Mixed doubles	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung
			Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen

Men's singles

Lin Dan of China won the World Championship title in the men's singles event, beating Chen Jin in the final[8] with a score of 21–18, 21–16.[8] The victory, Lin's third consecutive World Championship crown (four counting the unofficial World Championship, the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008), set a new record for consecutive titles.[8] However, despite the three consecutive victories, Lin was not ranked number one in the world at the time of his third victory.[8]

Seeds

1. Lee Chong Wei (Quarter Final)
2. Chen Jin (Final)
3. Peter Gade (Quarter Final)
4. Taufik Hidayat (Semi Final)
5. Lin Dan (Champion)
6. Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Semi Final)
7. Joachim Persson (First Round)
8. Park Sung-hwan (Second Round)
9. Hsieh Yu-hsing (Third Round)
10. Chan Yan Kit (Third Round)
11. Bao Chunlai (First Round)
12. Wong Choong Hann (First Round)
13. Simon Santoso (Quarter Final)
14. Nguyen Tien Minh (Third Round)
15. Chetan Anand (Third Round)
16. Boonsak Ponsana (Third Round)

Results

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
	1	Lee Chong Wei	16	21	12
	6	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21	14	21
								6	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	14	21	15
								5	Lin Dan	21	13	21
	3	Peter Gade	20	16
	5	Lin Dan	22	21
															5	Lin Dan	21	21
															2	Chen Jin	18	16
		Jan Ø. Jørgensen	19	19
	4	Taufik Hidayat	21	21
								4	Taufik Hidayat	16	6
								2	Chen Jin	21	21
	13	Simon Santoso	10	13
	2	Chen Jin	21	21

Women's singles

Lu Lan won the World Championship title in the women's singles event, beating Xie Xingfang in the final.[8] Lu won by a score of 23–21.[8] Xie had at one point reached game point when the score was at 21–20.[8] Lu won in two games by scores of 23–21 and 21–12.[8]

Seeds

1. Zhou Mi (Quarter Final)
2. Wang Lin (Semi Final)
3. Tine Rasmussen (Quarter Final)
4. Wang Yihan (Third Round)
5. Xie Xingfang (Final)
6. Saina Nehwal (Quarter Final)
7. Lu Lan (Champion)
8. Pi Hongyan (Semi Final)
9. Wang Chen (Third Round)
10. Petya Nedelcheva (Third Round)
11. Juliane Schenk (Quarter Final)
12. Hwang Hye-youn (Third Round)
13. Yip Pui Yin (Third Round)
14. Wong Mew Choo (Second Round)
15. Maria Kristin Yulianti (Third Round)
16. Judith Meulendijks (Second Round)

Results

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
	1	Zhou Mi	15	18
	5	Xie Xingfang	21	21
								5	Xie Xingfang	21	21
								8	Pi Hongyan	18	8
	11	Juliane Schenk	21	15	19
	8	Pi Hongyan	15	21	21
															5	Xie Xingfang	21	12
															7	Lu Lan	23	21
	7	Lu Lan	21	21
	3	Tine Rasmussen	15	13
								7	Lu Lan	21	21
								2	Wang Lin	18	19
	6	Saina Nehwal	16	19
	2	Wang Lin	21	21

Men's doubles

Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China won the World Championship title in the men's doubles event, the final of the World Championships, beating Lee Yong-dae and Jung Jae-sung of Korea in the final.[9] It was their second men's doubles title, having previously won in Madrid in 2006.[9] Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng won the first game by a score of 21–18. The Koreans then won the second game by a score of 16–21 to draw level.[9] The third game saw the two pairs exchange the lead several times with a one-point difference before exchanging several match points.[9] 28–26 was the final score, with the Chinese declared winners on their sixth match point.[9] Retired Chinese badminton player and now coach of his national team, Li Yongbo, watched from the sidelines what was later termed "a classic that will be often recalled as one of the best men’s doubles matches in the recent history of the sport".[9]

Seeds

1. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan (Withdrew)
2. Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (Semi Final)
3. Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen (Second Round)
4. Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (Final)
5. Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (Champion)
6. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (Third Round)
7. Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (Second Round)
8. Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif / Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (Semi Final)
9. Anthony Clark / Nathan Robertson (Withdrew)
10. Michal Logosz / Robert Mateusiak (Third Round)
11. Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki / Rian Sukmawan (Third Round)
12. Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah (First Round)
13. Chen Hung-ling / Lin Yu-lang (Second Round)
14. Kenichi Hayakawa / Kenta Kazuno (Second Round)
15. Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu (Third Round)
16. Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenko (Third Round)

Results

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
		Cho Gun-woo Yoo Yeon-seong	21	12	14
	8	Zakry Abdul Latif Fairuzizuan Tazari	17	21	21
								8	Zakry Abdul Latif Fairuzizuan Tazari	21	22	15
								5	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	18	24	21
		Han Sang-hoon Shin Baek-cheol	16	18
	5	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	21	21
															5	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	21	16	28
															4	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	18	21	26
		Xu Chen Guo Zhendong	17	26
	4	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	21	28
								4	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	16	21	22
								2	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	21	14	20
		Howard Bach Tony Gunawan	20	21	17
	2	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	22	13	21

Women's doubles

Zhang Yawen and Zhao Tingting won the World Championship title in the women's doubles event, beating Cheng Shu and Zhao Yunlei in the final.[8] They did so with some difficulty, including three games with scores of 17–21, 21–17 and 21–16, and battled delaying tactics employed by their rivals.[8] The match also featured several lengthy rallies which consisted of over thirty shots.[8] On the winners' podium to receive their medals, the winners cried as it was their first ever victory in the women's doubles event.[8]

Seeds

1. Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty (Third Round)
2. Cheng Shu / Zhao Yunlei (Final)
3. Lee Hyo-jung / Lee Kyung-won (Quarter Final)
4. Ha Jung-eun / Kim Min-jung (Quarter Final)
5. Du Jing / Yu Yang (Semi Final)
6. Ma Jin / Wang Xiaoli (Semi Final)
7. Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin (Quarter Final)
8. 'Zhang Yawen / Zhao Tingting (Champion)
9. Lena Frier Kristiansen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Third Round)
10. Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari (Third Round)
11. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (Quarter Final)
12. Helle Nielsen / Marie Røpke (Third Round)
13. Greysia Polii / Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (Third Round)
14. Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova (Withdrew)
15. Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei (Third Round)
16. Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa (Third Round)

Results

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
	11	Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	17	8
	5	Du Jing Yu Yang	21	21
								5	Du Jing Yu Yang	22	21	8
								8	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	24	18	21
	4	Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	9	10
	8	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	21	21
															8	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	17	21	21
															2	Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei	21	17	16
	6	Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli	21	21
	3	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	18	13
								6	Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli	16	12
								2	Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei	21	21
	7	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	21	11	8
	2	Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei	11	21	21

Mixed doubles

Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark won the World Championship title in the mixed doubles event, beating Lilyana Natsir and Nova Widianto of Indonesia (the defending champions) in the final.[8] It was their first ever world title.[8] The duo beat Zheng Bo and Ma Jin of China and Korea's Olympic champions on the way to the final.[8] In the final, the Danish doubles pair won the first game by a score of 21–13 and also eased through the second game at a score of 21–17.[8]

Seeds

1. Lee Yong-dae / Lee Hyo-jung (Semi Final)
2. Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir (Final)
3. Zheng Bo / Ma Jin (Quarter Final)
4. He Hanbin / Yu Yang (Quarter Final)
5. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen (Quarter Final)
6. Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen (Semi Final)
7. Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Champion)
8. Valiyaveetil Diju / Jwala Gutta (Quarter Final)
9. Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam (Withdrew)
10. Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama / Chau Hoi Wah (Third Round)
11. Anthony Clark / Donna Kellogg (Withdrew)
12. Robert Mateusiak / Nadiezda Kostiuczyk (Third Round)
13. Songphon Anugritayawon / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (Withdrew)
14. Xu Chen / Zhao Yunlei (Third Round)
15. Yoo Yeon-seong / Kim Min-jung (Third Round)
16. Devin Lahardi Fitriawan / Lita Nurlita (Third Round)

Results

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
	1	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	21	21
	5	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	16	16
								1	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	21	9	18
								7	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	18	21	21
	3	Zheng Bo Ma Jin	20	21	20
	7	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	22	11	22
															7	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21	21
															2	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	13	17
	6	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	21	21
	4	He Hanbin Yu Yang	10	17
								6	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	18	21	18
								2	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	21	14	21
	8	Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta	16	14
	2	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	21	21

See also

• Badminton at the Summer Olympics

References

1. 2009 World Championships Invitation
2. "YONEX-Sunrise present draw ceremony for BWF World Championships 2009". The Financial Express. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
3. https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iBp5mncI42R4crQcytni_kCHMmxA
4. Balasubramanian, Jaishree (9 December 2005). "India to host 2009 Badminton Worlds". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
5. "Austrian pullouts individual decision". The Indian Express. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
6. "Good start for badminton stars". The Copenhagen Post. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
7. "England pulls out of worlds citing terrorist alert". The Seattle Times. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
8. "Lin Dan creates History". Badzine.net. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
9. "Cai & Fu Plot a Fitting Finale". Badzine.net. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

External links

• Complete results list