2003 IBF World Championships

The 2003 IBF World Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, between 28 July and 3 August 2003. The championships had originally been planned to take place from 12 May-18 May, but were rescheduled following the international outbreak of SARS.[1]

2003 IBF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates28 July – 3 August
Edition13th
LevelInternational
VenueNational Indoor Arena
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
2001 Seville 2005 Anaheim

This edition also rewarded the points for the players to collected for the qualification to 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Host city selection

International Badminton Federation decided to split the IBF World Championships and the Sudirman Cup as separate tournaments starting from 2003. Canada, China, England, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands were the countries interested in hosting the tournaments.[2] England later announced as host for the first standalone world championships.[3]

Medalists

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China33511
2 Denmark1023
3 South Korea1012
4 Indonesia0101
 Malaysia0101
6 Japan0011
 Netherlands0011
Totals (7 nations)551020

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Xia Xuanze Wong Choong Hann Shon Seung-mo
Bao Chunlai
Women's singles Zhang Ning Gong Ruina Zhou Mi
Mia Audina
Men's doubles Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
Sang Yang
Zheng Bo
Fu Haifeng
Cai Yun
Women's doubles Gao Ling
Huang Sui
Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting
Shizuka Yamamoto
Seiko Yamada
Rikke Olsen
Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Mixed doubles Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
Jonas Rasmussen
Rikke Olsen
Chen Qiqiu
Zhao Tingting

Final stage

Men's singles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Xia Xuanze 17 12 15
Kenneth Jonassen 14 15 10
Xia Xuanze 15 15
Bao Chunlai 11 7
Bao Chunlai 15 15
Roslin Hashim 7 10
Xia Xuanze 15 13 15
Wong Choong Hann 6 15 6
Wong Choong Hann 15 15
Sony Dwi Kuncoro 8 5
Wong Choong Hann 15 15
Shon Seung-mo 4 5
Shon Seung-mo 5 17 15
Chen Hong 15 14 9

Women's singles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Zhang Ning 11 11
Camilla Martin 6 0
Zhang Ning 11 11
Mia Audina 7 0
Mia Audina 11 11
Kanako Yonekura 5 0
Zhang Ning 11 11
Gong Ruina 6 3
Gong Ruina 13 11
Xie Xingfang 11 4
Gong Ruina 11 11
Zhou Mi 2 4
Zhou Mi 11 5 11
Wang Chen 6 11 4

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
15 15
Tesana Panvisvas
Pramote Teerawiwatana
2 12
Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
15 15
Sang Yang
Zheng Bo
6 8
Sang Yang
Zheng Bo
7 15 15
Chan Chong Ming
Chew Choon Eng
15 3 11
Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
15 13 15
Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
7 15 13
Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
15 15
Cheng Rui
Wang Wei
3 3
Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
6 15 15
Fu Haifeng
Cai Yun
15 10 9
Fu Haifeng
Cai Yun
15 15
Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
13 8

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Gao Ling
Huang Sui
15 15
Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen
11 3
Gao Ling
Huang Sui
15 8 15
Rikke Olsen
Ann-Lou Jørgensen
2 15 7
Rikke Olsen
Ann-Lou Jørgensen
15 8 15
Chikako Nakayama
Keiko Yoshitomi
2 15 7
Gao Ling
Huang Sui
15 15
Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting
8 11
Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting
15 15
Jo Novita
Lita Nurlita
3 10
Wei Yili
Zhao Tingting
15 15
Shizuka Yamamoto
Seiko Yamada
9 11
Shizuka Yamamoto
Seiko Yamada
15 15
Mia Audina
Lotte Bruil-Jonathans
9 8

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
15 15
Lars Paaske
Pernille Harder
8 1
Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
15 15
Chen Qiqiu
Zhao Tingting
7 5
Chen Qiqiu
Zhao Tingting
15 15
Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms
11 9
Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
15 15
Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
7 8
Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
15 15
Lee Hyo-jung
Kim Yong-hyun
6 1
Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
15 17
Jonas Rasmussen
Rikke Olsen
3 15
Jonas Rasmussen
Rikke Olsen
15 15
Anggun Nugroho
Eny Widiowati
1 7

References

  1. "Badminton worlds postponed". BBC. 30 April 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. "England to host badminton worlds". Berlingske. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. "Korn Dabbaransi new IBF President". BBC. 13 December 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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