New Delhi to host 2026 BWF World Championships
The BWF World Championships return to New Delhi, India from August 17-23, 2026, with five reigning champions—Shi Yu Qi, Akane Yamaguchi, Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae, Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning, and Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei—aiming to defend their titles. Shi and Yamaguchi seek to extend historic legacies as the first Chinese man since Chen Long to defend the title and Yamaguchi pursues a fourth world crown, while the Korean doubles duo, the young Chinese doubles pair, and Malaysia’s mixed doubles champions look to maintain their supremacy on badminton’s biggest stage.