The BWF World Junior Championships (also known as the World Junior Badminton Championships) is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to crown the best junior badminton players (under-19) in the world. The championships is held annually and consists of two separate competitions: a mixed team championships (Suhandinata Cup) followed by an individual championships (Eye Level Cups).[1]
Location of the World Junior Championships
The precursor of the championships was the Bimantara World Junior Invitational held in Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.[2] In 1992, International Badminton Federation (former name of Badminton World Federation) started the first IBF World Junior Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. BWF later decided the championships will be held annually instead of biennially starting from the 2007 edition.
The 2020 BWF World Junior Championships was a tournament that was to be the twenty-second edition of the BWF World Junior Championships. Auckland was awarded the event in November 29, 2018 during the announcement of 18 major badminton event hosts from 2019 to 2025.[3] Originally the event was to be held from 28 September to 11 October 2020 but had to be rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.[4] It would have been held in Auckland, New Zealand from 11 to 24 January 2021.[5] On 22 October 2020, it was later cancelled and the 2024 edition to be held in New Zealand.[6] On 16 June 2023, BWF confirmed that Badminton New Zealand has relinquished its hosting rights for the 2024 edition.[7]
The 2021 BWF World Junior Championships was going to be the twenty-second edition of the BWF World Junior Championships. China was awarded the event in November 29, 2018 during the announcement of 18 major badminton event hosts from 2019 to 2025.[8] Chengdu was named in July 2020 as the bidding city and accepted as the host for the event.[9] It was planned to be held in Chengdu, China but was cancelled in August 2021 owing to widespread outbreaks of the Delta variant of COVID-19.[10][11]
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Junior Championships. The most recent games were held in Spokane, United States in 2023. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
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Past champions
- ↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 24 January 2021, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.
- ↑ This tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in China.
All time medal table
- As of the 2023 edition
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 71 | 48 | 73 | 192 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 13 | 19 | 42 | 74 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 13 | 10 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 |  Indonesia | 10 | 30 | 39 | 79 |
| 5 |  Japan | 9 | 9 | 28 | 46 |
| 6 |  Thailand | 9 | 2 | 19 | 30 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 8 |  Denmark | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 |  India | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 |  Singapore | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  England | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 134 | 134 | 253 | 521 | |
Successful players and national teams
World Junior Champions who later became World Champions
List of players who have won BWF World Junior Championships and later won the BWF World Championships:
Successful players
Below is the list of the most successful players ever in the BWF World Junior Championships, with 3 or more gold medals.
| Players | BS | GS | BD | GD | XD | XT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Qingchen | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||
| He Jiting | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Yu Yang | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Bao Yixin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Chen Jin | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Chen Yufei | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Du Yue | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Jia Yifan | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Xia Huan | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Xie Jing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Zheng Siwei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Zhu Yijun | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Chai Biao | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Chan Chong Ming | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Di Zijian | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Han Chengkai | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Huang Kaixiang | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Lee Yong-dae | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Leo Rolly Carnando | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Li Gen | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Lin Fangling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Lin Guipu | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Liu Cheng | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Liu Xuanxuan | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ratchanok Intanon | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Sang Yang | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Sun Feixiang | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Tang Jinhua | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Wang Chang | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Wang Lin | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Wang Zhengming | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Zhang Yawen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Xia Yuting | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Zhong Qianxin | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Zhou Haodong | 1 | 2 | 3 |
BS: Boys' singles; GS: Girls' singles; BD: Boys' doubles; GD: Girls' doubles; XD: Mixed doubles; XT: Mixed team;
Successful national teams
Below is the gold medalists shown based by category and countries since the championships' inception in 1992, with China being the most successful in the World Junior Championships. They were the only country ever to achieve a shutout of the medals which they did in 2000.
| Rank | Country | 92 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 00 | 02 | 04 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 71 | |
| 2 | Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 1 | 1 |
BOLD means overall winner of that World Junior Championships
Men's singles
| Rank | Country | 92 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 00 | 02 | 04 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Thailand | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Korea | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Denmark | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | X | 1 |
Women's singles
| Rank | Country | 92 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 00 | 02 | 04 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Japan | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Thailand | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indonesia | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | X | 1 |
Men's doubles
| Rank | Country | 92 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 00 | 02 | 04 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | South Korea | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indonesia | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Denmark | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | X | 1 |
Women's doubles
| Rank | Country | 92 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 00 | 02 | 04 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 | |||||||
| 2 | South Korea | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Japan | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Singapore | X | 1 |
Mixed doubles
| Rank | Country | 92 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 00 | 02 | 04 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 14 | |||||||||
| 2 | Indonesia | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Malaysia | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Denmark | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | X | 1 |
Mixed team
| Rank | Country | 00 | 02 | 04 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 14 | |||||
| 2 | South Korea | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Malaysia | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Indonesia | X | 1 |
Debut of national teams
World Junior Championships has had at least one team appearing for the first time. The total number of teams that have participated in the World Junior Championships until the 2023 edition is 82.
| Year | Debuting teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | Cum. | |
| 2000 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia, .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada, China, Chinese Taipei,  Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,  Italy, Japan,  Macau,  New Zealand,  Netherlands,  Romania,  Russia, Singapore,  South Africa, South Korea,  Sweden, Thailand |
24 | 24 |
| 2002 |  Bulgaria,  Finland,  Kenya, Malaysia,  Nigeria,  Zambia |
6 | 30 |
| 2004 |  Peru,  Slovenia, United States |
3 | 33 |
| 2006 |  Egypt,  Pakistan,  Philippines,  Turkey,  Ukraine,  Vietnam |
6 | 39 |
| 2007 |  Puerto Rico,  Scotland |
2 | 41 |
| 2008 |  Estonia,  Sri Lanka |
2 | 43 |
| 2010 |  Austria,  Dominican Republic,  Mexico |
3 | 46 |
| 2012 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium,  Ireland,  Uzbekistan |
3 | 49 |
| 2013 |  Armenia,  Botswana, Spain |
3 | 52 |
| 2014 |  Mongolia |
1 | 53 |
| 2015 |  Chile,  Costa Rica,  Cuba,  El Salvador,  Colombia,  Guatemala,  Guyana,  Hungary,  Iceland,  Venezuela |
10 | 63 |
| 2016 |  Algeria,  Belarus,  Faroe Islands,  Georgia,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Moldova,  Norway,  Poland,  Portugal,  Slovakia |
11 | 74 |
| 2017 |  Brazil,  Ghana,  Nepal |
3 | 77 |
| 2018 |  Uganda |
1 | 78 |
| 2019 |  Kazakhstan, .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
2 | 80 |
| 2022 |  Tahiti |
1 | 81 |
| 2023 |  Cook Islands |
1 | 82 |
References
- ↑ "World Junior Championships". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Weltmeisterschaft U19 (Jugend-WM - World Junior Championships)". Deutscher Badminton Verband. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "BWF Major Event Hosts 2019-2025 Awarded". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ↑ Iveson, Ali. "BWF moves World Junior Championships in Auckland to January 2021". Inside the Games. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "BWF World Junior Championships 2020 Rescheduled". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "BWF World Junior Championships in Auckland cancelled, 2024 edition to be held in New Zealand". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ↑ "Update on World Junior Championships 2024". bwfbadminton.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ↑ "BWF Major Event Hosts 2019-2025 Awarded". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ↑ Chen, Hao (10 July 2020). "成都正式申办2021羽球世青赛 依托成都大运会场馆". Sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "Cancellation of 2021 BWF World Junior Championship Selection Event - USA Badminton". 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ↑ "BWF postpones World Junior Championships and cancels three World Tour legs". www.insidethegames.biz. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
