BWF World Junior Championships

The BWF World Junior Championships, also known as the World Junior Badminton Championships, is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best junior badminton players (U-19) in the world. The championship is held annually and consists of two separate competitions: a mixed team championship (Suhandinata Cup) followed by an individual championship (Eye Level Cups).[1]

Editions

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. Initially held every two years, BWF later decided the championships will be held annually 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 on 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 on November 29, 2018 during the announcement of 18 major badminton event hosts from 2019 to 2025.[3] Chengdu was named in July 2020 as the bidding city and accepted as the host for the event.[8] 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.[9][10]

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the World Junior Championships. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.

Host cities of the World Junior Championships (Asia)
Host cities of the World Junior Championships (excluding Asia)
Year Edition Host city Host country Events
1992 1 Jakarta (1) Indonesia (1) 5
1994 2 Kuala Lumpur (1) Malaysia (1)
1996 3 Silkeborg (1) Denmark (1)
1998 4 Melbourne (1) Australia (1)
2000 5 Guangzhou (1) China (1) 6
2002 6 Pretoria (1) South Africa (1)
2004 7 Richmond (1) Canada (1)
2006 8 Incheon (1) South Korea (1)
2007 9 Waitakere City (1) New Zealand (1)
2008 10 Pune (1) India (1)
2009 11 Alor Setar (1) Malaysia (2)
2010 12 Guadalajara (1) Mexico (1)
2011 13 Taoyuan (1) Taiwan (1)
2012 14 Chiba (1) Japan (1)
Year Edition Host city Host country Events
2013 15 Bangkok (1) Thailand (1) 6
2014 16 Alor Setar (2) Malaysia (3)
2015 17 Lima (1) Peru (1)
2016 18 Bilbao (1) Spain (1)
2017 19 Yogyakarta (1) Indonesia (2)
2018 20 Markham (1) Canada (2)
2019 21 Kazan (1) Russia (1)
2020 22 Auckland New Zealand
2021 22 Chengdu China
2022 22 Santander (1) Spain (2)
2023 23 Spokane (1) United States (1)
2024 24 Nanchang (1) China (2)
2025 25 Guwahati (1) India (2)
2026 26 TBA Indonesia (3)

Past champions

Year Mixed Team Boys' Singles Girls' Singles Boys' Doubles Girls' Doubles Mixed Doubles
1992 Not held China Sun Jun Indonesia Kristin Yunita Indonesia Amon Santoso
Indonesia Kusno 		China Gu Jun
China Han Jingna 		Denmark Jim Laugesen
Denmark Rikke Olsen
1994 China Chen Gang China Wang Chen Denmark Peter Gade
Denmark Peder Nissen 		China Yao Jie
China Liu Lu 		China Zhang Wei
China Qian Hong
1996 China Zhu Feng China Yu Hua Malaysia Jeremy Gan
Malaysia Chan Chong Ming 		China Gao Ling
China Yang Wei 		China Wang Wei
China Lu Ying
1998 China Zhang Yang China Gong Ruina Malaysia Chan Chong Ming
Malaysia Teo Kok Seng 		China Zhang Jiewen
China Xie Xingfang 		Malaysia Chan Chong Ming
Malaysia Joanne Quay
2000  China China Bao Chunlai China Wei Yan China Sang Yang
China Zheng Bo 		China Zhang Yawen
China Wei Yili 		China Sang Yang
China Zhang Yawen
2002 China Chen Jin China Jiang Yanjiao South Korea Han Sang-hoon
South Korea Park Sung-hwan 		China Du Jing
China Rong Lu 		China Guo Zhendong
China Yu Yang
2004 Chinese Taipei Cheng Shao-chieh Malaysia Hoon Thien How
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		China Tian Qing
China Yu Yang 		China He Hanbin
China Yu Yang
2006  South Korea South Korea Hong Ji-hoon China Wang Yihan South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Cho Gun-woo 		China Ma Jin
China Wang Xiaoli 		South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young
2007  China China Chen Long China Wang Lin South Korea Chung Eui-seok
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol 		China Xie Jing
China Zhong Qianxin 		Malaysia Lim Khim Wah
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin
2008 China Wang Zhengming India Saina Nehwal Malaysia Mak Hee Chun
Malaysia Teo Kok Siang 		Singapore Fu Mingtian
Singapore Yao Lei 		China Chai Biao
China Xie Jing
2009 China Tian Houwei Thailand Ratchanok Intanon Malaysia Chooi Kah Ming
Malaysia Ow Yao Han 		China Tang Jinhua
China Xia Huan 		Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
Thailand Rodjana Chuthabunditkul
2010 Denmark Viktor Axelsen Malaysia Ow Yao Han
Malaysia Yew Hong Kheng 		China Bao Yixin
China Ou Dongni 		China Liu Cheng
China Bao Yixin
2011  Malaysia Malaysia Zulfadli Zulkiffli Malaysia Nelson Heg
Malaysia Teo Ee Yi 		South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		Indonesia Alfian Eko Prasetya
Indonesia Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
2012  China Japan Kento Momota Japan Nozomi Okuhara Hong Kong Lee Chun Hei
Hong Kong Ng Ka Long 		Indonesia Edi Subaktiar
Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktavianti
2013  South Korea South Korea Heo Kwang-hee Japan Akane Yamaguchi China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		South Korea Chae Yoo-jung
South Korea Kim Ji-won 		China Huang Kaixiang
China Chen Qingchen
2014  China China Lin Guipu Thailand Kittinupong Kedren
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh 		China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan
2015 Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-hung Malaysia Goh Jin Wei China He Jiting
China Zheng Siwei 		China Zheng Siwei
China Chen Qingchen
2016 China Sun Feixiang China Chen Yufei China Han Chengkai
China Zhou Haodong 		Japan Sayaka Hobara
Japan Nami Matsuyama 		China He Jiting
China Du Yue
2017 Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Japan Mahiro Kaneko
Japan Yunosuke Kubota 		South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee Yu-rim 		Indonesia Rinov Rivaldy
Indonesia Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
2018 Malaysia Goh Jin Wei China Di Zijian
China Wang Chang 		China Liu Xuanxuan
China Xia Yuting 		Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia Indah Cahya Sari Jamil
2019  Indonesia Japan Riko Gunji Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia Daniel Marthin 		China Lin Fangling
China Zhou Xinru 		China Feng Yanzhe
China Lin Fangling
2020 Cancelled[note 1]
2021 Cancelled[note 2]
2022  South Korea Chinese Taipei Kuo Kuan-lin Japan Tomoka Miyazaki China Xu Huayu
China Zhu Yijun 		China Liu Shengshu
China Wang Tingge 		China Zhu Yijun
China Liu Shengshu
2023  China Indonesia Alwi Farhan Thailand Pitchamon Opatniputh China Ma Shang
China Zhu Yijun 		Japan Maya Taguchi
Japan Aya Tamaki 		China Liao Pinyi
China Zhang Jiahan
2024  Indonesia China Hu Zhe'an China Xu Wenjing Malaysia Kang Khai Xing
Malaysia Aaron Tai 		Japan Ririna Hiramoto
Japan Aya Tamaki 		China Lin Xiangyi
China Liu Yuanyuan
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 24 January 2021, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.
  2. ^ This tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in China.

All time medal table

As of the 2024 edition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China745274200
2 Malaysia14112449
3 South Korea13194274
4 Indonesia11304586
5 Japan1093150
6 Thailand922031
7 Chinese Taipei361423
8 Denmark3339
9 India14611
10 Singapore1135
11 Hong Kong1023
12 England0112
 France0112
14 United States0101
15 Germany0011
 Spain0011
Totals (16 entries)140140268548

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:

Type Player World Junior Champion (Year) World Champion (Year)
Men's Singles China Sun Jun 1992 1999
Women's Doubles China Gu Jun 1992 1997, 1999
Women's Doubles China Gao Ling 1996 2001, 2003, 2006
Women's Doubles China Yang Wei 1996 2005, 2007
Women's Singles China Gong Ruina 1998 2001
Women's Doubles China Zhang Jiewen 1998 2005, 2007
Women's Doubles China Zhang Yawen 2000 2009
Men's Singles China Chen Jin 2002, 2004 2010
Women's Doubles China Du Jing 2002 2010
Women's Doubles China Tian Qing 2004 2014, 2015
Women's Doubles China Yu Yang 2004 2010, 2011, 2013
Women's Singles China Wang Yihan 2006 2011
Women's Doubles China Ma Jin 2006 2010 (XD)
Women's Doubles China Wang Xiaoli 2006 2011, 2013
Women's Singles China Wang Lin 2007 2010
Men's Doubles South Korea Shin Baek-cheol 2007 2014
Men's Singles China Chen Long 2007 2014, 2015
Women's Singles Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 2009, 2010, 2011 2013
Men's Singles Denmark Viktor Axelsen 2010 2017, 2022
Women's Singles Japan Nozomi Okuhara 2012 2017
Men's Singles Japan Kento Momota 2012 2018, 2019
Men's Doubles China Li Junhui 2013 2018
Men's Doubles China Liu Yuchen 2013 2018
Women's Doubles China Chen Qingchen 2014, 2015 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
Women's Doubles China Jia Yifan 2014, 2015 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
Mixed Doubles China Zheng Siwei 2015 2018, 2019, 2022
Men's Doubles Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh 2014 2021 (XD)
Women's Singles Japan Akane Yamaguchi 2013, 2014 2021, 2022
Men's Singles Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 2017, 2018, 2019 2023
Women's Doubles South Korea Chae Yoo-jung 2013 2023 (XD)

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
China Chen Qingchen 2 3 3 8
China He Jiting 1 1 3 5
China Yu Yang 1 2 2 5
China Bao Yixin 1 1 2 4
China Chen Jin 2 2 4
China Chen Yufei 1 3 4
China Du Yue 1 3 4
China Jia Yifan 2 2 4
China Xia Huan 1 3 4
China Xie Jing 1 1 2 4
China Zheng Siwei 1 1 2 4
China Zhu Yijun 2 1 1 4
China Chai Biao 1 2 3
Malaysia Chan Chong Ming 2 1 3
China Di Zijian 1 2 3
China Han Chengkai 1 2 3
China Huang Kaixiang 2 1 3
Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 3 3
South Korea Lee Yong-dae 1 1 1 3
Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando 1 1 1 3
China Li Gen 3 3
China Lin Fangling 1 1 1 3
China Lin Guipu 1 2 3
China Liu Cheng 1 2 3
China Liu Xuanxuan 1 2 3
Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 3 3
China Sang Yang 1 1 1 3
China Sun Feixiang 1 2 3
China Tang Jinhua 1 2 3
China Wang Chang 1 2 3
China Wang Lin 1 2 3
China Wang Zhengming 1 2 3
China Xia Yuting 1 2 3
China Zhang Yawen 1 1 1 3
China Zhong Qianxin 1 2 3
China 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 24 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 3 74
2  Malaysia 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 14
3  South Korea 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 13
4  Indonesia 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 11
5  Japan 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
6  Thailand 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 24 Total
1  China X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
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 24 Total
1  China X X X X X X X X X 9
2  Japan X X X X X 5
3  Thailand X X X X 4
4  Indonesia X X 2
 Malaysia X X 2
6  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 24 Total
1  Malaysia X X X X X X X X 8
2  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 24 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 X 3
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 24 Total
1  China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
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 24 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  Indonesia X X 2
4  Malaysia 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 2024 edition is 87.

Year Debuting teams
Teams No. Cum.
2000  Australia,  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  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,   Switzerland 2 80
2022  Tahiti 1 81
2023  Cook Islands 1 82
2024  Azerbaijan,  Mauritius,  Northern Mariana Islands,  Trinidad and Tobago,  United Arab Emirates 5 87

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