<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Badminton World Championships News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Badminton World Championships tournament. All the latest 2026 Badminton articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Badminton World Championships News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:46:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/badminton/tournament/badminton_world_championships" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:15:26 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[P.V. Sindhu pulls out of Uber Cup owing to personal reasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.V. Sindhu has pulled out of next month’s Uber Cup finals due to personal reasons and might also miss out on the Super 750 tournaments in Denmark. The Hyderabad-based player became the first Indian to become a World Champion when she earned the title last year in Basel, Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2020/sep/03/p-v-sindhu-pulls-out-of-uber-cup-owing-to-personal-reasons?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2020/sep/03/p-v-sindhu-pulls-out-of-uber-cup-owing-to-personal-reasons?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:15:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/pv_sindhu_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s foreign badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun steps down]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s women’s singles badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun has put down her papers as he decided not to continue with the Indian contingent any more for personal reasons. Her husband has suffered a neuro stroke and the South Korean has now decided to travel to New Zealand to attend him.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/24/indias-foreign-badminton-coach-kim-ji-hyun-steps-down?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/24/indias-foreign-badminton-coach-kim-ji-hyun-steps-down?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 05:57:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_Getty_1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will have to prepare new strategy to counter my opponents now, says PV Sindhu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly crowned World champion P.V. Sindhu says she will be marked by opponents and she will have to prepare a new strategy for every game to maintain her hold on international badminton. After the historic World Championships gold, Sindhu will next play at the China Open and Korea Open in September.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/11/will-have-to-prepare-new-strategy-to-counter-my-opponents-now-says-pv-sindhu?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/sep/11/will-have-to-prepare-new-strategy-to-counter-my-opponents-now-says-pv-sindhu?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:37:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/PV_Sindhu_BWF_Badminton_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badminton World Championships | Gold will be the target for me, says PV Sindhu]]></title><description><![CDATA[PV Sindhu is aiming a gold medal as she prepares for a tough outing at the upcoming Badminton World Championships to be played in Switzerland. The world number five has been training under Korean coach Kim Ji Hyun and will start her campaign against America's Beiwen Zhang.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/16/badminton-world-championships-gold-will-be-the-target-for-me-says-pv-sindhu?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/16/badminton-world-championships-gold-will-be-the-target-for-me-says-pv-sindhu?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 10:38:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/badminton/pv_sindhu_new_2017_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BWF World Championships | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdraw due to injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have withdrawn from the upcoming BWF World Championships to recover from their respective injury niggles. Rankireddy was suffering from a shoulder strain during the recent Thailand Open while Shetty has suffered an abdomen injury.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/16/badminton-world-championships-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-and-chirag-shetty-withdraw-due-to-injury?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/16/badminton-world-championships-satwiksairaj-rankireddy-and-chirag-shetty-withdraw-due-to-injury?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:48:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/satwiksairaj_chirag_ind_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unassertive Kidambi Srikanth remains helpless India’s biggest hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Injury has been often the differentiator between the best in the world and the best of the rest. For Kidambi Srikanth, however, injuries were the lesser significant element of the heady mix that brought his downfall. Despite popular opinion, it has always been his inconsistency, in epic proportions.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/13/unassertive-kidambi-srikanth-remain-helpless-indias-biggest-hope?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/13/unassertive-kidambi-srikanth-remain-helpless-indias-biggest-hope?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Subhayan Dutta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Kidambi_Srikanth_indonesia%20open_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badminton World Championship | PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal could face each other in semis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu could face each other in the semi-finals of the Badminton World Championship after a re-draw was carried out. Sindhu could play Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei or China's Cai Yan Yan while Nehwal will battle another Chinese in the form of Chen Yufei in the quarter-finals.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/10/badminton-world-championship-pv-sindhu-and-saina-nehwal-could-face-each-other-in-semis?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/aug/10/badminton-world-championship-pv-sindhu-and-saina-nehwal-could-face-each-other-in-semis?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 14:04:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Saina_Sindhu_SportsCafe.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lee Chong Wei announces retirement from international events]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malaysia’s star badminton player Lee Chong Wei has announced his retirement from international competitions on Thursday. 36-year-old Chong Wei, who was a former world no. 1, decided to hang his boots from international badminton after suffering from cancer for the last several months.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/jun/13/badminton-great-lee-chong-wei-announces-retirement-from-international-events?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2019/jun/13/badminton-great-lee-chong-wei-announces-retirement-from-international-events?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:25:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/badminton/lee_chong_wei_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hope to be the champion one day, reveals disappointed PV Sindhu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite losing to Carolina Marin in the final of BWF World Championships yesterday, PV Sindhu believes she will one day conquer the title. Sindhu agreed that though she lost against Marin, she will cherish the second silver medal, she conquered in the World Championship at Nanjing, China.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/aug/06/i-hope-to-be-the-champion-one-day-for-sure-says-pv-sindhu?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/aug/06/i-hope-to-be-the-champion-one-day-for-sure-says-pv-sindhu?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 04:38:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_Rio_Olympics_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PV Sindhu’s World Championship final is more than match; it is a date with destiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a time when India was fading into mediocrity, a youngster emerged who would save the sport from falling into the depths of indifference as had happened to Indian football all those years ago.This would inspire a whole generation of athletes who would eventually become a force to be reckoned with.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/aug/04/pv-sindhus-world-championship-final-is-more-than-match-it-is-a-date-with-destiny?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/aug/04/pv-sindhus-world-championship-final-is-more-than-match-it-is-a-date-with-destiny?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Faizan Qadiri]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 15:18:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/p%20v%20sindhu%2012.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saina Nehwal admits Carolina Marin's game was too fast for her to even think about next step]]></title><description><![CDATA[After losing to Carolina Marin, Saina Nehwal has admitted she had no idea that the game would go so fast which didn't allow her time to think about the next step to take in the game. She has also added that it became very difficult for her to switch between a stroke player and pace player so fast.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/aug/03/badminton-worlds-saina-nehwal-admits-carolina-marins-game-was-too-fast-for-her-to-even-think-about-next-step?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2018/aug/03/badminton-worlds-saina-nehwal-admits-carolina-marins-game-was-too-fast-for-her-to-even-think-about-next-step?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 09:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Saina_Nehwal_FB_Bai_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand : India is fortunate that we have players like Sindhu and Saina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pullela Gopichand has praised PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal for winning the silver and bronze medals respectively at the World Badminton Championships adding that India is fortunate to have players like them. Also, Sindhu admitted that she fought hard in the final but it was not her day. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/29/pullela-gopichand-india-is-fortunate-that-we-have-players-like-sindhu-and-saina?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/29/pullela-gopichand-india-is-fortunate-that-we-have-players-like-sindhu-and-saina?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:33:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/PV_sindhu_gopichand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saina Nehwal praises PV Sindhu’s courageous effort in World Championship final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saina Nehwal has commended PV Sindhu's courage and effort in the final against Nozomi Okuhara and she commented that she felt completely drained by just watching her game. Okuhara broke Indians hearts as she edged past Sindhu in a classic three-game encounter to clinch the gold medal yesterday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/28/saina-nehwal-praises-pv-sindhus-courageous-effort-in-world-championship-final?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/28/saina-nehwal-praises-pv-sindhus-courageous-effort-in-world-championship-final?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 09:22:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Sindhu7.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BWF Rankings | PV Sindhu rises to 4th spot while Kidambi Srikanth falls two places]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest BWF World rankings released on Thursday saw India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu move up a spot to the fourth place as Kidambi Srikanth fell to the tenth spot in the standings. Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, HS Prannoy, and Ajay Jayaram, however, didn’t see any change in their rankings.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/25/bwf-rankings-pv-sindhu-rises-to-4-th-spot-while-kidambi-srikanth-falls-two-places?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/25/bwf-rankings-pv-sindhu-rises-to-4-th-spot-while-kidambi-srikanth-falls-two-places?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 05:42:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_Rio_Olympics_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Championship | PV Sindhu cruises into the pre-quarters with an easy win]]></title><description><![CDATA[PV Sindhu had no problems advancing from the second round as she experienced a surprisingly smooth sail against Kim Hyo Min in the women’s singles event. Sai Praneeth and Ajay Jayaram also saw off their opponents in straight sets as they progressed into the second round of the BWF event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/23/world-badminton-championship-pv-sindhu-cruises-into-the-pre-quarters-with-an-easy-win?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/23/world-badminton-championship-pv-sindhu-cruises-into-the-pre-quarters-with-an-easy-win?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_olympics_rio_gettty1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PV Sindhu: I'll fight to change colour of medal at World Championship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-time Bronze medallist at the World Championship, PV Sindhu is determined to win gold at the ongoing World Badminton Championship at Glasgow this time. Sindhu has got a bye in the first round and will open her campaign against either Korea's Kim Hyo Min or Egypt's Hadia Hosny in the second round.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/21/pv-sindhu-ill-fight-to-change-colour-of-medal-at-world-championship?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/21/pv-sindhu-ill-fight-to-change-colour-of-medal-at-world-championship?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:14:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_new_pic_Gety.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Badminton Championships | PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth handed easy draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian players PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, and Kidambi Srikanth have been handed easy draws in the World Badminton Championships which is to be held in Scotland from August 21. Both PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have gotten first round byes and will not suffer many obstacles to reach the quarter-finals.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/10/world-badminton-championships-sindhu-saina-srikanth-handed-easy-draw?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/10/world-badminton-championships-sindhu-saina-srikanth-handed-easy-draw?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_Ind_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PV Sindhu seeded 4th while Kidambi Srikanth seeded 8th at World Badminton Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian badminton star PV Sindhu has been seeded fourth in the women's singles category at the World Badminton Championships set to commence on August 21st while Saina Nehwal has been seeded 12th. Meanwhile, the in-form Srikanth Kidambi has been seeded 8th in the men's singles category.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/09/sindhu-seeded-4-th-while-srikanth-seeded-8-th-at-world-badminton-championships?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/09/sindhu-seeded-4-th-while-srikanth-seeded-8-th-at-world-badminton-championships?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 08:20:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_final_GettyImages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kidambi Srikanth is a threat to World Championship dream, says Viktor Axelsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[2016 Olympic bronze medallist Viktor Axelsen considers India’s Kidambi Srikanth, along with China's Lin Dan and Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei to be the major threats to his dreams of a World Championship gold medal. The 2017 BWF World Championships will kick off in Glasgow, Scotland from August 21.  ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/08/kidambi-srikanth-is-a-threat-to-world-championship-dream-says-viktor-axelsen?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/aug/08/kidambi-srikanth-is-a-threat-to-world-championship-dream-says-viktor-axelsen?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:21:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Kidambi_Srikanth_FB.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've a good chance of winning medal at World Championship, says Kidambi Srikanth]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the back of winning two successive Superseries titles himself, Kidambi Srikanth believes that the Indian contingent have a chance of winning a medal at the World Championship next month. The World No.8 also appreciated the contributions of Indonesian coach Mulyo Handoyo in his recent success.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jul/02/weve-a-good-chance-of-winning-medal-at-world-championship-says-kidambi-srikanth?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2017/jul/02/weve-a-good-chance-of-winning-medal-at-world-championship-says-kidambi-srikanth?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 07:18:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Kidambi_Srikanth_indonesia%20open_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>