The 2003 IBF World Championships (World Badminton 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.
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. England later announced as host for the first standalone world championships.
Medalists Medal table
Events Men's singles Xia Xuanze Wong Choong Hann Shon Seung-mo Bao ChunlaiWomen's singles Zhang Ning Gong Ruina Zhou Mi Mia AudinaMen's doubles Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto Sang Yang Zheng Bo Fu Haifeng Cai YunWomen's doubles Gao Ling Huang Sui Wei Yili Zhao Tingting Shizuka Yamamoto Seiko Yamada Rikke Olsen Ann-Lou JørgensenMixed doubles Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min Zhang Jun Gao Ling Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting
References
External links tournamentsoftware.com