The 2025 BWF World Senior Championships was an badminton tournament held from 7 to 14 September 2025 at Eastern National Sports Training Centre in Pattaya, Thailand. It was awarded to Auckland, New Zealand but they have withdrawn. A new bidding process was initiated by BWF in June 2024. This was the first time that Thailand held the world senior championships.
Tournament The 2025 BWF World Senior Championships was the twelfth edition of the BWF World Senior Championships, which had been held biannually since 2003. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Thailand with sanction from the BWF.
Venue This international tournament will be held at Eastern National Sports Training Centre in Pattaya, Thailand.
Competition schedule Competition schedule was announced at 31 August 2025:
+ Key #R #th round GS Group stage QF Quarter-finals SF Semi-finals F Final
Age Event Sep 79:00 Sep 89:00 Sep 99:00 Sep 109:00 Sep 119:00 Sep 1210:00 Sep 1310:00 Sep 1410:00 35+ MS 1R 2R 3R 4R QF SF F WS 1R 2R 3R QF SF F MD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F WD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F XD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F 40+ MS 1R 2R 3R 4R QF SF F WS 1R 2R 3R QF SF F MD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F WD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F XD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F 45+ MS 1R 2R 3R 4R QF SF F WS 1R 2R 3R QF SF F MD 1R 2R 3R 4R QF SF F WD 1R 2R QF SF F XD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F 50+ MS 1R 2R 3R 4R QF SF F WS 1R 2R 3R QF SF F MD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F WD 1R 1R 3R QF SF F XD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F 55+ MS 1R 2R 3R 4R QF SF F WS 1R 2R 3R QF SF F MD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F WD 1R 2R QF SF F XD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F 60+ MS 1R 2R 2R 3R 4R QF SF F WS 1R 2R 3R QF SF F MD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F WD 1R 2R QF SF F XD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F 65+ MS 1R 2R 3R QF SF F WS 1R 2R QF SF F MD 1R 2R 3R QF SF F WD GS GS GS QF SF F XD 1R 2R QF SF F 70+ MS 1R 2R 3R QF SF F WS GS GS GS QF SF F MD 1R 2R QF SF F WD GS GS GS SF F XD 1R 2R QF SF F 75+ MS 1R 2R QF SF F WS GS GS GS QF SF F MD GS GS GS QF SF F WD GS GS GS SF F XD GS GS GS QF SF F 80+ MS GS GS GS QF SF F MD GS GS GS SF F
Participants 1,628 players from 53 nations competed at this edition of the championships, becomes the largest event in the World Senior Championships history:
Africa (3)
(1) (1) (5)
Asia (17)
(1) (1) (2) (95) (47) (193) (63) (88) (1) (68) (21) (8) (44) (7) (44) (182) (Host) (53)
Europe (26)
(14) (3) (10) (1) (5) (56) (103) (28) (99) (94) (1) (1) (5) (2) (3) (1) (13) (23) (34) (12) (12) (4) (19) (32) (22) (4)
Oceania (2)
(27) (6)
Pan Am (5)
(41) (1) (5) (1) (21)
Detailed table Nation Entries Players 35+ 40+ 45+ 50+ 55+ 60+ 65+ 70+ 75+ 80+ MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS MD Africa 1 1
| 1 || || || ||
| || 2 1
| || 1 || || 0.5 || 0.5
| || 7 5
| 2 || || 1 || ||
| 1 || || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.5
| 1 || || 0.5 || || | || Asia 1.5 1
| 1 || || 0.5 || ||
| || 0.5 1
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| || 2 2
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| || 94 95 | 3 || 3 || 3.5 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 4 || 2 || 4 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 4 | 4 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 3 | 4 || || 4 || 1 || 3 | 4 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 3 | || 1 || || || 0.5 | 2 || || || ||
| || 50.5 47 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 3 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 4 | 3 || || 4 || || 1 | 4 || || 1 || || 1 | 1 || 1 || 1 || 0.5 || 0.5 | || || || || 0.5
| || 164.5 192 | 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 3 | 4 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 3.5 || 4 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 3 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 4 | || 62.5 63 | 3 || || 3.5 || 0.5 || 1.5 | 3 || || 2 || 1 || 3 | 3 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 2 | 4 || 1 || 3.5 || || 2.5 | 4 || 1 || 4 || || 1.5 | 2 || || 3.5 || || 1 | 2 || || 1.5 || || 0.5 | || || 2 || ||
| || 110 88 | 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 4 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 2 | 3 || 1 || 1 || || 1 | 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 | 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 | 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 | 2 || 1 1.5 1 | 1 || || 0.5 || ||
| || 62.5 68 | 3 || 1 || 2.5 || 1 || 1.5 | 4 || || 3 || 1 || 1 | 2 || || 4 || 1 || 1 | 4 || || 3 || || 2 | 2 || || 1 || || | 4 || || 3 || || | 2 || || 1 || 0.5 || 1 | 4 || || 3 || || | 3 || || 1 || || | 1 || 1 26 21 | 1 || || || || 1 | || 1 || || || | || 3 || || 1 || | 4 || 2 || 1 || 2 || | || 3 || || 2 || 4 | 1 || || || ||
| || 7 8
| 1 || || 2 || || | || || 1 || || | 2 || || 1 || ||
| || 53 44 | 2 || 1 || 2 || || 1.5 | 3 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 2 | 4 || || 2 || || | 4 || || 4 || || 1 | 1 || || 1 || || | 1 || 2 || || 1 || 1 | 4 || || 3 || 0.5 || 2.5 | 1 || || 1 || || | 2 || || 0.5 || || | || 6 7
| || || || 1 || | 2 || || 1 || || 1 | || || || || 1
| || 51 44 | 4 || 1 || 3 || || 2 | 4 || 2 || 2.5 || 1.5 || 1.5 | 4 || 1 || 3.5 || 0.5 || 1 | 3 || 1 || 1.5 || 1 || 2.5 | 2 || || 0.5 || 0.5 || | 1 || || 0.5 || || | || 1 || || || 0.5 | 3 || || 1.5 || ||
| || (H) 157.5 182 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 3 | 4 || 4 || 5 || 3 || 5 | 4 || 4 || 5 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 5 || 3.5 || 4.5 | 4 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 5 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 5 || 3 || 3.5 | 4 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 4 | 1 || 1 || 2 || || | 2 || 1 54.5 53 | 4 || || 4 || 1 || 2 | 4 || 1 || 4 || || 2 | 4 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 2 | 4 || || 4 || || 1 | 4 || 1 || 4 || || | 2 || || 0.5 || ||
| || Europe 23 14 | 2 || || 1 || || | || || 0.5 || 0.5 || 1 | 3 || 1 || 1.5 || 1 || 1 | 4 || || 1.5 || || 1 | || 1 || || ||
| 2 || || 1 || ||
| || 3.5 3
| || || 0.5 || ||
| 2 || || 1 || ||
| || 16 10
| 1 || || 1 || || | 1 || || || || | 1 || 1 || 1 || 0.5 || 1 | 1 || || 1 || || 1 | 1 || || 0.5 || || | 1 || || 0.5 || || 1 | || 1 || || 0.5 || | || 0.5 1
| || || 0.5 || ||
| || 9 5 | || 1 || || 1 ||
| 2 || 1 || 1 || || 1.5 | 1 || || 0.5 || ||
| || 82.5 56 | 3 || || 1.5 || 2 || 2.5 | 1 || 2 || 2 || 0.5 || 2 | 4 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 3.5 | 4 || 4 || 3 || 2.5 || 4 | || 1 || || 1.5 || 2 | 4 || || 2.5 || 0.5 || 3.5 | 4 || || 3.5 || 0.5 || 1.5 | 3 || || 1 || || | 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1.5 | || 145.5 103 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 2.5 || 3.5 | 4 || 2 || 2.5 || 1.5 || 3.5 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 0.5 || 2 || 3 | 4 || 4 || 1 || 4 || 3 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 2.5 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 4 || 2 || 4 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 4 | 3 || 1 || 3 || 2.5 || 5 | 2 || 0.5 36 28 | || || 1 || || 0.5 | 3 || || 2.5 || || 1 | 2 || || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.5 | 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 | 3 || 1 || 2.5 || || 1.5 | 4 || || 3.5 || || 0.5
| 1 || || 0.5 || || | || 123.5 99 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 2 || 3.5 || 1.5 || 3 | 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 3 | 4 || 2 || 4 || 0.5 || 3.5 | 4 || 4 || 3 || 3.5 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 | 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 4 | 3 || || 1.5 || || 1
| 1 || 0.5 136.5 93 | 4 || 4 || 1 || 4 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 4 || 1.5 || 4 | 4 || 3 || 3.5 || 3 || 3.5 | 4 || 3 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 3 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 2.5 || 4 | 4 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 4 | 4 || 4 || 4 || 2.5 || 4 | 4 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 2 | 3 || 1 || 1.5 || || 1 | 1 || 0.5 1 1
| || 1 || || ||
| || 2 1
| || || || 0.5 || | || 1 || || || 0.5
| || 5 5
| || 1 || 1 || 1.5 || 1.5
| || 2.5 2
| || || || || 0.5 | || || 1 || ||
| || 4 3
| || || || || 1 | 1 || || 1 || ||
| 1 || || || ||
| || 1.5 1
| 1 || || 0.5 || ||
| || 22 14
| 1 || || 1 || || 0.5 | 1 || 2 || || 1 || 1 | || || || 0.5 || 1 | || 3 || || 1.5 || 1 | 2 || || 1 || || | || || || 0.5 || 1 | 1 || || 0.5 || || | 1 || 0.5 38.5 23
| || 1 || || || 0.5 | 3 || 1 || 2 || 0.5 || 1 | 4 || 2 || 2 || 1.5 || 2 | 2 || 3 || || 1 || 2
| 3 || || 1 || || | 2 || || 1 || ||
| 2 || 1 51.5 34 | 3 || 1 || 1.5 || 1 || 2.5 | 1 || 3 || 1.5 || 3 || 3.5 | 4 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 3 | 2 || 1 || 1 || || 2 | || 1 || || 1 || | 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 | || 1 || || || 0.5
| || 16.5 12 | 1 || || 1 || || | || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 | 4 || 1 || 1 || || 2
| || || || 1 || 0.5
| || 17.5 12 | || || || 0.5 || 0.5 | 1 || || 1 || || | 1 || || 1 || || 1 | 1 || 1 || 1.5 || 1 || 2 | 1 || || || ||
| 1 || || 0.5 || || 1 | || 1 || || 0.5 ||
| || 4 4 | 1 || || 1 || || 1
| 1 || || || ||
| || 32 19 | || 2 || || 1.5 || 2 | 3 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 4
| 2 || || 1 || || | 2 || || 1.5 || 1 || 1 | 1 || || || || 1 | 2 || || 1 || || | || || 1.5 || || | || || 0.5 || || | || 56.5 32 | || 2 || || 1 || 1.5 | 3 || 1 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 1 | 3 || || || 0.5 || 0.5 | 4 || 2 || 2.5 || 1 || 3 | 4 || 1 || 2.5 || 0.5 || 2 | 4 || || 2.5 || || 2 | 2 || || 1 || || 0.5 | 3 || || 1.5 || || | 1 || || 0.5 || || 0.5 | || 35.5 22 | 2 || 1 || 2 || 0.5 || 2 | 4 || 1 || 1 || 0.5 || 1 | 2 || || 0.5 || || | 1 || || 1 || || | 1 || 1 || 0.5 || 1 || 1.5 | 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 | 2 || || 1 || ||
| || 6 4 | || 1 || || 0.5 || 0.5 | 2 || || 1 || 0.5 || 0.5
| || Oceania 32 27 | 4 || || 4 || || 1 | 1 || || || || | 2 || || 0.5 || || | 2 || 1 || 2.5 || 1 || 0.5 | 3 || || 1.5 || || | 2 || || 1 || || 1 | 3 || || 1 || ||
| || 8 6 | 1 || || || || | 1 || || 1 || || | 2 || || || ||
| 1 || 1 || || || 1
| || Pan Am 61 41 | 4 || || 2.5 || 1 || 3.5 | 1 || 1 || || 1 || 0.5 | 3 || 2 || 2.5 || 1 || 1 | 3 || || 2 || 1 || 2 | 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 | 1 || 2 || 0.5 || 1 || 2.5 | 3 || || 2.5 || || | 2 || 2 || 0.5 || 1 || 2
| 1 || 1 1 | 1 || || || ||
| || 7 5
| 1 || || 1 || || | 1 || || || || | 1 || || || || | 1 || || 1 || || | 1 || || || ||
| || 1 1
| 1 || || || ||
| || 26.5 21 | 1 || || 0.5 || || 0.5 | 1 || 1 || 1.5 || || 1 | 2 || || || || 0.5 | 2 || || 1.5 || || | 4 || || 1 || || 1 | 3 || 1 || 0.5 || || 1 | 2 || || 0.5 || ||
| || Total (53 NOCs) 1,923 1,627 72 37 58 36 56 73 40 63 30 59 90 40 65 31 50 92 38 62 33 59 74 38 52 32 43 66 37 47 26 47 62 22 43 16 30 43 12 31 8 19 24 11 16 7 14 13 6 Nation Entries Players MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS WS MD WD XD MS MD 35+ 40+ 45+ 50+ 55+ 60+ 65+ 70+ 75+ 80+
Summary Medal table
Medalists