Overview
The World Junior Championships, held annually, consists of two separate events: a team event followed by an individual event – all hosted in the one week. Reflecting a general trend in elite sports towards younger stars, the BWF World Junior Championships has developed from a “development event” to an elite tournament in its own right. The World Junior Championships provides badminton fans with a first glimpse of the badminton stars of the future.
Whilst the standard required to win the event is incredibly high, the event is rooted in its ambition to provide elite-level competition for junior players from a cross-section of national badminton associations.
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Next BWF World Junior Championships
The 2007 KLRC BWF World Junior Championships were held in Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand in October/November 2007. The hosts for 2008 have yet to be announced.
Brief History
The BWF World Junior Championships was first hosted in Jakarta in 1992 and the event is now firmly established as an elite world junior tournament. Primarily envisaged as a development-based event, the tournament still attracts a wide variety of nations. It is the first opportunity for young badminton players to represent their country in a world event, to experience top level competition - the stars of the future.
The BWF World Junior Championships has been hosted in a variety of cities across the world from Pretoria in South Africa, to Melbourne in Australia.
Previous Hosts
- Jakarta (INA)
- Kuala Lumpur (MAS)
- Silkeborg (DEN)
- Melbourne (AUS)
- Guangzhou (CHN)
- Pretoria (RSA)
- Vancouver (CAN)
- Incheon (KOR)
- Waitakere, Auckland (NZL)
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