The BWF World Championships (formerly known as IBF World Championships) is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament offers the most ranking points, together with Olympic Games. The winners will be crowned as the 'World Champions' and awarded gold medals. However, there is no prize money.
The tournament started in 1977 and was held once every three years until 1983. It started in 1985 and was a bi-annual event played once every two years until 2005. Starting in 2006, the tournament was changed to an annual event on the with the goal to give more chances for the players to be crowned as official 'World Champions'. However, the tournament is not held every four years to give way to the Olympic Games.
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