What is the name of the badminton tournament for the mixed team event?
The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport’s global governing body.
Who is the current world champion of badminton?
Men’s singles
| Year | Host city | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jakarta | Chen Long |
| 2017 | Glasgow | Viktor Axelsen |
| 2018 | Nanjing | Kento Momota |
| 2019 | Basel | Kento Momota |
Who won the mixed doubles of the 2019 BWF championships?
2019 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles
| Mixed doubles at the 2019 BWF World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–25 August |
| Medalists | |
| Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong China Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai Thailand Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino Japan Wang Yilü Huang Dongping China | |
| ← 2018 Nanjing 2021 Huelva → |
What is mixed doubles in badminton?
In some sports, such as tennis and badminton, mixed doubles is a match in which a man and a woman play as partners against another man and woman. They won the mixed doubles at the French Open.
When was the mixed doubles in badminton introduced?
1996
Mixed doubles was introduced at the 1996 Games. Competitive badminton is usually played indoors because even light winds affect the course of the shuttlecock.
Who won BWF 2021?
BWF World Championships 2021: Loh Kean Yew won Men’s singles
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Loh Kean Yew (Singapore) |
| Women’s Singles | Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) |
| Men’s Doubles | Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi (Japan) |
| Women’s Doubles | Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan (China) |
Who is the winner of World Badminton Championship 2019?
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s singles | Kento Momota | Anders Antonsen |
| Women’s singles | P. V. Sindhu | Nozomi Okuhara |
| Men’s doubles | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi |
| Women’s doubles | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
How many teams are in mixed doubles?
At the 2019 world mixed doubles championship, there were 48 teams involved, including those from Brazil, Guyana, Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Mexico, Greece and Croatia — not exactly curling hotspots.
Who serves in mixed doubles?
Mixed doubles is played the same as doubles, but with one man and one woman per team. This form of tennis is rare in the professional game because the men’s and women’s tours are organised separately (by the ATP and WTA, respectively).