The 2019 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 19 to 25 August 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.[1]
Host city selection
Basel was chosen to be the host of the 2019 edition of the championships over 2020 Summer Olympics host city, Tokyo.[2] The bid were approved by the Badminton World Federation during a council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]