The 21st badminton world championship was held in the summer of 2014 in Copenhagen . This is the fourth world championship held in the capital of Denmark. Prior to this, the championship was held in 1983, 1991 and 1999.
Overall medal standings
| No. | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | China | 3 | 3 | one | 7 |
| 2 | The Republic of Korea | one | one | 2 | four |
| 3 | Spain | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| four | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| five | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| India | 0 | 0 | one | one | |
| Total | five | four | ten | nineteen | |
Medalists
| Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men. Singles | Chen Lun | Lee Chong Wei (disqualified) | Victor Axelsen |
| Tommy Sugiarto | |||
| Women. Singles | Carolina Marine | Li Xuezhui | Minatsu Mitani |
| Pusarla Venkata Sindhu | |||
| Men. Doubles | Shin Baek Chel Ko Soon Hyun | Yu Young Song Lee Yong Dae | Kim Ki Joon Kim Sa Ran |
| Matthias Boe Karsten Mogensen | |||
| Women. Doubles | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | Lee So Hee Sin Son Chan |
| Miyuki Maeda Reika Kakieva | |||
| Mixed | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | Xu Chen Ma Jin | Liu Cheng Bao Yixing |
| Joachim Nielsen Kristina Pedersen |