Badminton World Cup
The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group (IMG).[1] It was held from 1979 to 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as an invitational tournament in 2005,[2] but it was ended after the 2006 event.
Locations
| Year | No. | Host City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | I | Tokyo |  Japan
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| 1980 | II | Kyoto | Japan
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| 1981 | III | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia
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| 1982 | IV | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia
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| 1983 | V | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia
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| 1984 | VI | Jakarta |  Indonesia
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| 1985 | VII | Jakarta | Indonesia
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| 1986 | VIII | Jakarta | Indonesia
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| 1987 | IX | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia
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| 1988 | X | Bangkok |  Thailand
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| 1989 | XI | Guangzhou |  China
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| 1990 | XII | Bandung/Jakarta | Indonesia
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| 1991 | XIII | Macau | .svg.png){kind=small} Macau
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| 1992 | XIV | Guangzhou | China
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| 1993 | XV | New Delhi |  India
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| 1994 | XVI | Ho Chi Minh City |  Vietnam
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| 1995 | XVII | Jakarta | Indonesia
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| 1996 | XVIII | Jakarta | Indonesia
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| 1997 | XIX | Yogyakarta | Indonesia
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| 2005 | XX | Yiyang | China
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| 2006 | XXI | Yiyang | China
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Past winners
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 41 | 33 | 52 | 126 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 36 | 31 | 46 | 113 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 |  Denmark | 4.5 | 6 | 21 | 31.5 |
| 5 |  Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | Japan | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 2.5 | 1 | 10 | 13.5 |
| 8 |  England | 2 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 20 |
| 9 | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 99 | 95.5 | 189.5 | 384 | |
