The 2013 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 5 to 11 August 2013 at the Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, China.

[1] Copenhagen, Guangzhou, and Macau submitted bids for this edition of championships.

[2] On 9 December 2011, Badminton World Federation decided to award the championships to Guangzhou during a meeting in Queenstown, New Zealand.

[citation needed] The draw was held on 22 July at Guangzhou, China.

*   Host nation (China)345 players from 49 countries participated at this year's edition.