The 2017 BWF World Championships of badminton were held from 21 to 27 August at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.

[3] When Glasgow hosted the event in 1997 it was held at the Scotstoun Centre.

Glasgow originally submitted a bid for the 2017 Sudirman Cup but lost to Gold Coast.

The Badminton World Federation awarded the World Championships to Glasgow after the event did not receive appropriate bids.

*   Host nation (Scotland)