BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026: Updated Schedule, fixtures, results and live-streaming details

Pramod Bhagat will eye the record 6th world championship title.

The BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026 is a bi-annual event that showcases the best para-badminton players in the world. This year, the tournament is scheduled to take place from February 8 to 14 in Bahrain.

They compete in six sports classes and five categories, depending on their type and level of impairment. The championships were formerly run by the Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) until it merged with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in June 2011.

India will aim to build on its strong performance at the 2024 World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, where it won a total of 18 medals, including three gold, four silver, and eleven bronze.

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India delivered a dominant showing in the men’s SL3 category, with Pramod Bhagat clinching the gold medal. Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj won the gold medal in the SL4 category. In the women’s SU5 category, Manisha Ramadass secured a medal for India, contributing to the country’s overall tally.

When will the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026 begin?

The Para-Badminton World Championships 2026 will begin on February 8 and will end on February 14.

Where will the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026 be held?

Para-Badminton World Championships 2026 will be held in Manama, Bahrain.

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Classes at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026

There are 6 categories across 5 disciplines. These 5 are:

SL 3 – Players have impairment in one or both lower limbs and poor walking/running balance

SL 4 – Players have impairment in one or both lower limbs and minimal impairment in walking/running balance

SU 5 – Players have impairment of the upper limbs.

SH 6 – Players in this class have short stature

WH 1 – Players in this class are those who have impairment in both lower limbs and trunk function and require a wheelchair to play

WH 2 – Players have impairment in one or both lower limbs and minimal or no impairment of the trunk and also require a wheelchair

India at the BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026

India will be sending a strong 41 member contingent. The eyes will be on the three-time defending champion Pramod Bhagat as he eyes a record 6th world championship title and also reigning Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar.

Also, defending champion Krishna Nagar will look to return to winning ways. In the women’s section, the eyes will be on the young sensations Thulasimathi Murugesan, Nithya Sre Sivan, and Manisha Ramadass.

Men’s Singles

SH 6 – Krishna Nagar, Dhinagaran Pandurangan, Sudarshan Muthusamy, Sivarajan SolaimalaI

SL 3 – Pramod Bhagat, Manoj Sarkar, Nitesh Kumar, Umesh Kumar, Neeraj

SL 4 – Sukant Kadam, Tarun Dhillon, Naveen Sivakumar, Surya Kant Yadav

SU 5 – Hardik Makkar, Chirag Baretha, Ruthick Ragupathi, Viswanthan

WH 1 – Prem Kumar Ale, Shashank Kumar, Poorna Chapara, Prema Vishwas

WH 2 – Manjunatha Chikkaiah, Haris Srikumar, Abu Hubaida, Nurul Khan

Women’s Singles

SH 6 – Nithya Sre Sivan, Rachana Patel

SL 3 – Mandeep Kaur, Manasi Joshi, Sanjana Kumari

SL 4 – Shivangi Pandey

SU 5 – Manisha Ramadass, Thulasimathi Murugesan, Sarumathi, Shantiya

WH 1 – Nirmala Devi, Pallavi K.M.

WH 2 – Alphia James, Ruchi Trivedi, Ammu Mohan, Shabana

Men’s Doubles

SH 6 – Krishna Nagar/Sivarajan SolaimalaI

SL 3 – SL 4 – Pramod Bhagat/Sukant Kadam, Tarun/Nitesh Kumar, Manoj Sarkar/Deep Ranjan, Nehal/Naveen

SU 5 – Chirag Baretha/Raj Kumar, Ravi/Vansh, Hardik/Ruthick

WH 1 – WH 2 – Munna/Shashank

Women’s Doubles

SH 6 – Rachana/Nithya

SL 3 – SU 5 – Parul/Vaishali, Manasi/Thulasimathi, Mandeep/Manisha

Mixed Doubles

SH 6 – Sivarajan/Nithya, Dhinagaran/Rachana

SL 3 – SU 5 – Pramod/Manisha, Chirag/Mandeep, Ruthick/Manasi, Nitesh/Thulasimathi

WH 1 – WH 2 – Shashank/Ammu Mohan, Prem Kumar/Emine (Turkey)

Competition schedule for BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026

February 8–10: Group stage matches for all categories

February 10–11: Pre-quarterfinals (Round of 16)

February 12: Quarter-finals

February 13: Semi-finals

February 14: Finals and medal ceremonies

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026 in India?

The live telecast will start from day 1. Fans can watch the live telecast and live streaming on the BWF TV Youtube channel.

BWF Para Badminton World Championships 2026 full schedule and results:

February 8, Sunday:

Men’s Singles:

• Sukant Kadam beat Joao Pedro Albuquerque Oliveira, 17-21, 21-14, 21-13
• Surya Kant Yadav beat Nils Boening, 21–17, 21–16
• M Sarkar beat C Pirbhai-Clarke, 21–17, 21–15
• T Taneja lost to Daniel Jacobsson, 20-22, 11-21
• Pramod Chapara beat Tamer Zahry, 16-21, 21-12, 21-18
• Haris Srikumar beat Amit Levi, 21-18, 21-16
• Manjunatha Chikkaiah beat Mohammed Almakinah, 21-12, 21-11
• S Muthusamy beat Andrew Davies, 21-17, 21-15
• N Khan lost to L Olgiati, 5–21, 4–21

Women’s Singles:

• S Sarumathi beat Z Ali Yusuf, 21–10, 21–4
• Mandeep Kaur beat R Kesten, 21–9, 21–10
• M Joshi beat H Salomonsson, 21–12, 21–9
• S Pandey lost to E Stoner, 11–21, 8–21
• S Kumari lost to C Vinot, 8–21, 10–21
• P Kaluvehalli lost to S Pookkham, 9–21, 6–21
• Thulasimathi Murugesan beat Diana Lizeth, 21-5, 21-3

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