English number one Rajiv Ouseph and Kirsty Gilmour are set to carry British singles hopes.
Chris and Gabby Adcock are competing in mixed doubles plus Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge are in the men’s doubles draw.
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Competition schedule
Wednesday 23 August - Preliminaries
Thursday 24 August - Round of last 16
Friday 25 August - Quarter finals, session one & quarter finals, session two
Saturday 26 August - Semi-finals, session one & quarter finals, session two
Sunday 27 August - Finals
BBC Sport to show BWF World Championships
August's badminton World Championships will be streamed live on the BBC Sport website and available via this page, with an hour-long television highlights show to follow the final.
The coverage will include live online video from two of the courts at Glasgow's Emirates Arena.
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How to get into Badminton
Badminton is fast and dynamic, and more than half a million people every week play it in the UK in sports halls, or at schools, leisure centres or social clubs.
Fancy giving it a try? Get Inspired they have put together a handy guide to help you get involved in the sport.
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Latest PostToday's order of play
Ahsan/Saputro (Idn) bt Li/Liu (Chn) 19-21, 21-18, 21-18
Langridge/Ellis (Eng) bt Stipsits/Zirnwald (Aut) 21-15, 21-10
Shin/Jung (Kor) bt Smith/Walker (Eng) 21-10, 21-14
Kidambi (Ind) bt Corvee (Fra) 21-9, 21-17
Chung/Kim (Kor) bt Tan/Goh (Mas) 21-18, 21-16
Lin (Chn) bt Holst (Den) 21-19, 8-21, 21-16
Machugh/Campbell (Sco) 14-21, 14-21Ivanov/Sozonov (Rus)
Son (Kor) 21-13 21-9 Krausz (Hun)
Ouseph (Eng) 22-20 21-9 Verma (Ind)
Das (Ind) 16-21 21-13 Gilmour (Sco)
Takahashi/Matsutomo (Jpn) 21-10 21-5 Chang/Yang (Tpe)
Yip (Hk) 13-21 15-21 Marin (Spa)
Are there any Brits competing?
English number one Rajiv Ouseph and Kirsty Gilmour are set to carry British singles hopes.
Chris and Gabby Adcock are competing in mixed doubles plus Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge are in the men’s doubles draw.
Competition schedule
Wednesday 23 August - Preliminaries
Thursday 24 August - Round of last 16
Friday 25 August - Quarter finals, session one & quarter finals, session two
Saturday 26 August - Semi-finals, session one & quarter finals, session two
Sunday 27 August - Finals
BBC Sport to show BWF World Championships
August's badminton World Championships will be streamed live on the BBC Sport website and available via this page, with an hour-long television highlights show to follow the final.
The coverage will include live online video from two of the courts at Glasgow's Emirates Arena.
How to get into Badminton
Badminton is fast and dynamic, and more than half a million people every week play it in the UK in sports halls, or at schools, leisure centres or social clubs.
Fancy giving it a try? Get Inspired they have put together a handy guide to help you get involved in the sport.