The current Prohibited List

The 2025 Prohibited List came into effect on 1st January 2025 and thus will be in force for all the WBF Championships in 2025.

• The current Prohibited List
• Players Guidelines – please read carefully!
• Be Aware – Over-the-counter medication and supplements may contain prohibited medication – read more ...

 TUE Forms and information

• TUE Forms and Information
• Liability for testing

WBF Anti-Doping Rules

The revised WBF Anti-Doping Rules were confirmed by WADA in September 2020 and became effective on 1 January 2021 and remain in force.

• The 2021 WBF Anti-Doping Rules

Principle of Strict Liability:

Strict Liability is the underlying principle of anti-doping. Athletes are solely responsible for any prohibited substance found in their system, whether there was an intention to cheat or not. Knowing what you are putting in your body is vital.

Other Documents for athletes

• The WADA Athletes’ Anti-Doping Rights Act
• Test Procedures
• Guidelines for Players
• Consequences of Doping
• Anti-Doping – things you should know
• Intelligence & Whistle-blowers
• WADA Reports & ADRVs in Force

Fundamental Rationale for the Code and WBF’s Anti-Doping  Rules

Anti-doping programs seek to preserve what is intrinsically valuable  about sport.  This intrinsic value is often referred to as “the spirit of sport”. It is the essence of Olympism, the pursuit of human excellence through the  dedicated perfection  of  each person’s natural talents. It is how we play true.

Principles and Values associated with clean sport seek to maintain the integrity of sport in terms of respect for rules, other competitors, fair competition, a level playing field, and the value of clean sport to the world.

The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit, body and mind, and is reflected in values we find in and through sport, including:

• Ethics, fair play and honesty
• Health
• Excellence in performance
• Character and education
• Fun and joy
• Teamwork
• Dedication and commitment
• Respect for rules and laws
• Respect for self and other Participants
• Courage
• Community and solidarity

Doping is fundamentally contrary to the spirit of  sport.