BWF World Ranking

Badminton world ranking

The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the World Championships and Summer Olympic Games,[1] as well as BWF World Tour tournaments.[2] Seedings of draws at all BWF-sanctioned tournaments are conducted using the BWF World Ranking.[3] Players under 19 years of age are eligible to rank in the BWF World Junior Ranking, which were introduced in January 2011. The following lists are the rankings:[4]

## Overview

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The ranking points are awarded based on the level and progress of the tournament from each player/pair. Ranking points calculated are based on the tournaments each players/pairs participate in from the last 52 weeks. If a player or pair has participated in ten or fewer World Ranking tournaments, then the ranking is worked out by adding together the points won at tournaments in the last 52 weeks. If a player or pair has participated in 11 or more World Ranking tournaments, only the 10 highest points scored in the tournaments during the 52-week period count towards their ranking. The highest possible ranking points are 124,000 as of 2022 but will soon increase to 125,000 in 2023 with 4 Super 1000 Tournaments.[1][5][6] Though the highest points ever achieved are 122,606 by Viktor Axelsen as ranking points were frozen from 2020–2022.[citation needed]

## Points system

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Points system used are as follows:[5]

### After 23 April 2024

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Since 2024 (Week 17), BWF has used a new system for counting points:

Tournament  | Winner  | Runner-up  | 3/4  | 5/8  | 9/16  | 17/32  | 33/64  | 65/128  | 129/256

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Grade 1 – BWF tournaments
World Championships | 14,500 | 12,500 | 10,500 | 8,200 | 6,000 | 3,700 | 1,450 | 750 | 300
Olympic Games1 | 14,500 | 12,500 | 110,500 | 8,200 | 6,000 | 3,700 | 1,450 | 750 | 300
Grade 2 – BWF World Tour
Level 1 (Finals)2 | 14,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 7,800 | 5,700 | 3,500 | 1,400 | 720 | 280
Level 2 (If minimum $500,000 additional prize money)
(Super 1000)  | 13,500 | 11,500 | 9,500 | 7,400 | 5,400 | 3,300 | 1,350 | 670 | 270
Level 2 (If between $250,000 - $499,999 additional prize money)
(Super 1000)  | 12,700 | 10,800 | 9,000 | 7,000 | 5,100 | 3,150 | 1,270 | 630 | 250
Level 2 (Super 1000)  | 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 240
Level 3 (Super 750)  | 11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 | 1,060 | 520 | 210
Level 4 (Super 500)  | 9,200 | 7,800 | 6,420 | 5,040 | 3,600 | 2,220 | 880 | 430 | 170
Level 5 (Super 300)  | 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 | 660 | 320 | 130
Level 6 (Super 100)  | 5,500 | 4,680 | 3,850 | 3,030 | 2,110 | 1,290 | 510 | 240 | 100
Grade 3 – BWF Continental Circuit
International Challenge  | 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | 70
International Series  | 2,500 | 2,130 | 1,750 | 1,370 | 920 | 550 | 210 | 100 | 40
Future Series  | 1,700 | 1,420 | 1,170 | 920 | 600 | 350 | 130 | 60 | 20

^1 – At the Olympic Games 3rd place will receive 11,500 points. Fourth place will receive 10,500 points.
^2 – Starting 2024, at the World Tour Finals' group stage 3rd place will receive 8,900 points. Fourth place will receive 7,800 points.

### 2018–16 April 2024 system

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Since 2018, BWF has started a new system for counting points:

(For implementation in tournaments up to and including week 16 2024)

Tournament  | Winner  | Runner-up  | 3/4  | 5/8  | 9/16  | 17/32  | 33/64  | 65/128  | 129/256

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Grade 1 – BWF tournaments
World Championships | 13,000 | 11,000 | 9,200 | 7,200 | 5,200 | 3,200 | 1,300 | 650 | 260
Olympic Games1 | 13,000 | 11,000 | 19,200 | 7,200 | 5,200 | 3,200 | 1,300 | 650 | 260
Grade 2 – BWF World Tour
Level 1 (Finals)2 | 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 240
Level 2 (Super 1000)  | 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 240
Level 3 (Super 750)  | 11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 | 1,060 | 520 | 210
Level 4 (Super 500)  | 9,200 | 7,800 | 6,420 | 5,040 | 3,600 | 2,220 | 880 | 430 | 170
Level 5 (Super 300)  | 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 | 660 | 320 | 130
Level 6 (Super 100)  | 5,500 | 4,680 | 3,850 | 3,030 | 2,110 | 1,290 | 510 | 240 | 100
Grade 3 – BWF Continental Circuit
International Challenge  | 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | 70
International Series  | 2,500 | 2,130 | 1,750 | 1,370 | 920 | 550 | 210 | 100 | 40
Future Series  | 1,700 | 1,420 | 1,170 | 920 | 600 | 350 | 130 | 60 | 20

^1 – At the Olympic Games 3rd place will receive 10,100 points. Fourth place will receive 9,200 points.
^2 – From 2022, at the World Tour Finals' group stage 3rd place will receive 7,500 points. Fourth place will receive 6,600 points.

### 2007–2017 system

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Tournament  | Winner  | Runner-up  | 3/4  | 5/8  | 9/16  | 17/32  | 33/64  | 65/128  | 129/256  | 257/512  | 513/1024

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BWF tournaments
(World Championships and Olympic Games)1 | 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 240 | 120 | 60
Super Series Masters Finals
Super Series Premier | 11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 | 1,060 | 520 |  |  |
Super Series | 9,200 | 7,800 | 6,420 | 5,040 | 3,600 | 2,220 | 880 | 430 | 170 | 80 | 40
Grand Prix Gold | 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 | 660 | 320 | 130 | 60 | 30
Grand Prix | 5,500 | 4,680 | 3,850 | 3,030 | 2,110 | 1,290 | 510 | 240 | 100 | 45 | 30
International Challenge | 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | 70 | 30 | 20
International Series | 2,500 | 2,130 | 1,750 | 1,370 | 920 | 550 | 210 | 100 | 40 | 20 | 10
Future Series | 1,700 | 1,420 | 1,170 | 920 | 600 | 350 | 130 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 5

^1 – At the Olympic Games, third place receives 9,200 points while fourth place receives 8,400 points.

### 30 January, 2003 – 31 December, 2006 system

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The points in the new system are multiplied by 10 from the previous one:[7]

Level  | Winner  | Runner-up  | 3/4  | 5/8  | 9/16  | 17/32  | 33/64  | 65/128  | 129/256  | 257/512  | 513/1024

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World Championships, and Olympic Games
7* | 6,000 | 5,100 | 4,200 | 3,300 | 2,400 | 1,500 | 600 | 300 | 120 | 60 | 30
World Grand Prix
6* | 5,400 | 4,590 | 3,780 | 2,970 | 2,160 | 1,350 | 540 | 270 | 108 | 54 | 27
5* | 4,800 | 4,080 | 3,360 | 2,640 | 1,920 | 1,200 | 480 | 240 | 96 | 48 | 24
4* | 4,200 | 3,570 | 2,940 | 2,310 | 1,680 | 1,050 | 420 | 210 | 84 | 42 | 21
3* | 3,600 | 3,060 | 2,520 | 1,980 | 1,440 | 900 | 360 | 180 | 72 | 36 | 18
2* | 3,000 | 2,550 | 2,100 | 1,650 | 1,200 | 750 | 300 | 150 | 60 | 30 | 15
1* | 2,400 | 2,040 | 1,680 | 1,320 | 960 | 600 | 240 | 120 | 48 | 24 | 12
International Circuit
A | 1,800 | 1,530 | 1,260 | 990 | 720 | 450 | 180 | 90 | 36 | 18 | 9
B | 1,200 | 1,020 | 840 | 660 | 480 | 300 | 120 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 6
C | 600 | 510 | 420 | 330 | 240 | 150 | 60 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3

### April 1, 1995 – 29 January 2003 system

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1\. The points system chart:[8]

Level  | Winner  | Runner-up  | 3/4  | 5/8  | 9/16  | 17/32  | 33/64  | 65/128  | 129/256  | 257/512  | 513/1024

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World Championships, and Olympic Games
7* | 600 | 510 | 420 | 330 | 240 | 150 | 60 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3
World Grand Prix
6* | 540 | 459 | 378 | 297 | 216 | 135 | 54 | 27 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 2.7
5* | 480 | 408 | 336 | 264 | 192 | 120 | 48 | 24 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 2.4
4* | 420 | 357 | 294 | 231 | 168 | 105 | 42 | 21 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 2.1
3* | 360 | 306 | 252 | 198 | 144 | 90 | 36 | 18 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 1.8
2* | 300 | 255 | 210 | 165 | 120 | 75 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1.5
1* | 240 | 204 | 168 | 132 | 96 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.2
International Circuit
A | 180 | 153 | 126 | 99 | 72 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.9
B | 120 | 102 | 84 | 66 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.6
C | 60 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3
D | 40 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2
E | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1

2\. World Badminton Grand Prix Finals are ranked as 6* event, the points system is as follows:

Discipline  | Winner  | Runner-up  | 3/4  | 2nd in Group  | 3rd in Group  | 4th in Group

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Singles  | 540 | 459 | 378 | 297 | 256.5 | 216
Doubles  | — | 337.5 | 297

## Player rankings

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Players in their highest peak are marked in light yellow, retired players are marked in italic.

### Men's singles

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BWF World Rankings (Men's singles)
as of 5 August 2025[update][9]

#  |  | Country  | Players  | Points  | Highest peak
Rank | Date
1  |  |  China | Shi Yuqi | 102,317  | 1  | June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11)
2  |  1  |  Denmark | Anders Antonsen | 93,153  | 2  | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
3  |  1  |  Thailand | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 89,179  | 1  | June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)
4  |  |  China | Li Shifeng | 81,078  | 3  | October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
5  |  1  |  Indonesia | Jonatan Christie | 76,514  | 2  | January 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
6  |  1  |  Chinese Taipei | Chou Tien-chen | 75,469  | 2  | August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
7  |  |  France | Alex Lanier | 67,821  | 7  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
8  |  2  |  Japan | Kodai Naraoka | 64,134  | 2  | December 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)
9  |  1  |  Singapore | Loh Kean Yew | 63,319  | 3  | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
10  |  1  |  France | Christo Popov | 62,217  | 10  | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
11  |  1  |  China | Lu Guangzu | 61,860  | 10  | January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
12  |  2  |  Chinese Taipei | Lin Chun-yi | 57,340  | 11  | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
13  |  2  |  Hong Kong | Lee Cheuk Yiu | 56,642  | 13  | January 23, 2024 (2024-01-23)
14  |  1  |  Japan | Kenta Nishimoto | 56,292  | 9  | September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)
15  |  1  |  France | Toma Junior Popov | 55,051  | 15  | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
16  |  2  |  China | Wang Zhengxing | 54,130  | 16  | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
17  |  2  |  China | Weng Hongyang | 52,420  | 11  | March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25)
18  |  9  |  Denmark | Viktor Axelsen | 51,640  | 1  | September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)
19  |  2  |  Japan | Koki Watanabe | 50,424  | 6  | October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22)
20  |  2  |  Chinese Taipei | Lee Chia-hao | 50,288  | 13  | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)

### Women's singles

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BWF World Rankings (Women's singles)
as of 5 August 2025[update][10]

#  |  | Country  | Players  | Points  | Highest peak
Rank | Date
1  |  |  South Korea | An Se-young | 110,120  | 1  | August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)
2  |  |  China | Wang Zhiyi | 106,862  | 2  | November 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)
3  |  |  China | Han Yue | 91,000  | 3  | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
4  |  1  |  China | Chen Yufei | 82,385  | 1  | December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)
5  |  1  |  Japan | Akane Yamaguchi | 81,284  | 1  | April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19)
6  |  1  |  Thailand | Pornpawee Chochuwong | 69,708  | 6  | February 4, 2025 (2025-02-04)
7  |  1  |  Indonesia | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | 65,960  | 5  | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
8  |  |  Japan | Tomoka Miyazaki | 65,364  | 6  | June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)
9  |  1  |  Indonesia | Putri Kusuma Wardani | 63,600  | 9  | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
10  |  1  |  Thailand | Ratchanok Intanon | 62,464  | 1  | April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)
11  |  |  Thailand | Supanida Katethong | 60,527  | 6  | January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
12  |  2  |  South Korea | Sim Yu-jin | 58,309  | 12  | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
13  |  |  Singapore | Yeo Jia Min | 57,543  | 11  | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
14  |  2  |  China | Gao Fangjie | 56,130  | 12  | July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
15  |  |  India | P. V. Sindhu | 51,634  | 2  | April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
16  |  |  Canada | Michelle Li | 51,540  | 8  | October 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
17  |  |  South Korea | Kim Ga-eun | 48,010  | 12  | December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)
18  |  1  |  Thailand | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 47,810  | 9  | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
19  |  4  |  Japan | Riko Gunji | 47,300  | 19  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
20  |  2  |  Denmark | Line Kjærsfeldt | 47,114  | 16  | July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)

### Men's doubles

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BWF World Rankings (Men's doubles)
as of 5 August 2025[update][11]

#  |  | Country  | Players  | Points  | Highest peak
(pair)  | Highest peak
(individual)
Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date
1  |  |  South Korea | Kim Won-ho | 99,405  | 1  | July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22) | 1  |  Seo Seung-jae | July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
South Korea | Seo Seung-jae | 1  |  Kim Won-ho | July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
2  |  |  Malaysia | Aaron Chia | 89,870  | 2  | January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24) | 2  |  Soh Wooi Yik | January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
Malaysia | Soh Wooi Yik | 2  |  Aaron Chia | January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
3  |  1  |  Malaysia | Goh Sze Fei | 80,980  | 1  | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) | 1  |  Nur Izzuddin | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
Malaysia | Nur Izzuddin | 1  |  Goh Sze Fei | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
4  |  2  |  Indonesia | Fajar Alfian | 75,574  | 1  | December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27) | 1  |  Muhammad Rian Ardianto | December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
Indonesia | Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 1  |  Fajar Alfian | December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
5  |  2  |  Denmark | Kim Astrup | 75,121  | 1  | December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17) | 1  |  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17)
Denmark | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 1  |  Kim Astrup | December 17, 2024 (2024-12-17)
6  |  1  |  China | Liang Weikeng | 73,336  | 1  | October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31) | 1  |  Wang Chang | October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
China | Wang Chang | 1  |  Liang Weikeng | October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)
7  |  |  Malaysia | Man Wei Chong | 71,843  | 7  | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11) | 7  |  Tee Kai Wun | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
Malaysia | Tee Kai Wun | 7  |  Man Wei Chong | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
8  |  |  Indonesia | Sabar Karyaman Gutama | 71,260  | 7  | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) | 7  |  Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
Indonesia | Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | 7  |  Sabar Karyaman Gutama | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
9  |  |  India | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | 64,170  | 1  | October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10) | 1  |  Chirag Shetty | October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)
India | Chirag Shetty | 1  |  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)
10  |  |  Indonesia | Leo Rolly Carnando | 59,960  | 9  | April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15) | 9  |  Daniel Marthin
Bagas Maulana | May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)
April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
Indonesia | Bagas Maulana | 8  |  Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)
11  |  |  China | Chen Boyang | 59,392  | 9  | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06) | 9  |  Liu Yi | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
China | Liu Yi | 9  |  Chen Boyang | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
12  |  |  Thailand | Kittinupong Kedren | 58,972  | 12  | July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08) | 12  |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh | July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08)
Thailand | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 12  |  Kittinupong Kedren | July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08)
13  |  |  Japan | Takuro Hoki | 56,671  | 1  | September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) | 1  |  Yugo Kobayashi | September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
Japan | Yugo Kobayashi | 1  |  Takuro Hoki | September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
14  |  |  China | Huang Di | 55,912  | 14  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 14  |  Liu Yang | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
China | Liu Yang | 17  |  Huang Di | July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
15  |  |  England | Ben Lane | 53,798  | 9  | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) | 9  |  Sean Vendy | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
England | Sean Vendy | 9  |  Ben Lane | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
16  |  1  |  Indonesia | Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | 53,335  | 9  | July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22) | 8  |  Bagas Maulana | March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)
Indonesia | Daniel Marthin | 9  |  Leo Rolly Carnando
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)
July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
17  |  1  |  Chinese Taipei | Chiu Hsiang-chieh | 53,249  | 17  | May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13) | 17  |  Wang Chi-lin | May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)
Chinese Taipei | Wang Chi-lin | 2  |  Lee Yang | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
18  |  1  |  Chinese Taipei | Lee Jhe-huei | 52,280  | 7  | January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21) | 7  |  Yang Po-hsuan | January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
Chinese Taipei | Yang Po-hsuan | 7  |  Lee Jhe-huei | January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
19  |  3  |  France | Christo Popov | 51,987  | 17  | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06) | 17  |  Toma Junior Popov | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
France | Toma Junior Popov | 17  |  Christo Popov | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
20  |  |  Chinese Taipei | Lee Fang-chih | 49,860  | 19  | January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21) | 19  |  Lee Fang-jen | January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)
Chinese Taipei | Lee Fang-jen | 19  |  Lee Fang-chih | January 21, 2025 (2025-01-21)

### Women's doubles

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BWF World Rankings (Women's doubles)
as of 5 August 2025[update][12]

#  |  | Country  | Players  | Points  | Highest peak
(pair)  | Highest peak
(individual)
Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date
1  |  |  China | Liu Shengshu | 108,334  | 1  | October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22) | 1  |  Tan Ning | October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22)
China | Tan Ning | 1  |  Liu Shengshu | October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22)
2  |  |  Malaysia | Pearly Tan | 86,716  | 2  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 2  |  Thinaah Muralitharan | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Malaysia | Thinaah Muralitharan | 2  |  Pearly Tan | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
3  |  |  Japan | Nami Matsuyama | 80,632  | 2  | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) | 2  |  Chiharu Shida | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
Japan | Chiharu Shida | 2  |  Nami Matsuyama | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
4  |  |  South Korea | Baek Ha-na | 78,450  | 1  | October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29) | 1  |  Lee So-hee | October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29)
South Korea | Lee So-hee | 1  |  Baek Ha-na | October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29)
5  |  |  South Korea | Kim Hye-jeong | 78,425  | 5  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 3  |  Jeong Na-eun | December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27)
South Korea | Kong Hee-yong | 1  |  Kim So-yeong | October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)
6  |  |  China | Jia Yifan | 77,810  | 6  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 1  |  Chen Qingchen | October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)
China | Zhang Shuxian | 2  |  Zheng Yu | May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23)
7  |  |  China | Li Yijing | 73,340  | 5  | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) | 5  |  Luo Xumin | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
China | Luo Xumin | 5  |  Li Yijing | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
8  |  |  Japan | Yuki Fukushima | 72,940  | 8  | June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10) | 1  |  Sayaka Hirota | June 21, 2018 (2018-06-21)
Japan | Mayu Matsumoto | 1  |  Wakana Nagahara | April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)
9  |  |  Japan | Rin Iwanaga | 72,203  | 4  | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11) | 4  |  Kie Nakanishi | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
Japan | Kie Nakanishi | 4  |  Rin Iwanaga | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
10  |  |  Indonesia | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma | 60,454  | 8  | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14) | 8  |  Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
Indonesia | Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | 8  |  Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
11  |  1  |  Chinese Taipei | Hsieh Pei-shan | 55,932  | 11  | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05) | 11  |  Hung En-tzu | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
Chinese Taipei | Hung En-tzu | 11  |  Hsieh Pei-shan | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
12  |  1  |  India | Treesa Jolly | 55,341  | 9  | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14) | 9  |  Gayatri Gopichand | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
India | Gayatri Gopichand | 9  |  Treesa Jolly | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
13  |  1  |  Thailand | Benyapa Aimsaard | 50,865  | 9  | January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) | 9  |  Nuntakarn Aimsaard | January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Thailand | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | 9  |  Benyapa Aimsaard | January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
14  |  2  |  Indonesia | Lanny Tria Mayasari | 49,349  | 14  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 14  |  Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Indonesia | Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | 4  |  Apriyani Rahayu | April 18, 2023 (2023-04-18)
15  |  3  |  Chinese Taipei | Hsu Yin-hui | 46,360  | 15  | June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24) | 15  |  Lin Jhih-yun | June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)
Chinese Taipei | Lin Jhih-yun | 15  |  Hsu Yin-hui | June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)
16  |  3  |  Chinese Taipei | Chang Ching-hui | 46,098  | 16  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 16  |  Yang Ching-tun | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Chinese Taipei | Yang Ching-tun | 16  |  Chang Ching-hui | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
17  |  |  Hong Kong | Yeung Nga Ting | 45,503  | 12  | August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27) | 12  |  Yeung Pui Lam | August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)
Hong Kong | Yeung Pui Lam | 12  |  Yeung Nga Ting | August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)
18  |  2  |  Malaysia | Go Pei Kee | 45,090  | 18  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 18  |  Teoh Mei Xing | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Malaysia | Teoh Mei Xing | 18  |  Go Pei Kee | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
19  |  4  |  Bulgaria | Gabriela Stoeva | 44,480  | 8  | June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28) | 8  |  Stefani Stoeva | June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
Bulgaria | Stefani Stoeva | 8  |  Stefani Stoeva | June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
20  |  1  |  Chinese Taipei | Sung Shuo-yun | 44,444  | 13  | March 4, 2025 (2025-03-04) | 13  |  Yu Chien-hui | March 4, 2025 (2025-03-04)
Chinese Taipei | Yu Chien-hui | 13  |  Sung Shuo-yun | March 4, 2025 (2025-03-04)

### Mixed doubles

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BWF World Rankings (Mixed doubles)
as of 5 August 2025[update][13]

#  |  | Country  | Players  | Points  | Highest peak
(pair)  | Highest peak
(individual)
Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date
1  |  |  China | Feng Yanzhe | 98,257  | 1  | November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26) | 1  |  Huang Dongping | November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)
China | Huang Dongping | 1  |  Wang Yilyu
Feng Yanzhe | April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12)
November 26, 2024 (2024-11-26)
2  |  |  China | Jiang Zhenbang | 95,852  | 1  | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) | 1  |  Wei Yaxin | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
China | Wei Yaxin | 1  |  Jiang Zhenbang | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
3  |  1  |  Thailand | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 84,565  | 3  | July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22) | 1  |  Sapsiree Taerattanachai | December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)
Thailand | Supissara Paewsampran | 3  |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh | July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)
4  |  1  |  Malaysia | Chen Tang Jie | 83,233  | 3  | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14) | 3  |  Toh Ee Wei | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
Malaysia | Toh Ee Wei | 3  |  Chen Tang Jie | January 14, 2025 (2025-01-14)
5  |  |  Hong Kong, China | Tang Chun Man | 79,654  | 2  | June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28) | 2  |  Tse Ying Suet | June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
Hong Kong, China | Tse Ying Suet | 2  |  Tang Chun Man | June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
6  |  2  |  Malaysia | Goh Soon Huat | 72,998  | 3  | February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18) | 3  |  Shevon Jemie Lai | February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18)
Malaysia | Shevon Jemie Lai | 3  |  Goh Soon Huat | February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18)
7  |  1  |  China | Guo Xinwa | 74,560  | 5  | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18) | 5  |  Chen Fanghui | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
China | Chen Fanghui | 5  |  Guo Xinwa | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)
8  |  1  |  France | Thom Gicquel | 72,284  | 5  | January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) | 5  |  Delphine Delrue | January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
France | Delphine Delrue | 5  |  Thom Gicquel | January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
9  |  |  Japan | Hiroki Midorikawa | 69,628  | 8  | May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13) | 8  |  Natsu Saito | May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)
Japan | Natsu Saito | 8  |  Hiroki Midorikawa | May 13, 2025 (2025-05-13)
10  |  |  Denmark | Jesper Toft | 63,306  | 7  | April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15) | 7  |  Amalie Magelund | April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
Denmark | Amalie Magelund | 7  |  Jesper Toft | April 15, 2025 (2025-04-15)
11  |  |  Indonesia | Jafar Hidayatullah | 58,470  | 11  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 11  |  Felisha Pasaribu | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Indonesia | Felisha Pasaribu | 11  |  Jafar Hidayatullah | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
12  |  |  China | Cheng Xing | 57,880  | 9  | January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28) | 9  |  Zhang Chi | January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28)
China | Zhang Chi | 9  |  Cheng Xing | January 28, 2025 (2025-01-28)
13  |  |  Chinese Taipei | Yang Po-hsuan | 56,776  | 6  | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11) | 6  |  Hu Ling-fang | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
Chinese Taipei | Hu Ling-fang | 6  |  Yang Po-hsuan | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
14  |  |  Indonesia | Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto | 55,490  | 14  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 10  |  Lisa Ayu Kusumawati | May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)
Indonesia | Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 8  |  Dejan Ferdinansyah | December 31, 2024 (2024-12-31)
15  |  |  Thailand | Ruttanapak Oupthong | 52,890  | 15  | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06) | 15  |  Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
Thailand | Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat | 15  |  Ruttanapak Oupthong | May 6, 2025 (2025-05-06)
16  |  |  Malaysia | Hoo Pang Ron | 50,763  | 13  | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11) | 13  |  Cheng Su Yin | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
Malaysia | Cheng Su Yin | 13  |  Hoo Pang Ron | March 11, 2025 (2025-03-11)
17  |  1  |  India | Dhruv Kapila | 48,288  | 16  | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27) | 16  |  Tanisha Crasto | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
India | Tanisha Crasto | 16  |  Dhruv Kapila | May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27)
18  |  1  |  Indonesia | Amri Syahnawi | 47,840  | 18  | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05) | 18  |  Nita Violina Marwah | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
Indonesia | Nita Violina Marwah | 18  |  Amri Syahnawi | August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)
19  |  2  |  Chinese Taipei | Ye Hong-wei | 46,930  | 16  | June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03) | 10  |  Lee Chia-hsin | May 30, 2023 (2023-05-30)
Chinese Taipei | Nicole Gonzalez Chan | 16  |  Ye Hong-wei | June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)
20  |  |  Japan | Yuichi Shimogami | 44,936  | 20  | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29) | 20  |  Sayaka Hobara | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Japan | Sayaka Hobara | 20  |  Yuichi Shimogami | July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)

## World team rankings

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BWF World Team Rankings
as of 1 April 2025[update][14]

#  |  | Country  | Conf.  | Men's singles  | Women's singles  | Men's doubles  | Women's doubles  | Mixed doubles  | Sudirman Cup | Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Points  | Highest peak
Player | Rank | Point  | Player | Rank | Point  | Player | Rank | Point  | Player | Rank | Point  | Player | Rank | Point  | Rank | Point  | Rank | Point  | Rank | Point  | Rank | Date
1  |  |  China | BA | Shi Yuqi | 3 | 1,500  | Wang Zhi Yi | 2 | 1,500  | Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang | 3 | 1,500  | Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning | 1 | 1,500  | Jiang Zhenbang
Wei Yaxin | 1 | 1,500  | 1 | 5,000  | 1 | 2,500.0 | 1 | 2,500.0 | 17,500.0 | 1  | January 2011 (2011-01)
2  |  |  South Korea | BA | Jeon Hyeok-jin | 37 | 750  | An Se-young | 1 | 1,500  | Kang Min-hyuk
Seo Seung-jae | 9 | 1,200  | Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee | 2 | 1,500  | Kim Won-ho
Jeong Na-eun | 17 | 1,000  | 2 | 4,000  | 7 | 1,000.0 | 3 | 1,500.0 | 12,450.0 | 1  | July 2017 (2017-07)
3  |  |  Indonesia | BA | Jonatan Christie | 4 | 1,200  | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | 5 | 1,200  | Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 4 | 1,200  | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | 8 | 1,200  | Dejan Ferdinansyah
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 10 | 1,200  | 6 | 2,000  | 2 | 2,000.0 | 2 | 2,000.0 | 12,000.0 | 3  | October 2011 (2011-10)
4  |  |  Japan | BA | Kodai Naraoka | 7 | 1,200  | Akane Yamaguchi | 4 | 1,200  | Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi | 15 | 1,000  | Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida | 3 | 1,500  | Hiroki Midorikawa
Natsu Saito | 11 | 1,000  | 3 | 3,000  | 5 | 1,000.0 | 3 | 1,500.0 | 11,400.0 | 1  | October 2018 (2018-10)
4  |  1  |  Malaysia | BA | Leong Jun Hao | 24 | 1,200  | Goh Jin Wei | 48 | 750  | Goh Sze Fei
Nur Izzuddin | 2 | 1,500  | Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan | 5 | 1,200  | Goh Soon Huat
Lai Shevon Jemie | 3 | 1,500  | 3 | 3,000  | 3 | 1,500.0 | 12 | 750.0 | 11,400.0 | 4  | April 2025 (2025-04)
6  |  |  Chinese Taipei | BA | Chou Tien-chen | 9 | 1,200  | Sung Shuo-yun | 18 | 1,000  | Lee Jhe-huei
Yang Po-hsuan | 11 | 1,000  | Hsieh Pei-Shan
Hung En-Tzu | 14 | 1,000  | Yang Po-hsuan
Hu Ling-fang | 8 | 1,200  | 7 | 2,000  | 3 | 1,500.0 | 8 | 1,000.0 | 9,900.0 | 5  | July 2018 (2018-07)
7  |  |  Denmark | BE | Anders Antonsen | 2 | 1,500  | Line Kjærsfeldt | 19 | 1,000  | Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 1 | 1,500  | Maiken Fruergaard
Sara Thygesen | 33 | 500  | Jesper Toft
Amalie Magelund | 9 | 1,200  | 8 | 2,000  | 6 | 1,000.0 | 6 | 1,000.0 | 9,700.0 | 2  | January 2012 (2012-01)
8  |  1  |  India | BA | Lakshya Sen | 16 | 1,000  | P. V. Sindhu | 17 | 1,000  | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty | 10 | 1,200  | Treesa Jolly
Gayatri Gopichand Pullela | 9 | 1,200  | Dhruv Kapila
Tanisha Crasto | 18 | 1,000  | 11 | 1,500  | 8 | 1,000.0 | 7 | 1,000.0 | 8,900.0 | 5  | July 2023 (2023-07)
9  |  1  |  Thailand | BA | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 1 | 1,200  | Pornpawee Chochuwong | 6 | 1,200  | Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Kittinupong Kedren | 25 | 500  | Laksika Kanlaha
Phataimas Muenwong | 17 | 1,000  | Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Supissara Paewsampran | 13 | 1,000  | 5 | 2,000  | 9 | 750.0 | 5 | 1,000.0 | 8,650.0 | 4  | October 2013 (2013-10)
10  |  |  Hong Kong | BA | Ng Ka Long Angus | 18 | 1,000  | Lo Sin Yan Happy | 51 | 500  | Hung Kuei Chun
Lui Chun Wai | 115 | 125  | Yeung Nga Ting
Yeung Pui Lam | 15 | 1,000  | Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet | 6 | 1,200  | 17 | 1,250  | 10 | 750.0 | 10 | 750.0 | 6,575.0 | 9  | July 2014 (2014-07)
11  |  |  France | BE | Alex Lanier | 10 | 1,200  | Léonice Huet | 73 | 500  | Christo Popov
Toma Junior Popov | 21 | 500  | Tea Margueritte
Flavie Vallet | 59 | 250  | Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue | 7 | 1,200  | 9 | 1,500  | 17 | 650.0 | 17 | 650.0 | 6,450.0 | 10  | July 2023 (2023-07)
12  |  |  Canada | BPA | Brian Yang | 32 | 750  | Michelle Li | 200 | 1,000  | Adam Dong
Nyl Yakura | 71 | 250  | Jackie Dent
Crystal Lai | 45 | 500  | Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai
Crystal Lai | 82 | 250  | 12 | 1,500  | 12 | 750.0 | 9 | 750.0 | 5,750.0 | 11  | July 2023 (2023-07)
13  |  |  Singapore | BA | Loh Kean Yew | 17 | 1,000  | Yeo Jia Min | 12 | 1,000  | Eng Keat Wesley Koh
Junsuke Kubo | 75 | 250  | Yi Ting Elsa Lai
Ci Sin Teoh | 150 | 125  | Hee Yong Kai Terry
Jin Yu Jia | 33 | 500  | 10 | 1,500  | 18 | 625.0 | 14 | 675.0 | 5,675.0 | 9  | October 2014 (2014-10)
14  |  2  |  England | BE | Harry Huang | 112 | 250  | Freya Redfearn | 152 | 250  | Ben Lane
Sean Vendy | 12 | 1,000  | Chloe Coney
Estelle Van Leeuwen | 35 | 500  | Callum Hemming
Estelle Van Leeuwen | 32 | 500  | 14 | 1,350  | 15 | 675.0 | 28 | 288.0 | 4,813.0 | 10  | July 2019 (2019-07)
15  |  1  |  Germany | BE | Fabian Roth | 85 | 500  | Yvonne Li | 95 | 500  | Bjarne Geiss
Jan Colin Voelker | 55 | 250  | Julia Meyer
Leona Michalski | 78 | 250  | Jones Ralfy Jansen
Thuc Phuong Nguyen | 43 | 500  | 13 | 1,350  | 11 | 750.0 | 21 | 568.0 | 4,668.0 | 7  | October 2011 (2011-10)
16  |  1  |  United States | BPA | Enrico Keoni Asuncion | 128 | 250  | Beiwen Zhang | 14 | 1,000  | Chen Zhi Yi
Presley Smith | 34 | 500  | Francesca Corbett
Allison Lee | 37 | 500  | Presley Smith
Jennie Gai | 47 | 500  | 29 | 800  | 30 | 313.0 | 11 | 750.0 | 4,613.0 | 14  | October 2011 (2011-10)
17  |  3  |  Scotland | BE | Callum Smith | 209 | 100  | Kirsty Gilmour | 27 | 750  | Christopher Grimley
Matthew Grimley | 39 | 500  | Julie MacPherson
Ciara Torrance | 30 | 500  | Alexander Dunn
Julie MacPherson | 24 | 500  | 18 | 1,135  | 50 | 138.0 | 17 | 650.0 | 4,273.0 | 15  | January 2018 (2018-01)
18  |  1  |  Spain | BE | Pablo Abián | 95 | 500  | Carolina Marín | 43 | 750  | Ruben García
Carlos Piris | 111 | 125  | Paula López
Lucía Rodríguez | 64 | 250  | Ruben García
Lucía Rodríguez | 50 | 500  | 24 | 875  | 34 | 288.0 | 17 | 650.0 | 3,938.0 | 14  | April 2023 (2023-04)
19  |  1  |  Australia | BO | Jack Yu | 114 | 250  | Tiffany Ho | 113 | 250  | Keith Mark Edison
Jack Yu | 99 | 250  | Setyana Mapasa
Angela Yu | 54 | 250  | Kai Chen Teoh
Kai Qi Teoh | 135 | 125  | 15 | 1,350  | 14 | 675.0 | 13 | 675.0 | 3,825.0 | 16  | October 2017 (2017-10)
20  |  1  |  Bulgaria | BE | Dimitar Yanakiev | 168 | 250  | Kaloyana Nalbantova | 70 | 500  | Ivan Rusev
Iliyan Stoynov | 85 | 250  | Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva | 12 | 1,000  | Evgeni Panev
Gabriela Stoeva | 146 | 125  | 18 | 1,135  | 50 | 138.0 | 21 | 288.0 | 3,686.0 | 16  | July 2018 (2018-07)

## Year-end number one players

[edit]

See also: Category:World No. 1 badminton players

[15]

Year  | Men's Singles  | Women's Singles  | Men's Doubles  | Women's Doubles  | Mixed Doubles

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2008  |  Lee Chong Wei |  Zhou Mi |  Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan |  Du Jing
Yu Yang |  Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
2009  |  Wang Yihan |  Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong |  Ma Jin
Wang Xiaoli |  Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
2010  |  Lee Chong Wei |  Wang Xin |  Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen |  Cheng Wen-hsing
Chien Yu-chin |  Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2011  |  Wang Yihan |  Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng |  Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang |  Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2012  |  Lee Chong Wei |  Li Xuerui |  Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen |  Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei |  Xu Chen
Ma Jin
2013  |  Lee Chong Wei |  Li Xuerui |  Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan |  Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang |  Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2014  |  Chen Long |  Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong |  Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei |  Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2015  |  Chen Long |  Carolina Marín |  Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong |  Luo Ying
Luo Yu |  Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2016  |  Lee Chong Wei |  Tai Tzu-ying |  Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong |  Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi |  Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen
2017  |  Viktor Axelsen |  Tai Tzu-ying |  Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |  Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan |  Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen
2018  |  Kento Momota |  Tai Tzu-ying |  Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |  Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota |  Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
2019  |  Kento Momota |  Chen Yufei |  Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan |  Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
2020  |  Tai Tzu-ying |  Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
2021  |  Viktor Axelsen |  Tai Tzu-ying |  Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2022  |  Viktor Axelsen |  Akane Yamaguchi |  Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto |  Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
2023  |  An Se-young |  Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang |  Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan |  Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
2024  |  Shi Yuqi |  Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |  Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning |  Feng Yanzhe
Huang Dongping
2025  |  |  |

No. 1 during every week of the year

## Number one ranked players timeline

[edit]

See also: Category:World No. 1 badminton players

The following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position since 1 October 2009 (active players in light yellow, and current number 1 players are marked in bold):

Last updated: August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)

NOTE: BWF froze the World Rankings from 18 March 2020 to 2 February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Men's singles

[edit]

| # |  | Player | Date started | Date ended | Consecutive
weeks | Total
weeks

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1 |  | Lee Chong Wei | 1 October 2009 | 20 June 2012 | 142 | (142)
2 |  | Lin Dan | 21 June 2012 | 26 September 2012 | 14 | 14
|  | Lee Chong Wei | 27 September 2012 | 24 December 2014 | 117 | (259)
3 |  | Chen Long | 25 December 2014 | 8 June 2016 | 76 | 76
|  | Lee Chong Wei | 9 June 2016 | 24 May 2017 | 50 | (309)
4 |  | Son Wan-ho | 25 May 2017 | 30 May 2017 | 1 | (1)
|  | Lee Chong Wei | 1 June 2017 | 7 June 2017 | 1 | 310
|  | Son Wan-ho | 8 June 2017 | 27 September 2017 | 16 | 17
5 |  | Viktor Axelsen | 28 September 2017 | 11 April 2018 | 28 | (28)
6 |  | Srikanth Kidambi | 12 April 2018 | 18 April 2018 | 1 | 1
|  | Viktor Axelsen | 19 April 2018 | 26 September 2018 | 23 | (51)
7 |  | Kento Momota | 27 September 2018 | 29 November 2021 | 121 | 121
|  | Viktor Axelsen | 30 November 2021 | 10 June 2024 | 132 | 183
8 |  | Shi Yuqi | 11 June 2024 | 2 June 2025 | 51 | (51)
9 |  | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 3 June 2025 | 28 July 2025 | 8 | 8
|  | Shi Yuqi | 29 July 2025 |  | 2 | 53
Weeks spent as top-ranked men's singles shuttler from 1990 to week 12 of 2020 (Note: There is a slight difference in total counts due to the nonsynchronous nature of unofficial unified ranking week count which began on 01/01/1990 and the official BWF World Ranking which began on 01/10/2009.) Weeks ranked world no. 1 men's singles shuttler by their nationality from 1990 to week 12 of 2020.

### Women's singles

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| # |  | Player | Date started | Date ended | Consecutive
weeks | Total
weeks

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1 |  | Wang Lin | 1 October 2009 | 28 October 2009 | 4 | 4
2 |  | Wang Yihan | 29 October 2009 | 22 September 2010 | 47 | (47)
3 |  | Wang Xin | 23 September 2010 | 1 December 2010 | 10 | (10)
4 |  | Tine Baun | 2 December 2010 | 8 December 2010 | 1 | 1
|  | Wang Yihan | 9 December 2010 | 15 December 2010 | 1 | (48)
|  | Wang Xin | 16 December 2010 | 12 January 2011 | 4 | 14
5 |  | Wang Shixian | 13 January 2011 | 19 January 2011 | 1 | (1)
|  | Wang Yihan | 20 January 2011 | 26 January 2011 | 1 | (49)
|  | Wang Shixian | 27 January 2011 | 17 August 2011 | 29 | (30)
|  | Wang Yihan | 18 August 2011 | 2 November 2011 | 11 | (60)
|  | Wang Shixian | 3 November 2011 | 23 November 2011 | 3 | 33
|  | Wang Yihan | 24 November 2011 | 19 December 2012 | 56 | 116
6 |  | Li Xuerui | 20 December 2012 | 1 April 2015 | 119 | (119)
7 |  | Saina Nehwal | 2 April 2015 | 8 April 2015 | 1 | (1)
|  | Li Xuerui | 9 April 2015 | 15 April 2015 | 1 | (120)
|  | Saina Nehwal | 16 April 2015 | 29 April 2015 | 2 | (3)
|  | Li Xuerui | 30 April 2015 | 20 May 2015 | 3 | (123)
|  | Saina Nehwal | 21 May 2015 | 3 June 2015 | 2 | (5)
|  | Li Xuerui | 4 June 2015 | 10 June 2015 | 1 | 124
8 |  | Carolina Marín | 11 June 2015 | 20 August 2015 | 10 | (10)
|  | Saina Nehwal | 21 August 2015 | 20 October 2015 | 9 | 14
|  | Carolina Marín | 21 October 2015 | 20 April 2016 | 26 | (36)
9 |  | Ratchanok Intanon | 21 April 2016 | 4 May 2016 | 2 | 2
|  | Carolina Marín | 5 May 2016 | 30 November 2016 | 30 | 66
10 |  | Tai Tzu-ying | 1 December 2016 | 18 April 2018 | 72 | (72)
11 |  | Akane Yamaguchi | 19 April 2018 | 2 May 2018 | 2 | (2)
|  | Tai Tzu-ying | 3 May 2018 | 29 July 2019 | 65 | (137)
|  | Akane Yamaguchi | 30 July 2019 | 23 September 2019 | 8 | (10)
|  | Tai Tzu-ying | 24 September 2019 | 28 October 2019 | 5 | (142)
12 |  | Nozomi Okuhara | 29 October 2019 | 11 November 2019 | 2 | 2
|  | Tai Tzu-ying | 12 November 2019 | 16 December 2019 | 5 | (147)
13 |  | Chen Yufei | 17 December 2019 | 16 March 2020 | 13 | (13)
|  | Tai Tzu-ying | 17 March 2020 | 2 May 2022 | 66 | (213)
|  | Akane Yamaguchi | 3 May 2022 | 29 August 2022 | 17 | (27)
|  | Tai Tzu-ying | 30 August 2022 | 5 September 2022 | 1 | 214
|  | Akane Yamaguchi | 6 September 2022 | 31 July 2023 | 47 | 74
14 |  | An Se-young | 1 August 2023 | 7 October 2024 | 62 | (62)
|  | Chen Yufei | 8 October 2024 | 21 October 2024 | 2 | 15
|  | An Se-young | 22 October 2024 |  | 45 | 107
Weeks spent as top-ranked women's singles shuttler from 1990 to week 12 of 2020 (Note: There is a slight difference in total counts due to the nonsynchronous nature of unofficial unified ranking week count which began on 01/01/1990 and the official BWF World Ranking which began on 01/10/2009, hence the non-display of Ratchanok INTANON above.) Weeks ranked world no. 1 women's singles shuttler by their nationality from 1990 to week 12 of 2020.

### Men's doubles

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| # |  | Player | Date started | Date ended | Consecutive
weeks | Total
weeks

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1 |  | Markis Kido | 1 October 2009 | 28 October 2009 | 4 | 4
| Hendra Setiawan
2 |  | Koo Kien Keat | 29 October 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 54 | 54
| Tan Boon Heong
3 |  | Mathias Boe | 11 November 2010 | 22 June 2011 | 32 | (32)
| Carsten Mogensen
4 |  | Cai Yun | 23 June 2011 | 20 June 2012 | 52 | (52)
| Fu Haifeng
5 |  | Jung Jae-sung | 21 June 2012 | 8 August 2012 | 7 | (7)
| Lee Yong-dae
|  | Cai Yun | 9 August 2012 | 15 August 2012 | 1 | (53)
| Fu Haifeng
|  | Jung Jae-sung | 16 August 2012 | 19 September 2012 | 5 | (12)
| Lee Yong-dae
|  | Cai Yun | 20 September 2012 | 26 September 2012 | 1 | 54
| Fu Haifeng
|  | Jung Jae-sung | 27 September 2012 | 31 October 2012 | 5 | 17
| Lee Yong-dae
|  | Mathias Boe | 1 November 2012 | 29 May 2013 | 30 | (62)
| Carsten Mogensen
6 |  | Ko Sung-hyun | 30 May 2013 | 20 November 2013 | 25 | 25
| Lee Yong-dae
7 |  | Mohammad Ahsan | 21 November 2013 | 13 August 2014 | 38 | 38
| Hendra Setiawan
8 |  | Lee Yong-dae | 14 August 2014 | 9 November 2016 | 117 | 117
| Yoo Yeon-seong
9 |  | Goh V Shem | 10 November 2016 | 15 March 2017 | 18 | 18
| Tan Wee Kiong
10 |  | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | 16 March 2017 | 5 April 2017 | 3 | (3)
| Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
11 |  | Li Junhui | 6 April 2017 | 12 April 2017 | 1 | (1)
| Liu Yuchen
|  | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | 13 April 2017 | 14 June 2017 | 9 | (12)
| Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
|  | Mathias Boe | 15 June 2017 | 21 June 2017 | 1 | (63)
| Carsten Mogensen
|  | Li Junhui | 22 June 2017 | 5 July 2017 | 2 | (3)
| Liu Yuchen
|  | Mathias Boe | 6 July 2017 | 12 July 2017 | 1 | (64)
| Carsten Mogensen
|  | Li Junhui | 13 July 2017 | 30 August 2017 | 7 | 10
| Liu Yuchen
|  | Mathias Boe | 31 August 2017 | 27 September 2017 | 4 | 68
| Carsten Mogensen
|  | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | 28 September 2017 | 19 September 2022 | 215 | 227
| Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
12 |  | Takuro Hoki | 20 September 2022 | 26 December 2022 | 14 | 14
| Yugo Kobayashi
13 |  | Fajar Alfian | 27 December 2022 | 10 October 2023 | 41 | 41
| Muhammad Rian Ardianto
14 |  | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | 10 October 2023 | 31 October 2023 | 3 | (3)
| Chirag Shetty
15 |  | Liang Weikeng | 31 October 2023 | 22 January 2024 | 12 | (12)
| Wang Chang
|  | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | 23 January 2024 | 15 April 2024 | 12 | (15)
| Chirag Shetty
|  | Liang Weikeng | 16 April 2024 | 20 May 2024 | 5 | (17)
| Wang Chang
|  | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | 21 May 2024 | 10 June 2024 | 3 | 18
| Chirag Shetty
|  | Liang Weikeng | 11 June 2024 | 16 December 2024 | 27 | 44
| Wang Chang
16 |  | Kim Astrup | 17 December 2024 | 26 May 2025 | 23 | 23
| Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
17 |  | Goh Sze Fei | 27 May 2025 | 21 July 2025 | 8 | 8
| Nur Izzuddin
18 |  | Kim Won-ho | 22 July 2025 |  | 3 | 3
| Seo Seung-jae
Weeks spent as top-ranked men's doubles shuttlers from 1990 to week 12 of 2020 (Note: There is a slight difference in total counts due to the nonsynchronous nature of unofficial unified ranking week count which began on 01/01/1990 and the official BWF World Ranking which began on 01/10/2009.) Weeks ranked world no. 1 men's doubles shuttlers by their nationality from 1990 to week 12 of 2020.

### Women's doubles

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# |  | Player | Date started | Date ended | Consecutive
weeks | Total
weeks

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1 |  | Zhao Tingting | 1 October 2009 | 4 November 2009 | 5 | 5
| Zhang Yawen
2 |  | Cheng Shu | 5 November 2009 | 18 November 2009 | 2 | 2
| Zhao Yunlei
3 |  | Du Jing | 19 November 2009 | 25 November 2009 | 1 | (1)
| Yu Yang
4 |  | Ma Jin | 26 November 2009 | 27 January 2010 | 9 | (9)
| Wang Xiaoli
|  | Du Jing | 28 January 2010 | 24 March 2010 | 8 | 9
| Yu Yang
|  | Ma Jin | 25 March 2010 | 29 September 2010 | 27 | 36
| Wang Xiaoli
5 |  | Cheng Wen-hsing | 30 September 2010 | 27 April 2011 | 30 | 30
| Chien Yu-chin
6 |  | Wang Xiaoli | 28 April 2011 | 19 September 2012 | 73 | (73)
| Yu Yang
7 |  | Tian Qing | 20 September 2012 | 13 March 2013 | 25 | (25)
| Zhao Yunlei
|  | Wang Xiaoli | 14 March 2013 | 28 May 2014 | 63 | 136
| Yu Yang
8 |  | Bao Yixin | 29 May 2014 | 29 October 2014 | 22 | 22
| Tang Jinhua
9 |  | Misaki Matsutomo | 30 October 2014 | 26 November 2014 | 4 | (4)
| Ayaka Takahashi
|  | Tian Qing | 27 November 2014 | 1 April 2015 | 18 | 43
| Zhao Yunlei
|  | Misaki Matsutomo | 2 April 2015 | 16 December 2015 | 37 | (41)
| Ayaka Takahashi
10 |  | Luo Ying | 17 December 2015 | 16 March 2016 | 13 | 13
| Luo Yu
|  | Misaki Matsutomo | 17 March 2016 | 25 October 2017 | 84 | (125)
| Ayaka Takahashi
11 |  | Chen Qingchen | 26 October 2017 | 8 November 2017 | 2 | (2)
| Jia Yifan
|  | Misaki Matsutomo | 9 November 2017 | 22 November 2017 | 2 | 127
| Ayaka Takahashi
|  | Chen Qingchen | 23 November 2017 | 20 June 2018 | 30 | (32)
| Jia Yifan
12 |  | Yuki Fukushima | 21 June 2018 | 4 July 2018 | 2 | (2)
| Sayaka Hirota
|  | Chen Qingchen | 5 July 2018 | 8 August 2018 | 5 | (37)
| Jia Yifan
|  | Yuki Fukushima | 9 August 2018 | 29 April 2019 | 38 | (40)
| Sayaka Hirota
13 |  | Mayu Matsumoto | 30 April 2019 | 22 July 2019 | 12 | (12)
| Wakana Nagahara
|  | Yuki Fukushima | 23 July 2019 | 29 July 2019 | 1 | (41)
| Sayaka Hirota
|  | Mayu Matsumoto | 30 July 2019 | 11 November 2019 | 15 | 27
| Wakana Nagahara
|  | Yuki Fukushima | 12 November 2019 | 18 November 2019 | 1 | (42)
| Sayaka Hirota
|  | Chen Qingchen | 19 November 2019 | 1 February 2021 | 18 | (55)
| Jia Yifan
|  | Yuki Fukushima | 2 February 2021 | 20 December 2021 | 46 | 88
| Sayaka Hirota
|  | Chen Qingchen | 21 December 2021 | 3 October 2022 | 41 | (96)
| Jia Yifan
14 |  | Kim So-yeong | 4 October 2022 | 24 October 2022 | 3 | 3
| Kong Hee-yong
|  | Chen Qingchen | 25 October 2022 | 21 October 2024 | 104 | 200
| Jia Yifan
15 |  | Liu Shengshu | 22 October 2024 | 28 October 2024 | 1 | (1)
| Tan Ning
16 |  | Baek Ha-na | 29 October 2024 | 18 November 2024 | 3 | (3)
| Lee So-hee
|  | Liu Shengshu | 19 November 2024 | 13 January 2025 | 8 | (9)
| Tan Ning
|  | Baek Ha-na | 14 January 2025 | 17 March 2025 | 9 | 12
| Lee So-hee
|  | Liu Shengshu | 18 March 2025 |  | 20 | 29
| Tan Ning

### Mixed doubles

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# |  | Player | Date started | Date ended | Consecutive
weeks | Total
weeks

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1 |  | Lee Yong-dae | 1 October 2009 | 20 January 2010 | 16 | (16)
| Lee Hyo-jung
2 |  | Zheng Bo | 21 January 2010 | 10 March 2010 | 7 | 7
| Ma Jin
3 |  | Nova Widianto | 11 March 2010 | 24 March 2010 | 2 | (2)
| Liliyana Natsir
|  | Lee Yong-dae | 25 March 2010 | 21 April 2010 | 4 | (20)
| Lee Hyo-jung
|  | Nova Widianto | 22 April 2010 | 26 May 2010 | 5 | (7)
| Liliyana Natsir
|  | Lee Yong-dae | 27 May 2010 | 23 June 2010 | 4 | 24
| Lee Hyo-jung
4 |  | Thomas Laybourn | 24 June 2010 | 30 June 2010 | 1 | (1)
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl
|  | Nova Widianto | 1 July 2010 | 25 August 2010 | 8 | (15)
| Liliyana Natsir
5 |  | Robert Mateusiak | 26 August 2010 | 1 September 2010 | 1 | 1
| Nadieżda Zięba
|  | Nova Widianto | 2 September 2010 | 3 November 2010 | 9 | 24
| Liliyana Natsir
|  | Thomas Laybourn | 4 November 2010 | 2 February 2011 | 13 | 14
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl
6 |  | Zhang Nan | 3 February 2011 | 15 August 2012 | 80 | (80)
| Zhao Yunlei
7 |  | Xu Chen | 16 August 2012 | 18 September 2013 | 57 | 57
| Ma Jin
|  | Zhang Nan | 19 September 2013 | 1 April 2015 | 80 | (160)
| Zhao Yunlei
8 |  | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | 2 April 2015 | 8 April 2015 | 1 | 1
| Christinna Pedersen
|  | Zhang Nan | 9 April 2015 | 21 September 2016 | 76 | 236
| Zhao Yunlei
9 |  | Ko Sung-hyun | 22 September 2016 | 21 December 2016 | 13 | 13
| Kim Ha-na
10 |  | Zheng Siwei | 22 December 2016 | 11 April 2018 | 68 | (68)
| Chen Qingchen
11 |  | Wang Yilyu | 12 April 2018 | 25 April 2018 | 2 | (2)
| Huang Dongping
|  | Zheng Siwei | 26 April 2018 | 2 May 2018 | 1 | 69
| Chen Qingchen
12 |  | Tontowi Ahmad | 3 May 2018 | 20 June 2018 | 7 | (7)
| Liliyana Natsir
|  | Wang Yilyu | 21 June 2018 | 11 July 2018 | 3 | 5
| Huang Dongping
|  | Tontowi Ahmad | 12 July 2018 | 8 August 2018 | 4 | 11
| Liliyana Natsir
13 |  | Zheng Siwei | 9 August 2018 | 6 December 2021 | 129 | (129)
| Huang Yaqiong
14 |  | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 7 December 2021 | 20 June 2022 | 28 | (28)
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai
|  | Zheng Siwei | 21 June 2022 | 15 August 2022 | 8 | (137)
| Huang Yaqiong
|  | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 16 August 2022 | 7 November 2022 | 12 | (40)
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai
15 |  | Yuta Watanabe | 8 November 2022 | 14 November 2022 | 1 | 1
| Arisa Igarashi
|  | Zheng Siwei | 15 November 2022 | 28 November 2022 | 2 | (139)
| Huang Yaqiong
|  | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 29 November 2022 | 12 December 2022 | 2 | 42
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai
|  | Zheng Siwei | 13 December 2022 | 25 November 2024 | 102 | 241
| Huang Yaqiong
16 |  | Feng Yanzhe | 26 November 2024 | 17 March 2025 | 16 | 16
| Huang Dongping
17 |  | Jiang Zhenbang | 18 March 2025 | 26 May 2025 | 10 | 10
| Wei Yaxin
|  | Feng Yanzhe | 27 May 2025 |  | 11 | 27
| Huang Dongping

## Players with highest career rank 2–5

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Last update: 29 July 2025

The following is a list of players who were ranked world no. 5 or higher but not no. 1 in the period since the introduction of the BWF computer rankings (active players in light green):

### Men's singles

[edit]

| NOC | Player | Date reached

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World number 2
| Peter Gade | 9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
| Chou Tien-chen | 6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)
| Anders Antonsen | 27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
| Lee Zii Jia | 25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
| Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
| Jonatan Christie | 31 January 2023 (2023-01-31)
| Kodai Naraoka | 12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)
World number 3
| Simon Santoso | 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
| Du Pengyu | 17 January 2013 (2013-01-17)
| Kenichi Tago | 31 October 2013 (2013-10-31)
| Tommy Sugiarto | 19 December 2013 (2013-12-19)
| Loh Kean Yew | 8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)
| Li Shifeng | 31 October 2023 (2023-10-31)
World number 4
| Boonsak Ponsana | 2 December 2010 (2010-12-02)
| Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 24 January 2013 (2013-01-24)
| Hu Yun | 30 May 2013 (2013-05-30)
World number 5
| Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 2 December 2010 (2010-12-02)

### Women's singles

[edit]

| NOC | Player | Date reached

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|

World number 2
| Zhou Mi | 1 October 2009 (2009-10-01)
| Juliane Schenk | 20 June 2013 (2013-06-20)
| Sung Ji-hyun | 16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)
| P. V. Sindhu | 6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)
| Wang Zhiyi | 19 November 2024 (2024-11-19)
World number 3
| Jiang Yanjiao | 21 January 2010 (2010-01-21)
| Han Yue | 18 March 2025 (2025-03-18)
World number 4
| Pi Hongyan | 19 November 2009 (2009-11-19)
| Sun Yu | 22 December 2016 (2016-12-22)
World number 5
| Lu Lan | 21 January 2010 (2010-01-21)
| Liu Xin | 14 April 2011 (2011-04-14)
| Bae Yeon-ju | 2 June 2011 (2011-06-02)
| He Bingjiao | 15 November 2022 (2022-11-15)
| Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | 14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)

### Men's doubles

[edit]

| NOC | Player | Date reached

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|

World number 2
| Ko Sung-hyun | 3 February 2011 (2011-02-03)
| Yoo Yeon-seong
| Hiroyuki Endo | 6 March 2014 (2014-03-06)
| Kenichi Hayakawa
| Fu Haifeng | 25 August 2016 (2016-08-25)
| Zhang Nan
| Kim Gi-jung | 22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)
| Kim Sa-rang
| Chai Biao | 6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
| Hong Wei
| Takeshi Kamura | 26 January 2017 (2017-01-26)
| Keigo Sonoda
| Liu Cheng | 21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
| Zhang Nan
| Lee Yang | 27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
| Wang Chi-lin
| Aaron Chia | 24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
| Soh Wooi Yik
| Liu Yuchen | 30 May 2023 (2023-05-30)
| Ou Xuanyi
| Kang Min-hyuk | 20 February 2024 (2024-02-20)
| Seo Seung-jae
World number 3
| Guo Zhendong | 1 July 2010 (2010-07-01)
| Xu Chen
| Fang Chieh-min | 9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
| Lee Sheng-mu
| Ko Sung-hyun | 22 January 2015 (2015-01-22)
| Shin Baek-cheol
| Lee Sheng-mu | 19 March 2015 (2015-03-19)
| Tsai Chia-hsin
World number 4
| Hong Wei | 17 January 2013 (2013-01-17)
| Shen Ye
| Liu Xiaolong | 19 March 2015 (2015-03-19)
| Qiu Zihan
| Mads Conrad-Petersen | 21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
| Mads Pieler Kolding
| Chen Hung-ling | 25 October 2018 (2018-10-25)
| Wang Chi-lin
| Hiroyuki Endo | 5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)
| Yuta Watanabe
| He Jiting | 22 October 2024 (2024-10-22)
| Ren Xiangyu
World number 5
| Alvent Yulianto | 26 November 2009 (2009-11-26)
| Hendra Aprida Gunawan
| Chai Biao | 22 December 2011 (2011-12-22)
| Guo Zhendong
| Mohammad Ahsan | 9 August 2012 (2012-08-09)
| Bona Septano
| Han Chengkai | 9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)
| Zhou Haodong

### Women's doubles

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| NOC | Player | Date reached

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World number 2
| Chin Eei Hui | 1 October 2009 (2009-10-01)
| Wong Pei Tty
| Ha Jung-eun | 5 November 2009 (2009-11-05)
| Kim Min-jung
| Miyuki Maeda | 11 November 2010 (2010-11-11)
| Satoko Suetsuna
| Bao Yixin | 1 November 2012 (2012-11-01)
| Zhong Qianxin
| Ma Jin | 11 July 2013 (2013-07-11)
| Tang Jinhua
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 24 October 2013 (2013-10-24)
| Christinna Pedersen
| Nitya Krishinda Maheswari | 28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
| Greysia Polii
| Tang Yuanting | 14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)
| Yu Yang
| Jung Kyung-eun | 10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
| Shin Seung-chan
| Chang Ye-na | 9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)
| Lee So-hee
| Lee So-hee | 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
| Shin Seung-chan
| Nami Matsuyama | 8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)
| Chiharu Shida
| Zhang Shuxian | 23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)
| Zheng Yu
| Pearly Tan | 29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)
| Thinaah Muralitharan
World number 3
| Petya Nedelcheva | 25 November 2010 (2010-11-25)
| Anastasia Russkikh
| Mizuki Fujii | 5 January 2012 (2012-01-05)
| Reika Kakiiwa
| Shizuka Matsuo | 25 April 2013 (2013-04-25)
| Mami Naito
| Greysia Polii | 20 September 2018 (2018-09-20)
| Apriyani Rahayu
| Jeong Na-eun | 27 December 2022 (2022-12-27)
| Kim Hye-jeong
World number 4
| Lee Hyo-jung | 26 November 2009 (2009-11-26)
| Lee Kyung-won
| Valeria Sorokina | 16 December 2010 (2010-12-16)
| Nina Vislova
| Duanganong Aroonkesorn | 13 January 2011 (2011-01-13)
| Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
| Chang Ye-na | 14 August 2014 (2014-08-14)
| Kim So-yeong
| Shiho Tanaka | 31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)
| Koharu Yonemoto
| Apriyani Rahayu | 18 April 2023 (2023-04-18)
| Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
| Rin Iwanaga | 11 March 2025 (2025-03-11)
| Kie Nakanishi
World number 5
| Pan Pan | 16 December 2010 (2010-12-16)
| Tian Qing
| Greysia Polii | 12 May 2011 (2011-05-12)
| Meiliana Jauhari
| Eom Hye-won | 25 April 2013 (2013-04-25)
| Chang Ye-na
| Jung Kyung-eun | 26 September 2013 (2013-09-26)
| Kim Ha-na
| Reika Kakiiwa | 17 April 2014 (2014-04-17)
| Miyuki Maeda
| Du Yue | 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)
| Li Yinhui
| Jongkolphan Kititharakul | 20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)
| Rawinda Prajongjai
| Li Yijing | 27 May 2025 (2025-05-27)
| Luo Xumin

### Mixed doubles

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| NOC | Player | Date reached

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World number 2
| Hendra Aprida Gunawan | 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
| Vita Marissa
| Sudket Prapakamol | 9 December 2010 (2010-12-09)
| Saralee Thungthongkam
| Tao Jiaming | 18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)
| Tian Qing
| Praveen Jordan | 27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)
| Debby Susanto
| Lu Kai | 13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)
| Huang Yaqiong
| Tang Chun Man | 21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)
| Tse Ying Suet
| Seo Seung-jae | 12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)
| Chae Yoo-jung
World number 3
| Chan Peng Soon | 22 November 2012 (2012-11-22)
| Goh Liu Ying
| Liu Cheng | 2 April 2015 (2015-04-02)
| Bao Yixin
| Kim Won-ho | 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31)
| Jeong Na-eun
| Chen Tang Jie | 14 January 2025 (2025-01-14)
| Toh Ee Wei
| Goh Soon Huat | 18 February 2025 (2025-02-18)
| Shevon Jemie Lai
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 22 July 2025 (2025-07-22)
| Supissara Paewsampran
World number 4
| He Hanbin | 29 October 2009 (2009-10-29)
| Yu Yang
| Ko Sung-hyun | 2 June 2011 (2011-06-02)
| Ha Jung-eun
| Chris Adcock | 24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)
| Gabby Adcock
| Mathias Christiansen | 25 October 2018 (2018-10-25)
| Christinna Pedersen
| Praveen Jordan | 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)
| Melati Daeva Oktavianti
World number 5
| Tao Jiaming | 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
| Zhang Yawen
| Nathan Robertson | 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
| Jenny Wallwork
| Chen Hung-ling | 3 November 2011 (2011-11-03)
| Cheng Wen-hsing
| Seo Seung-jae | 17 May 2018 (2018-05-17)
| Kim Ha-na
| Tan Kian Meng | 20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)
| Lai Pei Jing
| Thom Gicquel | 3 January 2023 (2023-01-03)
| Delphine Delrue
| Guo Xinwa | 18 March 2025 (2025-03-18)
| Chen Fanghui

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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 24 June 2025

| Men's singles| Women's singles| Men's doubles| Women's doubles| Mixed doubles

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1. Vitidsarn
2. Antonsen
3. Shi
4. Christie
5. Li
6. Chou
7. Naraoka
8. Lanier
9. Axelsen
10. Loh

1. An
2. Wang
3. Yamaguchi
4. Han
5. Chen
6. Miyazaki
7. Chochuwong
8. Tunjung
9. Katethong
10. Intanon

1. Goh / Izzuddin
2. Chia / Soh
3. Astrup / Rasmussen
4. Kim / Seo
5. Alfian / Ardianto
6. Liang / Wang
7. Man / Tee
8. Gutama / Isfahani
9. Carnando / Maulana
10. Fikri / Marthin

1. Liu / Tan
2. Matsuyama / Shida
3. Tan / Thinaah
4. Baek / Lee
5. Iwanaga / Nakanishi
6. Li / Luo
7. Kim / Kong
8. Fukushima / Matsumoto
9. Jia / Zhang
10. Kusuma / Pratiwi

1. Feng / Huang
2. Jiang / Wei
3. Tang / Tse
4. Chen / Toh
5. Puavaranukroh / Paewsampran
6. Goh / Lai
7. Gicquel / Delrue
8. Toft / Magelund
9. Midorikawa / Saito
10. Guo / Chen

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IBF World Grand Prix|

* 1983
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Super Series Premier / Super Series|

* 2007
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Grand Prix Gold / Grand Prix|

* 2007
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* 2009
* 2010
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* 2014
* 2015
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BWF World Tour|

* 2018
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* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Continental
circuits|

| International Challenge|

* 2007
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* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
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* 2018
* 2019
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* 2021
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International Series|

* 2007
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* 2021
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Future Series|

* 2007
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* BWF World Ranking

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International badminton

* BWF
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* World Ranking
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* Teams

Africa|

* BCA - African Championships
* Team Championships
* Junior Championships
* African Para Championships

Asia|

* BA - Asia Championships (Individual, Team, Mixed Team)
* Junior Championships
* Asian Para Championships

Europe|

* BE - European Championships
* Team Championships
* Mixed Team Championships
* Small States Championships
* Junior Championships
* Senior Championships
* European Para Championships

Oceania|

* BO - Oceania Championships
* Junior Championships
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Americas|

* BPA - Pan Am Championships
* Junior Championships
* Pan Am Para Championships

Games|

* African Games
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