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| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Badminton |
| Sponsored by | Badminton World Federation |
| History | |
| First award | 1998 |
| Editions | 26 |
| First winner |  Peter Gade |
| Most wins |  Lee Chong Wei  Huang Yaqiong  Leani Ratri Oktila |
| Most recent | Shi Yuqi  An Se-young |
BWF Awards are awards given by the Badminton World Federation to the top badminton players during a given season.
From 1998 to 2007, this award was named Eddy Choong Player of the Year.
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Peter Gade | — | [1] |
| 1999 | — | Camilla Martin | |
| 2000 | Candra Wijaya | — | |
| 2001 | — | Gao Ling | |
| 2002 | Kim Dong-moon | — | |
| 2003 | Kim Dong-moon | Ra Kyung-min | |
| 2004 | Taufik Hidayat | — | |
| 2005 | Taufik Hidayat | — | |
| 2006 | Lin Dan | — | |
| 2007 | Lin Dan | — | |
| 2008 | Lin Dan |  Zhou Mi | |
| 2009 | Lee Chong Wei | Wang Yihan | |
| 2010 | Lee Chong Wei | Wang Xin | |
| 2011 | Lee Chong Wei | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | [2] |
| 2012 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Wang Yihan | |
| 2013 | Lee Chong Wei | Li Xuerui | [3] |
| 2014 | Chen Long | Zhao Yunlei | [4] |
| 2015 | Chen Long |  Carolina Marín | |
| 2016 | Lee Chong Wei |  Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | |
| 2017 | Marcus Gideon Kevin Sukamuljo | Chen Qingchen | |
| 2018 | Marcus Gideon Kevin Sukamuljo | Huang Yaqiong | |
| 2019 | Kento Momota | Huang Yaqiong | [5] |
| 2020–2021 | Viktor Axelsen |  Tai Tzu-ying | [6] |
| 2022 | Viktor Axelsen | Akane Yamaguchi | [7] |
| 2023 | Seo Seung-jae | An Se-young | [8] |
| 2024 | Shi Yuqi | An Se-young |
| Year | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | — | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | [7] |
| 2023 | — | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | — | [8] |
| 2024 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning | Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shi Yuqi | An Se-young |
This was awarded from 2008 to 2023 as the Most Promising Player of the Year. In 2024, it was renamed Rising Star of the Year.
| Year | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Saina Nehwal | [9] |
| 2009 |  Ratchanok Intanon | [1] |
| 2010 | Viktor Axelsen | |
| 2011 | Zulfadli Zulkiffli | |
| 2012 | Kento Momota | |
| 2013 | Akane Yamaguchi | |
| 2014 | Akane Yamaguchi | |
| 2015 | Zheng Siwei | |
| 2016 | Chen Qingchen | |
| 2017 | Chen Yufei | |
| 2018 | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong | |
| 2019 | An Se-young | |
| 2020–2021 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | |
| 2022 | Kodai Naraoka | [7] |
| 2023 | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning | [8] |
| 2024 |  Alex Lanier |
This award was first presented in 2015. [10]
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lee Sam-seop |  Helle Sofie Sagøy | [5] |
| 2016 | Lucas Mazur |  Karin Suter-Erath | |
| 2017 | Kim Jung-jun | Amnouy Wetwithan | |
| 2018 |  Jack Shephard | Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2019 | Qu Zimo | Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2020–2021 | Qu Zimo | Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2022 | Daiki Kajiwara | Manisha Ramadass | [7] |
| 2023 | Daiki Kajiwara | Rina Marlina | |
| 2024 | Qu Zimo | Liu Yutong Li Fengmei |
| Year | Pair | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël | |
| 2022 |  Thomas Wandschneider Rick Hellmann | |
| 2023 | Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2024 | Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila |
This award is given to the best-dressed player at the Gala held prior to the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals and its predecessor, the BWF Super Series Finals.
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ko Sung-hyun | Tai Tzu-ying | [11] |
| 2015 | Chou Tien-chen | Ratchanok Intanon | [10] |
| 2016 | Viktor Axelsen | Woon Khe Wei | [12] |
| 2017 | Srikanth Kidambi | Tai Tzu-ying | [13] |
| 2018 | Shi Yuqi | P. V. Sindhu | [14] |
| 2019 | Viktor Axelsen | Ratchanok Intanon | [15] |
| 2022 | Prannoy H. S. | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | [7] |
| 2023 | Chen Tang Jie | Jongkolphan Kititharakul | [8] |
| 2024 | He Jiting | Gayatri Gopichand |
In 2024, BWF announced a brand-new structure for the awards. This led to a category becoming defunct. [16]
| Year | Player(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | P. V. Sindhu | |
| 2017 | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | |
| 2018 | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | |
| 2019 | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong | |
| 2020–2021 | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | |
| 2022 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | |
| 2023 | Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin |
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