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]
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 used are as follows: [5]
1. The points system chart: [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* | 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:
Decipline | 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 |
The points in the new system are multiplied by 10 from the previous one: [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* | 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 |
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 |
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 Games 1 | 13,000 | 11,000 | 1 9,200 | 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 |
Starting from 2024 (Week 17), BWF will using 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 Games 1 | 14,500 | 12,500 | 1 10,500 | 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 - $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 |
Players in their highest peak are marked in light yellow, retired players are marked in italic.
BWF World Rankings (Men's singles) as of 16 April 2024 [update] [9] | ||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak | ||
Rank | Date | |||||
1 | Denmark | Viktor Axelsen | 98,715 | 1 | September 28, 2017 | |
2 | China | Shi Yuqi | 92,184 | 2 | August 24, 2017 | |
3 | 2 | Indonesia | Jonatan Christie | 89,211 | 2 | January 31, 2023 |
4 | Denmark | Anders Antonsen | 87,754 | 2 | September 27, 2022 | |
5 | 1 | Japan | Kodai Naraoka | 82,815 | 2 | December 12, 2023 |
6 | 1 | China | Li Shifeng | 81,598 | 3 | October 31, 2023 |
7 | 4 | Indonesia | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 79,701 | 2 | January 24, 2023 |
8 | Thailand | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 78,598 | 3 | June 6, 2023 | |
9 | India | Prannoy H. S. | 75,847 | 6 | August 29, 2023 | |
10 | 1 | Malaysia | Lee Zii Jia | 69,856 | 2 | October 25, 2022 |
11 | 1 | Japan | Kenta Nishimoto | 64,982 | 9 | September 6, 2018 |
12 | 2 | Singapore | Loh Kean Yew | 64,752 | 3 | November 8, 2022 |
13 | India | Lakshya Sen | 64,021 | 6 | November 8, 2022 | |
14 | 1 | Chinese Taipei | Chou Tien-chen | 62,498 | 2 | August 6, 2019 |
15 | 1 | Hong Kong, China | Lee Cheuk Yiu | 61,699 | 13 | January 23, 2024 |
16 | 1 | China | Weng Hongyang | 59,950 | 15 | February 20, 2024 |
17 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Lin Chun-yi | 59,566 | 17 | April 16, 2024 |
18 | Malaysia | Ng Tze Yong | 58,735 | 14 | November 21, 2023 | |
19 | 3 | China | Lu Guangzu | 56,691 | 10 | January 17, 2023 |
20 | 5 | France | Toma Junior Popov | 55,455 | 20 | April 16, 2024 |
BWF World Rankings (Women's singles) as of 16 April 2024 [update] [10] | ||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak | ||
Rank | Date | |||||
1 | South Korea | An Se-young | 111,314 | 1 | August 1, 2023 | |
2 | China | Chen Yufei | 102,596 | 1 | December 17, 2019 | |
3 | 2 | Spain | Carolina Marín | 93,736 | 1 | June 11, 2015 |
4 | Japan | Akane Yamaguchi | 93,517 | 1 | April 19, 2018 | |
5 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Tai Tzu-ying | 92,736 | 1 | December 1, 2016 |
6 | China | He Bingjiao | 76,274 | 5 | November 15, 2022 | |
7 | China | Han Yue | 75,486 | 7 | March 19, 2024 | |
8 | 1 | China | Wang Zhiyi | 75,148 | 6 | January 31, 2023 |
9 | 1 | Indonesia | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | 72,271 | 7 | July 4, 2023 |
10 | United States | Beiwen Zhang | 68,556 | 9 | June 22, 2017 | |
11 | 2 | Japan | Aya Ohori | 64,417 | 11 | April 16, 2024 |
12 | 1 | Thailand | Ratchanok Intanon | 63,073 | 1 | April 21, 2016 |
13 | 1 | South Korea | Kim Ga-eun | 61,940 | 12 | December 19, 2023 |
14 | 2 | India | P. V. Sindhu | 61,222 | 2 | April 1, 2017 |
15 | China | Zhang Yiman | 58,354 | 13 | September 19, 2023 | |
16 | Thailand | Supanida Katethong | 57,244 | 14 | November 7, 2023 | |
17 | Japan | Nozomi Okuhara | 57,027 | 1 | October 29, 2019 | |
18 | 1 | Singapore | Yeo Jia Min | 53,396 | 16 | December 7, 2021 |
19 | 1 | Thailand | Pornpawee Chochuwong | 53,179 | 8 | October 4, 2022 |
20 | Thailand | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 52,180 | 10 | November 1, 2022 |
BWF World Rankings (Men's doubles) as of 16 April 2024 [update] [11] | |||||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak (pair) | Highest peak (individual) | ||||
Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date | |||||
1 | 2 | China | Liang Weikeng | 98,849 | 1 | October 31, 2023 | 1 | Wang Chang | October 31, 2023 |
China | Wang Chang | 1 | Liang Weikeng | October 31, 2023 | |||||
2 | South Korea | Kang Min-hyuk | 97,261 | 2 | February 20, 2024 | 2 | Seo Seung-jae | February 20, 2024 | |
South Korea | Seo Seung-jae | 2 | Kang Min-hyuk | February 20, 2024 | |||||
3 | 2 | India | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | 96,353 | 1 | October 12, 2023 | 1 | Chirag Shetty | October 12, 2023 |
India | Chirag Shetty | 1 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | October 12, 2023 | |||||
4 | Denmark | Kim Astrup | 92,724 | 3 | October 31, 2023 | 3 | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | October 31, 2023 | |
Denmark | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 3 | Kim Astrup | October 31, 2023 | |||||
5 | Malaysia | Aaron Chia | 92,264 | 2 | January 24, 2023 | 2 | Soh Wooi Yik | January 24, 2023 | |
Malaysia | Soh Wooi Yik | 2 | Aaron Chia | January 24, 2023 | |||||
6 | Japan | Takuro Hoki | 84,362 | 1 | September 20, 2022 | 1 | Yugo Kobayashi | September 20, 2022 | |
Japan | Yugo Kobayashi | 1 | Takuro Hoki | September 20, 2022 | |||||
7 | Indonesia | Fajar Alfian | 79,968 | 1 | December 27, 2022 | 1 | Muhammad Rian Ardianto | December 27, 2022 | |
Indonesia | Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 1 | Fajar Alfian | December 27, 2022 | |||||
8 | 1 | China | Liu Yuchen | 73,858 | 2 | May 30, 2023 | 1 | Li Junhui | April 6, 2017 |
China | Ou Xuanyi | 2 | Liu Yuchen | May 30, 2023 | |||||
9 | 1 | Indonesia | Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | 72,179 | 9 | December 19, 2023 | 9 | Bagas Maulana | December 19, 2023 |
Indonesia | Bagas Maulana | 9 | Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | December 19, 2023 | |||||
10 | Chinese Taipei | Lee Yang | 71,008 | 2 | September 27, 2022 | 2 | Wang Chi-lin | September 27, 2022 | |
Chinese Taipei | Wang Chi-lin | 2 | Lee Yang | September 27, 2022 | |||||
11 | China | He Jiting | 67,396 | 11 | March 19, 2024 | 10 | Tan Qiang | June 27, 2023 | |
China | Ren Xiangyu | 11 | He Jiting | March 19, 2024 | |||||
12 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Lee Jhe-huei | 66,574 | 12 | April 16, 2024 | 7 | Lee Yang | July 6, 2017 |
Chinese Taipei | Yang Po-hsuan | 12 | Lee Jhe-huei | April 26, 2024 | |||||
13 | Indonesia | Leo Rolly Carnando | 63,975 | 9 | May 23, 2023 | 9 | Daniel Marthin | May 23, 2023 | |
Indonesia | Daniel Marthin | 9 | Leo Rolly Carnando | May 23, 2023 | |||||
14 | 2 | Malaysia | Ong Yew Sin | 59,462 | 6 | June 20, 2023 | 6 | Teo Ee Yi | June 20, 2023 |
Malaysia | Teo Ee Yi | 6 | Ong Yew Sin | June 20, 2023 | |||||
15 | 4 | Malaysia | Goh Sze Fei | 57,088 | 9 | November 29, 2022 | 9 | Nur Izzuddin | November 29, 2022 |
Malaysia | Nur Izzuddin | 9 | Goh Sze Fei | November 29, 2022 | |||||
16 | Japan | Akira Koga | 56,673 | 14 | October 31, 2023 | 14 | Taichi Saito | December 12, 2023 | |
Japan | Taichi Saito | 14 | Akira Koga | December 12, 2023 | |||||
17 | 2 | Indonesia | Mohammad Ahsan | 56,140 | 1 | November 21, 2013 | 1 | Hendra Setiawan | November 21, 2013 |
Indonesia | Hendra Setiawan | 1 | Markis Kido Mohammad Ahsan | September 27, 2007 November 21, 2013 | |||||
18 | 1 | Denmark | Rasmus Kjær | 55,666 | 17 | February 20, 2024 | 17 | Frederik Søgaard | February 20, 2024 |
Denmark | Frederik Søgaard | 17 | Rasmus Kjær | February 20, 2024 | |||||
19 | 1 | England | Ben Lane | 53,520 | 13 | September 27, 2022 | 13 | Sean Vendy | September 27, 2022 |
England | Sean Vendy | 13 | Ben Lane | September 27, 2022 | |||||
20 | 2 | Malaysia | Man Wei Chong | 53,010 | 17 | January 30, 2024 | 17 | Tee Kai Wun | January 30, 2024 |
Malaysia | Tee Kai Wun | 17 | Man Wei Chong | January 30, 2024 |
BWF World Rankings (Women's doubles) as of 16 April 2024 [update] [12] | |||||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak (pair) | Highest peak (individual) | ||||
Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date | |||||
1 | China | Chen Qingchen | 111,210 | 1 | October 26, 2017 | 1 | Jia Yifan | October 26, 2017 | |
China | Jia Yifan | 1 | Chen Qingchen | October 26, 2017 | |||||
2 | South Korea | Baek Ha-na | 101,406 | 2 | May 30, 2023 | 2 | Lee So-hee | May 30, 2023 | |
South Korea | Lee So-hee | 2 | Chang Ye-na Shin Seung-chan Baek Ha-na | November 9, 2017 December 21, 2021 May 30, 2023 | |||||
3 | China | Liu Shengshu | 89,181 | 3 | February 20, 2024 | 3 | Tan Ning | February 20, 2024 | |
China | Tan Ning | 3 | Liu Shengshu | February 20, 2024 | |||||
4 | Japan | Nami Matsuyama | 88,485 | 2 | November 8, 2022 | 2 | Chiharu Shida | November 8, 2022 | |
Japan | Chiharu Shida | 2 | Nami Matsuyama | November 8, 2022 | |||||
5 | 2 | China | Zhang Shuxian | 84,866 | 2 | May 23, 2023 | 2 | Zheng Yu | May 23, 2023 |
China | Zheng Yu | 2 | Zhang Shuxian | May 23, 2023 | |||||
6 | 1 | South Korea | Kim So-yeong | 84,520 | 1 | October 4, 2022 | 1 | Kong Hee-yong | October 4, 2022 |
South Korea | Kong Hee-yong | 1 | Kim So-yeong | October 4, 2022 | |||||
7 | 1 | Japan | Mayu Matsumoto | 78,822 | 1 | April 30, 2019 | 1 | Wakana Nagahara | April 30, 2019 |
Japan | Wakana Nagahara | 1 | Mayu Matsumoto | April 30, 2019 | |||||
8 | 2 | Japan | Yuki Fukushima | 76,325 | 1 | June 21, 2018 | 1 | Sayaka Hirota | June 21, 2018 |
Japan | Sayaka Hirota | 1 | Yuki Fukushima | June 21, 2018 | |||||
9 | Indonesia | Apriyani Rahayu | 72,583 | 4 | March 18, 2023 | 3 | Greysia Polii | September 20, 2018 | |
Indonesia | Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | 4 | Apriyani Rahayu | March 18, 2023 | |||||
10 | Thailand | Jongkolphan Kititharakul | 69,138 | 5 | December 20, 2022 | 5 | Rawinda Prajongjai | December 20, 2022 | |
Thailand | Rawinda Prajongjai | 5 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul | December 20, 2022 | |||||
11 | Japan | Rena Miyaura | 67,335 | 11 | January 23, 2024 | 11 | Ayako Sakuramoto | January 23, 2024 | |
Japan | Ayako Sakuramoto | 9 | Yukiko Takahata | February 5, 2019 | |||||
12 | 1 | Japan | Rin Iwanaga | 64,205 | 12 | April 16, 2024 | 12 | Kie Nakanishi | April 16, 2024 |
Japan | Kie Nakanishi | 12 | Rin Iwanaga | April 16, 2024 | |||||
13 | 1 | South Korea | Jeong Na-eun | 63,540 | 3 | December 27, 2022 | 3 | Kim Hye-jeong | December 27, 2022 |
South Korea | Kim Hye-jeong | 3 | Jeong Na-eun | December 27, 2022 | |||||
14 | Malaysia | Pearly Tan | 62,304 | 5 | January 31, 2023 | 5 | Thinaah Muralitharan | January 31, 2023 | |
Malaysia | Thinaah Muralitharan | 5 | Pearly Tan | January 31, 2023 | |||||
15 | Thailand | Benyapa Aimsaard | 60,744 | 9 | January 3, 2023 | 9 | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | January 3, 2023 | |
Thailand | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | 9 | Benyapa Aimsaard | January 3, 2023 | |||||
16 | China | Li Wenmei | 57,849 | 14 | July 25, 2023 | 9 | Zheng Yu | January 14, 2020 | |
China | Liu Xuanxuan | 14 | Li Wenmei | July 25, 2023 | |||||
17 | 2 | France | Margot Lambert | 56,862 | 17 | April 16, 2024 | 17 | Anne Tran | April 16, 2024 |
France | Anne Tran | 17 | Margot Lambert | April 16, 2024 | |||||
18 | 1 | Indonesia | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma | 53,794 | 13 | May 16, 2023 | 13 | Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | May 16, 2023 |
Indonesia | Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | 13 | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma | May 16, 2023 | |||||
19 | 3 | Bulgaria | Gabriela Stoeva | 53,414 | 8 | November 8, 2018 | 8 | Stefani Stoeva | November 8, 2018 |
Bulgaria | Stefani Stoeva | 8 | Gabriela Stoeva | November 8, 2018 | |||||
20 | 2 | Hong Kong, China | Yeung Nga Ting | 52,642 | 17 | January 23, 2024 | 17 | Yeung Pui Lam | January 23, 2024 |
Hong Kong, China | Yeung Pui Lam | 17 | Yeung Nga Ting | January 23, 2024 |
BWF World Rankings (Mixed doubles) as of 16 April 2024 [update] [13] | |||||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak (pair) | Highest peak (individual) | ||||
Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date | |||||
1 | China | Zheng Siwei | 109,773 | 1 | August 9, 2018 | 1 | Chen Qingchen Huang Yaqiong | December 22, 2016 August 9, 2018 | |
China | Huang Yaqiong | 1 | Zheng Siwei | August 9, 2018 | |||||
2 | 1 | China | Feng Yanzhe | 97,000 | 2 | April 16, 2024 | 2 | Huang Dongping | April 16, 2024 |
China | Huang Dongping | 1 | Wang Yilyu | April 12, 2018 | |||||
3 | 1 | Japan | Yuta Watanabe | 96,591 | 1 | November 8, 2022 | 1 | Arisa Higashino | November 8, 2022 |
Japan | Arisa Higashino | 1 | Yuta Watanabe | November 8, 2022 | |||||
4 | South Korea | Seo Seung-jae | 92,693 | 2 | March 12, 2024 | 2 | Chae Yoo-jung | March 12, 2024 | |
South Korea | Chae Yoo-jung | 2 | Seo Seung-jae | March 12, 2024 | |||||
5 | China | Jiang Zhenbang | 81,650 | 5 | December 12, 2023 | 5 | Wei Yaxin | December 12, 2023 | |
China | Wei Yaxin | 5 | Jiang Zhenbang | December 12, 2023 | |||||
6 | Thailand | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 81,512 | 1 | December 7, 2021 | 1 | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | December 7, 2021 | |
Thailand | Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 1 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | December 7, 2021 | |||||
7 | South Korea | Kim Won-ho | 75,983 | 5 | June 20, 2023 | 5 | Jeong Na-eun | June 20, 2023 | |
South Korea | Jeong Na-eun | 5 | Kim Won-ho | June 20, 2023 | |||||
8 | Hong Kong, China | Tang Chun Man | 74,550 | 2 | June 28, 2018 | 2 | Tse Ying Suet | June 28, 2018 | |
Hong Kong, China | Tse Ying Suet | 2 | Tang Chun Man | June 28, 2018 | |||||
9 | Malaysia | Chen Tang Jie | 66,945 | 8 | December 12, 2023 | 8 | Toh Ee Wei | December 12, 2023 | |
Malaysia | Toh Ee Wei | 8 | Chen Tang Jie | December 12, 2023 | |||||
10 | 2 | Denmark | Mathias Christiansen | 66,620 | 8 | October 25, 2022 | 4 | Christinna Pedersen | October 25, 2018 |
Denmark | Alexandra Bøje | 8 | Mathias Christiansen | October 25, 2022 | |||||
11 | 2 | France | Thom Gicquel | 65,937 | 5 | January 3, 2023 | 5 | Delphine Delrue | January 3, 2023 |
France | Delphine Delrue | 5 | Thom Gicquel | January 3, 2023 | |||||
12 | 2 | Japan | Hiroki Midorikawa | 64,020 | 11 | January 30, 2024 | 11 | Natsu Saito | January 30, 2024 |
Japan | Natsu Saito | 11 | Hiroki Midorikawa | January 30, 2024 | |||||
13 | 2 | Chinese Taipei | Ye Hong-wei | 63,744 | 11 | October 24, 2023 | 11 | Lee Chia-hsin | October 24, 2023 |
Chinese Taipei | Lee Chia-hsin | 10 | Wang Chi-lin | June 21, 2018 | |||||
14 | 1 | Netherlands | Robin Tabeling | 59,140 | 8 | July 18, 2023 | 8 | Selena Piek | July 18, 2023 |
Netherlands | Selena Piek | 8 | Robin Tabeling | July 18, 2023 | |||||
15 | 1 | Indonesia | Rinov Rivaldy | 55,193 | 9 | December 27, 2022 | 9 | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | December 27, 2022 |
Indonesia | Pitha Haningtyas Mentari | 9 | Rinov Rivaldy | December 27, 2022 | |||||
16 | 2 | Malaysia | Goh Soon Huat | 54,668 | 6 | June 21, 2018 | 6 | Shevon Jemie Lai | June 21, 2018 |
Malaysia | Shevon Jemie Lai | 6 | Goh Soon Huat | June 21, 2018 | |||||
17 | 1 | Thailand | Supak Jomkoh | 54,289 | 10 | December 20, 2022 | 10 | Supissara Paewsampran | December 20, 2022 |
Thailand | Supissara Paewsampran | 10 | Supak Jomkoh | December 20, 2022 | |||||
18 | 1 | Singapore | Terry Hee | 53,070 | 13 | January 3, 2023 | 13 | Jessica Tan | January 3, 2023 |
Singapore | Jessica Tan | 13 | Terry Hee | January 3, 2023 | |||||
19 | 2 | Indonesia | Dejan Ferdinansyah | 51,746 | 14 | May 30, 2023 | 14 | Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | May 30, 2023 |
Indonesia | Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 6 | Hafiz Faizal | May 7, 2019 | |||||
20 | 2 | Denmark | Mathias Thyrri | 51,730 | 20 | March 26, 2024 | 20 | Amalie Magelund | March 26, 2024 |
Denmark | Amalie Magelund | 20 | Mathias Thyrri | March 26, 2024 |
No. 1 during every week of the year |
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: April 16, 2024
NOTE: BWF froze the World Rankings from 18 March 2020 to 2 February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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 | 18 October 2022 | 3 | 3 | |
Kong Hee-yong | ||||||
Chen Qingchen | 25 October 2022 | 77 | 173 | |||
Jia Yifan | ||||||
# | 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 Higashino | ||||||
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 | 71 | 210 | |||
Huang Yaqiong |
Last update: 16 April 2024
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):
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Carsten Mogensen is a former badminton player from Denmark. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mogensen was a former world number 1 in the BWF World ranking together with Mathias Boe.
Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina is a badminton player from Russia. Together with her doubles partner Nina Vislova, she is the only Russian Olympic medalist in badminton.
Tontowi Ahmad is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he paired with the established mixed doubles star Liliyana Natsir. With Natsir he won the 2016 Olympic gold medal in the mixed doubles category.
Hong Wei is a Chinese professional badminton player. He competed at the 2016 Rio in the men's doubles event, and placed fourth after losing the bronze medal match to Great Britain pair Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis.
Luo Yu is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. Together with her twin sister, Luo Ying, they competed in the international badminton, and were ranked as World number 1 on 10 March 2016. The twins participated at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics but did not advance to the knocked-out stage after placing third in the group stage. The biggest title of their career to date, the 2015 BWF Superseries Finals, sent the pair to #1 in the world rankings.
Lai Pei Jing is a Malaysian badminton player who played in the doubles events. She started her career in the women's singles event. She briefly partnered Chan Peng Soon in mid-2014 and in August that year, they reached a world ranking of No. 48. However, she resumed her partnership with Tan Aik Quan later that month. Since 2016, she has been partnered with Tan Kian Meng.
Rizki Amelia Pradipta is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. She was two-time Asian Championships bronze medalists winning in 2018 and 2019. Pradipta was also part of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games.
Edi Subaktiar is an Indonesian former badminton player specializing in doubles. He was the 2012 World Junior mixed doubles champion partnered with Melati Daeva Oktaviani. In the international competition, he was paired with Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in mixed doubles and with Ronald Alexander in men's doubles. Since 2008, he joined PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java where his pair in mixed doubles Widjaja also joined. He retired in 2019 after a long injury which had prevented him to play again since it occurred at the 2017 SEA Games.
Christopher Phillip Langridge is a retired British badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the men's doubles, partnered with Marcus Ellis. They also won gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2019 European Games.
Huang Yaqiong is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the prestigious All England Open in 2017 partnered with Lu Kai, and in 2019 with Zheng Siwei. Together with Lu, she emerged as the champion at the 2017 Asian Championships. With her current partner Zheng, she won the gold medal at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, and claimed the BWF World Championships titles in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Huang was made the Female Player of the Year by the BWF in 2018 and 2019.
Chloe Francesca Hannah Birch is an English badminton player.
Zheng Siwei is a Chinese badminton player specializing in doubles. Zheng is a three-time World Champion and two-time Asian Games gold medalist in the mixed doubles with his current partner Huang Yaqiong. He also helped the national team clinch the 2018 Thomas and 2019 Sudirman Cup.
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen is a Danish badminton player. Rasmussen won the men's doubles title at the 2018 European Championships and at the 2023 European Games partnered with Kim Astrup. He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023. Together with Astrup, he reached a career high of World number 5 in the men's doubles in September 2018.
Kate Jessica Kim Lee Foo Kune is a badminton player from Mauritius. She began playing badminton in Mauritius at age six. Her first major tournament participation was 2013 BWF World Championships in China, where she lost in the first round of women's singles to Sarah Walker of England. Foo Kune represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was the flag bearer for Mauritius during the Parade of Nations.
Andrew Chooi Kah Ming is a Malaysian retired badminton player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2009 World Junior Championships partnered with Ow Yao Han. Chooi played with several partners but it was with Ow that he secured his career best by finishing runners-up at the 2012 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold. Their highest ranking was number 25 in May 2013. Chooi retired from badminton in 2019, and started a new career as an entrepreneur.
Hong Jingyu (洪静宇), also known as Jing Yu Hong, is a professional badminton player from China who is a doubles and mixed specialist. She started her badminton career at the age of 9.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is an Indian badminton player. He and his partner, Chirag Shetty, are the only doubles pair from India to become World No. 1 in BWF World Ranking, win BWF World Tour 1000 series, and became the first Indians to win a gold at the Asian games in badminton. Also, they became the 5th pair in men's doubles history to achieve 100000 points in the BWF ranking.
Seo Seung-jae is a South Korean badminton player. He is the first South Korean player in 24 years to have won two gold medals in a single edition of the BWF World Championships, by winning the mixed and men's doubles event at the 2023 BWF World Championships, partnering with Chae Yoo-jung and Kang Min-hyuk respectively. He competed at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and helped the Korean national team to its fourth trophy.
There are 172 quota places available for qualification for badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Olympic qualification period took place between April 29, 2019 and April 25, 2021, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on June 15, 2021, was used to allocate spots. Nations can enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players has been completed. Similar regulations also apply to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs can enter a maximum of two pairs if both are ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs are entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs is filled.
Ou Xuanyi is a Chinese badminton player.