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]
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 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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:
Decipline | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 2nd in Group | 3rd in Group | 4th in Group |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles | 540 | 459 | 378 | 297 | 256.5 | 216 |
Doubles | — | 337.5 | 297 |
Players in their highest peak are marked in light yellow, retired players are marked in italic.
BWF World Rankings (Men's singles) as of 30 July 2024 [update] [9] | ||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak | ||
Rank | Date | |||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Shi Yuqi | 102,415 | 1 | June 11, 2024 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Viktor Axelsen | 89,290 | 1 | September 28, 2017 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Anders Antonsen | 85,081 | 2 | September 27, 2022 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Jonatan Christie | 83,097 | 2 | January 31, 2023 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Kodai Naraoka | 82,597 | 2 | December 12, 2023 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Li Shifeng | 82,196 | 3 | October 31, 2023 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Lee Zii Jia | 78,816 | 2 | October 25, 2022 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 76,258 | 3 | June 6, 2023 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 70,485 | 2 | January 24, 2023 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | Kenta Nishimoto | 64,612 | 9 | September 6, 2018 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | Chou Tien-chen | 64,567 | 2 | August 6, 2019 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | Loh Kean Yew | 62,433 | 3 | November 8, 2022 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | Prannoy H. S. | 60,492 | 6 | August 29, 2023 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | Lu Guangzu | 58,551 | 10 | January 17, 2023 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | Lin Chun-yi | 58,501 | 15 | May 21, 2024 |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | Koki Watanabe | 57,954 | 14 | July 8, 2024 |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | Lee Cheuk Yiu | 57,499 | 13 | January 23, 2024 |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | Ng Ka Long | 53,176 | 6 | November 11, 2017 |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | Wang Tzu Wei | 52,353 | 9 | March 16, 2021 |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | Toma Junior Popov | 51,935 | 19 | June 15, 2024 |
BWF World Rankings (Women's singles) as of 26 July 2024 [update] [10] | ||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak | ||
Rank | Date | |||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | An Se-young | 112,417 | 1 | August 1, 2023 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Chen Yufei | 104,282 | 1 | December 17, 2019 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Tai Tzu-ying | 91,621 | 1 | December 1, 2016 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Carolina Marín | 88,786 | 1 | June 11, 2015 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Wang Zhiyi | 83,215 | 5 | July 26, 2024 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Akane Yamaguchi | 82,907 | 1 | April 19, 2018 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Han Yue | 77,609 | 6 | May 21, 2024 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | He Bingjiao | 74,868 | 5 | November 15, 2022 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | 73,862 | 7 | July 4, 2023 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | Aya Ohori | 66,267 | 10 | June 18, 2024 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | Beiwen Zhang | 64,556 | 9 | June 22, 2017 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | Nozomi Okuhara | 62,911 | 1 | October 29, 2019 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | P. V. Sindhu | 59,782 | 2 | April 1, 2017 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | Zhang Yiman | 59,014 | 13 | September 19, 2023 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 58,440 | 10 | November 1, 2022 |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | Supanida Katethong | 57,814 | 12 | May 21, 2024 |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | Kim Ga-eun | 56,420 | 12 | December 19, 2023 |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | Pornpawee Chochuwong | 56,344 | 8 | October 4, 2022 |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | Line Kjærsfeldt | 52,586 | 16 | July 30, 2019 |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | Yeo Jia Min | 51,850 | 16 | December 7, 2021 |
BWF World Rankings (Men's doubles) as of 26 July 2024 [update] [11] | |||||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak (pair) | Highest peak (individual) | ||||
Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date | |||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Liang Weikeng | 100,098 | 1 | October 31, 2023 | 1 | ![]() | October 31, 2023 |
![]() | Wang Chang | 1 | ![]() | October 31, 2023 | |||||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Kim Astrup | 93,753 | 2 | June 11, 2024 | 2 | ![]() | June 11, 2024 |
![]() | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 2 | ![]() | June 11, 2024 | |||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | 89,320 | 1 | October 12, 2023 | 1 | ![]() | October 12, 2023 |
![]() | Chirag Shetty | 1 | ![]() | October 12, 2023 | |||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Aaron Chia | 88,515 | 2 | January 24, 2023 | 2 | ![]() | January 24, 2023 |
![]() | Soh Wooi Yik | 2 | ![]() | January 24, 2023 | |||||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Kang Min-hyuk | 88,215 | 2 | February 20, 2024 | 2 | ![]() | February 20, 2024 |
![]() | Seo Seung-jae | 2 | ![]() | February 20, 2024 | |||||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Takuro Hoki | 81,109 | 1 | September 20, 2022 | 1 | ![]() | September 20, 2022 |
![]() | Yugo Kobayashi | 1 | ![]() | September 20, 2022 | |||||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Fajar Alfian | 80,077 | 1 | December 27, 2022 | 1 | ![]() | December 27, 2022 |
![]() | Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 1 | ![]() | December 27, 2022 | |||||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | He Jiting | 78,881 | 8 | June 4, 2024 | 8 | ![]() | June 4, 2024 |
![]() | Ren Xiangyu | 8 | ![]() | June 4, 2024 | |||||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | Liu Yuchen | 73,010 | 2 | May 30, 2023 | 1 | ![]() | April 6, 2017 |
![]() | Ou Xuanyi | 2 | ![]() | May 30, 2023 | |||||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | 71,471 | 8 | April 9, 2024 | 8 | ![]() | April 9, 2024 |
![]() | Bagas Maulana | 8 | ![]() | April 9, 2024 | |||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | Lee Yang | 70,198 | 2 | September 27, 2022 | 2 | ![]() | September 27, 2022 |
![]() | Wang Chi-lin | 2 | ![]() | September 27, 2022 | |||||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | Lee Jhe-huei | 70,014 | 12 | April 16, 2024 | 7 | ![]() | July 6, 2017 |
![]() | Yang Po-hsuan | 12 | ![]() | April 26, 2024 | |||||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | Mohammad Ahsan | 58,180 | 1 | November 21, 2013 | 1 | ![]() | November 21, 2013 |
![]() | Hendra Setiawan | 1 | ![]() ![]() | September 27, 2007 November 21, 2013 | |||||
14 | ![]() | ![]() | Goh Sze Fei | 58,146 | 9 | November 29, 2022 | 9 | ![]() | November 29, 2022 |
![]() | Nur Izzuddin | 9 | ![]() | November 29, 2022 | |||||
15 | ![]() | ![]() | Leo Rolly Carnando | 57,025 | 9 | May 23, 2023 | 9 | ![]() | May 23, 2023 |
![]() | Daniel Marthin | 9 | ![]() | May 23, 2023 | |||||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | Rasmus Kjær | 55,424 | 15 | May 28, 2024 | 15 | ![]() | May 28, 2024 |
![]() | Frederik Søgaard | 15 | ![]() | May 28, 2024 | |||||
17 | ![]() | ![]() | Man Wei Chong | 53,450 | 15 | June 11, 2024 | 15 | ![]() | June 11, 2024 |
![]() | Tee Kai Wun | 15 | ![]() | June 11, 2024 | |||||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | Ben Lane | 52,462 | 13 | September 27, 2022 | 13 | ![]() | September 27, 2022 |
![]() | Sean Vendy | 13 | ![]() | September 27, 2022 | |||||
19 | ![]() | ![]() | Ong Yew Sin | 51,730 | 6 | June 20, 2023 | 6 | ![]() | June 20, 2023 |
![]() | Teo Ee Yi | 6 | ![]() | June 20, 2023 | |||||
20 | ![]() | ![]() | Choong Hon Jian | 50,941 | 20 | June 18, 2024 | 20 | ![]() | June 18, 2024 |
![]() | Muhammad Haikal | 20 | ![]() | June 18, 2024 |
BWF World Rankings (Women's doubles) as of 26 July 2024 [update] [12] | |||||||||
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# | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak (pair) | Highest peak (individual) | ||||
Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date | |||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Chen Qingchen | 113,556 | 1 | October 26, 2017 | 1 | ![]() | October 26, 2017 |
![]() | Jia Yifan | 1 | ![]() | October 26, 2017 | |||||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Baek Ha-na | 99,616 | 2 | May 30, 2023 | 2 | ![]() | May 30, 2023 |
![]() | Lee So-hee | 2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | November 9, 2017 December 21, 2021 May 30, 2023 | |||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Liu Shengshu | 91,396 | 3 | February 20, 2024 | 3 | ![]() | February 20, 2024 |
![]() | Tan Ning | 3 | ![]() | February 20, 2024 | |||||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Nami Matsuyama | 89,225 | 2 | November 8, 2022 | 2 | ![]() | November 8, 2022 |
![]() | Chiharu Shida | 2 | ![]() | November 8, 2022 | |||||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Zhang Shuxian | 84,641 | 2 | May 23, 2023 | 2 | ![]() | May 23, 2023 |
![]() | Zheng Yu | 2 | ![]() | May 23, 2023 | |||||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Mayu Matsumoto | 76,420 | 1 | April 30, 2019 | 1 | ![]() | April 30, 2019 |
![]() | Wakana Nagahara | 1 | ![]() | April 30, 2019 | |||||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Rin Iwanaga | 74,695 | 7 | July 23, 2024 | 7 | ![]() | July 23, 2024 |
![]() | Kie Nakanishi | 7 | ![]() | July 23, 2024 | |||||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | Kim So-yeong | 72,800 | 1 | October 4, 2022 | 1 | ![]() | October 4, 2022 |
![]() | Kong Hee-yong | 1 | ![]() | October 4, 2022 | |||||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | Apriyani Rahayu | 71,650 | 4 | March 18, 2023 | 3 | ![]() | September 20, 2018 |
![]() | Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | 4 | ![]() | March 18, 2023 | |||||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | Jongkolphan Kititharakul | 70,538 | 5 | December 20, 2022 | 5 | ![]() | December 20, 2022 |
![]() | Rawinda Prajongjai | 5 | ![]() | December 20, 2022 | |||||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | Yuki Fukushima | 64,720 | 1 | June 21, 2018 | 1 | ![]() | June 21, 2018 |
![]() | Sayaka Hirota | 1 | ![]() | June 21, 2018 | |||||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | Rena Miyaura | 63,297 | 11 | January 23, 2024 | 11 | ![]() | January 23, 2024 |
![]() | Ayako Sakuramoto | 9 | ![]() | February 5, 2019 | |||||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | Pearly Tan | 62,273 | 5 | January 31, 2023 | 5 | ![]() | January 31, 2023 |
![]() | Thinaah Muralitharan | 5 | ![]() | January 31, 2023 | |||||
14 | ![]() | ![]() | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma | 59,324 | 13 | May 16, 2023 | 13 | ![]() | May 16, 2023 |
![]() | Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | 13 | ![]() | May 16, 2023 | |||||
15 | ![]() | ![]() | Benyapa Aimsaard | 55,584 | 9 | January 3, 2023 | 9 | ![]() | January 3, 2023 |
![]() | Nuntakarn Aimsaard | 9 | ![]() | January 3, 2023 | |||||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | Margot Lambert | 55,562 | 14 | June 11, 2024 | 14 | ![]() | June 11, 2024 |
![]() | Anne Tran | 14 | ![]() | June 11, 2024 | |||||
17 | ![]() | ![]() | Li Wenmei | 55,009 | 14 | July 25, 2023 | 9 | ![]() | January 14, 2020 |
![]() | Liu Xuanxuan | 14 | ![]() | July 25, 2023 | |||||
18 | ![]() | ![]() | Yeung Nga Ting | 54,784 | 17 | January 23, 2024 | 17 | ![]() | January 23, 2024 |
![]() | Yeung Pui Lam | 17 | ![]() | January 23, 2024 | |||||
19 | ![]() | ![]() | Tanisha Crasto | 54,500 | 18 | January 16, 2024 | 18 | ![]() | January 16, 2024 |
![]() | Ashwini Ponnappa | 10 | ![]() | September 10, 2015 | |||||
20 | ![]() | ![]() | Li Yijing | 52,891 | 20 | June 11, 2024 | 20 | ![]() | June 11, 2024 |
![]() | Luo Xumin | 20 | ![]() | June 11, 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: July 9, 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 | 89 | 185 | ||
![]() | 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 | 83 | 222 | ||
![]() | Huang Yaqiong |
Last update: 23 July 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):
Men's singles
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The BWF Super Series was a series of Grade 2 badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007.
Tai Tzu-ying is a Taiwanese badminton player. At the age of 22, she achieved world no.1 in the BWF women's singles ranking in December 2016, and has held that title for 214 weeks, the longest in BWF history. Tai was the women's singles silver medalist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2021 BWF World Championships. She was gold medalist in the 2017 Summer Universiade and the 2018 Asian Games. She was the champion of BWF Super Series Finals/BWF World Tour Finals a record four times. She was thrice the champion of the All England Open, and of the Asian Championships.
Christopher Thomas Adcock is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and later won the boys' doubles and mixed team titles at the 2007 European Junior Championships. He was a World Championships medalists winning a silver in 2011 with Imogen Bankier and a bronze in 2017 with Gabby Adcock. Together with Gabby, he also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Junior Championships, and then claimed the gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018; and at the European Championships in 2017 and 2018.
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.
Yuki Fukushima is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Marusugi Bluvic. She and her partner Sayaka Hirota won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award. The duo were ranked as world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking in 21 June 2018.
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.
Ricky Karanda Suwardi is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles. He is from Mutiara Cardinal Bandung club. Paired with Angga Pratama started end of 2014, the 2015 Singapore Open became the first BWF World Superseries title for him in the men's doubles after beating Chinese pair Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan in the final by 21–15, 11–21, 21–14.
Ade Yusuf Santoso is an Indonesian badminton player from the Hi-Qua Wima club in Surabaya.
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.
Huang Yaqiong is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. She is an Olympic gold medalist, three-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time Asian Champion. She also won a silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Huang is the current world number 1 in the mixed doubles with Zheng Siwei.
Gabriela Stoeva is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The pair is the three-time European Champion and two-time European Games gold medalist as well. They competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Liu Yuchen is a Chinese badminton player. He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2018, two-time Asian Champion in 2017 and 2018, and also a silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnered with Li Junhui. Liu was part of the national team that won the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Thomas Cup, and 2019 Sudirman Cup. Together with Li, he achieved the men's doubles world number 1 in 6 April 2017, and occupied the top ranking for ten weeks.
Vũ Thị Trang is a badminton player from Vietnam. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was a bronze medallist at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Andreas Heinz is a German male badminton player. He started playing badminton at 1999, and joined the Germany national badminton team in 2006.
Yang Po-hsuan is a Taiwanese badminton player. He was part of the national university team that won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
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.
Lee Fang-chih is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Kim Duk-young is a South Korean badminton player. Together with Jun Bong-chan, he won the 2015 Thailand International Challenge tournament after beat Indonesian pair in the final. He also won the 2015 Osaka International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Eom Hye-won. Kim helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and won that tournament.
Tomoka Miyazaki is a Japanese badminton player from Osaka prefecture.
Angela Yu is an Australian badminton player. She won a gold medal in women's doubles at the 2024 Oceania Badminton Championships. She represented Australia in women's doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.