Last updated on March 28th, 2023 at 11:09 pm

Find out which players are currently in the top 10 badminton world rankings. This page will be updated every month so don’t forget to check back.
Badminton tournaments have been coming frequently of late so lets find out which players have benefited the most. It is time to check in on the latest BWF Badminton World Rankings!
Viktor Axelsen is on top spot whilst Jonatan Christie is at number two. Anders Antonsen is at number 17 while Japan’s Kento Momota is at number 22.
In the women’s singles Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi has the number one spot with An Se Young at number two. Chen Yu Fei is at number 3, whilst Tai Tzu Ying is at number 4. Carolina Marin stays at number 7 while Pusarla V. Sindhu is at 11. Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour is at number 23 and Wales’s Jordan Hart is a number 100. England currently don’t have any players in the top 100.
The men’s doubles has Fajar Alfian / M Rian Ardianto currently ranked at number 1 in the world and Japan’s Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi are at four. England’s top men’s doubles pair Ben Lane / Sean Vendy are at 17 while Scotland’s Alexander Dunn / Adam Hall are at number 22.
In the women’s doubles England’s highest pairing are Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith at 44. Looking at some of the other well know pairs see’s Scotland’s Julie Macpherson / Ciara Torrance are at 34, Ireland’s Kate Frost / Moya Ryan at 56 while Australia’s new pairing of Gronya Somerville / Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen are at number 110.
The mixed doubles is England’s strongest event, with Gregory Mairs / Jenny Moore at number 30 meanwhile Callum Hemming / Jessica Pugh are at 48. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith slip to 70 having just returned after injury.
Zheng Si Wei / Huang Ya Qiong are in top spot. German pair Mark Lamsfuss / Isabel Lohau are at number 14 while Scottish pair Adam Hall / Julie MacPherson are at 32.
Who is World No 1 badminton?
Viktor Axelsen (Men’s Singles) & Akane Yamaguchi (Women’s Singles).
Fajar Alfian / M Rian Ardianto (Men’s Doubles)
Chen Qing Chen / Jia Yi Fan (Women’s Doubles)
Zheng Si Wei / Huang Ya Qiong (Mixed Doubles)
Rankings can change weekly but this page is updated regularly to reflect any changes so we have the current badminton world no 1’s listed.
Which country is best in badminton?
The best badminton countries are (in no order) Japan, China, Denmark & India.
Is badminton popular in USA?
Yes and no. It is fair to say quite a lot of people regularly play badminton in the USA, in 2008 the figure was believed to be around 1.3 million players. However it’s not generally perceived as a main sport such as tennis and is seen by many as more of an amateur sport.
Badminton World Rankings (28th March 2023)
Men’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
Rank | Country | Player Name |
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1 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen |
2 | INA | Jonatan Christie |
3 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
4 | MAS | Lee Zii Jia |
5 | JPN | Kodai Naraoka |
6 | TPE | Chou Tien Chen |
7 | THA | Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
8 | SGP | Loh Kean Yew |
9 | IND | Prannoy H.S |
10 | CHN | Shi Yu Qi |
Others | ||
12 | CHN | Lu Guang Zu |
14 | HKG | NG Ka Long Angus |
15 | JPN | Kenta Nishimoto |
17 | DEN | Anders Antonsen |
20 | DEN | Rasmus Gemke |
21 | IND | Kidambi Srikanth |
22 | JPN | Kento Momota |
25 | IND | Lakshya Sen |
28 | FRA | Toma Junior Popov |
Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
Rank | Country | Player Name |
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1 | JPN | Akane Yamaguchi |
2 | KOR | An Se Young |
3 | CHN | Chen Yu Fei |
4 | TPE | Tai Tzu Ying |
5 | CHN | HE Bing Jiao |
6 | CHN | Wang Zhi Yi |
7 | ESP | Carolina Marin |
8 | THA | Ratchanok Intanon |
9 | THA | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
10 | CHN | Han Yue |
Others | ||
11 | IND | Pusarla V. Sindhu |
13 | THA | B. Ongbamrungphan |
14 | JPN | Nozomi Okuhara |
15 | CAN | Michelle Li |
16 | USA | Beiwen Zhang |
19 | DEN | Mia Blichfeldt |
21 | DEN | Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt |
23 | SCO | Kirsty Gilmour |
31 | IND | Saina Nehwal |
32 | USA | Iris Wang |
44 | JPN | Sayaka Takahashi |
100 | WAL | Jordan Hart |
104 | AUS | Tiffany Ho |
Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
Rank | Country | Player Name |
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1 | INA INA | Fajar Alfian M Rian Ardianto |
2 | MAS MAS | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
3 | INA INA | Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan |
4 | JPN JPN | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi |
5 | CHN CHN | Liu Yu Chen Ou Xuan Yi |
6 | IND IND | S Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
7 | CHN CHN | Liang Wei Keng Wang Chang |
8 | MAS MAS | Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
9 | DEN DEN | Kim Astrup Anders S Rasmussen |
10 | KOR KOR | Choi Sol Gyu Kim Won Ho |
Others | ||
11 | INA INA | Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin |
19 | MAS MAS | Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin |
16 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Marvin Emil Seidel |
17 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
22 | SCO SCO | Alexander Dunn Adam Hall |
26 | INA INA | Marcus F Gideon Kevin S Sukamuljo |
32 | FRA FRA | Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov |
Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
Rank | Country | Player Name |
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1 | CHN CHN | Chen Qing Chen Jia Yi Fan |
2 | JPN JPN | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
3 | KOR KOR | Kim So Yeong Kong Hee Yong |
4 | CHN CHN | Zhang Shu Xian Zheng Yu |
5 | IDN IDN | Apriyani Rahayu S Ramadhanti |
6 | KOR KOR | Jeong Na Eun Kim Hye Jeong |
7 | JPN JPN | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
8 | MAS MAS | Tan Pearly Thinaah Muralitharan |
9 | JPN JPN | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
10 | THA THA | J Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
Others | ||
11 | THA THA | Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard |
12 | KOR KOR | Lee So Hee Shin Seung Chan |
14 | KOR KOR | Baek Ha Na Lee So Hee |
15 | BUL BUL | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
22 | DEN DEN | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen |
27 | GER GER | Linda Efler Isabel Lohau |
34 | SCO SCO | Julie Macpherson Ciara Torrance |
36 | CAN CAN | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
44 | ENG ENG | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
56 | IRE IRE | Kate Frost Moya Ryan |
69 | IND IND | Ashwini Ponnappa Reddy N. Sikki |
110 | AUS AUS | H Wendy Chen Gronya Somerville |
Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
Rank | Country | Player Name |
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1 | CHN CHN | Zheng Si Wei Huang Ya Qiong |
2 | JPN JPN | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
3 | CHN CHN | Wang Yi Lyu Huang Dong Ping |
4 | THA THA | D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai |
5 | KOR KOR | Seo Seung Jae Chae Yu Jung |
6 | FRA FRA | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
7 | MAS MAS | Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing |
8 | CHN CHN | Feng Yan Zhe Huang Dong Ping |
9 | KOR KOR | Kim Won Ho Jeong Na Eun |
10 | MAS MAS | Goh Soon Huat Lai Shevon Jemie |
Others | ||
11 | NED NED | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
12 | IND IND | Rinov Rivaldy P H Mentari |
14 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Isabel Lohau |
15 | THA THA | S.Jomkoh S.Paewsampran |
19 | DEN DEN | M Christiansen Alexandra BØje |
20 | HKG HKG | Tang Chun Man TSE Ying Suet |
30 | ENG ENG | Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore |
32 | SCO SCO | Adam Hall Julie MacPherson |
48 | ENG ENG | Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh |
70 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
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