Last updated on September 22nd, 2023 at 12:43 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 remains on top spot, Anthony Ginting is at two, whilst Jonatan Christie is at 5. Meanwhile Anders Antonsen is at ten while Japan’s Kento Momota is at number 50.
In the women’s singles Korea’s An Se Young has the number one spot, while Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi is at two. Chen Yu Fei is at number 3, whilst Tai Tzu Ying is at number 4. Carolina Marin stays at number 6, Mia Blichfeldt is at 14 while Canada’s Michelle Li is at 19 and India’s Pusarla V. Sindhu stays at 15. Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour is at number 27. 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 at number six. England’s top men’s doubles pair Ben Lane / Sean Vendy are at 18. Meanwhile Scotland’s Alexander Dunn / Adam Hall are at number 27 and Christopher Grimley / Matthew Grimley are at 50.
In the women’s doubles China’s Chen Qing Chen / Jia Yi Fan remain in top sport. England’s highest pairing are Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith at 31, while Abbygael Harris / Annie Lado are at 69. Looking at some of the other well know pairs see’s Scotland’s Julie Macpherson / Ciara Torrance are at 35, Ireland’s Kate Frost / Moya Ryan at 71 while Australia’s new pairing of Gronya Somerville / Kaitlyn EA are at number 62.
The mixed doubles is England’s strongest event, with Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith are at 28 and Gregory Mairs / Jenny Moore at number 33 and . Meanwhile Steven Stallwood / Hope Warner are at 77 and Callum Hemming / Jessica Pugh are at 78.
Zheng Si Wei / Huang Ya Qiong remain in top spot. German pair Mark Lamsfuss / Isabel Lohau are at number 24 while Scottish pair Adam Hall / Julie MacPherson are at 38. Australia’s Kenneth Z H Choo / Gronya Somerville are on the move, up to number 45.
Who is World No 1 badminton?
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.
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Badminton World Rankings (19th September 2023)
Men’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen |
| 2 | INA | Anthony S Ginting |
| 3 | JPN | Kodai Naraoka |
| 4 | THA | Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
| 5 | INA | Jonatan Christie |
| 6 | CHN | Shi Yu Qi |
| 7 | IND | Prannoy H.S |
| 8 | CHN | Li Shi Feng |
| 9 | SGP | Loh Kean Yew |
| 10 | DEN | Anders Antonsen |
| Others | ||
| 11 | CHN | Lu Guang Zu |
| 12 | JPN | Kenta Nishimoto |
| 13 | TPE | Chou Tien Chen |
| 14 | IND | Lakshya Sen |
| 16 | MAS | Lee Zii Jia |
| 18 | HKG | NG Ka Long Angus |
| 21 | IND | Kidambi Srikanth |
| 23 | DEN | Rasmus Gemke |
| 26 | FRA | Toma Junior Popov |
| 50 | JPN | Kento Momota |
Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOR | An Se Young |
| 2 | JPN | Akane Yamaguchi |
| 3 | CHN | Chen Yu Fei |
| 4 | TPE | Tai Tzu Ying |
| 5 | CHN | HE Bing Jiao |
| 6 | ESP | Carolina Marin |
| 7 | INA | Gregoria M Tunjung |
| 8 | THA | Ratchanok Intanon |
| 9 | CHN | Han Yue |
| 10 | USA | Beiwen Zhang |
| Others | ||
| 11 | CHN | Wang Zhi Yi |
| 12 | THA | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
| 14 | DEN | Mia Blichfeldt |
| 15 | IND | Pusarla V. Sindhu |
| 16 | THA | B. Ongbamrungphan |
| 19 | CAN | Michelle Li |
| 25 | DEN | Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt |
| 27 | SCO | Kirsty Gilmour |
| 29 | JPN | Nozomi Okuhara |
| 38 | USA | Iris Wang |
| 55 | IND | Saina Nehwal |
| 89 | AUS | Tiffany Ho |
Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INA INA | Fajar Alfian M Rian Ardianto |
| 2 | CHN CHN | Liang Wei Keng Wang Chang |
| 3 | IND IND | S Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
| 4 | KOR KOR | Kang Min Hyuk Seo Seung Jae |
| 5 | MAS MAS | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
| 6 | JPN JPN | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi |
| 7 | DEN DEN | Kim Astrup Anders S Rasmussen |
| 8 | CHN CHN | Liu Yu Chen Ou Xuan Yi |
| 9 | MAS MAS | Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
| 10 | INA INA | Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan |
| Others | ||
| 11 | INA INA | Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin |
| 15 | KOR KOR | Choi Sol Gyu Kim Won Ho |
| 18 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
| 22 | INA INA | Marcus F Gideon Kevin S Sukamuljo |
| 25 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Marvin Emil Seidel |
| 27 | SCO SCO | Alexander Dunn Adam Hall |
| 38 | FRA FRA | Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov |
| 50 | SCO SCO | Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley |
Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN CHN | Chen Qing Chen Jia Yi Fan |
| 2 | KOR KOR | Baek Ha Na Lee So Hee |
| 3 | KOR KOR | Kim So Yeong Kong Hee Yong |
| 4 | JPN JPN | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
| 5 | JPN JPN | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
| 6 | CHN CHN | Zhang Shu Xian Zheng Yu |
| 7 | IDN IDN | Apriyani Rahayu S Ramadhanti |
| 8 | JPN JPN | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
| 9 | MAS MAS | Tan Pearly Thinaah Muralitharan |
| 10 | THA THA | J Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
| Others | ||
| 11 | THA THA | Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard |
| 12 | KOR KOR | Jeong Na Eun Kim Hye Jeong |
| 17 | IND IND | Treesa Jolly Gayatri G Pullela |
| 19 | DEN DEN | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen |
| 20 | BUL BUL | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
| 30 | CAN CAN | Catherine Choi Josephine Wu |
| 31 | ENG ENG | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
| 34 | GER GER | Linda Efler Isabel Lohau |
| 35 | SCO SCO | Julie Macpherson Ciara Torrance |
| 62 | AUS AUS | Kaitlyn EA Gronya Somerville |
| 69 | ENG ENG | Abbygael Harris Annie Lado |
| 71 | IRE IRE | Kate Frost Moya Ryan |
Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN CHN | Zheng Si Wei Huang Ya Qiong |
| 2 | JPN JPN | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
| 3 | CHN CHN | Feng Yan Zhe Huang Dong Ping |
| 4 | KOR KOR | Seo Seung Jae Chae Yu Jung |
| 5 | THA THA | D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai |
| 6 | KOR KOR | Kim Won Ho Jeong Na Eun |
| 7 | FRA FRA | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
| 8 | CHN CHN | Jiang Zhen Bang Wei Ya Xin |
| 9 | MAS MAS | Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei |
| 10 | DEN DEN | M Christiansen Alexandra BØje |
| Others | ||
| 11 | MAS MAS | Goh Soon Huat Lai Shevon Jemie |
| 12 | NED NED | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
| 15 | THA THA | S.Jomkoh S.Paewsampran |
| 16 | IND IND | Rinov Rivaldy P H Mentari |
| 17 | INA INA | Rehan N Kusharjanto Lisa A Kusumawati |
| 20 | HKG HKG | Tang Chun Man TSE Ying Suet |
| 21 | MAS MAS | Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing |
| 24 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Isabel Lohau |
| 28 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
| 33 | ENG ENG | Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore |
| 38 | SCO SCO | Adam Hall Julie MacPherson |
| 45 | AUS AUS | Kenneth Z H Choo Gronya Somerville |
| 77 | ENG ENG | Steven Stallwood Hope Warner |
| 78 | ENG ENG | Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh |
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