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Badminton World Rankings – Top 10 Players

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

Badminton World Rankings - Top 10 Players

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

RankCountryPlayer Name
1DENViktor Axelsen
2INAJonatan Christie
3INAAnthony Sinisuka
Ginting
4MASLee Zii Jia
5JPNKodai Naraoka
6TPEChou Tien Chen
7THAKunlavut Vitidsarn
8SGPLoh Kean Yew
9INDPrannoy H.S
10CHNShi Yu Qi
Others
12CHNLu Guang Zu
14HKGNG Ka Long
Angus
15JPNKenta Nishimoto
17DENAnders Antonsen
20DENRasmus Gemke
21INDKidambi Srikanth
22JPNKento Momota
25INDLakshya Sen
28FRAToma Junior
Popov

Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1JPNAkane Yamaguchi
2KORAn Se Young
3CHNChen Yu Fei
4TPETai Tzu Ying
5CHNHE Bing Jiao
6CHNWang Zhi Yi
7ESPCarolina Marin
8THARatchanok Intanon
9THAPornpawee Chochuwong
10CHNHan Yue
Others
11INDPusarla V. Sindhu
13THAB. Ongbamrungphan
14JPNNozomi Okuhara
15CANMichelle Li
16USABeiwen Zhang
19DENMia Blichfeldt
21DENLine Højmark Kjaersfeldt
23SCOKirsty Gilmour
31INDSaina Nehwal
32USAIris Wang
44JPNSayaka Takahashi
100WALJordan Hart
104AUSTiffany Ho

Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1INA
INA
Fajar Alfian
M Rian Ardianto
2MAS
MAS
Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
3INA
INA
Hendra Setiawan
Mohammad Ahsan
4JPN
JPN
Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
5CHN
CHN
Liu Yu Chen
Ou Xuan Yi
6IND
IND
S Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
7CHN
CHN
Liang Wei Keng
Wang Chang
8MAS
MAS
Ong Yew Sin
Teo Ee Yi
9DEN
DEN
Kim Astrup
Anders S Rasmussen
10KOR
KOR
Choi Sol Gyu
Kim Won Ho
Others
11INA
INA
Leo Rolly Carnando
Daniel Marthin
19MAS
MAS
Goh Sze Fei
Nur Izzuddin
16GER
GER
Mark Lamsfuss
Marvin Emil Seidel
17ENG
ENG
Ben Lane
Sean Vendy
22SCO
SCO
Alexander Dunn
Adam Hall
26INA
INA
Marcus F Gideon
Kevin S Sukamuljo
32FRA
FRA
Christo Popov
Toma Junior Popov

Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1CHN
CHN
Chen Qing Chen
Jia Yi Fan
2JPN
JPN
Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
3KOR
KOR
Kim So Yeong
Kong Hee Yong
4CHN
CHN
Zhang Shu Xian
Zheng Yu
5IDN
IDN
Apriyani Rahayu
S Ramadhanti
6KOR
KOR
Jeong Na Eun
Kim Hye Jeong
7JPN
JPN
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
8MAS
MAS
Tan Pearly
Thinaah Muralitharan
9JPN
JPN
Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
10THA
THA
J Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
Others
11THA
THA
Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard
12KOR
KOR
Lee So Hee
Shin Seung Chan
14KOR
KOR
Baek Ha Na
Lee So Hee
15BUL
BUL
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
22DEN
DEN
Maiken Fruergaard
Sara Thygesen
27GER
GER
Linda Efler
Isabel Lohau
34SCO
SCO
Julie Macpherson
Ciara Torrance
36CAN
CAN
Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai
44ENG
ENG
Chloe Birch
Lauren Smith
56IRE
IRE
Kate Frost
Moya Ryan
69IND
IND
Ashwini Ponnappa
Reddy N. Sikki
110AUS
AUS
H Wendy Chen
Gronya Somerville

Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1CHN
CHN
Zheng Si Wei
Huang Ya Qiong
2JPN
JPN
Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
3CHN
CHN
Wang Yi Lyu
Huang Dong Ping
4THA
THA
D Puavaranukroh
S Taerattanachai
5KOR
KOR
Seo Seung Jae
Chae Yu Jung
6FRA
FRA
Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
7MAS
MAS
Tan Kian Meng
Lai Pei Jing
8CHN
CHN
Feng Yan Zhe
Huang Dong Ping
9KOR
KOR
Kim Won Ho
Jeong Na Eun
10MAS
MAS
Goh Soon Huat
Lai Shevon Jemie
Others
11NED
NED
Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek
12IND
IND
Rinov Rivaldy
P H Mentari
14GER
GER
Mark Lamsfuss
Isabel Lohau
15THA
THA
S.Jomkoh
S.Paewsampran
19DEN
DEN
M Christiansen
Alexandra BØje
20HKG
HKG
Tang Chun Man
TSE Ying Suet
30ENG
ENG
Gregory Mairs
Jenny Moore
32SCO
SCO
Adam Hall
Julie MacPherson
48ENG
ENG
Callum Hemming
Jessica Pugh
70ENG
ENG
Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith

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