Last updated on November 28th, 2022 at 06:36 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 Lee Zii Jia is at number two. Anders Antonsen slips to number eight with Japan’s Kento Momota is at number ten. Meanwhile England’s highest ranked men’s player Toby Penty (64) has just announced his retirement from the sport.
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 Yingis at number 4. Meanwhile Pusarla V. Sindhu stays at number six and Carolina Marin is at number 11. Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour is at number 18 and Wales’s Jordan Hart is a number 70. England currently don’t have any player in the top 100.
The men’s doubles has Japan’s Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi currently ranked at number 1 in the world. England’s top men’s doubles pair Ben Lane / Sean Vendy are at 16 while Scotland’s Alexander Dunn / Adam Hall are at number 27.
Meanwhile in the women’s doubles England’s highest pairing are Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith at 27. Looking at some of the other well know pairs see’s Scotland’s Julie Macpherson / Ciara Torrance are at 34 while Australia’s new pairing of Gronya Somerville / Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen are on the up at number 73.
The mixed doubles is England’s strongest event, with Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith at number 15 and Callum Hemming / Jessica Pugh are at 36. Zheng Si Wei / Huang Ya Qiong are in top spot.
German pair Mark Lamsfuss / Isabel Lohau are at number 7 while Scottish pair Adam Hall / Julie MacPherson are at 31.
Who is World No 1 badminton?
Viktor Axelsen (Men’s Singles) & Akane Yamaguchi (Women’s Singles).
Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (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 (22nd November 2022)
Men’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen |
| 2 | MAS | Lee Zii Jia |
| 3 | SGP | Loh Kean Yew |
| 4 | TPE | Chou Tien Chen |
| 5 | INA | Jonatan Christie |
| 6 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| 7 | IND | Lakshya Sen |
| 8 | DEN | Anders Antonsen |
| 9 | THA | Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
| 10 | JPN | Kento Momota |
| Others | ||
| 11 | IND | Kidambi Srikanth |
| 12 | IND | Prannoy H.S |
| 13 | DEN | Rasmus Gemke |
| 19 | HKG | NG Ka Long Angus |
| 20 | JPN | Kenta Nishimoto |
| 24 | FRA | Toma Junior Popov |
| 64 | ENG | Toby Penty |
Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IND | Pusarla V. Sindhu |
| 7 | THA | Ratchanok Intanon |
| 8 | CHN | Wang Zhi Yu |
| 9 | THA | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
| 10 | THA | B. Ongbamrungphan |
| Others | ||
| 11 | ESP | Carolina Marin |
| 13 | JPN | Sayaka Takahashi |
| 14 | JPN | Nozomi Okuhara |
| 15 | CAN | Michelle Li |
| 18 | SCO | Kirsty Gilmour |
| 23 | DEN | Line Christophersen |
| 24 | USA | Iris Wang |
| 25 | DEN | Mia Blichfeldt |
| 30 | USA | Beiwen Zhang |
| 33 | IND | Saina Nehwal |
| 68 | AUS | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen |
| 70 | WAL | Jordan Hart |
Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN JPN | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi |
| 2 | INA INA | Marcus F Gideon Kevin S Sukamuljo |
| 3 | INA INA | Fajar Alfian M Rian Ardianto |
| 4 | MAS MAS | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
| 5 | INA INA | Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan |
| 6 | DEN DEN | Kim Astrup Anders S Rasmussen |
| 7 | IND IND | S Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
| 8 | MAS MAS | Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
| 9 | TPE TPE | Lee Yang Wang Chi-Lin |
| 10 | MAS MAS | Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin |
| Others | ||
| 13 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Marvin Emil Seidel |
| 15 | KOR KOR | Choi Sol Gyu Kim Won Ho |
| 16 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
| 27 | SCO SCO | Alexander Dunn Adam Hall |
| 31 | FRA FRA | Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov |
Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | KOR KOR | Lee So Hee Shin Seung Chan |
| 5 | KOR KOR | Jeong Na Eun Kim Hye Jeong |
| 6 | THA THA | J Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
| 7 | JPN JPN | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
| 8 | CHN CHN | Zhang Shu Xian Zheng Yu |
| 9 | MAS MAS | Tan Pearly Thinaah Muralitharan |
| 10 | BUL BUL | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
| Others | ||
| 11 | JPN JPN | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
| 13 | INA INA | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
| 17 | KOR KOR | Baek Ha Na Lee Yu Lim |
| 18 | DEN DEN | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen |
| 19 | CAN CAN | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
| 26 | IND IND | Ashwini Ponnappa Reddy N. Sikki |
| 27 | ENG ENG | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
| 28 | GER GER | Linda Efler Isabel Lohau |
| 34 | SCO SCO | Julie Macpherson Ciara Torrance |
| 73 | AUS AUS | H Wendy Chen Gronya Somerville |
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 | THA THA | D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai |
| 4 | CHN CHN | Wang Yi Lyu Huang Dong Ping |
| 5 | HKG HKG | Tang Chun Man TSE Ying Suet |
| 6 | INA INA | Praveen Jordan M D Oktavianti |
| 7 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Isabel Lohau |
| 8 | MAS MAS | Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing |
| 9 | DEN DEN | M Christiansen Alexandra BØje |
| 10 | FRA FRA | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
| Others | ||
| 11 | MAS MAS | Goh Soon Huat Lai Shevon Jemie |
| 14 | NED NED | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
| 15 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
| 31 | SCO SCO | Adam Hall Julie MacPherson |
| 36 | ENG ENG | Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh |
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