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Badminton World Rankings – Top 10 Players

Last updated on May 5th, 2022 at 04:48 am

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 with Japan’s Kento Momota at number two and Anders Antonsen is at three in the rankings. Meanwhile England’s highest ranked men’s player is Toby Penty at number 53.

In the women’s singles Akane Yamaguchi of Japan takes the number one spot with Tai Tzu Ying dropping to number two. Chen Yu Fei holds the number three spot while Carolina Marin climbs one place to number five after returning from injury. Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour climbs three places to number 17 and England’s highest ranked player is Chloe Birch at 105.

England’s top men’s doubles pair Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge are ranked at number 16 despite them no longer competing. Meanwhile their fellow countryman Ben Lane / Sean Vendy are at 20.

Meanwhile in the women’s doubles England’s highest pairing are Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith at 13. Looking at some of the other well know pairs see’s the Netherlands pairing of Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen at number 19 and Australia’s Gronya Somerville / Setyana Mapasa at number 32.

The mixed doubles is England’s strongest event with three pairs within the top 40. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (10), Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (18) & Ben Lane / Jessica Pugh (43). However that’s set to change with the recent announcement of the Adcock’s retirement from the sport.

German pair Mark Lamsfuss / Isabel Lohau move up three places to number 12. Another pair on the up are Scotlands Adam Hall / Julie MacPherson moving a few places to 40.

Who is World No 1 badminton?

Viktor Axelsen (Men’s Singles) & Akane Yamaguchi (Women’s Singles).

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Men’s Doubles)

Chen Qing Chen / Jia Yi Fan (Women’s Doubles)

Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (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 (3rd May 2022)

Men’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1DENViktor Axelsen
2JPNKento Momota
3DENAnders Antonsen
4TPEChou Tien Chen
5INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting
6MASLee Zii Jia
7CHNChen Long
8INAJonatan Christie
9INDLakshya Sen
10SGPLoh Kean Yew
Others
11INDKidambi Srikanth
12HKGNG Ka Long Angus
13DENRasmus Gemke
16CHNShi Yu Qi
19INDSai Praneeth B.
20JPNKenta Nishimoto
53ENGToby Penty

Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1JPNAkane Yamaguchi
2TPETai Tzu Ying
3CHNChen Yu Fei
4KORAn Se Young
5ESPCarolina Marin
6JPNNozomi Okuhara
7INDPusarla V. Sindhu
8THARatchanok Intanon
9CHNHE Bing Jiao
10THAPornpawee Chochuwong
Others
11CANMichelle Li
13JPNSayaka Takahashi
14DENMia Blichfeldt
16USABeiwen Zhang
17SCOKirsty Gilmour
22DENLine Christophersen
23INDSaina Nehwal
24CHNHan Yue
72AUSHsuan-Yu Wendy Chen
105ENGChloe Birch


Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1INA
INA
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
2INA
INA
Hendra Setiawan
Mohammad Ahsan
3TPE
TPE
Lee Yang
Wang Chi-Lin
4JPN
JPN
Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
5JPN
JPN
Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe
6JPN
JPN
Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda
7MAS
MAS
Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
8INA
INA
Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
9IND
IND
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
10DEN
DEN
Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Others
12KOR
KOR
Choi Sol Gyu
Seo Seung Jae
13GER
GER
Mark Lamsfuss
Marvin Emil Seidel
15MAS
MAS
Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong
16ENG
ENG
Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge
20ENG
ENG
Ben Lane
Sean Vendy
28DEN
DEN
Mathias Boe
Mads Conrad-Petersen

Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1CHN
CHN
Chen Qing Chen
Jia Yi Fan
2KOR
KOR
Lee So Hee
Shin Seung Chan
3JPN
JPN
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
4KOR
KOR
Kim Soyeong
Kong Heeyong
5JPN
JPN
Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
6INA
INA
Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
7JPN
JPN
Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
8THA
THA
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
9BUL
BUL
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
10KOR
KOR
Chang Ye Na
Kim Hyerin
Others
12MAS
MAS
Chow Mei Kuan
Lee Meng Yean
13ENG
ENG
Chloe Birch
Lauren Smith
14CHN
CHN
Li Wen Mei
Zheng Yu
15KOR
KOR
Baek Ha Na
Jung Kyung Eun
16DEN
DEN
Maiken Fruergaard
Sara Thygesen
19NED
NED
Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen
20CAN
CAN
Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai
22IND
IND
Ashwini Ponnappa
Reddy N. Sikki
30FRA
FRA
Emilie Lefel
Anne Tran
32AUS
AUS
Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
44SCO
SCO
Julie Macpherson
Ciara Torrance


Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1THA
THA
Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2CHN
CHN
Zheng Si Wei
Huang Ya Qiong
3JPN
JPN
Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
4CHN
CHN
Wang Yi Lyu
Huang Dong Ping
5INA
INA
Praveen Jordan
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
6KOR
KOR
Seo Seung Jae
Chae Yu Jung
7HKG
HKG
Tang Chun Man
TSE Ying Suet
8MAS
MAS
Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying
9MAS
MAS
Tan Kian Meng
Lai Pei Jing
10ENG
ENG
Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith
Others
11FRA
FRA
Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
12GER
GER
Mark Lamsfuss
Isabel Lohau
14MAS
MAS
Goh Soon Huat
Lai Shevon Jemie
18ENG
ENG
Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock
21NED
NED
Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek
26IND
IND
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Ashwini Ponnappa
37IRL
IRL
Sam Magee
Chloe Magee
40SCO
SCO
Adam Hall
Julie MacPherson
43ENG
ENG
Ben Lane
Jessica Pugh

We will keep up to date with all latest badminton news from both the professional and amateur sides of the sport.

If you need help improving your game or buying decisions check out these articles:

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These are the top 10 Badminton Players in the BWF World Rankings plus a few selected players lower down the rankings.

Keep up to date with all the important news from the Badminton world here on Badminton Skills.

We will answer the question of who is the best badminton player in the world each month. Don’t forget to check back!

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