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Badminton World Rankings – Top 10 Players

Badminton World Rankings – Top 10 Players

Last updated on September 22nd, 2023 at 12:43 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 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.

  • Men’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
  • Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
  • Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
  • Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
  • Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

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 (19th September 2023)

Men’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1DENViktor Axelsen
2INAAnthony S Ginting
3JPNKodai Naraoka
4THAKunlavut Vitidsarn
5INAJonatan Christie
6CHNShi Yu Qi
7INDPrannoy H.S
8CHNLi Shi Feng
9SGPLoh Kean Yew
10DENAnders Antonsen
Others
11CHNLu Guang Zu
12JPNKenta Nishimoto
13TPEChou Tien Chen
14INDLakshya Sen
16MASLee Zii Jia
18HKGNG Ka Long
Angus
21INDKidambi Srikanth
23DENRasmus Gemke
26FRAToma Junior
Popov
50JPNKento Momota

Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1KORAn Se Young
2JPNAkane Yamaguchi
3CHNChen Yu Fei
4TPETai Tzu Ying
5CHNHE Bing Jiao
6ESPCarolina Marin
7INAGregoria M Tunjung
8THARatchanok Intanon
9CHNHan Yue
10USABeiwen Zhang
Others
11CHNWang Zhi Yi
12THAPornpawee Chochuwong
14DENMia Blichfeldt
15INDPusarla V. Sindhu
16THAB. Ongbamrungphan
19CANMichelle Li
25DENLine Højmark Kjaersfeldt
27SCOKirsty Gilmour
29JPNNozomi Okuhara
38USAIris Wang
55INDSaina Nehwal
89AUSTiffany Ho

Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1INA
INA
Fajar Alfian
M Rian Ardianto
2CHN
CHN
Liang Wei Keng
Wang Chang
3IND
IND
S Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
4KOR
KOR
Kang Min Hyuk
Seo Seung Jae
5MAS
MAS
Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
6JPN
JPN
Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
7DEN
DEN
Kim Astrup
Anders S Rasmussen
8CHN
CHN
Liu Yu Chen
Ou Xuan Yi
9MAS
MAS
Ong Yew Sin
Teo Ee Yi
10INA
INA
Hendra Setiawan
Mohammad Ahsan
Others
11INA
INA
Leo Rolly Carnando
Daniel Marthin
15KOR
KOR
Choi Sol Gyu
Kim Won Ho
18ENG
ENG
Ben Lane
Sean Vendy
22INA
INA
Marcus F Gideon
Kevin S Sukamuljo
25GER
GER
Mark Lamsfuss
Marvin Emil Seidel
27SCO
SCO
Alexander Dunn
Adam Hall
38FRA
FRA
Christo Popov
Toma Junior Popov
50SCO
SCO
Christopher Grimley
Matthew Grimley

Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1CHN
CHN
Chen Qing Chen
Jia Yi Fan
2KOR
KOR
Baek Ha Na
Lee So Hee
3KOR
KOR
Kim So Yeong
Kong Hee Yong
4JPN
JPN
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
5JPN
JPN
Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
6CHN
CHN
Zhang Shu Xian
Zheng Yu
7IDN
IDN
Apriyani Rahayu
S Ramadhanti
8JPN
JPN
Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
9MAS
MAS
Tan Pearly
Thinaah Muralitharan
10THA
THA
J Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
Others
11THA
THA
Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard
12KOR
KOR
Jeong Na Eun
Kim Hye Jeong
17IND
IND
Treesa Jolly
Gayatri G Pullela
19DEN
DEN
Maiken Fruergaard
Sara Thygesen
20BUL
BUL
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
30CAN
CAN
Catherine Choi
Josephine Wu
31ENG
ENG
Chloe Birch
Lauren Smith
34GER
GER
Linda Efler
Isabel Lohau
35SCO
SCO
Julie Macpherson
Ciara Torrance
62AUS
AUS
Kaitlyn EA
Gronya Somerville
69ENG
ENG
Abbygael Harris
Annie Lado
71IRE
IRE
Kate Frost
Moya Ryan

Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10

RankCountryPlayer Name
1CHN
CHN
Zheng Si Wei
Huang Ya Qiong
2JPN
JPN
Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
3CHN
CHN
Feng Yan Zhe
Huang Dong Ping
4KOR
KOR
Seo Seung Jae
Chae Yu Jung
5THA
THA
D Puavaranukroh
S Taerattanachai
6KOR
KOR
Kim Won Ho
Jeong Na Eun
7FRA
FRA
Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
8CHN
CHN
Jiang Zhen Bang
Wei Ya Xin
9MAS
MAS
Chen Tang Jie
Toh Ee Wei
10DEN
DEN
M Christiansen
Alexandra BØje
Others
11MAS
MAS
Goh Soon Huat
Lai Shevon Jemie
12NED
NED
Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek
15THA
THA
S.Jomkoh
S.Paewsampran
16IND
IND
Rinov Rivaldy
P H Mentari
17INA
INA
Rehan N Kusharjanto
Lisa A Kusumawati
20HKG
HKG
Tang Chun Man
TSE Ying Suet
21MAS
MAS
Tan Kian Meng
Lai Pei Jing
24GER
GER
Mark Lamsfuss
Isabel Lohau
28ENG
ENG
Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith
33ENG
ENG
Gregory Mairs
Jenny Moore
38SCO
SCO
Adam Hall
Julie MacPherson
45AUS
AUS
Kenneth Z H Choo
Gronya Somerville
77ENG
ENG
Steven Stallwood
Hope Warner
78ENG
ENG
Callum Hemming
Jessica Pugh

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