Last updated on August 11th, 2022 at 08:53 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 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. An Se Young at number 3 with Chen Yu Fei taking the number 4 spot. Meanwhile Carolina Marin remains at number five after returning from injury. Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour is at number 17 but England currently don’t have any player in the top 100.
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 18.
Meanwhile in the women’s doubles England’s highest pairing are Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith at 14. Looking at some of the other well know pairs see’s the Netherlands pairing of Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen at number 22 and Australia’s Gronya Somerville / Setyana Mapasa at number 34. Scotland’s Julie Macpherson / Ciara Torrance are at 47.
The mixed doubles is England’s strongest event, with Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith regaining the top 10 status at number ten. Meanwhile Callum Hemming / Jessica Pugh are at 46.
Even after the recent announcement of the Adcock’s retirement from the sport they are still ranked 19th in the world.
German pair Mark Lamsfuss / Isabel Lohau stay at number 12 while Scottish pair Adam Hall / Julie MacPherson move up 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)
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 (2nd August 2022)
Men’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen |
| 2 | JPN | Kento Momota |
| 3 | DEN | Anders Antonsen |
| 4 | TPE | Chou Tien Chen |
| 5 | MAS | Lee Zii Jia |
| 6 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| 7 | INA | Jonatan Christie |
| 8 | CHN | Chen Long |
| 9 | SGP | Loh Kean Yew |
| 10 | IND | Lakshya Sen |
| Others | ||
| 11 | HKG | NG Ka Long Angus |
| 12 | DEN | Rasmus Gemke |
| 13 | IND | Kidambi Srikanth |
| 18 | IND | Prannoy H.S |
| 21 | CHN | Shi Yu Qi |
| 22 | JPN | Kenta Nishimoto |
| 53 | ENG | Toby Penty |
Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Akane Yamaguchi |
| 2 | TPE | Tai Tzu Ying |
| 3 | KOR | An Se Young |
| 4 | CHN | Chen Yu Fei |
| 5 | ESP | Carolina Marin |
| 6 | JPN | Nozomi Okuhara |
| 7 | IND | Pusarla V. Sindhu |
| 8 | THA | Ratchanok Intanon |
| 9 | CHN | HE Bing Jiao |
| 10 | THA | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
| Others | ||
| 13 | CAN | Michelle Li |
| 14 | JPN | Sayaka Takahashi |
| 15 | DEN | Mia Blichfeldt |
| 16 | USA | Beiwen Zhang |
| 17 | SCO | Kirsty Gilmour |
| 21 | DEN | Line Christophersen |
| 28 | IND | Saina Nehwal |
| 72 | AUS | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen |
| 77 | POL | Jordan Hart |
Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INA INA | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
| 2 | JPN JPN | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi |
| 3 | INA INA | Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan |
| 4 | TPE TPE | Lee Yang Wang Chi-Lin |
| 5 | INA INA | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
| 6 | MAS MAS | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
| 7 | IND IND | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
| 8 | DEN DEN | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
| 9 | JPN JPN | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
| 10 | MAS MAS | Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
| Others | ||
| 11 | KOR KOR | Choi Sol Gyu Seo Seung Jae |
| 13 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Marvin Emil Seidel |
| 15 | MAS MAS | Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong |
| 16 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
| 18 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
| 28 | DEN DEN | Mathias Boe Mads Conrad-Petersen |
Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN CHN | Chen Qing Chen Jia Yi Fan |
| 2 | JPN JPN | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
| 3 | KOR KOR | Lee So Hee Shin Seung Chan |
| 4 | KOR KOR | Kim So Yeong Kong Hee Yong |
| 5 | JPN JPN | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
| 6 | JPN JPN | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
| 7 | INA INA | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
| 8 | THA THA | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
| 9 | BUL BUL | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
| 10 | KOR KOR | Jeong Na Eun Kim Hye Jeong |
| Others | ||
| 11 | MAS MAS | Tan Pearly Thinaah Muralitharan |
| 12 | KOR KOR | Chang Ye Na Kim Hyerin |
| 14 | ENG ENG | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
| 15 | KOR KOR | Baek Ha Na Jung Kyung Eun |
| 16 | DEN DEN | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen |
| 17 | MAS MAS | Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean |
| 18 | CHN CHN | Li Wen Mei Zheng Yu |
| 22 | NED NED | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen |
| 23 | CAN CAN | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
| 25 | IND IND | Ashwini Ponnappa Reddy N. Sikki |
| 31 | FRA FRA | Emilie Lefel Anne Tran |
| 34 | AUS AUS | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville |
| 47 | SCO SCO | Julie Macpherson Ciara Torrance |
Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN CHN | Zheng Si Wei Huang Ya Qiong |
| 2 | THA THA | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
| 3 | JPN JPN | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
| 4 | CHN CHN | Wang Yi Lyu Huang Dong Ping |
| 5 | INA INA | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
| 6 | KOR KOR | Seo Seung Jae Chae Yu Jung |
| 7 | HKG HKG | Tang Chun Man TSE Ying Suet |
| 8 | MAS MAS | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
| 9 | FRA FRA | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
| 10 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
| Others | ||
| 11 | MAS MAS | Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing |
| 12 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Isabel Lohau |
| 14 | MAS MAS | Goh Soon Huat Lai Shevon Jemie |
| 19 | ENG ENG | Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock |
| 21 | NED NED | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
| 26 | IND IND | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Ashwini Ponnappa |
| 40 | SCO SCO | Adam Hall Julie MacPherson |
| 47 | ENG ENG | Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh |
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