Last updated on September 1st, 2018 at 08:24 pm
Find out which players are currently in the top 10 world rankings. This page will be updated every month so don’t forget to check back.
Viktor Axelsen is currently flying high in the men’s singles game, whilst the women’s singles have a new star in Tai Tzu-ying from Taiwan as she and Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi fight it out for top spot.
You will also find the top 10 rankings for Men’s and Women’s doubles plus the mixed doubles.
Badminton World Rankings
Men’s Singles Top 10 Rankings
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen |
| 2 | CHN | Shi Yuqi |
| 3 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei |
| 4 | JPN | Kento Momota |
| 5 | KOR | Son Wan Ho |
| 6 | TPE | Chou Tien Chen |
| 7 | CHN | Chen Long |
| 8 | IND | Kidambi Srikanth |
| 9 | HKG | NG Ka Long Angus |
| 10 | JPN | Kenta Nishimoto |
| Others | ||
| 11 | IND | Prannoy H.S |
| 14 | CHN | Lin Dan |
| 16 | DEN | Anders Antonsen |
| 17 | DEN | Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus |
| 23 | FRA | Brice Leverdez |
| 34 | ENG | Rajiv Ouseph |
Women’s Singles Top 10 Rankings
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPE | Tai Tzu Ying |
| 2 | JPN | Akane Yamaguchi |
| 3 | IND | Pusarla V. Sindhu |
| 4 | THA | Ratchanok Intanon |
| 5 | CHN | Chen Yufei |
| 6 | ESP | Carolina Marin |
| 7 | CHN | HE Bingjiao |
| 8 | JPN | Nozomi Okuhara |
| 9 | KOR | Sung Ji Hyun |
| 10 | IND | Saina Nehwal |
| Others | ||
| 11 | THA | Nitchaon Jindapol |
| 12 | USA | Beiwen Zhang |
| 15 | CAN | Michelle Li |
| 33 | SCO | Kirsty Gilmour |
| 48 | ENG | Chloe Birch |
Men’s Doubles Top 10 Rankings
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INA INA | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
| 2 | CHN CHN | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
| 3 | JPN JPN | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
| 4 | CHN CHN | Liu Cheng Zhang Nan |
| 5 | DEN DEN | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
| 6 | DEN DEN | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding |
| 7 | JPN JPN | Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko |
| 8 | DEN DEN | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
| 9 | INA INA | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
| 10 | TPE TPE | Chen Hung Ling Wang Chi-Lin |
| Others | ||
| 14 | RUS RUS | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
| 15 | TPE TPE | Lee Jhe-Huei Lee Yang |
| 22 | IND IND | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
| 27 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
| 29 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Marvin Emil Seidel |
| 30 | GER GER | Jones Ralfy Jansen Josche Zurwonne |
| 37 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
| 39 | ENG ENG | Peter Briggs Tom Wolfenden |
Women’s Doubles Top 10 Rankings
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN JPN | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
| 2 | JPN JPN | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
| 3 | CHN CHN | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
| 4 | INA INA | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
| 5 | JPN JPN | Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto |
| 6 | DEN DEN | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen |
| 7 | THA THA | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
| 8 | KOR KOR | Lee So Hee Shin Seung Chan |
| 9 | JPN JPN | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
| 10 | INA INA | Della Destiara Haris Rizki Amelia Pradipta |
| Others | ||
| 13 | BUL BUL | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
| 14 | CHN CHN | Yu Xiaohan Huang Yaqiong |
| 22 | FRA FRA | Emilie Lefel Anne Tran |
| 23 | NED NED | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen |
| 24 | GER GER | Isabel Herttrich Carla Nelte |
| 29 | RUS RUS | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova |
| 31 | ENG ENG | Chloe Birch Jessica Pugh |
| 34 | ENG ENG | Lauren Smith Sarah Walker |
Mixed Doubles Top 10 Rankings
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN CHN | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
| 2 | CHN CHN | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
| 3 | INA INA | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
| 4 | HKG HKG | Tang Chun Man TSE Ying Suet |
| 5 | DEN DEN | Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen |
| 6 | MAS MAS | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
| 7 | ENG ENG | Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock |
| 8 | INA INA | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
| 9 | MAS MAS | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
| 10 | CHN CHN | HE Jiting DU Yue |
| Others | ||
| 11 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
| 16 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Isabel Herttrich |
| 20 | RUS RUS | Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova |
| 23 | HKG HKG | Lee Chun Hei Reginald Chau Hoi Wah |
| 24 | IND IND | Pranaav Jerry Chopra Reddy N. Sikki |
| 26 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Jessica Pugh |
| 27 | INA INA | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto |
| 34 | IRL IRL | Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
Those are the top 10 Badminton Players World Rankings.
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