Last updated on November 30th, 2021 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.
Badminton tournaments have been coming frequently of late after a slow start to the year. Let’s check in on the latest BWF Badminton World Rankings!
Viktor Axelsen regains top spot with Japan’s Kento Momota slipping to number two. Meanwhile Anders Antonsen is 3rd in the rankings. Meanwhile England’s highest ranked men’s player is Toby Penty at number 52.
In the women’s singles Tai Tzu Ying remains at number one. Chen Yu Fei holds on at number 2. Carolina Marin slips one place to number five whilst Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour is at number 21. Meanwhile England’s highest ranked player is Chloe Birch at 85.
England’s top men’s doubles pair Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge are ranked at number 13 whilst their fellow countryman Ben Lane / Sean Vendy are at 17.
Meanwhile in the women’s doubles England’s highest pairing of Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith are at 13. Meanwhile Australia’s Gronya Somerville / Setyana Mapasa stay at number 28. The Netherlands pairing of Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen remain at number 19.
The mixed doubles is England’s strongest event with three pairs within the top 38. Marcus Ellis/Lauren Smith (8), Chris Adcock/Gabrielle Adcock (16) & Ben Lane/Jessica Pugh (38). However that’s set to change with the recent announcement of the Adcock’s retirement from the sport.
Who is World No 1 badminton?
That is always changing but we have the current badminton world no 1’s listed on this page.
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 (27 July 2021)
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 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| 6 | CHN | Chen Long |
| 7 | INA | Jonatan Christie |
| 8 | MAS | Lee Zii Jia |
| 9 | HKG | NG Ka Long Angus |
| 10 | DEN | Rasmus Gemke |
| Others | ||
| 13 | CHN | Shi Yu Qi |
| 14 | IND | Kidambi Srikanth |
| 16 | IND | Sai Praneeth B. |
| 17 | JPN | Kenta Nishimoto |
| 26 | DEN | Jan O Jorgensen |
| 52 | ENG | Toby Penty |
Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPE | Tai Tzu Ying |
| 2 | CHN | Chen Yu Fei |
| 3 | JPN | Akane Yamaguchi |
| 4 | JPN | Nozomi Okuhara |
| 5 | ESP | Carolina Marin |
| 6 | KOR | An Se Young |
| 7 | IND | Pusarla V. Sindhu |
| 8 | THA | Ratchanok Intanon |
| 9 | CHN | HE Bing Jiao |
| 10 | THA | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
| Others | ||
| 11 | CAN | Michelle Li |
| 13 | JPN | Sayaka Takahashi |
| 14 | DEN | Mia Blichfeldt |
| 15 | USA | Beiwen Zhang |
| 18 | KOR | Sung Ji Hyun |
| 21 | SCO | Kirsty Gilmour |
| 23 | IND | Saina Nehwal |
| 30 | CHN | Han Yue |
| 31 | DEN | Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt |
| 73 | AUS | Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen |
| 85 | ENG | Chloe Birch |
Men’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INA INA | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
| 2 | INA INA | Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan |
| 3 | TPE TPE | Lee Yang Wang Chi-Lin |
| 4 | JPN JPN | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
| 5 | JPN JPN | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
| 6 | JPN JPN | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi |
| 7 | MAS MAS | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
| 8 | INA INA | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
| 9 | IND IND | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
| 10 | DEN DEN | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
| Others | ||
| 11 | KOR KOR | Choi SolGyu Seo Seung Jae |
| 13 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
| 14 | MAS MAS | Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong |
| 15 | RUS RUS | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
| 16 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Marvin Emil Seidel |
| 17 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
| 25 | DEN DEN | Mathias Boe Mads Conrad-Petersen |
Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN JPN | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
| 2 | CHN CHN | Chen Qing Chen Jia Yi Fan |
| 3 | KOR KOR | Lee Sohee Shin Seung Chan |
| 4 | KOR KOR | Kim Soyeong Kong Heeyong |
| 5 | JPN JPN | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
| 6 | INA INA | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
| 7 | JPN JPN | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
| 8 | CHN CHN | Du Yue Li Yin Hui |
| 9 | THA THA | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
| 10 | KOR KOR | Chang Ye Na Kim Hyerin |
| Others | ||
| 11 | BUL BUL | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
| 12 | MAS MAS | Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean |
| 13 | ENG ENG | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
| 14 | KOR KOR | Baek Ha Na Jung Kyung Eun |
| 15 | CHN CHN | Li Wen Mei Zheng Yu |
| 16 | DEN DEN | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen |
| 19 | NED NED | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen |
| 22 | CAN CAN | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
| 24 | IND IND | Ashwini Ponnappa Reddy N. Sikki |
| 28 | FRA FRA | Emilie Lefel Anne Tran |
| 29 | AUS AUS | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville |
| 35 | RUS RUS | Ekaterina Malkova Alina Davletova |
| 41 | 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 | CHN CHN | Wang Yi Lyu Huang Dong Ping |
| 4 | JPN JPN | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
| 5 | INA INA | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
| 6 | KOR KOR | Seo Seung Jae Chae YuJung |
| 7 | HKG HKG | Tang Chun Man TSE Ying Suet |
| 8 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
| 9 | MAS MAS | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
| 10 | INA INA | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
| 10 | ||
| Others | ||
| 12 | FRA FRA | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
| 13 | MAS MAS | Goh Soon Huat Lai Shevon Jemie |
| 15 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Isabel Herttrich |
| 16 | ENG ENG | Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock |
| 19 | CHN CHN | HE Ji Ting DU Yue |
| 20 | NED NED | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
| 25 | IND IND | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Ashwini Ponnappa |
| 35 | IRL IRL | Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
| 38 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Jessica Pugh |
These are the top 10 Badminton Players in the BWF World Rankings plus a few selected players lower down the rankings.
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