Last updated on August 8th, 2019 at 04:59 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.
Japan’s Kento Momota is currently flying high in the men’s singles game. Meanwhile injury to Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen see’s him slide to six.
In the women’s singles Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi is at number one. Former number Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan is her nearest challenger. Meanwhile Canada’s Michelle Li breaks into the top 10 at number nine.
Carolina Marin’s injury see’s her drop out of the top 10 from July to number 25. She is also set to miss the World Championships but hopes to be back in September 2019. Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour is at number 23 whilst England’s Chloe Birch is at 46.
The mixed doubles is England’s strongest event with three pairs within the top 30. Marcus Ellis/Lauren Smith (8), Chris Adcock/Gabrielle Adcock (13) & Ben Lane/Jessica Pugh (29).
You will also find the top 10 BWF rankings for Men’s and Women’s doubles plus the mixed doubles
Badminton World Rankings (6 August 2019)
Men’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Kento Momota |
| 2 | TPE | Chou Tien Chen |
| 3 | CHN | Shi Yuqi |
| 4 | INA | Jonatan Christie |
| 5 | CHN | Chen Long |
| 6 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen |
| 7 | KOR | Son Wan Ho |
| 8 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| 9 | DEN | Anders Antonsen |
| 10 | IND | Kidambi Srikanth |
| Others | ||
| 11 | HKG | NG Ka Long Angus |
| 12 | JPN | Kenta Nishimoto |
| 13 | IND | Sameer Verma |
| 17 | CHN | Lin Dan |
| 19 | IND | Sai Praneeth B. |
| 20 | DEN | Jan O Jorgensen |
| 31 | IND | Prannoy HS |
| 32 | IND | Parupalli Kashyap |
| 36 | FRA | Brice Leverdez |
| 40 | ENG | Rajiv Ouseph |
Women’s Singles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Akane Yamaguchi |
| 2 | TPE | Tai Tzu Ying |
| 3 | CHN | Chen Yu Fei |
| 4 | JPN | Nozomi Okuhara |
| 5 | IND | Pusarla V. Sindhu |
| 6 | THA | Ratchanok Intanon |
| 7 | CHN | HE Bingjiao |
| 8 | IND | Saina Nehwal |
| 9 | CAN | Michelle Li |
| 10 | USA | Beiwen Zhang |
| Others | ||
| 11 | KOR | Sung Ji Hyun |
| 12 | DEN | Mia Blichfeldt |
| 13 | CHN | Han Yue |
| 15 | JPN | Sayaka Takahashi |
| 17 | DEN | Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt |
| 23 | SCO | Kirsty Gilmour |
| 25 | ESP | Carolina Marin |
| 46 | 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 | CHN CHN | Li Jun Hui Liu Yu Chen |
| 4 | JPN JPN | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
| 5 | JPN JPN | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
| 6 | CHN CHN | Han Cheng Kai Zhou Hao Dong |
| 7 | INA INA | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
| 8 | DEN DEN | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
| 9 | IND IND | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
| 10 | TPE TPE | Lee Yang Wang Chi-Lin |
| Others | ||
| 12 | CHN CHN | He Ji Ting Tan Qiang |
| 15 | TPE TPE | Liao Min Chun Su Ching Heng |
| 17 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
| 21 | JPN JPN | Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko |
| 22 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Marvin Emil Seidel |
| 25 | IND IND | Attri Manu Reddy B. Sumeeth |
| 27 | RUS RUS | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
| 39 | DEN DEN | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
| 44 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
Women’s Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN JPN | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
| 2 | JPN JPN | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
| 3 | JPN JPN | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
| 4 | CHN CHN | Chen Qing Chen Jia Yi Fan |
| 5 | INA INA | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
| 6 | KOR KOR | Lee So Hee Shin Seung Chan |
| 7 | CHN CHN | Du Yue Li Yin Hui |
| 8 | JPN JPN | Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto |
| 9 | KOR KOR | Kim So Yeong Kong Hee Yong |
| 10 | BUL BUL | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
| Others | ||
| 11 | THA THA | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
| 20 | RUS RUS | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova |
| 23 | IND IND | Ashwini Ponnappa Reddy N. Sikki |
| 24 | NED NED | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen |
| 25 | DEN DEN | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen |
| 27 | ENG ENG | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
| 28 | FRA FRA | Emilie Lefel Anne Tran |
Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking – Top 10
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN CHN | Zheng Si Wei Huang Ya Qiong |
| 2 | CHN CHN | Wang Yi Lyu Huang Dong Ping |
| 3 | JPN JPN | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
| 4 | THA THA | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
| 5 | MAS MAS | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
| 6 | INA INA | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
| 7 | KOR KOR | Seo Seung Jae Chae YuJung |
| 8 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
| 9 | INA INA | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
| 10 | HKG HKG | Tang Chun Man TSE Ying Suet |
| Others | ||
| 12 | CHN CHN | HE Jiting DU Yue |
| 13 | ENG ENG | Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock |
| 18 | FRA FRA | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
| 19 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Isabel Herttrich |
| 20 | DEN DEN | Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen |
| 23 | IND IND | Pranaav Jerry Chopra Reddy N. Sikki |
| 24 | NED NED | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
| 29 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Jessica Pugh |
| 33 | IRL IRL | Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
Those are the top 10 Badminton Players in the BWF World Rankings.
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