Last updated on April 3rd, 2019 at 07:33 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, whilst former number one Viktor Axelsen is at four. In the women’s singles Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan continues to dominate with China’s Chen Yufei the nearest challenger.
You will also find the top 10 rankings for Men’s and Women’s doubles plus the mixed doubles.
Badminton World Rankings (2 April 2019)
Men’s Singles Top 10 Rankings
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Kento Momota |
| 2 | CHN | Shi Yuqi |
| 3 | TPE | Chou Tien Chen |
| 4 | DEN | Viktor Axelsen |
| 5 | CHN | Chen Long |
| 6 | KOR | Son Wan Ho |
| 7 | IND | Kidambi Srikanth |
| 8 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| 9 | INA | Tommy Sugiarto |
| 10 | INA | Jonatan Christie |
| Others | ||
| 11 | JPN | Kenta Nishimoto |
| 12 | DEN | Anders Antonsen |
| 15 | IND | Sameer Verma |
| 16 | CHN | Lin Dan |
| 21 | IND | Prannoy H.S |
| 26 | FRA | Brice Leverdez |
| 32 | ENG | Rajiv Ouseph |
| 44 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei |
Women’s Singles Top 10 Rankings
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPE | Tai Tzu Ying |
| 2 | CHN | Chen Yufei |
| 3 | JPN | Nozomi Okuhara |
| 4 | JPN | Akane Yamaguchi |
| 5 | ESP | Carolina Marin |
| 6 | IND | Pusarla V. Sindhu |
| 7 | CHN | HE Bingjiao |
| 8 | THA | Ratchanok Intanon |
| 9 | IND | Saina Nehwal |
| 10 | KOR | Sung Ji Hyun |
| Others | ||
| 11 | USA | Beiwen Zhang |
| 12 | JPN | Sayaka Takahashi |
| 13 | CHN | Han Yue |
| 14 | CAN | Michelle Li |
| 22 | DEN | Mia Blichfeldt |
| 23 | THA | Nitchaon Jindapol |
| 28 | SCO | Kirsty Gilmour |
| 44 | 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 | INA INA | Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan |
| 5 | JPN JPN | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
| 6 | CHN CHN | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong |
| 7 | DEN DEN | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
| 8 | INA INA | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
| 9 | TPE TPE | Chen Hung Ling Wang Chi-Lin |
| 10 | CHN CHN | Liu Cheng Zhang Nan |
| Others | ||
| 12 | JPN JPN | Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko |
| 18 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
| 19 | TPE TPE | Lee Jhe-Huei Lee Yang |
| 20 | RUS RUS | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
| 24 | IND IND | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty |
| 26 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Marvin Emil Seidel |
| 27 | DEN DEN | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding |
| 30 | DEN DEN | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
| 47 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
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 | JPN JPN | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
| 4 | CHN CHN | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
| 5 | INA INA | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
| 6 | JPN JPN | Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto |
| 7 | KOR KOR | Lee So Hee Shin Seung Chan |
| 8 | BUL BUL | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
| 9 | THA THA | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
| 10 | CHN CHN | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
| Others | ||
| 14 | INA INA | Della Destiara Haris Rizki Amelia Pradipta |
| 17 | DEN DEN | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen |
| 20 | IND IND | Ashwini Ponnappa Reddy N. Sikki |
| 21 | RUS RUS | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova |
| 22 | FRA FRA | Emilie Lefel Anne Tran |
| 24 | NED NED | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen |
| 30 | ENG ENG | Chloe Birch Jessica Pugh |
Mixed Doubles Top 10 Rankings
| Rank | Country | Player Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN CHN | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
| 2 | CHN CHN | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
| 3 | JPN JPN | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
| 4 | THA THA | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
| 5 | MAS MAS | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
| 6 | ENG ENG | Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock |
| 7 | KOR KOR | Seo Seung Jae Chae YuJung |
| 8 | HKG HKG | Tang Chun Man TSE Ying Suet |
| 9 | MAS MAS | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
| 10 | INA INA | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
| Others | ||
| 12 | CHN CHN | HE Jiting DU Yue |
| 13 | ENG ENG | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
| 15 | DEN DEN | Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen |
| 20 | GER GER | Mark Lamsfuss Isabel Herttrich |
| 26 | HKG HKG | Lee Chun Hei Reginald Chau Hoi Wah |
| 29 | ENG ENG | Ben Lane Jessica Pugh |
| 31 | IND IND | Pranaav Jerry Chopra Reddy N. Sikki |
| 36 | IRL IRL | Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
Those are the top 10 Badminton Players World Rankings.
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