BWF World Ranking
Badminton world ranking
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The BWF World Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation for badminton players who participate in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. It is used to determine the qualification for the World Championships and Summer Olympic Games,[1] as well as BWF World Tour tournaments.[2] Seedings of draws at all BWF-sanctioned tournaments are conducted using the BWF World Ranking.[3] Players under 19 years of age are eligible to rank in the BWF World Junior Ranking, which were introduced in January 2011. The following lists are the rankings:[4]
Overview
The ranking points are awarded based on the level and progress of the tournament from each player/pair. Ranking points calculated are based on the tournaments each players/pairs participate in from the last 52 weeks. If a player or pair has participated in ten or fewer World Ranking tournaments, then the ranking is worked out by adding together the points won at tournaments in the last 52 weeks. If a player or pair has participated in 11 or more World Ranking tournaments, only the 10 highest points scored in the tournaments during the 52-week period count towards their ranking. The highest possible ranking points are 124,000 as of 2022 but will soon increase to 125,000 in 2023 with 4 Super 1000 Tournaments.[1][5][6] Though the highest points ever achieved are 123,905 by the korean men’s double pair of Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae on 14 April 2026.[citation needed]
Points system
Points system used are as follows:[5]
After 23 April 2024
Since 2024 (Week 17), BWF has used a new system for counting points:
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 | 129/256 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 – BWF tournaments | |||||||||||
| World Championships | 14,500 | 12,500 | 10,500 | 8,200 | 6,000 | 3,700 | 1,450 | 750 | 300 | ||
| Olympic Games1 | 14,500 | 12,500 | 110,500 | 8,200 | 6,000 | 3,700 | 1,450 | 750 | 300 | ||
| Grade 2 – BWF World Tour | |||||||||||
| Level 1 (Finals)2 | 14,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 7,800 | 5,700 | 3,500 | 1,400 | 720 | 280 | ||
| Level 2 (If minimum $500,000 additional prize money) (Super 1000) |
13,500 | 11,500 | 9,500 | 7,400 | 5,400 | 3,300 | 1,350 | 670 | 270 | ||
| Level 2 (If between $250,000 - $499,999 additional prize money) (Super 1000) |
12,700 | 10,800 | 9,000 | 7,000 | 5,100 | 3,150 | 1,270 | 630 | 250 | ||
| Level 2 (Super 1000) | 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 240 | ||
| Level 3 (Super 750) | 11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 | 1,060 | 520 | 210 | ||
| Level 4 (Super 500) | 9,200 | 7,800 | 6,420 | 5,040 | 3,600 | 2,220 | 880 | 430 | 170 | ||
| Level 5 (Super 300) | 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 | 660 | 320 | 130 | ||
| Level 6 (Super 100) | 5,500 | 4,680 | 3,850 | 3,030 | 2,110 | 1,290 | 510 | 240 | 100 | ||
| Grade 3 – BWF Continental Circuit | |||||||||||
| International Challenge | 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | 70 | ||
| International Series | 2,500 | 2,130 | 1,750 | 1,370 | 920 | 550 | 210 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Future Series | 1,700 | 1,420 | 1,170 | 920 | 600 | 350 | 130 | 60 | 20 | ||
2018–16 April 2024 system
Since 2018, BWF has started a new system for counting points:
(For implementation in tournaments up to and including week 16 2024)
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 | 129/256 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 – BWF tournaments | |||||||||||
| World Championships | 13,000 | 11,000 | 9,200 | 7,200 | 5,200 | 3,200 | 1,300 | 650 | 260 | ||
| Olympic Games1 | 13,000 | 11,000 | 19,200 | 7,200 | 5,200 | 3,200 | 1,300 | 650 | 260 | ||
| Grade 2 – BWF World Tour | |||||||||||
| Level 1 (Finals)2 | 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 240 | ||
| Level 2 (Super 1000) | 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 240 | ||
| Level 3 (Super 750) | 11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 | 1,060 | 520 | 210 | ||
| Level 4 (Super 500) | 9,200 | 7,800 | 6,420 | 5,040 | 3,600 | 2,220 | 880 | 430 | 170 | ||
| Level 5 (Super 300) | 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 | 660 | 320 | 130 | ||
| Level 6 (Super 100) | 5,500 | 4,680 | 3,850 | 3,030 | 2,110 | 1,290 | 510 | 240 | 100 | ||
| Grade 3 – BWF Continental Circuit | |||||||||||
| International Challenge | 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | 70 | ||
| International Series | 2,500 | 2,130 | 1,750 | 1,370 | 920 | 550 | 210 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Future Series | 1,700 | 1,420 | 1,170 | 920 | 600 | 350 | 130 | 60 | 20 | ||
2007–2017 system
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 | 129/256 | 257/512 | 513/1024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWF tournaments (World Championships and Olympic Games)1 |
12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 240 | 120 | 60 |
| Super Series Masters Finals Super Series Premier |
11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 | 1,060 | 520 | |||
| Super Series | 9,200 | 7,800 | 6,420 | 5,040 | 3,600 | 2,220 | 880 | 430 | 170 | 80 | 40 |
| Grand Prix Gold | 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 | 660 | 320 | 130 | 60 | 30 |
| Grand Prix | 5,500 | 4,680 | 3,850 | 3,030 | 2,110 | 1,290 | 510 | 240 | 100 | 45 | 30 |
| International Challenge | 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | 70 | 30 | 20 |
| International Series | 2,500 | 2,130 | 1,750 | 1,370 | 920 | 550 | 210 | 100 | 40 | 20 | 10 |
| Future Series | 1,700 | 1,420 | 1,170 | 920 | 600 | 350 | 130 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
- ^1 – At the Olympic Games, third place receives 9,200 points while fourth place receives 8,400 points.
30 January, 2003 – 31 December, 2006 system
The points in the new system are multiplied by 10 from the previous one:[7]
| Level | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 | 129/256 | 257/512 | 513/1024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships, and Olympic Games | |||||||||||
| 7* | 6,000 | 5,100 | 4,200 | 3,300 | 2,400 | 1,500 | 600 | 300 | 120 | 60 | 30 |
| World Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| 6* | 5,400 | 4,590 | 3,780 | 2,970 | 2,160 | 1,350 | 540 | 270 | 108 | 54 | 27 |
| 5* | 4,800 | 4,080 | 3,360 | 2,640 | 1,920 | 1,200 | 480 | 240 | 96 | 48 | 24 |
| 4* | 4,200 | 3,570 | 2,940 | 2,310 | 1,680 | 1,050 | 420 | 210 | 84 | 42 | 21 |
| 3* | 3,600 | 3,060 | 2,520 | 1,980 | 1,440 | 900 | 360 | 180 | 72 | 36 | 18 |
| 2* | 3,000 | 2,550 | 2,100 | 1,650 | 1,200 | 750 | 300 | 150 | 60 | 30 | 15 |
| 1* | 2,400 | 2,040 | 1,680 | 1,320 | 960 | 600 | 240 | 120 | 48 | 24 | 12 |
| International Circuit | |||||||||||
| A | 1,800 | 1,530 | 1,260 | 990 | 720 | 450 | 180 | 90 | 36 | 18 | 9 |
| B | 1,200 | 1,020 | 840 | 660 | 480 | 300 | 120 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| C | 600 | 510 | 420 | 330 | 240 | 150 | 60 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
April 1, 1995 – 29 January 2003 system
1. The points system chart:[8]
| Level | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 | 129/256 | 257/512 | 513/1024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships, and Olympic Games | |||||||||||
| 7* | 600 | 510 | 420 | 330 | 240 | 150 | 60 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| World Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| 6* | 540 | 459 | 378 | 297 | 216 | 135 | 54 | 27 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 |
| 5* | 480 | 408 | 336 | 264 | 192 | 120 | 48 | 24 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 4* | 420 | 357 | 294 | 231 | 168 | 105 | 42 | 21 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| 3* | 360 | 306 | 252 | 198 | 144 | 90 | 36 | 18 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 2* | 300 | 255 | 210 | 165 | 120 | 75 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 |
| 1* | 240 | 204 | 168 | 132 | 96 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| International Circuit | |||||||||||
| A | 180 | 153 | 126 | 99 | 72 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| B | 120 | 102 | 84 | 66 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| C | 60 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| D | 40 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| E | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
2. World Badminton Grand Prix Finals are ranked as 6* event, the points system is as follows:
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 2nd in Group | 3rd in Group | 4th in Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | 540 | 459 | 378 | 297 | 256.5 | 216 |
| Doubles | N/a | 337.5 | 297 |
Player rankings
Players in their highest peak are marked in light yellow, retired players are marked in italic.
Men's singles
| BWF World Rankings (Men's singles) as of 23 June 2026[update][9] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak | ||
| Rank | Date | |||||
| 1 | Shi Yuqi | 105,305 | 1 | June 11, 2024 | ||
| 2 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 92,565 | 1 | June 3, 2025 | ||
| 3 | Anders Antonsen | 91,155 | 2 | September 27, 2022 | ||
| 4 | Jonatan Christie | 88,431 | 2 | January 31, 2023 | ||
| 5 | Christo Popov | 84,462 | 4 | April 14, 2026 | ||
| 6 | Chou Tien-chen | 80,280 | 2 | August 6, 2019 | ||
| 7 | Alex Lanier | 74,525 | 7 | July 29, 2025 | ||
| 8 | Li Shifeng | 73,083 | 3 | October 31, 2023 | ||
| 9 | Victor Lai | 72,915 | 9 | June 9, 2026 | ||
| 10 | Alwi Farhan | 70,369 | 10 | June 16, 2026 | ||
| 11 | Kodai Naraoka | 68,020 | 2 | December 12, 2023 | ||
| 12 | Lin Chun-yi | 66,594 | 8 | March 10, 2026 | ||
| 13 | Loh Kean Yew | 65,700 | 3 | November 8, 2022 | ||
| 14 | Lakshya Sen | 65,213 | 6 | November 8, 2022 | ||
| 15 | Weng Hongyang | 59,341 | 10 | September 30, 2025 | ||
| 16 | Toma Junior Popov | 58,597 | 13 | September 2, 2025 | ||
| 17 | Koki Watanabe | 57,920 | 11 | October 22, 2024 | ||
| 18 | Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul | 56,485 | 18 | June 9, 2026 | ||
| 19 | Chi Yu-jen | 55,487 | 18 | May 26, 2026 | ||
| 20 | Kenta Nishimoto | 54,659 | 9 | September 6, 2018 | ||
Women's singles
| BWF World Rankings (Women's singles) as of 23 June 2026[update][10] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak | ||
| Rank | Date | |||||
| 1 | An Se-young | 117,787 | 1 | August 1, 2023 | ||
| 2 | Wang Zhiyi | 106,389 | 2 | November 19, 2024 | ||
| 3 | Akane Yamaguchi | 100,426 | 1 | April 19, 2018 | ||
| 4 | Chen Yufei | 87,651 | 1 | December 17, 2019 | ||
| 5 | Han Yue | 82,288 | 3 | March 18, 2025 | ||
| 6 | Putri Kusuma Wardani | 73,473 | 6 | December 23, 2025 | ||
| 7 | Ratchanok Intanon | 72,246 | 1 | April 21, 2016 | ||
| 8 | Pornpawee Chochuwong | 67,977 | 6 | February 4, 2025 | ||
| 9 | Tomoka Miyazaki | 63,646 | 6 | June 10, 2025 | ||
| 10 | P. V. Sindhu | 61,401 | 2 | April 7, 2017 | ||
| 11 | Nozomi Okuhara | 59,060 | 1 | October 29, 2019 | ||
| 12 | Chiu Pin-chian | 57,498 | 11 | June 9, 2026 | ||
| 13 | Michelle Li | 55,227 | 8 | October 22, 2019 | ||
| 14 | Kim Ga-eun | 54,921 | 12 | December 9, 2023 | ||
| 15 | Mia Blichfeldt | 53,503 | 11 | September 3, 2019 | ||
| 16 | Sim Yu-jin | 53,354 | 10 | October 21, 2025 | ||
| 17 | Lin Hsiang-ti | 52,029 | 15 | June 2, 2026 | ||
| 18 | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 50,407 | 9 | January 14, 2025 | ||
| 19 | Line Christophersen | 51,960 | 16 | June 2, 2026 | ||
| 20 | Line Kjærsfeldt | 50,173 | 16 | July 30, 2019 | ||
Men's doubles
| BWF World Rankings (Men's doubles) as of 23 June 2026[update][11] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak (pair) |
Highest peak (individual) | ||||
| Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date | |||||
| 1 | Kim Won-ho | 119,249 | 1 | July 22, 2025 | 1 | July 22, 2025 | |||
| Seo Seung-jae | 1 | July 22, 2025 | |||||||
| 2 | Fajar Alfian | 90,753 | 2 | June 2, 2026 | 1 | December 27, 2022 | |||
| Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | 2 | June 2, 2026 | |||||||
| 3 | Aaron Chia | 89,484 | 2 | January 24, 2023 | 2 | January 24, 2023 | |||
| Soh Wooi Yik | 2 | January 24, 2023 | |||||||
| 4 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | 89,311 | 1 | October 10, 2023 | 1 | October 10, 2023 | |||
| Chirag Shetty | 1 | October 10, 2023 | |||||||
| 5 | Liang Weikeng | 86,009 | 1 | October 31, 2023 | 1 | October 31, 2023 | |||
| Wang Chang | 1 | October 31, 2023 | |||||||
| 6 | Goh Sze Fei | 76,567 | 1 | May 27, 2025 | 1 | May 27, 2025 | |||
| Nur Izzuddin | 1 | May 27, 2025 | |||||||
| 7 | Sabar Karyaman Gutama | 70,786 | 7 | March 18, 2025 | 7 | March 18, 2025 | |||
| Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | 7 | March 18, 2025 | |||||||
| 8 | Chen Boyang | 70,265 | 7 | December 16, 2025 | 7 | December 16, 2025 | |||
| Liu Yi | 7 | December 16, 2025 | |||||||
| 9 | Man Wei Chong | 69,923 | 4 | December 16, 2025 | 4 | December 16, 2025 | |||
| Tee Kai Wun | 4 | December 16, 2025 | |||||||
| 10 | Takuro Hoki | 69,790 | 1 | September 20, 2022 | 1 | September 20, 2022 | |||
| Yugo Kobayashi | 1 | September 20, 2022 | |||||||
| 11 | Ben Lane | 63,161 | 9 | March 18, 2025 | 9 | March 18, 2025 | |||
| Sean Vendy | 9 | March 18, 2025 | |||||||
| 12 | Raymond Indra | 62,366 | 10 | June 9, 2026 | 10 | June 9, 2026 | |||
| Nikolaus Joaquin | 10 | June 9, 2026 | |||||||
| 13 | Chiu Hsiang-chieh | 58,825 | 11 | February 10, 2026 | 11 | February 10, 2026 | |||
| Wang Chi-lin | 2 | September 27, 2022 | |||||||
| 14 | Kang Min-hyuk | 58,723 | 14 | June 16, 2026 | 2 | February 20, 2024 | |||
| Ki Dong-ju | 14 | June 16, 2026 | |||||||
| 15 | Kim Astrup | 57,819 | 1 | December 17, 2024 | 1 | December 17, 2024 | |||
| Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 1 | December 17, 2024 | |||||||
| 16 | Daniel Lundgaard | 57,295 | 15 | May 26, 2026 | 15 | May 26, 2026 | |||
| Mads Vestergaard | 15 | May 26, 2026 | |||||||
| 17 | Lee Jhe-huei | 57,116 | 7 | January 21, 2025 | 7 | January 21, 2025 | |||
| Yang Po-hsuan | 7 | January 21, 2025 | |||||||
| 18 | Lee Fang-chih | 55,471 | 17 | September 23, 2025 | 17 | September 23, 2025 | |||
| Lee Fang-jen | 17 | September 23, 2025 | |||||||
| 19 | Junaidi Arif | 51,954 | 16 | March 10, 2026 | 16 | March 10, 2026 | |||
| Yap Roy King | 16 | March 10, 2026 | |||||||
| 20 | Christo Popov | 48,681 | 16 | July 29, 2025 | 16 | July 29, 2023 | |||
| Toma Junior Popov | 16 | July 29, 2025 | |||||||
Women's doubles
| BWF World Rankings (Women's doubles) as of 23 June 2026[update][12] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak (pair) |
Highest peak (individual) | ||||
| Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date | |||||
| 1 | Liu Shengshu | 116,967 | 1 | October 22, 2024 | 1 | October 22, 2024 | |||
| Tan Ning | 1 | October 22, 2024 | |||||||
| 2 | Jia Yifan | 94,360 | 2 | June 16, 2026 | 1 | October 26, 2017 | |||
| Zhang Shuxian | 2 | Jia Yifan |
May 23, 2023 align="right" | June 16, 2026 | ||||||
| 3 | Baek Ha-na | 92,154 | 1 | October 29, 2024 | 1 | October 29, 2024 | |||
| Lee So-hee | 1 | October 29, 2024 | |||||||
| 4 | Yuki Fukushima | 91,806 | 3 | June 9, 2026 | 1 | June 21, 2018 | |||
| Mayu Matsumoto | 1 | April 30, 2019 | |||||||
| 5 | Pearly Tan | 91,650 | 2 | July 29, 2025 | 2 | July 29, 2025 | |||
| Thinaah Muralitharan | 2 | July 29, 2025 | |||||||
| 6 | Kim Hye-jeong | 81,767 | 3 | October 21, 2025 | 3 | December 27, 2022 October 21, 2025 | |||
| Kong Hee-yong | 1 | October 4, 2022 | |||||||
| 7 | Rin Iwanaga | 78,764 | 4 | March 11, 2025 | 4 | March 11, 2025 | |||
| Kie Nakanishi | 4 | March 11, 2025 | |||||||
| 8 | Li Yijing | 62,717 | 5 | May 27, 2025 | 5 | May 27, 2025 | |||
| Luo Xumin | 5 | May 27, 2025 | |||||||
| 9 | Hsieh Pei-shan | 61,915 | 8 | March 10, 2026 | 8 | March 10, 2026 | |||
| Hung En-tzu | 8 | March 10, 2026 | |||||||
| 10 | Gabriela Stoeva | 60,426 | 8 | June 28, 2018 | 8 | June 28, 2018 | |||
| Stefani Stoeva | 8 | June 28, 2018 | |||||||
| 11 | Hsu Yin-hui | 56,714 | 11 | April 14, 2026 | 11 | April 14, 2026 | |||
| Lin Jhih-yun | 11 | April 14, 2026 | |||||||
| 12 | Rui Hirokami | 56,020 | 12 | May 19, 2026 | 12 | May 19, 2026 | |||
| Sayaka Hobara | 12 | May 19, 2026 | |||||||
| 13 | Rachel Allessya Rose | 54,526 | 11 | June 9, 2026 | 11 | June 9, 2026 | |||
| Febi Setianingrum | 11 | June 9, 2026 | |||||||
| 14 | Arisa Igarashi | 53,819 | 12 | June 2, 2026 | 12 | June 2, 2026 | |||
| Chiharu Shida | 2 | November 8, 2022 | |||||||
| 15 | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma | 53,724 | 15 | May 19, 2026 | 8 | January 14, 2025 | |||
| Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari | 15 | May 19, 2026 | |||||||
| 16 | Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi | 52,723 | 16 | June 23, 2026 | 8 | January 14, 2025 | |||
| Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | 4 | April 18, 2023 | |||||||
| 17 | Hsu Ya-ching | 52,279 | 13 | March 10, 2026 | 13 | March 10, 2026 | |||
| Sung Yu-hsuan | 13 | March 10, 2026 | |||||||
| 18 | Jeong Na-eun | 49,210 | 11 | March 10, 2026 | 3 | December 27, 2022 | |||
| Lee Yeon-woo | 11 | March 10, 2026 | |||||||
| 19 | Chang Ching-hui | 48,345 | 15 | December 16, 2025 | 15 | December 16, 2025 | |||
| Yang Ching-tun | 15 | December 16, 2025 | |||||||
| 20 | Ong Xin Yee | 47,133 | 20 | May 5, 2026 | 20 | May 5, 2026 | |||
| Carmen Ting | 20 | May 5, 2026 | |||||||
Mixed doubles
| BWF World Rankings (Mixed doubles) as of 23 June 2026[update][13] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Players | Points | Highest peak (pair) |
Highest peak (individual) | ||||
| Rank | Date | Rank | Partner | Date | |||||
| 1 | Feng Yanzhe | 105,300 | 1 | November 26, 2024 | 1 | November 26, 2024 | |||
| Huang Dongping | 1 | April 12, 2018 November 26, 2024 | |||||||
| 2 | Jiang Zhenbang | 98,950 | 1 | March 18, 2025 | 1 | March 18, 2025 | |||
| Wei Yaxin | 1 | March 18, 2025 | |||||||
| 3 | Mathias Christiansen | 88,290 | 3 | June 9, 2026 | 3 | June 9, 2026 | |||
| Alexandra Bøje | 3 | June 9, 2026 | |||||||
| 4 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 87,520 | 3 | July 22, 2025 | 1 | December 7, 2021 | |||
| Supissara Paewsampran | 3 | July 22, 2025 | |||||||
| 5 | Chen Tang Jie | 85,100 | 3 | January 14, 2025 | 3 | January 14, 2025 | |||
| Toh Ee Wei | 3 | January 14, 2025 | |||||||
| 6 | Guo Xinwa | 78,070 | 5 | March 18, 2025 | 5 | March 18, 2025 | |||
| Chen Fanghui | 5 | March 18, 2025 | |||||||
| 7 | Thom Gicquel | 77,740 | 5 | January 3, 2023 | 5 | January 3, 2023 | |||
| Delphine Delrue | 5 | January 3, 2023 | |||||||
| 8 | Tang Chun Man | 65,890 | 2 | June 28, 2018 | 2 | June 28, 2018 | |||
| Tse Ying Suet | 2 | June 28, 2018 | |||||||
| 9 | Cheng Xing | 61,630 | 9 | January 28, 2025 | 9 | January 28, 2025 | |||
| Zhang Chi | 9 | January 28, 2025 | |||||||
| 10 | Ye Hong-wei | 59,870 | 10 | May 5, 2026 | 10 | May 30, 2023 May 5, 2026 | |||
| Nicole Gonzales Chan | 10 | May 5, 2026 | |||||||
| 11 | Goh Soon Huat | 59,480 | 3 | February 18, 2025 | 3 | February 18, 2025 | |||
| Shevon Jemie Lai | 3 | February 18, 2025 | |||||||
| 12 | Jafar Hidayatullah | 58,900 | 9 | January 13, 2026 | 9 | January 13, 2026 | |||
| Felisha Pasaribu | 9 | January 13, 2026 | |||||||
| 13 | Ruttanapak Oupthong | 53,800 | 12 | November 11, 2025 | 12 | November 11, 2025 | |||
| Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat | 12 | November 11, 2025 | |||||||
| 14 | Hiroki Midorikawa | 53,260 | 7 | October 21, 2025 | 7 | October 21, 2025 | |||
| Natsu Saito | 7 | October 21, 2025 | |||||||
| 15 | Yuichi Shimogami | 52,750 | 15 | June 2, 2026 | 15 | June 2, 2026 | |||
| Sayaka Hobara | 15 | June 2, 2026 | |||||||
| 16 | Amri Syahnawi | 50,310 | 16 | March 10, 2026 | 16 | March 10, 2026 | |||
| Nita Violina Marwah | 16 | March 10, 2026 | |||||||
| 17 | Presley Smith | 50,250 | 17 | June 16, 2026 | 17 | June 16, 2026 | |||
| Jennie Gai | 17 | June 16, 2026 | |||||||
| 18 | Pakkapon Teeraratsakul | 50,180 | 16 | May 26, 2026 | 16 | May 26, 2026 | |||
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 1 | December 7, 2021 | |||||||
| 19 | Jesper Toft | 48,720 | 7 | April 15, 2025 | 7 | April 15, 2025 | |||
| Amalie Magelund | 7 | April 15, 2025 | |||||||
| 20 | Yang Po-hsuan | 46,890 | 6 | March 11, 2025 | 6 | March 11, 2025 | |||
| Hu Ling-fang | 6 | March 11, 2025 | |||||||
World team rankings
| BWF World Team Rankings as of 6 January 2026[update][14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Conf. | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles | Sudirman Cup | Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Points | Highest peak | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Rank | Point | Player | Rank | Point | Player | Rank | Point | Player | Rank | Point | Player | Rank | Point | Rank | Point | Rank | Point | Rank | Point | Rank | Date | |||||
| 1 | BA | Shi Yuqi | 1 | 1,500 | Wang Zhiyi | 2 | 1,500 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang | 3 | 1,200 | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning | 1 | 1,500 | Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping | 1 | 1,500 | 1 | 5,000 | 1 | 2,500 | 1 | 2,500 | 17,200 | 1 | January 2011 | ||
| 2 | BA | Jonatan Christie | 4 | 1,200 | Putri Kusuma Wardani | 6 | 1,200 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri | 5 | 1,200 | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | 11 | 1,200 | Jafar Hidayatullah Felisha Pasaribu | 9 | 1,200 | 6 | 3,000 | 2 | 2,000 | 2 | 2,000 | 13,000 | 2 | July 2025 | ||
| 3 | BA | Jeon Hyeok-jin | 38 | 750 | An Se-young | 1 | 1,500 | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae | 1 | 1,500 | Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee | 4 | 1,500 | Kim Jae-hyeon Jeong Na-eun | 114 | 500 | 2 | 4,000 | 7 | 1,000 | 3 | 1,500 | 12,250 | 1 | July 2017 | ||
| 4 | BA | Kodai Naraoka | 10 | 1,200 | Akane Yamaguchi | 4 | 1,500 | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | 9 | 1,000 | Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto | 6 | 1,200 | Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito | 8 | 1,000 | 3 | 3,000 | 5 | 1,000 | 3 | 1,500 | 11,600 | 1 | October 2018 | ||
| 5 | BA | Leong Jun Hao | 26 | 750 | Letshanaa Karupathevan | 30 | 750 | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | 2 | 1,500 | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan | 2 | 1,500 | Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei | 4 | 1,200 | 3 | 2,000 | 3 | 1,500 | 12 | 750 | 9,950 | 4 | April 2025 | ||
| 6 | BA | Chou Tien-chen | 6 | 1,200 | Chiu Pin-chian | 13 | 1,000 | Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan | 12 | 1,000 | Hsieh Pei-shan Hung En-tzu | 9 | 1,200 | Ye Hong-wei Nicole Gonzales Chan | 15 | 1,200 | 7 | 2,000 | 3 | 1,500 | 8 | 1,000 | 9,900 | 5 | July 2018 | ||
| 7 | BA | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 2 | 1,500 | Ratchanok Intanon | 7 | 1,200 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Kittinupong Kedren | 21 | 1,000 | Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard | 42 | 500 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran | 3 | 1,500 | 5 | 2,000 | 9 | 750 | 5 | 1,000 | 9,450 | 4 | October 2013 | ||
| 8 | BA | Lakshya Sen | 12 | 1,000 | P. V. Sindhu | 12 | 1,000 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 4 | 1,500 | Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand | 21 | 1,000 | Dhruv Kapila Tanisha Crasto | 20 | 1,000 | 11 | 1,500 | 8 | 1,000 | 7 | 1,000 | 9,000 | 5 | July 2023 | ||
| 9 | BE | Anders Antonsen | 3 | 1,500 | Line Kjærsfeldt | 18 | 1,000 | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 10 | 1,200 | Natasja Anthonisen Amalie Cecilie Kudsk | 60 | 250 | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje | 9 | 1,000 | 8 | 1,000 | 6 | 2,000 | 6 | 1,000 | 8,950 | 2 | January 2012 | ||
| 10 | BE | Christo Popov | 7 | 1,200 | Anna Tatranova | 101 | 250 | Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov | 22 | 1,000 | Margot Lambert Camille Pognante | 23 | 500 | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | 5 | 1,200 | 9 | 1,500 | 17 | 650 | 17 | 650 | 6,950 | 10 | July 2023 | ||
| 10 | BA | Lee Cheuk Yiu | 25 | 1,000 | Lo Sin Yan | 69 | 500 | Hung Kuei Chun Lui Chun Wai | 68 | 250 | Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam | 18 | 1,000 | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet | 7 | 1,200 | 17 | 1,500 | 10 | 750 | 10 | 750 | 6,950 | 9 | July 2014 | ||
| 12 | BPA | Victor Lai | 16 | 750 | Michelle Li | 11 | 1,000 | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman | 71 | 250 | Jackie Dent Crystal Lai | 40 | 500 | Jonathan Lai Crystal Lai | 56 | 250 | 12 | 1,500 | 12 | 750 | 9 | 750 | 5,750 | 11 | July 2023 | ||
| 13 | BA | Loh Kean Yew | 9 | 1,200 | Yeo Jia Min | 28 | 1,000 | Wesley Koh Junsuke Kubo | 48 | 250 | Heng Xiao En Jin Yujia | 131 | 125 | Terry Hee Jin Yujia | 36 | 500 | 10 | 775 | 18 | 625 | 14 | 675 | 5,150 | 9 | October 2014 | ||
| 14 | BE | Harry Huang | 62 | 500 | Freya Redfearn | 195 | 250 | Ben Lane Sean Vendy | 15 | 1,000 | Abbygael Harris Lizzie Tolman | 59 | 250 | Callum Hemming Estelle van Leeuwen | 41 | 500 | 14 | 1,350 | 15 | 675 | 28 | 288 | 4,813 | 10 | July 2019 | ||
| 15 | BPA | Mark Shelley Alcala | 94 | 500 | Zhang Beiwen | 23 | 750 | Chen Zhi Yi Presley Smith | 32 | 500 | Lauren Lam Allison Lee | 26 | 500 | Presley Smith Jennie Gai | 25 | 500 | 29 | 750 | 30 | 313 | 11 | 750 | 4,563 | 14 | October 2011 | ||
| 16 | BE | Matthias Kicklitz | 81 | 500 | Yvonne Li | 51 | 500 | Malik Bourakkadi Kenneth Neumann | 75 | 250 | Selin Hübsch Amelie Lehmann | 74 | 250 | Marvin Seidel Thuc Phuong Nguyen | 31 | 500 | 13 | 1,200 | 11 | 750 | 21 | 568 | 4,518 | 7 | October 2011 | ||
| 17 | BO | Jack Yu | 164 | 250 | Tiffany Ho | 131 | 250 | Pramudya Kusumawardana Jack Yu | 185 | 125 | Gronya Somerville Angela Yu | 38 | 500 | Andika Ramadiansyah Nozomi Shimizu | 69 | 250 | 15 | 1,350 | 14 | 675 | 13 | 675 | 4,075 | 16 | October 2017 | ||
| 18 | BE | Pablo Abián | 167 | 250 | Clara Azurmendi | 79 | 500 | Ruben García Carlos Piris | 87 | 250 | Nikol Carulla Carmen María Jiménez | 76 | 250 | Ruben García Lucía Rodríguez | 46 | 500 | 24 | 1,135 | 34 | 288 | 17 | 650 | 3,823 | 14 | April 2023 | ||
| 19 | BE | Dominik Kopřiva | 246 | 100 | Tereza Švábíková | 27 | 500 | Jiří Král Ondřej Král | 60 | 250 | Kateřina Osladilová Sharleen van Coppenolle | 150 | 125 | Ondřej Král Tereza Švábíková | 61 | 250 | 18 | 1,350 | 50 | 675 | 17 | 138 | 3,388 | 19 | July 2025 | ||
| 20 | BPA | Jonathan Matias | 99 | 500 | Juliana Viana Vieira | 70 | 500 | Fabrício Farias Davi Silva | 73 | 250 | Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima | 65 | 250 | Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima | 51 | 750 | 18 | 750 | 50 | 400 | 21 | 375 | 3,275 | 17 | January 2024 | ||
Year-end number one players
| No. 1 during every week of the year |
Number one ranked players timeline
The following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position since 1 October 2009 (active players in light yellow, and current number 1 players are marked in bold):
Last updated: June 23, 2026
NOTE: BWF froze the World Rankings from 18 March 2020 to 2 February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Women's doubles
| # | Player | Date started | Date ended | Consecutive weeks | Total weeks | |
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| 1 | Zhao Tingting | 1 October 2009 | 4 November 2009 | 5 | 5 | |
| Zhang Yawen | ||||||
| 2 | Cheng Shu | 5 November 2009 | 18 November 2009 | 2 | 2 | |
| Zhao Yunlei | ||||||
| 3 | Du Jing | 19 November 2009 | 25 November 2009 | 1 | (1) | |
| Yu Yang | ||||||
| 4 | Ma Jin | 26 November 2009 | 27 January 2010 | 9 | (9) | |
| Wang Xiaoli | ||||||
| Du Jing | 28 January 2010 | 24 March 2010 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Yu Yang | ||||||
| Ma Jin | 25 March 2010 | 29 September 2010 | 27 | 36 | ||
| Wang Xiaoli | ||||||
| 5 | Cheng Wen-hsing | 30 September 2010 | 27 April 2011 | 30 | 30 | |
| Chien Yu-chin | ||||||
| 6 | Wang Xiaoli | 28 April 2011 | 19 September 2012 | 73 | (73) | |
| Yu Yang | ||||||
| 7 | Tian Qing | 20 September 2012 | 13 March 2013 | 25 | (25) | |
| Zhao Yunlei | ||||||
| Wang Xiaoli | 14 March 2013 | 28 May 2014 | 63 | 136 | ||
| Yu Yang | ||||||
| 8 | Bao Yixin | 29 May 2014 | 29 October 2014 | 22 | 22 | |
| Tang Jinhua | ||||||
| 9 | Misaki Matsutomo | 30 October 2014 | 26 November 2014 | 4 | (4) | |
| Ayaka Takahashi | ||||||
| Tian Qing | 27 November 2014 | 1 April 2015 | 18 | 43 | ||
| Zhao Yunlei | ||||||
| Misaki Matsutomo | 2 April 2015 | 16 December 2015 | 37 | (41) | ||
| Ayaka Takahashi | ||||||
| 10 | Luo Ying | 17 December 2015 | 16 March 2016 | 13 | 13 | |
| Luo Yu | ||||||
| Misaki Matsutomo | 17 March 2016 | 25 October 2017 | 84 | (125) | ||
| Ayaka Takahashi | ||||||
| 11 | Chen Qingchen | 26 October 2017 | 8 November 2017 | 2 | (2) | |
| Jia Yifan | ||||||
| Misaki Matsutomo | 9 November 2017 | 22 November 2017 | 2 | 127 | ||
| Ayaka Takahashi | ||||||
| Chen Qingchen | 23 November 2017 | 20 June 2018 | 30 | (32) | ||
| Jia Yifan | ||||||
| 12 | Yuki Fukushima | 21 June 2018 | 4 July 2018 | 2 | (2) | |
| Sayaka Hirota | ||||||
| Chen Qingchen | 5 July 2018 | 8 August 2018 | 5 | (37) | ||
| Jia Yifan | ||||||
| Yuki Fukushima | 9 August 2018 | 29 April 2019 | 38 | (40) | ||
| Sayaka Hirota | ||||||
| 13 | Mayu Matsumoto | 30 April 2019 | 22 July 2019 | 12 | (12) | |
| Wakana Nagahara | ||||||
| Yuki Fukushima | 23 July 2019 | 29 July 2019 | 1 | (41) | ||
| Sayaka Hirota | ||||||
| Mayu Matsumoto | 30 July 2019 | 11 November 2019 | 15 | 27 | ||
| Wakana Nagahara | ||||||
| Yuki Fukushima | 12 November 2019 | 18 November 2019 | 1 | (42) | ||
| Sayaka Hirota | ||||||
| Chen Qingchen | 19 November 2019 | 1 February 2021 | 18 | (55) | ||
| Jia Yifan | ||||||
| Yuki Fukushima | 2 February 2021 | 20 December 2021 | 46 | 88 | ||
| Sayaka Hirota | ||||||
| Chen Qingchen | 21 December 2021 | 3 October 2022 | 41 | (96) | ||
| Jia Yifan | ||||||
| 14 | Kim So-yeong | 4 October 2022 | 24 October 2022 | 3 | 3 | |
| Kong Hee-yong | ||||||
| Chen Qingchen | 25 October 2022 | 21 October 2024 | 104 | 200 | ||
| Jia Yifan | ||||||
| 15 | Liu Shengshu | 22 October 2024 | 28 October 2024 | 1 | (1) | |
| Tan Ning | ||||||
| 16 | Baek Ha-na | 29 October 2024 | 18 November 2024 | 3 | (3) | |
| Lee So-hee | ||||||
| Liu Shengshu | 19 November 2024 | 13 January 2025 | 8 | (9) | ||
| Tan Ning | ||||||
| Baek Ha-na | 14 January 2025 | 17 March 2025 | 9 | 12 | ||
| Lee So-hee | ||||||
| Liu Shengshu | 18 March 2025 | 67 | 76 | |||
| Tan Ning |
Mixed doubles
| # | Player | Date started | Date ended | Consecutive weeks | Total weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Yong-dae | 1 October 2009 | 20 January 2010 | 16 | (16) | |
| Lee Hyo-jung | ||||||
| 2 | Zheng Bo | 21 January 2010 | 10 March 2010 | 7 | 7 | |
| Ma Jin | ||||||
| 3 | Nova Widianto | 11 March 2010 | 24 March 2010 | 2 | (2) | |
| Liliyana Natsir | ||||||
| Lee Yong-dae | 25 March 2010 | 21 April 2010 | 4 | (20) | ||
| Lee Hyo-jung | ||||||
| Nova Widianto | 22 April 2010 | 26 May 2010 | 5 | (7) | ||
| Liliyana Natsir | ||||||
| Lee Yong-dae | 27 May 2010 | 23 June 2010 | 4 | 24 | ||
| Lee Hyo-jung | ||||||
| 4 | Thomas Laybourn | 24 June 2010 | 30 June 2010 | 1 | (1) | |
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl | ||||||
| Nova Widianto | 1 July 2010 | 25 August 2010 | 8 | (15) | ||
| Liliyana Natsir | ||||||
| 5 | Robert Mateusiak | 26 August 2010 | 1 September 2010 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nadieżda Zięba | ||||||
| Nova Widianto | 2 September 2010 | 3 November 2010 | 9 | 24 | ||
| Liliyana Natsir | ||||||
| Thomas Laybourn | 4 November 2010 | 2 February 2011 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl | ||||||
| 6 | Zhang Nan | 3 February 2011 | 15 August 2012 | 80 | (80) | |
| Zhao Yunlei | ||||||
| 7 | Xu Chen | 16 August 2012 | 18 September 2013 | 57 | 57 | |
| Ma Jin | ||||||
| Zhang Nan | 19 September 2013 | 1 April 2015 | 80 | (160) | ||
| Zhao Yunlei | ||||||
| 8 | Joachim Fischer Nielsen | 2 April 2015 | 8 April 2015 | 1 | 1 | |
| Christinna Pedersen | ||||||
| Zhang Nan | 9 April 2015 | 21 September 2016 | 76 | 236 | ||
| Zhao Yunlei | ||||||
| 9 | Ko Sung-hyun | 22 September 2016 | 21 December 2016 | 13 | 13 | |
| Kim Ha-na | ||||||
| 10 | Zheng Siwei | 22 December 2016 | 11 April 2018 | 68 | (68) | |
| Chen Qingchen | ||||||
| 11 | Wang Yilyu | 12 April 2018 | 25 April 2018 | 2 | (2) | |
| Huang Dongping | ||||||
| Zheng Siwei | 26 April 2018 | 2 May 2018 | 1 | 69 | ||
| Chen Qingchen | ||||||
| 12 | Tontowi Ahmad | 3 May 2018 | 20 June 2018 | 7 | (7) | |
| Liliyana Natsir | ||||||
| Wang Yilyu | 21 June 2018 | 11 July 2018 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Huang Dongping | ||||||
| Tontowi Ahmad | 12 July 2018 | 8 August 2018 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Liliyana Natsir | ||||||
| 13 | Zheng Siwei | 9 August 2018 | 6 December 2021 | 129 | (129) | |
| Huang Yaqiong | ||||||
| 14 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 7 December 2021 | 20 June 2022 | 28 | (28) | |
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai | ||||||
| Zheng Siwei | 21 June 2022 | 15 August 2022 | 8 | (137) | ||
| Huang Yaqiong | ||||||
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 16 August 2022 | 7 November 2022 | 12 | (40) | ||
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai | ||||||
| 15 | Yuta Watanabe | 8 November 2022 | 14 November 2022 | 1 | 1 | |
| Arisa Higashino | ||||||
| Zheng Siwei | 15 November 2022 | 28 November 2022 | 2 | (139) | ||
| Huang Yaqiong | ||||||
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 29 November 2022 | 12 December 2022 | 2 | 42 | ||
| Sapsiree Taerattanachai | ||||||
| Zheng Siwei | 13 December 2022 | 25 November 2024 | 102 | 241 | ||
| Huang Yaqiong | ||||||
| 16 | Feng Yanzhe | 26 November 2024 | 17 March 2025 | 16 | (16) | |
| Huang Dongping | ||||||
| 17 | Jiang Zhenbang | 18 March 2025 | 26 May 2025 | 10 | (10) | |
| Wei Yaxin | ||||||
| Feng Yanzhe | 27 May 2025 | 1 September 2025 | 14 | (30) | ||
| Huang Dongping | ||||||
| Jiang Zhenbang | 2 September 2025 | 15 September 2025 | 2 | (12) | ||
| Wei Yaxin | ||||||
| Feng Yanzhe | 16 September 2025 | 22 September 2025 | 1 | (31) | ||
| Huang Dongping | ||||||
| Jiang Zhenbang | 23 September 2025 | 15 December 2025 | 12 | 24 | ||
| Wei Yaxin | ||||||
| Feng Yanzhe | 16 December 2025 | 28 | 59 | |||
| Huang Dongping |
Players with highest career rank 2–5
Last update: 16 June 2026
The following is a list of players who were ranked world no. 5 or higher but not no. 1 in the period since the introduction of the BWF computer rankings (active players in light green):
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