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Badminton Rankings Women 2026

The Women's Badminton Rankings present the latest BWF standings, covering both Women's Singles and Women's Doubles categories. These rankings highlight the top players and pairs competing at the highest level of international badminton.

Stay updated with the current leaders in the global badminton scene, as the rankings are regularly refreshed based on tournament performances and ranking points. This ensures you always have access to the most accurate and up-to-date information.

Follow the rise of emerging talents and the consistency of top athletes through these rankings, which reflect performance trends, achievements, and overall progress in women's badminton.

Women’s Badminton Rankings

The latest Women's Singles Badminton Rankings showcase a highly competitive field at the top. Leading the chart is South Korea's An Se-young with an impressive 1,17,787 points, followed closely by China's Wang Zhiyi with 1,07,689 points. Japan's Akane Yamaguchi secures the third position with 95,376 points, highlighting the intense battle for supremacy among the world's best women's singles shuttlers.

Rank Player Team Points
1 An Se-young South Korea 1,17,787
2 Wang Zhiyi China 1,07,689
3 Akane Yamaguchi Japan 95,376
4 Chen Yufei China 91,251
5 Han Yue China 86,388
6 Putri Kusuma Wardani Indonesia 75,223
7 Ratchanok Intanon Thailand 69,836
8 Pornpawee Chochuwong Thailand 67,737
9 Tomoka Miyazaki Japan 64,416
10 Michelle Li Canada 59,297
11 Nozomi Okuhara Japan 56,490
12 Sindhu Pusarla Venkata India 55,671
13 Chiu Pin-Chian Chinese Taipei 54,028
14 Mia Blichfeldt Denmark 53,503
15 Supanida Katethong Thailand 52,752
16 Kim Ga-eun South Korea 52,241
17 Lin Hsiang Ti Chinese Taipei 52,029
18 Busanan Ongbamrungphan Thailand 51,847
19 Unnati Hooda India 51,080
20 Sim Yu-Jin South Korea 50,794
21 Line Christophersen Denmark 50,770
22 Riko Gunji Japan 50,613
23 Nguyen Thuy Linh Vietnam 48,630
24 Pitchamon Opatniputh Thailand 48,038
25 Line Høejmark Kjaersfeldt Denmark 47,053
26 Zhang Beiwen USA 46,246
27 Natsuki Nidaira Japan 45,240
28 Hina Akechi Japan 42,990
29 Neslihan Arin Turkey 42,949
30 Huang Yu-Hsun Chinese Taipei 42,684
31 Kirsty Gilmour Scotland 42,050
32 Karupathevan Letshanaa Malaysia 41,162
33 Yeo Jia Min Singapore 40,413
34 Tanvi Sharma India 40,355
35 Han Qianxi China 39,761
36 Wong Ling Ching Malaysia 38,841
37 Sung Shuo Yun Chinese Taipei 38,805
38 Isharani Baruah India 38,269
39 Polina Buhrova Ukraine 36,114
40 Devika Sihag India 36,084
41 Amalie Schulz Denmark 35,897
42 Manami Suizu Japan 35,720
43 Ciou-Tong Tung Chinese Taipei 35,460
44 Zhang Wenyu Canada 33,979
45 Hsu Wen-chi Chinese Taipei 33,572
46 Kaloyana Nalbantova Bulgaria 33,207
47 Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj India 32,927
48 Anmol Kharb India 32,680
49 Julie Dawall Jakobsen Denmark 32,299
50 Malvika Bansod India 31,975
51 Yvonne Li Germany 31,811
52 Anupama Upadhyaya India 31,780
53 Tanya Hemanth India 30,510
54 Goh Jin Wei Malaysia 30,174
55 Tasnim Mir India 30,140
56 Shriyanshi Valishetty India 29,390
57 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Indonesia 29,180
58 Huang Ching Ping Chinese Taipei 28,882
59 Pai Yu-po Chinese Taipei 28,560
60 Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan Indonesia 28,201
61 Ishika Jaiswal USA 28,050
62 Juliana Viana Vieira Brazil 27,614
63 Chen Su Yu Chinese Taipei 27,480
64 Lo Sin Yan Happy Hong Kong, China 27,466
65 Kim Min Ji South Korea 27,251
66 Park Ga Eun South Korea 27,233
67 Pornpicha Choeikeewong Thailand 26,931
68 Aakarshi Kashyap India 26,870
69 Asuka Takahashi Japan 25,670
70 Ella Lin USA 25,210
71 Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi Indonesia 25,032
72 Rachel Chan Canada 24,687
73 Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari Indonesia 24,450
74 Tidapron Kleebyeesun Thailand 24,406
75 Ashmita Chaliha India 24,370
76 Liang Ting Yu Chinese Taipei 24,240
77 Ozge Bayrak Turkey 23,560
78 Stefani Stoeva Bulgaria 23,146
79 Ines Lucia Castillo Salazar Peru 23,050
80 Hung Yi-Ting Chinese Taipei 22,850
81 Kisona Selvaduray Malaysia 22,370
82 Mansi Singh India 22,030
83 Peng Yu Wei Chinese Taipei 21,680
84 Clara Azurmendi Spain 21,664
85 Siti Zulaikha Malaysia 21,370
86 Chloe Hoang Canada 20,934
87 Keisha Fatimah AZ Zahra Azerbaijan 20,925
88 Tereza Svabikova Czech 20,845
89 Shreya Lele India 20,830
90 Kim Joo Eun South Korea 20,290
91 Tonrug Saeheng Thailand 20,120
92 Anna Tatranova France 20,044
93 Lee So Yul South Korea 19,941
94 Xu Wenjing China 19,659
95 Vivien Sandorhazi Hungary 19,524
96 Hsieh Yi En Chinese Taipei 19,250
97 Chiara Marvella Handoyo Indonesia 18,920
98 Aalisha Naik India 18,640
99 Yevheniia Kantemyr Ukraine 18,313
100 Anna Siess Ryberg Denmark 18,040
101 Miranda Wilson Germany 17,893
102 Liang Ka Wing Hong Kong, China 17,873
103 Kim Min Seon South Korea 17,710
104 Yasmine Hamza Italy 17,591
105 Kaoru Sugiyama Japan 17,500
106 Sakura Masuki Japan 17,380
107 Fadilah Shamika Mohamed Rafi Uganda 17,219
108 Disha Gupta USA 17,180
109 Shaunna Li New Zealand 17,143
110 Ranithma Liyanage Sri Lanka 17,000
111 Petra Maixnerova Czech 16,968
112 Liao Yuan Chi Chinese Taipei 16,750
113 Wang Yu Si Chinese Taipei 16,690
114 Agnes Korosi Hungary 16,425
115 Prakriti Bharath United Arab Emirates 16,400
116 Dalila Aghnia Puteri Indonesia 16,330
117 Saena Kawakami Australia 16,280
118 Wang Pei Yu Chinese Taipei 16,246
119 Lee Yu-hsuan Chinese Taipei 16,190
120 Romane Cloteaux-Foucault France 16,147
121 Meghana Reddy Mareddy India 15,690
122 Samiya Imad Farooqui India 15,520
123 Tiffany Ho Australia 15,344
124 Frederikke Oestergaard Denmark 15,230
125 Aditi Bhatt India 15,205
126 Xu Wei Austria 15,150
127 Thet Htar Thuzar Myanmar 15,137
128 Passa-Orn Phannachet Thailand 15,050
129 Nour Ahmed Youssri Egypt 15,048
130 Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi Indonesia 15,000
131 Milena Schnider Switzerland 14,823
132 Megan Lee Xinyi Singapore 14,800
133 Kristin Kuuba Estonia 14,515
134 Tallulah Sharleen van Coppenolle Czech 14,440
135 Sophia Noble Ireland 14,435
136 Saloni Samirbhai Mehta Hong Kong, China 14,230
137 Dounia Pelupessy Switzerland 14,187
138 Lim Zhi Shin Malaysia 14,170
139 Isabelle Rusli USA 14,170
140 Yataweemin Ketklieng Thailand 14,170
141 Oo Shan Zi Malaysia 14,055
142 Namie Miyahira Tsukazan Peru 13,960
143 Vu Thi Trang Vietnam 13,940
144 Mikaela Joy de Guzman Philippines 13,880
145 Cai Yanyan China 13,360
146 Anna Iwaki Japan 13,290
147 Sih Yun Lin Chinese Taipei 13,250
148 Gianna Stiglich Italy 13,100
149 Sabrina Solis Mexico 13,050
150 Rosy Oktavia Pancasari France 13,012
151 Tsai Hsin-Pei Chinese Taipei 13,000
152 Shiori Ebihara Japan 12,950
153 Ler Eng Qi Malaysia 12,910
154 Vilte Paulauskaite Lithuania 12,741
155 Thamonwan Nithiittikrai Thailand 12,100
156 Nodoka SUNAKAWA - 12,040
157 Ramu, Rujula India 11,760
158 Medhavi Nagar India 11,700
159 Johanita Scholtz South Africa 11,663
160 Lucie Amiguet Switzerland 11,648
161 Bilqis Prasista Indonesia 11,490
162 Niina MATSUTA - 11,480
163 Adita Rao India 11,450
164 Lalinrat Chaiwan Thailand 11,317
165 Naomi Junco Vasquez Peru 11,313
166 Lucie Krulova Czech 11,267
167 Vanessa Maricela Garcia Contreras Mexico 11,214
168 Hristomira Popovska Bulgaria 11,001
169 Joanne Ng Malaysia 10,870
170 Clara Lassaux Belgium 10,746
171 Juliana Giraldo Colombia 10,494
172 Deswanti Hujansih Nurtertiati Indonesia 10,410
173 Nutnalin Rattanapanuwong Thailand 10,390
174 Gergana Pavlova Bulgaria 10,338
175 Iona Gualdi Argentina 10,290
176 Kanae SAKAI - 10,240
177 Petra Saarnivaara Finland 10,239
178 Rachel Sugden Scotland 10,230
179 Huang Yu Wei Chinese Taipei 10,190
180 Heli Neiman Israel 10,107
181 Faye Huo Australia 10,026
182 Ramadhani, Sausan Dwi Indonesia 10,000
183 Liao Jui-Chi Chinese Taipei 10,000
184 Huang Sheng-Chun Chinese Taipei 9,950
185 Azkya Aliefa Ruhanda Switzerland 9,921
186 Nikte Alejandra Sotomayor Guatemala 9,854
187 Laura Floej Thomsen Denmark 9,810
188 Jenjira Stadelmann Switzerland 9,800
189 Cruz, Micah Henares USA 9,748
190 Ira Sharma India 9,720
191 Wu Luoyu China 9,720
192 Fernanda Munar Solimano Peru 9,700
193 Jelena Buchberger Croatia 9,690
194 Sofiia Lavrova Ukraine 9,601
195 Kai Qi Teoh Australia 9,600
196 Insyirah Khan Singapore 9,398
197 Kim Ga Ram South Korea 9,300
198 Doha Hany Egypt 9,296
199 Nanami Someya Japan 9,230
200 Weronika Gorniak Poland 9,210
Latest Updates
  • About Badminton World Rankings
    May 10 2026
    The BWF World Rankings are the official global standings for professional badminton players across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Updated weekly by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), these rankings determine tournament seedings, player qualification pathways, and overall performance consistency throughout the season.
  • How the BWF Ranking System Works
    May 10 2026

    Players earn ranking points by competing in BWF-sanctioned tournaments.

    Points vary based on tournament level and finishing position — higher-tier events offer more points.

    Rankings follow a rolling 52-week cycle, meaning points expire after a year.

    A player or pair’s ranking is calculated from their 10 best performances within this period.

    Regular updates reflect form, participation, and results across the World Tour.

  • Importance of World Rankings
    May 10 2026

    Tournament Seeding: Higher-ranked players receive favourable draws at major events.

    Qualification: Rankings influence entry into prestigious competitions, including Olympic Games and World Championships.

    Performance Tracking: They offer a reliable measure of a player’s progress, consistency, and position in world badminton.

    National Impact: Strong rankings enhance a player’s status within their national federation and boost sponsorship opportunities.

  • What to Expect in the 2026 05 10 Season
    May 10 2026
    The 2026 05 10 BWF season features a full calendar of Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100 events that contribute to world ranking points. With new competitive cycles, intensified match schedules, and growing global participation, rankings are expected to fluctuate sharply as top stars and rising talents compete for supremacy.
  • How to Use This Ranking Page
    May 10 2026

    Track updated weekly standings for Men’s and Women’s Singles & Doubles.

    Analyse player movements, ranking points, and season progress.

    Access quick links to player profiles, statistics, and recent match results.

    Visit regularly for the latest changes as tournament outcomes reshape the leaderboard.

Stay updated with the latest Badminton Ranking Women

1. How are the BWF World Rankings calculated?

The BWF World Rankings are determined by the sum total of points earned by a player or pair in the preceding 52 weeks.

2. How many tournaments are counted?

Only the 10 highest-scoring events by a player or pair over the last 52 weeks are counted towards their World Ranking. If a player/pair has participated in fewer than 10 tournaments, all of them are counted.

3. How are ranking points awarded?

Points are awarded based on two main factors:

1. Tournament Level: Higher-tier tournaments (e.g., Super 1000, World Championships, Olympic Games) award more points.

2. Tournament Stage: The further a player/pair progresses in the event (Winner, Runner-up, Semi-finalist, etc.), the more points they earn.

4. When are the rankings published?

The official BWF World Rankings are typically updated and published every Thursday.

5. What happens if two players have the same number of points?

If two or more players/pairs have an identical number of points, the player/pair who has played in the most tournaments will be ranked higher. If the points and number of tournaments are identical, they are ranked equal.

6. What are the five disciplines that have BWF Rankings?

The BWF maintains separate World Rankings for five disciplines: Men's Singles (MS), Women's Singles (WS), Men's Doubles (MD), Women's Doubles (WD), and Mixed Doubles (XD).

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