After soccer, the sport of badminton is considered to be the most popular. Lets look into men’s single best badminton players in the world.
Badminton is the first sport to be played by racquets. The game has gained immense popularity because of its easy format; also badminton involves techniques that are precise to be learned.
Asian countries were the first ones to play the sport of badminton later on it was adopted by the European countries. The overall experience of playing badminton is fun as well as spontaneous.
These are the best badminton players in the world.
1. Lee Chong Wei
Country: Malaysia
Lee Chong Wei is a professional player from Malaysia who has mastered the sport of badminton. He has been ranked in the first position numerous times, by doing so he has set the record of being the first Malaysian to hold the first position in the badminton ranking list.
During childhood, Lee Chong Wei was more inclined towards the sport of basketball but gradually he developed an interest in badminton.
2. Cheng Long
Country: China
This Chinese professional badminton player is a record-setter in the badminton world, Cheng’s career began at the age of 25 and he has been unstoppable since then. In the Olympic games of 2016, Cheng bagged a gold medal, this win proceed to be a turning point in his career.
3. Lian Dan
Country: China
Lian Dan is another badminton champ that China owns. In the singles category of the sport, Lian is ranked number 1. Also, his fans address him by the name risk-taker because most of his smashes are quite risky.
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4. Viktor Axelen
Country: Denmark
He is a professional badminton player who originates from the country Denmark. He has been a junior badminton champion in the year 2010 and has been the first badminton player to win the European title.
5. Jan O Jorgensen
Country: Denmark
Jan O Jorgensen hails from Denmark, Denmark and China have the most ace badminton players. In 2014 Jan O Jorgensen became the European champion. Not many of his fans are aware that Jan O Jorgensen was a cricketer during his school days later on he started playing badminton professionally.