Know about the latest BWF top 10 men’s singles badminton rankings updated currently for 2022
The players are ranked based on their level and progress of the tournament which results in winning points.
BWF Top 10 Men’s Singles Badminton Players Rankings And Points System 2022 Updated List
| Rank | Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Denmark | Viktor Axelsen | 116,779 | 1 | September 28, 2017 |
| 2 | |
Japan | Kento Momota | 112,210 | 1 | September 27, 2018 |
| 3 | |
Denmark | Anders Antonsen | 98,300 | 3 | November 14, 2019 |
| 4 | |
Chinese Taipei | Chou Tien-chen | 92,682 | 2 | August 6, 2019 |
| 5 | |
Indonesia | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 87,567 | 3 | February 18, 2020 |
| 6 | |
China | Chen Long | 84,400 | 1 | December 25, 2014 |
| 7 | |
Malaysia | Lee Zii Jia | 79,364 | 7 | November 9, 2021 |
| 8 | |
Indonesia | Jonatan Christie | 77,647 | 4 | August 6, 2019 |
| 9 | |
Singapore | Loh Kean Yew | 70,506 | 9 | February 22, 2022 |
| 10 | |
Hong Kong | Ng Ka Long | 70,257 | 6 | June 15, 2017 |
1- Viktor Axelsen
Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen is World Champion of the year 2017 and became the Olympic champion in 2020. The 28-year-old became World No. 1 first time in the year 2017. He previously won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 beating Chinese Chen Long.
2- Kento Momota
The Japanese professional is known fir his skills and relentless gaming style. He holds many major badminton tournaments and two of them includes the World Championships trophies then winning the Asian Championships twice and one All England trophy. He also holds the Guinness Book of World Records for “The most badminton men’s singles titles in a season,” as he clinched 11 trophies in the year 2019.
3- Anders Antonsen
Danish player is on his highest ranking which he attained for the first time in the year 2019. The 24-year-old won a gold medal at the European Championships in 2021 and a silver medal in 2017. He is also a silver medalist at the 2019 World Championship.
4- Chou Tien-chen
The Taiwanese professional was the first local shutter in 17 years to clinch the title at the men’s singles at the Chinese Taipei Open in the year 2016. The 32-year-old is the record holder for the Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold titles winning them thrice back to back from the year 2012 to 2014.
5- Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
The Indonesian came in limelight for achieving a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. He also clinched a bronze at the 2020 Olympics in the men’s singles category.
6- Chen Long
The Chinese player is the Olympic champion of the year 2016, and have won World Championships twice with a trophy at the Asian Championships.
7- Lee Zii Jia
Lee Zii Jia is a 23-year-old Malaysian professional player with his highest ranking as 7. He has won a gold medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and is champion at the 2021 All England Open as his first BWF Super 1000 title.
8- Jonatan Christie
Leonardus Jonatan Christie from Indonesia is a champion of the men’s singles category at the Southeast Asian Games in 2017 and clinched the Asian Games title a year later in 2018. The 24-year-old was also part of his side’s winning team at the Thomas Cup in the year 2020.
9- Loh Kean Yew
The reigning World Champion at the men’s singles category, having won the 2021 BWF World Championships title is at his highest ranking which he achieved in the year 2022 on 22 February.
10- Ng Ka Long
Angus Ng Ka-long, has beaten many top 10 players. He was ranked as high as No. 6 in the year 2017.
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