Here’s taking a look at the top 10 highest paid badminton players as of the year 2022, their salary, winnings and prize money
Read on to know their names as well as the prize money fixed by the BWF (Badminton World Federation) for badminton tournaments.
Not many people know about the fact that Badminton is a sport which was originally invented in India. Yes you read it right. The game was given birth to by the British during their rule in India and is now played and adored worldwide, mainly Asia. It’s no surprise that the Chinese are regarded as the best at playing the sport.
So what the Badminton World Federation does is that they hold several tournaments throughout the year and by the time the year ends, they come out with a list of the top 10 highest paid badminton players.
Top 10 Highest Paid And Richest Badminton Players In The World, Salary, BWF Prize Money
So without further ado, here’s all you need to know about the prize money of badminton tournaments organised by the BWF along with a list of the top 10 highest paid badminton players for 2021.
Badminton Tournaments’ Prize Money
| Tournament Category | Prize Money |
| BWF World Championships | USD$1,500,000 |
| BWF World Tour Finals | USD$1,000,000 |
| Super Series Premier | USD$350,000 |
| Super Series | USD$200,000 |
The BWF has divided its tournaments into 2 categories- Superseries and Superseries Premier. The former is a grade 2 level tournament which offers less prize money to the participants and obviously less star-powered action/performances. As for the Superseries Premier, these involve 3 mega-events that occur throughout the year, like the grand slams in tennis. Hence, they provide a higher sum when it comes to the prize money.
Badminton’s A-listers participate in these series every year and at the end of the year, the top ranked 8 players make it to the BWF World Tour Finals. The one who emerges as the victor gets crowned as the top-ranked player as well as the highest-paid player of the year.
So here’s a list of the top 10 highest paid badminton players as given out by the BWF:
| Player | Salary | Country |
| Kento Momota | USD$ 506,900 | Japan |
| Chen Yu fie | USD$ 387,875 | China |
| Tai Tzu Ying | USD$ 307,700 | Taiwan |
| Zheng Si Wei | USD$ 263,200 | China |
| Huang Ya Qiong | USD$ 263,200 | China |
| Akane Yamaguchi | USD$ 249,270 | Japan |
| Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | USD$ 245,320 | Indonesia |
| Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | USD$ 245,000 | Indonesia |
| Chou Tien Chen | USD$ 234,600 | Taiwan |
| Chen Qing Chen | USD$ 216,100 | China |
The list also helps us understand to a great extent as to which Asian countries in particular dominate the game. The list contains names of players who are all from Asia, particularly from 4 countries- China (4 players), Taiwan (2 players), Indonesia (2) and Japan (2).
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