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 10 ranked Singles players in the world (Men and Women).

KENTO MOMOTA

Kento Momota is a Japanese badminton

player. He is known to have a skillful and
relentless play style on court. He has won
several major badminton tournaments
including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England
title.
Born: 1 September 1994 (age 26 years), Mino, Kagawa
Height: 1.75 m
Coach: Yousuke Nakanishi
Current ranking: 1 (17 March 2020)
Medal: Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's team
 CHOU TIEN CHEN

Chou Tien-chen is a badminton player from Taiwan, representing Chinese Taipei. He became
the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in
2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won it in 1999.
Born: 8 January 1990 (age 30 years), Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 1.8 m
Nationality: Taiwanese
Current ranking: 2 (17 March 2020)
Parents: Liu Tsui-lien
Medals: Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's team, Badminton at the 2018 Asian
Games – Men's singles
 ANDERS ANTOSEN

Anders Antonsen is a Danish badminton player. He won the gold medal at the 2015 European
Junior Championships in the boys singles event, and at the same year was awarded the
European Young Player of the Year.
Born: 27 April 1997 (age 23 years), Aarhus, Denmark
Height: 1.88 m
Nationality: Danish
Weight: 80 kg
Siblings: Kasper Antonsen
Parents: Helene Petersen, Tonny Antonsen
 VIKTOR AXELSEN

Viktor Axelsen is a Danish badminton player. He was the 2017 World Champion and the bronze
medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won the 2010 World Junior Championships, beating
Korea's Kang Ji-wook in the final to become the first ever European player to hold the title.
Born: 4 January 1994 (age 26 years), Odense, Denmark
Height: 1.94 m
Nationality: Danish
Weight: 88 kg
Current ranking: 4 (17 March 2020)
Medal: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
 CHEN LONG

Chen Long, is a Chinese professional badminton player. He is the reigning Olympic champion
and two-time World champion and All England champion.
Born: 18 January 1989 (age 31 years), Shashi District, Jingzhou, China
Height: 1.87 m
Nationality: Chinese
Weight: 75 kg
Current ranking: 5 (10 March 2020)
Medals: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting is an Indonesian badminton player. He first rose when he won the
bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
Born: 20 October 1996 (age 24 years), Cimahi, Indonesia
Height: 1.7 m
Nationality: Indonesian
Current ranking: 6 (17 March 2020)
Medals: Badminton at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games – Men's team, MORE
Siblings: Anastasia Niken, Fransiskus Erwin Setiadi, Lorentius Satya Ananta, Natalia Elis Susanti
 Jonatan Christie
Jonatan Christie, also known by his nickname "Jojo", is an Indonesian badminton player. He is
from PB. Tangkas Specs, a badminton club from Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia and plays in
men's singles discipline. Wikipedia
Born: 15 September 1997 (age 23 years), Jakarta, Indonesia
Height: 1.8 m
Current ranking: 7 (17 March 2020)
Medals: Badminton at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games – Men's team, MORE
Parents: Marlanti Djaja, Andreas Adi Siswa
Siblings: Ivan Christie
 Angus Ng Ka Long

Angus Ng Ka Long is a badminton player from Hong Kong. He has a career-high ranking of 6 in
men's singles, and has beaten other top 10 players like Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei, Chen Long,
Chou Tien-chen, Jan Ø. Jørgensen, and Son Wan-ho.
Born: 24 June 1994 (age 26 years), Hong Kong
Height: 1.81 m
Weight: 70 kg
Education: Diocesan Boys' School
Highest ranking: 6
Nationality: Chinese, Hong Kong
 SHI YUQI

Shi Yuqi is a Chinese badminton player. Shi Yuqi won his first Superseries title in the 2016
French Open.
Born: 28 February 1996 (age 24 years), Nantong, China
Height: 1.84 m
Nationality: Chinese
Current ranking: 9 (17 March 2020)
Country: China
Parents: Shi Lei, Fang Fang
 Lee Zii Jia

Lee Zii Jia is a Malaysian badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalist at the 2019
Southeast Asian Games.
Born: 29 March 1998 (age 22 years), Kedah, Malaysia
Height: 1.86 m
Nationality: Malaysian
Weight: 78 kg
Coaches: Indra Wijaya, Misbun Sidek, Hendrawan
Medals: Badminton at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games – Men's team,
BWF Rankings Men's Singles

Rank Country Player Points/Tournaments

1 Japan Kento MOMOTA 109118/14

2 Chinese Taipei CHOU Tien Chen 80548/20

3 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka GINTING 78332/20

4 Denmark Anders ANTONSEN 78012/16

5 China CHEN Long 76880/17

6 Indonesia Jonatan CHRISTIE 74590/20

7 Denmark Viktor AXELSEN 73018/15

8 Hong Kong China NG Ka Long Angus 63302/20

9 China SHI Yu Qi 62461/13

10 Malaysia Lee Zii Jia 56767/19

 Tai Tzu-ying

Tai Tzu-ying is a Taiwanese professional badminton player. At the age of 22, she became world
No. 1 in the women's singles on December 2016, and holds the record for most weeks ranked
at the top in BWF history with 148 weeks. Tai was the women's singles gold medalists in 2018
Asian Games and 2017 Summer Universiade.
Born: 20 June 1994 (age 26 years), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Height: 1.63 m
Nationality: Taiwanese
Coach: Lai Chien-Cheng
Education: University of Taipei (2018), MORE
Medal: Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's singles
 Chen Yufei

Chen Yufei is a Chinese badminton player. She won the girls' singles junior titles at the 2016
Asian and the World Junior Championships. At the same year, Chen clinched her first senior title
at the 2016 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold. She was awarded as the 2017 Eddy Choong Most
Promising Player of the Year. Wikipedia
Born: 1 March 1998 (age 22 years), Hangzhou, China
Height: 1.71 m
Nationality: Chinese
Parents: Chen Zhe
Coach: Luo Yigang
Current ranking: 2 (17 March 2020)
 Akane Yamaguchi

Akane Yamaguchi is a Japanese badminton player from the Kumamoto Saishunkan team who
specializes in singles play. She was the first Japanese player to hold the number 1 position in the
BWF women's singles ranking. Yamaguchi won the national junior championship as a primary
school student in 2010.
Born: 6 June 1997 (age 23 years), Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan
Height: 1.56 m
Weight: 55 kg
Current ranking: 3 (17 March 2020)
Medals: Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's singles, Badminton at the 2018 Asian
Games – Women's team
 Nozomi Okuhara
Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player and the former World's No. 1 in BWF rankings
for the women's singles, well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at
the 2016 Summer Olympics, and gold medal at the 2017 World Championships. Wikipedia
Born: 13 March 1995 (age 25 years), Omachi, Nagano, Japan
Height: 1.56 m
Nationality: Japanese
Weight: 51 kg
Current ranking: 4 (17 March 2020)
Medals: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, Badminton at the 2018
Asian Games – Women's team
 Ratchanok Intanon

Ratchanok Intanon is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in
women's singles. She is known for her relaxed hitting motion and light footwork, which has
been described as 'balletic' by commentators such as Gillian Clark. She became world champion
in women's singles in 2013.
Born: 5 February 1995 (age 25 years), Yasothon, Nai Mueang, Thailand
Height: 1.68 m
Nationality: Thai
Current ranking: 5 (17 March 2020)
Medals: Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's team, Badminton at the 2019
Southeast Asian Games – Women's team
Siblings: Ratchapol Intanon
 Carolina María Marín

Carolina María Marín Martín is a Spanish professional badminton player. She is the reigning
Olympic Champion, three-time World Champion, four-time European Champion, and the
former World's No. 1 in BWF rankings for the women's singles discipline, holding the World No.
1 title for a record number of 66 weeks.
Born: 15 June 1993 (age 27 years), Huelva, Spain
Height: 1.72 m
Nationality: Spanish
Weight: 65 kg
Medal: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles
Parents: Gonzalo Marín, Toñi Martín
 Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player. Having made her
international debut in 2009, she rose to a career high ranking of no. 2 in April 2017.
Born: 5 July 1995 (age 25 years), Hyderabad, India
Height: 1.79 m
Full name: Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
Coach: Pullela Gopichand
Medals: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, MORE
Awards: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri,
 He Bingjiao

He Bingjiao is a Chinese badminton player. She began to receive intensive badminton training at
the Suzhou Junior Sports School, when she was only 7 years old. Five years later, she was sent
to study in Nanjing and for tougher training there.
Born: 21 March 1997 (age 23 years), Lianyungang, China
Height: 1.69 m
Nationality: Chinese
Country: China
Current ranking: 8 (17 March 2020)
 An Se-young

An Se-young is a South Korean badminton player from Gwangju, who was awarded as 2019
Most Promising Player of the Year by the BWF. Korea’s News1 agency reported in 2017 that An
Se Young is the first middle school student ever to qualify for Korea’s national badminton team.
Born: 5 February 2002 (age 18 years), Gwangju, South Korea
Height: 1.7 m
Nationality: South Korean
Weight: 50 kg
Country: South Korea
Education: Gwangju Physical Education Middle School, Gwangju Physical Education High School,
Pung-am Elementary School
 Michelle Li

Michelle Li is a Canadian badminton player from Markham, Ontario. Li is the 2014

Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in
women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. Wikipedia
Born: 3 November 1991 (age 29 years), Hong Kong
Height: 1.73 m
Weight: 66 kg
Education: Richmond Hill High School, University of Toronto - St. George Campus
Medal: Badminton at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's singles
Nationality: Canadian, Hong Kong
BWF Rankings Women's Singles

Rank Player Points/Tournament Country

1 CHEN Yu Fei 93965/17 China

2 TAI Tzu Ying 93275/13 Chinese Taipei

3 Akane YAMAGUCHI 87040/20 Japan

4 Nozomi OKUHARA 84736/17 Japan

5 Ratchanok INTANON 78485/19 Thailand

6 PUSARLA V. Sindhu 72914/18 India

7 Carolina MARIN 71810/12 Spain

8 HE Bing Jiao 69590/17 China

9 AN Se Young 64718/24 Korea

10 Michelle LI 62390/20 Canada