Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Susi Susanti	Susi Susanti	Susi Susanti	Susi Susanti	Susi Susanti	168	–
2	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	150	–
3	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	149	–
4	Han Aiping	Han Aiping	Carolina Marín	Carolina Marín	Carolina Marín	148	–
5	Ye Zhaoying	Ye Zhaoying	Han Aiping	Han Aiping	Han Aiping	144	–
6	Zhang Ning	Carolina Marín	Ye Zhaoying	Ye Zhaoying	Ye Zhaoying	142	–
7	Ge Fei	Tai Tzu-ying	Tai Tzu-ying	Tai Tzu-ying	Tai Tzu-ying	128	–
8	Carolina Marín	Zhang Ning	Zhang Ning	Zhang Ning	Zhang Ning	128	–
9	Gao Ling	Ge Fei	Ge Fei	Ge Fei	An Se-young	126	▲ +22
10	Gillian Gilks	Gao Ling	Gao Ling	Chen Qingchen	Ge Fei	125	–
11	Li Xuerui	Gillian Gilks	Gillian Gilks	Gao Ling	Akane Yamaguchi	122	▲ +10
12	Tai Tzu-ying	Li Xuerui	Chen Qingchen	Gillian Gilks	Chen Qingchen	114	–
13	Wang Yihan	Wang Yihan	Li Xuerui	Akane Yamaguchi	Gao Ling	114	–
14	P. V. Sindhu	P. V. Sindhu	Wang Yihan	Li Xuerui	Gillian Gilks	114	–
15	Gu Jun	Gu Jun	P. V. Sindhu	An Se-young	Li Xuerui	112	–
16	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	Gu Jun	Chen Yufei	Chen Yufei	104	–
17	Liliyana Natsir	Chen Qingchen	Yu Yang	Wang Yihan	Wang Yihan	104	–
18	Ra Kyung-min	Liliyana Natsir	Huang Yaqiong	P. V. Sindhu	P. V. Sindhu	102	–
19	Akane Yamaguchi	Akane Yamaguchi	Jia Yifan	Gu Jun	Gu Jun	99	–
20	Chen Qingchen	Ra Kyung-min	Akane Yamaguchi	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	99	–
21	Wang Chen	Chen Yufei	Liliyana Natsir	Huang Yaqiong	Huang Yaqiong	98	–
22	Bang Soo-hyun	Jia Yifan	Ra Kyung-min	Jia Yifan	Jia Yifan	98	–
23	Xie Xingfang	Wang Chen	An Se-young	Liliyana Natsir	Liliyana Natsir	94	–
24	Lene Køppen	Bang Soo-hyun	Chen Yufei	Ra Kyung-min	Ra Kyung-min	92	–
25	Christinna Pedersen	Huang Yaqiong	Wang Chen	Wang Chen	Wang Chen	80	–
26	Gong Zhichao	Xie Xingfang	Bang Soo-hyun	Bang Soo-hyun	Bang Soo-hyun	78	–
27	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Lene Køppen	Xie Xingfang	Xie Xingfang	Xie Xingfang	78	–
28	Chen Yufei	Christinna Pedersen	Lene Køppen	Lene Køppen	Lene Køppen	77	–
29	Hwang Hye-young	Gong Zhichao	Christinna Pedersen	Christinna Pedersen	Christinna Pedersen	74	–
30	Tang Jiuhong	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Gong Zhichao	Gong Zhichao	Gong Zhichao	74	–
31	Yang Wei	Hwang Hye-young	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	73	–
32	Jia Yifan	Tang Jiuhong	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	71	–
33	Camilla Martin	Yang Wei	Tang Jiuhong	Tang Jiuhong	Tang Jiuhong	68	–
34	Guan Weizhen	Camilla Martin	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	68	–
35	Huang Yaqiong	Guan Weizhen	Camilla Martin	Camilla Martin	Camilla Martin	66	–
36	Chung Myung-hee	Chung Myung-hee	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	66	–
37	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	Chung Myung-hee	Chung Myung-hee	Chung Myung-hee	65	–
38	Mia Audina	Mia Audina	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	Huang Dongping	65	▲ +5
39	Nora Perry-Gardner	Nora Perry-Gardner	Mia Audina	Mia Audina	Lin Ying	65	–
40	Ma Jin	Ma Jin	Nora Perry-Gardner	Nora Perry-Gardner	Mia Audina	65	–
41	Lee Hyo-jung	Lee Hyo-jung	Ma Jin	Ma Jin	Nora Perry-Gardner	65	–
42	Zhou Mi	Zhou Mi	Lee Hyo-jung	Lee Hyo-jung	Ma Jin	64	–
43	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	Zhou Mi	Zhou Mi	Lee Hyo-jung	62	–
44	Rikke Olsen	Rikke Olsen	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	Zhou Mi	62	–
45	Saina Nehwal	Saina Nehwal	Rikke Olsen	Huang Dongping	Chung So-young	61	–
46	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	Saina Nehwal	Rikke Olsen	Rikke Olsen	60	–
47	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	Tian Qing	Saina Nehwal	Saina Nehwal	60	–
48	Gillian Clark	Gillian Clark	Wang Xiaoli	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	60	–
49	Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jiewen	Gillian Clark	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	59	–
50	Gil Young-ah	Gil Young-ah	Zhang Jiewen	Gillian Clark	Gillian Clark	57	–

An Se-young conquers herself — and the world

KoreaJoongangDaily.com | 24.08.2026

Badminton star An Se-young overcame her toughest opponent — herself. The reward was her first world championship title in three years.

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