Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Ge Fei	Ge Fei	Ge Fei	Ge Fei	Ge Fei	97	–
2	Gu Jun	Gu Jun	Gu Jun	Gu Jun	Gu Jun	97	–
3	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	84	–
4	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	68	–
5	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	Chen Qingchen	67	▲ +21
6	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Jia Yifan	67	▲ +21
7	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	Guan Weizhen	64	–
8	Gao Ling	Gao Ling	Gao Ling	Gao Ling	Zhao Yunlei	64	–
9	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	Lin Ying	60	–
10	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	Gao Ling	59	–
11	Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jiewen	Tian Qing	59	–
12	Huang Sui	Huang Sui	Huang Sui	Huang Sui	Wang Xiaoli	59	–
13	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	Zhang Jiewen	54	–
14	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	Huang Sui	53	–
15	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Chung So-young	51	–
16	Ayaka Takahashi	Ayaka Takahashi	Ayaka Takahashi	Chen Qingchen	Hwang Hye-young	50	–
17	Misaki Matsutomo	Misaki Matsutomo	Misaki Matsutomo	Jia Yifan	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	47	–
18	Christinna Pedersen	Christinna Pedersen	Christinna Pedersen	Ayaka Takahashi	Ayaka Takahashi	45	–
19	Lee Kyung-won	Lee Kyung-won	Lee Kyung-won	Misaki Matsutomo	Misaki Matsutomo	45	–
20	Gil Young-ah	Gil Young-ah	Chen Qingchen	Christinna Pedersen	Christinna Pedersen	41	–
21	Du Jing	Du Jing	Jia Yifan	Lee Kyung-won	Lee Kyung-won	38	–
22	Gillian Clark	Gillian Clark	Gil Young-ah	Gil Young-ah	Gil Young-ah	35	–
23	Lee Hyo-jung	Lee Hyo-jung	Du Jing	Du Jing	Du Jing	34	–
24	Nora Perry-Gardner	Nora Perry-Gardner	Gillian Clark	Gillian Clark	Gillian Clark	34	–
25	Qin Yiyuan	Qin Yiyuan	Greysia Polii	Greysia Polii	Greysia Polii	33	–
26	Gillian Gilks	Chen Qingchen	Lee Hyo-jung	Lee Hyo-jung	Lee Hyo-jung	32	–
27	Li Lingwei	Gillian Gilks	Nora Perry-Gardner	Nora Perry-Gardner	Nora Perry-Gardner	31	–
28	Nong Qunhua	Jia Yifan	Qin Yiyuan	Qin Yiyuan	Qin Yiyuan	29	–
29	Ra Kyung-min	Li Lingwei	Gillian Gilks	Gillian Gilks	Gillian Gilks	27	–
30	Eliza Nathanael	Nong Qunhua	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	27	–
31	Finarsih	Ra Kyung-min	Nong Qunhua	Nong Qunhua	Nong Qunhua	27	–
32	Han Aiping	Eliza Nathanael	Ra Kyung-min	Ra Kyung-min	Sayaka Hirota	27	▲ +2
33	Kim Yun-ja	Finarsih	Sayaka Hirota	Sayaka Hirota	Yuki Fukushima	27	▲ +2
34	Rikke Olsen	Han Aiping	Yuki Fukushima	Yuki Fukushima	Ra Kyung-min	26	–
35	Wei Yili	Kim Yun-ja	Eliza Nathanael	Eliza Nathanael	Mayu Matsumoto	25	▲ +2
36	Yao Fen	Rikke Olsen	Finarsih	Finarsih	Wakana Nagahara	25	▲ +2
37	Jang Hye-ock	Wei Yili	Han Aiping	Han Aiping	Eliza Nathanael	24	–
38	Zhang Yawen	Sayaka Hirota	Kim Yun-ja	Kim Yun-ja	Finarsih	24	–
39	Christine Magnusson	Yao Fen	Rikke Olsen	Rikke Olsen	Han Aiping	24	–
40	Chung Myung-hee	Yuki Fukushima	Wei Yili	Wei Yili	Kim Yun-ja	24	–
41	Zhao Tingting	Jang Hye-ock	Yao Fen	Mayu Matsumoto	Rikke Olsen	24	–
42	Lili Tampi	Zhang Yawen	Jang Hye-ock	Wakana Nagahara	Wei Yili	24	–
43	Ma Jin	Christine Magnusson	Zhang Yawen	Yao Fen	Lee So-hee	23	▲ +2
44	Rosiana Tendean	Chung Myung-hee	Christine Magnusson	Jang Hye-ock	Yao Fen	23	–
45	Wu Dixi	Zhao Tingting	Chung Myung-hee	Zhang Yawen	Jang Hye-ock	22	–
46	Jane Webster	Lili Tampi	Mayu Matsumoto	Apriyani Rahayu	Zhang Yawen	22	–
47	Huang Nanyan	Ma Jin	Wakana Nagahara	Christine Magnusson	Apriyani Rahayu	21	–
48	Tang Yongshu	Rosiana Tendean	Zhao Tingting	Chung Myung-hee	Christine Magnusson	21	–
49	Chen Qingchen	Wu Dixi	Apriyani Rahayu	Lee So-hee	Chung Myung-hee	21	–
50	Cheng Wen-hsing	Jane Webster	Lili Tampi	Zhao Tingting	Zhao Tingting	21	–

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.

Read article