Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	China	China	China	China	China	8316	▲ +170
2	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	Indonesia	4822	▲ +25
3	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	Denmark	3312	▲ +59
4	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea	3082	▲ +114
5	England	England	England	Malaysia	Malaysia	2031	▲ +25
6	Malaysia	Malaysia	Malaysia	England	England	1943	▲ +11
7	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	Japan	1743	▲ +51
8	Sweden	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	612	▲ +26
9	Thailand	Sweden	Sweden	India	India	570	▲ +17
10	Canada	Canada	Canada	Sweden	Canada	514	▲ +23
11	India	India	India	Canada	Sweden	492	–
12	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	Germany	399	▲ +7
13	United States	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei	344	▲ +18
14	Netherlands	United States	United States	United States	United States	297	▲ +2
15	Chinese Taipei	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	Netherlands	284	▲ +10
16	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	Australia	252	▲ +11
17	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	213	–
18	South Africa	South Africa	Russia	Russia	Russia	164	–
19	New Zealand	New Zealand	South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	163	▲ +6
20	Russia	Russia	New Zealand	New Zealand	New Zealand	155	▲ +4
21	Nigeria	Nigeria	Nigeria	Spain	Spain	154	▲ +18
22	Spain	Spain	Spain	Nigeria	Nigeria	136	▲ +4
23	Scotland	Scotland	Singapore	Singapore	France	105	▲ +24
24	Poland	France	France	France	Singapore	101	▲ +4
25	Singapore	Poland	Scotland	Scotland	Scotland	85	▲ +4
26	France	Singapore	Poland	Poland	Poland	64	–
27	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Bulgaria	62	▲ +6
28	Mauritius	Mauritius	Mauritius	Mauritius	Mauritius	44	–
29	Peru	Peru	Algeria	Algeria	Algeria	32	▲ +4
30	Seychelles	Seychelles	Peru	Egypt	Egypt	27	▲ +5
31	Wales	Algeria	Seychelles	Peru	Peru	22	–
32	Algeria	Wales	Egypt	Seychelles	Seychelles	21	–
33	Mozambique	Mozambique	Wales	Wales	Wales	20	–
34	Tanzania	Guatemala	Mozambique	Guatemala	Guatemala	17	–
35	Mexico	Egypt	Guatemala	Mozambique	Mozambique	16	–
36	Egypt	Tanzania	Tanzania	Mexico	Mexico	13	–
37	Guatemala	Mexico	Mexico	Tanzania	Tanzania	12	–
38	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	Switzerland	10	▲ +2
39	Myanmar	Myanmar	Myanmar	Myanmar	Ireland	8	–
40	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Switzerland	Myanmar	8	–
41	Belgium	Belgium	Finland	Turkey	Turkey	8	–
42	Brazil	Brazil	Belgium	Finland	Finland	7	–
43	Cuba	Cuba	Brazil	Belgium	Belgium	6	–
44	Philippines	Philippines	Cuba	Brazil	Brazil	6	–
45	Vietnam	Vietnam	Philippines	Cuba	Cuba	6	–
46	Finland	Finland	Turkey	Great Britain	Great Britain	6	–
47	Kenya	Kenya	Vietnam	Philippines	Israel	6	▲ +2
48	Pakistan	Pakistan	Kenya	Vietnam	Philippines	6	–
49	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	Kenya	Vietnam	6	–
50	Turkey	Turkey	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	Kenya	5	–

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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