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	Ye Zhaoying	Ye Zhaoying	Carolina Marín	Carolina Marín	Carolina Marín	148	–
3	Zhang Ning	Carolina Marín	Ye Zhaoying	Ye Zhaoying	Ye Zhaoying	142	–
4	Li Lingwei	Tai Tzu-ying	Tai Tzu-ying	Tai Tzu-ying	Tai Tzu-ying	128	–
5	Han Aiping	Zhang Ning	Zhang Ning	Zhang Ning	Zhang Ning	128	–
6	Carolina Marín	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	An Se-young	126	▲ +22
7	Li Xuerui	Han Aiping	Han Aiping	Han Aiping	Akane Yamaguchi	122	▲ +10
8	Tai Tzu-ying	Li Xuerui	Li Xuerui	Akane Yamaguchi	Li Lingwei	122	–
9	Wang Yihan	Wang Yihan	Wang Yihan	Li Xuerui	Han Aiping	120	–
10	P. V. Sindhu	P. V. Sindhu	P. V. Sindhu	An Se-young	Li Xuerui	112	–
11	Akane Yamaguchi	Akane Yamaguchi	Akane Yamaguchi	Chen Yufei	Chen Yufei	104	–
12	Wang Chen	Chen Yufei	An Se-young	Wang Yihan	Wang Yihan	104	–
13	Bang Soo-hyun	Wang Chen	Chen Yufei	P. V. Sindhu	P. V. Sindhu	102	–
14	Xie Xingfang	Bang Soo-hyun	Wang Chen	Wang Chen	Wang Chen	80	–
15	Gong Zhichao	Xie Xingfang	Bang Soo-hyun	Bang Soo-hyun	Bang Soo-hyun	78	–
16	Chen Yufei	Gong Zhichao	Xie Xingfang	Xie Xingfang	Xie Xingfang	78	–
17	Tang Jiuhong	Tang Jiuhong	Gong Zhichao	Gong Zhichao	Gong Zhichao	74	–
18	Camilla Martin	Camilla Martin	Tang Jiuhong	Tang Jiuhong	Tang Jiuhong	68	–
19	Lene Køppen	Lene Køppen	Camilla Martin	Camilla Martin	Camilla Martin	66	–
20	Zhou Mi	Zhou Mi	Lene Køppen	Lene Køppen	Lene Køppen	62	–
21	Mia Audina	Mia Audina	Zhou Mi	Zhou Mi	Zhou Mi	62	–
22	Saina Nehwal	Saina Nehwal	Mia Audina	Mia Audina	Mia Audina	60	–
23	Nozomi Okuhara	An Se-young	Saina Nehwal	Saina Nehwal	Saina Nehwal	60	–
24	Huang Hua	Nozomi Okuhara	Nozomi Okuhara	Nozomi Okuhara	Nozomi Okuhara	48	–
25	Ratchanok Intanon	Huang Hua	Ratchanok Intanon	Ratchanok Intanon	Ratchanok Intanon	48	–
26	Gillian Gilks	Ratchanok Intanon	He Bingjiao	He Bingjiao	He Bingjiao	42	–
27	Gong Ruina	Gillian Gilks	Huang Hua	Huang Hua	Huang Hua	42	–
28	Helen Troke	Gong Ruina	Gillian Gilks	Gillian Gilks	Gillian Gilks	40	–
29	Lu Lan	Helen Troke	Gong Ruina	Gong Ruina	Kirsty Gilmour	40	▲ +6
30	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	Lu Lan	Helen Troke	Helen Troke	Gong Ruina	38	–
31	Wang Shixian	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	Lu Lan	Kirsty Gilmour	Helen Troke	38	–
32	Dai Yun	Wang Shixian	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	Lu Lan	Wang Zhiyi	36	▲ +8
33	An Se-young	Dai Yun	Wang Shixian	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	Lu Lan	34	–
34	Liang Qiuxia	Michelle Li	Dai Yun	Wang Shixian	Michelle Li	32	▲ +2
35	Michelle Li	Liang Qiuxia	Kirsty Gilmour	Dai Yun	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	32	–
36	Sung Ji-hyun	Sung Ji-hyun	Michelle Li	Michelle Li	Wang Shixian	32	–
37	Wang Xin	Wang Xin	Liang Qiuxia	Liang Qiuxia	Dai Yun	30	–
38	Hiroe Yuki	Hiroe Yuki	Sung Ji-hyun	Sung Ji-hyun	Liang Qiuxia	28	–
39	Tine Baun	Kirsty Gilmour	Wang Xin	Wang Xin	Sung Ji-hyun	28	–
40	Cheng Shao-chieh	Tine Baun	Hiroe Yuki	Wang Zhiyi	Wang Xin	28	–
41	He Bingjiao	Cheng Shao-chieh	Tine Baun	Hiroe Yuki	Hiroe Yuki	26	–
42	Ivana Lie	He Bingjiao	Cheng Shao-chieh	Tine Baun	Tine Baun	26	–
43	Kirsty Gilmour	Ivana Lie	Ivana Lie	Cheng Shao-chieh	Cheng Shao-chieh	24	–
44	Wang Lin	Wang Lin	Wang Lin	Ivana Lie	Ivana Lie	24	–
45	Xu Huaiwen	Xu Huaiwen	Wang Zhiyi	Wang Lin	Wang Lin	24	–
46	Jiang Yanjiao	Jiang Yanjiao	Xu Huaiwen	Xu Huaiwen	Xu Huaiwen	24	–
47	Wong Mew Choo	Wong Mew Choo	Jiang Yanjiao	Jiang Yanjiao	Jiang Yanjiao	22	–
48	Zhu Lin	Zhu Lin	Wong Mew Choo	Wong Mew Choo	Line Kjærsfeldt	22	▲ +4
49	Han Jingna	Han Jingna	Zhu Lin	Zhu Lin	Wong Mew Choo	22	–
50	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	Han Jingna	Han Jingna	Zhu Lin	22	–

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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