Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Ge Fei	Ge Fei	Chen Qingchen	Chen Qingchen	Chen Qingchen	98	–
2	Gu Jun	Gu Jun	Ge Fei	Jia Yifan	Jia Yifan	98	–
3	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	Gu Jun	Ge Fei	Ge Fei	97	–
4	Yang Wei	Chen Qingchen	Jia Yifan	Gu Jun	Gu Jun	97	–
5	Chen Qingchen	Jia Yifan	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	Yu Yang	84	–
6	Jia Yifan	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	Yang Wei	68	–
7	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	Guan Weizhen	64	–
8	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	Zhao Yunlei	64	–
9	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	Lin Ying	60	–
10	Gao Ling	Gao Ling	Gao Ling	Gao Ling	Gao Ling	59	–
11	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	Tian Qing	59	–
12	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	Wang Xiaoli	59	–
13	Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jiewen	54	–
14	Huang Sui	Huang Sui	Huang Sui	Huang Sui	Huang Sui	53	–
15	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	Chung So-young	51	–
16	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	Hwang Hye-young	50	–
17	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Lee So-hee	48	▲ +7
18	Ayaka Takahashi	Ayaka Takahashi	Ayaka Takahashi	Ayaka Takahashi	Kamilla Rytter Juhl	47	–
19	Misaki Matsutomo	Misaki Matsutomo	Misaki Matsutomo	Misaki Matsutomo	Ayaka Takahashi	45	–
20	Christinna Pedersen	Christinna Pedersen	Christinna Pedersen	Christinna Pedersen	Misaki Matsutomo	45	–
21	Lee Kyung-won	Lee Kyung-won	Lee Kyung-won	Lee So-hee	Christinna Pedersen	41	–
22	Gil Young-ah	Gil Young-ah	Lee So-hee	Lee Kyung-won	Lee Kyung-won	38	–
23	Du Jing	Du Jing	Gil Young-ah	Gil Young-ah	Gil Young-ah	35	–
24	Gillian Clark	Gillian Clark	Du Jing	Du Jing	Du Jing	34	–
25	Greysia Polii	Greysia Polii	Gillian Clark	Gillian Clark	Gillian Clark	34	–
26	Lee Hyo-jung	Lee Hyo-jung	Greysia Polii	Greysia Polii	Yuki Fukushima	34	▲ +1
27	Nora Perry-Gardner	Nora Perry-Gardner	Lee Hyo-jung	Yuki Fukushima	Greysia Polii	33	–
28	Qin Yiyuan	Sayaka Hirota	Nora Perry-Gardner	Lee Hyo-jung	Liu Shengshu	33	▲ +6
29	Gillian Gilks	Yuki Fukushima	Sayaka Hirota	Nora Perry-Gardner	Tan Ning	33	▲ +6
30	Li Lingwei	Qin Yiyuan	Yuki Fukushima	Sayaka Hirota	Lee Hyo-jung	32	–
31	Nong Qunhua	Gillian Gilks	Qin Yiyuan	Qin Yiyuan	Nora Perry-Gardner	31	–
32	Sayaka Hirota	Lee So-hee	Gillian Gilks	Mayu Matsumoto	Sayaka Hirota	31	–
33	Yuki Fukushima	Li Lingwei	Li Lingwei	Gillian Gilks	Mayu Matsumoto	29	▲ +1
34	Ra Kyung-min	Nong Qunhua	Nong Qunhua	Li Lingwei	Qin Yiyuan	29	–
35	Mayu Matsumoto	Mayu Matsumoto	Mayu Matsumoto	Liu Shengshu	Gabriela Stoeva	28	▲ +3
36	Wakana Nagahara	Ra Kyung-min	Ra Kyung-min	Nong Qunhua	Stefani Stoeva	28	▲ +3
37	Eliza Nathanael	Wakana Nagahara	Wakana Nagahara	Tan Ning	Baek Ha-na	27	▲ +7
38	Finarsih	Apriyani Rahayu	Apriyani Rahayu	Ra Kyung-min	Gillian Gilks	27	–
39	Han Aiping	Eliza Nathanael	Eliza Nathanael	Wakana Nagahara	Li Lingwei	27	–
40	Kim Yun-ja	Finarsih	Finarsih	Apriyani Rahayu	Nong Qunhua	27	–
41	Rikke Olsen	Han Aiping	Han Aiping	Gabriela Stoeva	Ra Kyung-min	26	–
42	Wei Yili	Kim Yun-ja	Kim Yun-ja	Stefani Stoeva	Wakana Nagahara	26	–
43	Lee So-hee	Rikke Olsen	Rikke Olsen	Eliza Nathanael	Apriyani Rahayu	25	–
44	Yao Fen	Wei Yili	Wei Yili	Finarsih	Eliza Nathanael	24	–
45	Jang Hye-ock	Yao Fen	Kim So-yeong	Han Aiping	Finarsih	24	–
46	Zhang Yawen	Jang Hye-ock	Yao Fen	Kim Yun-ja	Han Aiping	24	–
47	Apriyani Rahayu	Zhang Yawen	Gabriela Stoeva	Rikke Olsen	Kim Yun-ja	24	–
48	Christine Magnusson	Christine Magnusson	Jang Hye-ock	Wei Yili	Rikke Olsen	24	–
49	Chung Myung-hee	Chung Myung-hee	Kong Hee-yong	Kim So-yeong	Wei Yili	24	–
50	Zhao Tingting	Kim So-yeong	Stefani Stoeva	Yao Fen	Kim So-yeong	23	–

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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