Top 10 badminton players in the world

World badminton is mostly dominated by Asian players, especially those from China. However some European countries, most notably Denmark is still a badminton powerhouse and has its players in top 10 rankings.

The Top 10 men's singles badminton players in the world (as on 24-Apr-2011 based on world rankings published by BWF)
1. Chong Wei LEE - Malaysia
2. Taufik HIDAYAT - Indonesia
3. Dan LIN - China
4. Long CHEN - China
5. Boonsak PONSANA - Thailand
6. Peter Hoeg GADE - Denmark
7. Tien Minh NGUYEN - Vietnam
8. Jin CHEN - China
9. Simon SANTOSO - Indonesia
10. Sung Hwan PARK - Korea

The Top 10 women's singles badminton players in the world (as on 24-Apr-2011 based on world rankings published by BWF)
1. Shixian WANG - China
2. Yihan Wang - China
3. Xin Wang - China
4. Saina NEHWAL - India
5. Xin(1) - China
6. Jiang Yanjiao - China
7. Juliane Schenk - Germany
8. Youn Joo BAE - Korea
9. Tine BAUN - Denmark
10. Petya NEDELCHEVA - Bulgaria

In the Top 5 men's doubles pairs, of the world (as on 24-Apr-2011 based on world rankings published by BWF)
1. Mathias BOE/Carsten MOGENSEN   - Denmark
2. Jae Sung JUNG/Yong Dae LEE - Korea
3. Kien Keat KOO/Boon Heong TAN - Malaysia
4. Yun CAI/Haifeng FU - China
5. Sung Hyun KO/Yeon Seong YOO - Korea

The Top 5 women's doubles pairs of the world (as on 24-Apr-2011 based on world rankings published by BWF)
1. Wen Hsing CHENG/Yu Chin CHIEN - Chinese Taipei
2. Xiaoli WANG/Yang (F) YU - China 
3. Maeda Miyuki/Satoko SUETSUNA - Japan
4. Mizuki FUJII/Reika KAKIIWA - Japan
5. Duang Anong AROONKESORN/Kunchala VORAVICHITCHAIKUL - Thailand

Badminton Top 5 mixed doubles pairs in the world. (as on 24-Apr-2011 based on world rankings published by BWF)
1. Nan ZHANG/Yunlei Zhao - China
2. Sudket PRAPAKAMOL/Saralee THOUNGTHONGKAM - Thailand
3. Joachim Fischer NIELSEN/Christinna PEDERSEN - Denmark
4. Robert MATEUSIAK/Nadiezda ZIEBA - Poland
5. Sung Hyun KO/Jung Eun HA - Korea

*Notes:
All the world rankings mentioned above are as on 24-Apr-2011, on the basis of rankings that are published by BWF every week. Refer BWF website for world ranking updates.


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