BadmintonicMen's Singles BWF World Rankings
Updated: Apr 14, 2026
BWF Men's Singles World Rankings as of Apr 14, 2026. Led by Shi Yu Qi (China), followed by Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) and Anders Antonsen (Denmark). The top 10 features players from 7 countries. India leads with 13 players in the top 100. Rankings are updated weekly by the BWF.
Biggest movers up: Jonathan Matias rose 15 spots to #65; Mark Shelley Alcala rose 15 spots to #71. Dropped: Priyanshu Rajawat fell 13 spots to #79; Matthias Kicklitz fell 12 spots to #86.
Biggest Movers
| Rank | Change | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ▲1 |  Shi Yu Qi |  China | 105,967+5,400 |
| #2 | ▼1 |  Kunlavut Vitidsarn |  Thailand | 97,179-3,600 |
| #3 | — |  Anders Antonsen |  Denmark | 93,829+100 |
| #4 | ▲1 |  Christo Popov |  France | 84,705+2,780 |
| #5 | ▼1 |  Jonatan Christie |  Indonesia | 84,174 |
| #6 | — |  Chou Tien Chen |  Chinese Taipei | 81,689+2,450 |
| #7 | — |  Li Shi Feng | China | 75,128-2,350 |
| #8 | — |  Lin Chun-Yi | Chinese Taipei | 72,838-480 |
| #9 | ▲1 |  Kodai Naraoka |  Japan | 69,654 |
| #10 | ▼1 |  Alex Lanier | France | 68,565-4,160 |
| #11 | ▲1 |  Lakshya Sen |  India | 67,057 |
| #12 | ▼1 |  Kean Yew Loh |  Singapore | 65,980-1,800 |
| #13 | — |  Victor Lai |  Canada | 62,853 |
| #14 | — |  Alwi Farhan | Indonesia | 62,200 |
| #15 | ▲2 |  Weng Hong Yang | China | 58,020+3,000 |
| #16 | ▼1 |  Kenta Nishimoto | Japan | 56,099-2,750 |
| #17 | ▼1 |  Toma Junior Popov | France | 55,905-1,380 |
| #18 | ▲7 |  Ayush Shetty | India | 53,806+7,450 |
| #19 | — |  Yushi Tanaka | Japan | 53,725 |
| #20 | ▲1 |  Koki Watanabe | Japan | 52,634+1,500 |
| #21 | ▼1 |  Chi Yu Jen | Chinese Taipei | 52,497 |
| #22 | — |  Lee Cheuk Yiu |  Hong Kong | 49,833+1,800 |
| #23 | ▼5 |  Lu Guang Zu | China | 49,050-5,400 |
| #24 | — |  Rasmus Gemke | Denmark | 48,614+1,440 |
| #25 | ▼2 |  Jun Hao Leong |  Malaysia | 47,491 |
| #26 | ▲1 |  Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul | Thailand | 45,996+780 |
| #27 | ▼1 |  Wang Zheng Xing | China | 45,531 |
| #28 | — |  Ng Ka Long Angus | Hong Kong | 45,039 |
| #29 | — |  Nhat Nguyen |  Ireland | 45,021 |
| #30 | — |  Srikanth Kidambi | India | 44,280+250 |
| #31 | ▲1 |  Jia Heng Jason Teh | Singapore | 43,158 |
| #32 | ▲4 |  Arnaud Merkle | France | 43,024+4,200 |
| #33 | ▼2 |  Brian Yang | Canada | 42,435-1,050 |
| #34 | — |  Wang Tzu Wei | Chinese Taipei | 41,449 |
| #35 | — |  H. S. Prannoy | India | 41,235+1,800 |
| #36 | ▼3 |  Lee Chia Hao | Chinese Taipei | 40,742-1,800 |
| #37 | — |  Yudai Okimoto | Japan | 40,336+1,770 |
| #38 | — |  Jeon Hyeok Jin |  Korea | 38,269 |
| #39 | ▲2 |  Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah | Indonesia | 37,401+1,330 |
| #40 | ▲2 |  Gunawan Jason | Hong Kong | 36,590+780 |
| #41 | ▼2 |  Magnus Johannesen | Denmark | 36,132-1,440 |
| #42 | ▲1 |  Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo | Indonesia | 35,783 |
| #43 | ▲1 |  Tharun Mannepalli | India | 35,596 |
| #44 | ▼4 |  Justin Hoh | Malaysia | 35,252-1,800 |
| #45 | ▲1 |  Wang Po-Wei | Chinese Taipei | 34,010 |
| #46 | ▲1 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | Indonesia | 33,434 |
| #47 | ▲1 |  Su Li Yang | Chinese Taipei | 33,128 |
| #48 | ▼3 |  Kiran George | India | 32,490-2,580 |
| #49 | ▲6 |  Julien Carraggi |  Belgium | 31,959+3,370 |
| #50 | ▼1 | Muhamad Yusuf | 30,960 | |
| #51 | ▲1 |  Sholeh Aidil | Malaysia | 29,540 |
| #52 | ▲1 |  Kalle Koljonen |  Finland | 29,230 |
| #53 | ▲1 |  Minoru Koga | Japan | 28,770 |
| #54 | ▲9 |  Nguyen Hai Dang |  Vietnam | 27,980+1,480 |
| #55 | ▲2 |  Hu Zhe An | China | 27,846-490 |
| #56 | ▲2 |  Mithun Manjunath | India | 27,770 |
| #57 | ▲2 |  Liao Jhuo-Fu | Chinese Taipei | 27,580 |
| #58 | ▼2 |  Kantaphon Wangcharoen | Thailand | 27,450-890 |
| #59 | ▼8 |  Aria Dinata | Indonesia | 27,319-2,820 |
| #60 | ▼10 |  Joakim Oldorff | Finland | 27,274-3,370 |
| #61 | ▲7 |  Daniil Dubovenko |  Israel | 26,843+1,850 |
| #62 | ▼1 |  Harry Huang |  England | 26,716 |
| #63 | ▼1 |  Ditlev Jaeger Holm | Denmark | 26,677 |
| #64 | — | Zhu Xuan Chen | China | 25,815-40 |
| #65 | ▲15 | Jonathan Matias |  Brazil | 25,687+3,530 |
| #66 | ▲1 | Yoo Tae Bin | Korea | 25,109 |
| #67 | ▼7 | Dong Tian Yao | China | 25,040-1,750 |
| #68 | ▲1 |  Ting Yen-Chen | Chinese Taipei | 24,629 |
| #69 | ▲1 | Shogo Ogawa | Japan | 24,330 |
| #70 | ▲1 |  Richie Duta Richardo | Indonesia | 24,091 |
| #71 | ▲15 | Mark Shelley Alcala |  United States | 24,062+2,480 |
| #72 | ▲1 |  Huang Ping-Hsien | Chinese Taipei | 23,680 |
| #73 | ▲2 | Riki Takei | Japan | 23,420 |
| #74 | ▲2 |  Misha Zilberman | Israel | 23,417 |
| #75 | ▲2 | Saneeth Dayanand | India | 22,789 |
| #76 | ▼11 |  Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo | Indonesia | 22,740-3,000 |
| #77 | ▼5 |  Joshua Nguyen | Canada | 22,714-1,050 |
| #78 | ▲1 |  Eogene Ewe | Malaysia | 22,515 |
| #79 | ▼13 |  Priyanshu Rajawat | India | 22,470-3,130 |
| #80 | ▲1 | Wang Yu-Kai | Chinese Taipei | 22,080 |
| #81 | ▲1 |  S.Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian | India | 21,970 |
| #82 | ▲1 |  Zii Jia Lee | Malaysia | 21,770 |
| #83 | ▲1 | Bismo Raya Oktora | Indonesia | 21,760 |
| #84 | ▲1 |  June Wei Cheam | Malaysia | 21,730 |
| #85 | ▲2 |  Choi JIHOON | Korea | 21,503 |
| #86 | ▼12 |  Matthias Kicklitz |  Germany | 21,378-2,150 |
| #87 | ▲3 | Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar | India | 20,680 |
| #88 | ▼10 |  Kevin Cordon |  Guatemala | 20,424-2,150 |
| #89 | ▲2 |  Christian Adinata | Indonesia | 20,420 |
| #90 | ▲2 | Park Sang Yong | Korea | 20,336 |
| #91 | ▲2 |  Viktor Axelsen | Denmark | 20,290 |
| #92 | ▲2 |  Jing Hong Kok | Malaysia | 20,287 |
| #93 | ▲2 |  Viren Nettasinghe |  Sri Lanka | 20,270 |
| #94 | ▲2 | Enogat Roy | France | 19,988 |
| #95 | ▼7 |  Cho Geon Yeop | Korea | 19,871-1,250 |
| #96 | ▲1 | Alap Mishra | India | 19,820 |
| #97 | ▲1 | Manraj Singh | India | 19,780 |
| #98 | ▲1 | Yohanes Saut Marcellyno | Indonesia | 19,760 |
| #100 | · | Dendi Triansyah | Indonesia | 19,120 |
Countries in Ranking
India13Indonesia12Chinese Taipei11China8Japan8Malaysia7Denmark5France5Korea5Canada3Hong Kong3Thailand3Finland2Israel2Singapore2Belgium1Brazil1England1Germany1Guatemala1Ireland1Sri Lanka1United States1Vietnam1