Players

Two-time Olympic medalist (gold 2020, bronze 2024). 6'4", dominant overhead game.

• 2020 Olympic gold + 2024 Olympic bronze
• 2017 + 2022 World Champion
• Career-high BWF #1
• 2020 + 2022 + 2024 All England champion

Started at Højbjerg BK in Aarhus and won the junior World Championship in 2010 at 16. Broke through senior ranks with a 2014 World Championships bronze, beating Lin Dan en route. Olympic gold in Tokyo 2020 followed by bronze defense in Paris 2024 — at 6'4" he set the standard for the modern attacking game.

Aggressive, attacking style — 2019 + 2024 World Championships silver.

2023 World Champion, Olympic silver 2024. Three consecutive junior world titles.

• 2023 World Champion
• 2024 Olympic silver
• Three consecutive Junior World Championships (2017-2019)

Thailand's standard-bearer, won three straight Junior Worlds before turning pro. Maturity beyond his age — patient rallies that wear opponents down rather than out-power them. Beat Kodai Naraoka in five games for the 2023 World title and took silver in Paris 2024.

Career-high BWF #1 in 2024. 2024 All England Champion.

2021 World Champion — first from Singapore.

2021 All England Champion. Malaysia's #1 men's singles since LCW retired.

2018 Asian Games bronze, Tokyo 2020 bronze.

2018 Asian Games gold. Consistent top-10 fixture.

Veteran top-10 player. Tall, attacking style with sharp net play.

2023 World Championships silver. Defensive-minded endurance player.

2022 All England runner-up. Commonwealth Games gold 2022.

Late-career breakthrough; 2023 Asian Games bronze and World Championships bronze.

2023 All England Champion.

North America's top men's singles player.

Younger Popov brother. France's other top MS player.

2024 Olympic gold + 2023 World Champion. Career grand slam by age 22.

• 2024 Olympic gold
• 2023 World Champion
• 2022 + 2023 Asian Games gold
• BWF Female Player of the Year 2023

Korean prodigy who broke into the senior circuit at 16 and won her first BWF World Tour title before turning 18. The 2023 World Championships win at 21 completed her career grand slam. Capped Paris 2024 with Olympic gold — at 22, already one of the most decorated women's singles players of her era.

Two-time World Champion (2021, 2022). Endurance specialist.

• Two-time World Champion (2021, 2022)
• Career-high BWF #1
• 2022 + 2024 All England runner-up

5'1" of relentless defense — turned a perceived height disadvantage into a stamina weapon. Back-to-back World titles in 2021 and 2022 anchored a long run inside the top 5. Court coverage and depth-shot consistency keep her competitive against a younger, taller field.

Olympic silver 2020. Wrist-deception player; longest-reigning WS #1.

• 2020 Olympic silver
• Longest-reigning women's singles #1 in BWF history
• Three-time All England Champion
• Two-time Asian Games gold

Taiwan's GOAT — held BWF WS #1 ranking longer than anyone in BWF history. Doesn't beat opponents with power; beats them with disguise. Every drop, slice, and net shot looks identical until the racquet face turns at the last frame. Retired from international play in late 2024.

Olympic gold 2020.

Olympic gold 2016. Three-time World Champion. Only European to win an Olympic singles title.

• 2016 Olympic gold (only European Olympic singles champion)
• Three-time World Champion (2014, 2015, 2018)
• Six-time European Champion
• Career-high BWF #1

Lone European in a sport long dominated by Asian programs — won gold in Rio 2016 with a screaming, fist-pumping intensity that shifted how women's singles is played. Two ACL injuries (2019 right knee, 2024 left knee in the Paris semifinal) cost her two more Olympic shots. The headline of her career is resilience, not just titles.

Olympic silver (2016) + bronze (2020). 2019 World Champion.

• 2019 World Champion (first Indian)
• Olympic silver 2016 + bronze 2020
• Five-time World Championship medalist

India's most decorated badminton player — Olympic medals at consecutive Games. Trained under Pullela Gopichand at his Hyderabad academy. Height and reach turn defensive rallies into attacking ones; her smash speed is among the fastest in women's singles.

2024 Olympic silver (received via Marín's mid-final injury).

2024 All England Champion.

2024 Olympic bronze — Indonesia's first WS Olympic medal.

Teenage breakout — Japan's next-generation singles hope.

USA's top-ranked WS player. CHN-born, naturalised USA.

Canada's most decorated badminton player. Multi-time Pan Am champion.

Olympic silver 2024.

Olympic bronze 2020. 2022 World Champions.

2022 Commonwealth Games gold. 2023 Asian Games gold — India's first MD Asian Games gold.

England's top MD pair.

European powerhouse pair; multiple European titles.

2021 World Champions.

2022 All England Champions.

Olympic gold 2020. Five-time World Champions together.

2024 Olympic gold.

Malaysia's top WD pair.

India's emerging WD pair. Gayatri is Pullela Gopichand's daughter.

2018 + 2019 World Champions.

Olympic gold 2024. Multiple-time World Champions.

Former World #1; 2021 World Championships silver.

2024 Olympic silver.

Europe's top XD pair; multiple European titles.