(MHN Reporter Lee Hyun-ah) It is assessed that the world badminton world is divided between Korea and China.
On the 7th, China’s official news and information portal Tencent evaluated the latest world rankings announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
BWF official rankings (men’s singles 1st to 10th)
BWF official rankings (women’s singles 1st to 10th))
Tencent said, “With no international competitions held last week, there was no change in the top 10 rankings in each event, and the structure of China and Korea sharing the world’s first place in five events continued. In the men’s singles, China’s Switch maintained first place with 110,047 points.”
He added, “The top spot in women’s singles was won by Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), the ‘Queen of Korean Women’s Badminton’. Ahn Se-young firmly maintained first place with an overwhelming score of 117,270 points, and Wang Ziyi also exceeded 100,000 points, but was about 14,000 points behind Ahn Se-young.”
BWF official rankings (men’s doubles 1st to 5th)
BWF Official Rankings (Women’s Doubles 1st to 5th)
The media then evaluated, “In men’s doubles, the Korean pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) are unrivaled in first place, maintaining a record score gap of 121,255 points. The gap with the second-place pair of She Dingfeng and Xu Wei-yi is about 30,000 points, once again proving their status as ‘absolute powerhouses.'” In addition, it was said, “In the women’s doubles, China’s pair of Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning took first place with 110,084 points.”
Regarding mixed doubles, he said, “China is showing strength,” and added, “The team of Feng Yanze and Huang Dongping took first place, and the team of Zhang Zhenfang and Wei Yaxin took second place.”
Seyoung Ahn
The media ended by saying, “The Malaysia Open, the first 1000-level tournament of the 2026 season, opened the day before. With high ranking points at stake, China mobilized all its power, and significant changes are expected in the world rankings next week. China and Korea are continuing fierce competition in all events with world-class players. We hope that the two countries will continue their healthy rivalry by raising the level of Asian badminton based on friendly competition.” Organized.
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