Badminton Legends
Shuttlecock legends from China, Indonesia, Denmark and beyond.
The All-Time Greatest Badminton Players
Ranked by career honours, records and our FSP GOAT Score.
All Badminton Athletes
Browse 42 of the greatest badminton players of all time.
Malaysian
Aaron Chia
Doubles
Malaysian badminton doubles specialist whose exceptional partnership, multiple World Championship…
Japanese
Akane Yamaguchi
Badminton Player (Singles)
Japanese badminton player and former world number one, known for her exceptional defensive skills…
South Korean
An Se-young
Badminton Player (Singles)
South Korean badminton player who became the youngest women's singles World Champion in 2022 and…
Danish
Anders Antonsen
Singles
Danish badminton player who reached world No. 2 ranking and won European Championships gold in…
Indonesian
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Singles / Doubles
Indonesian badminton player who won Olympic bronze in 2021 and became All England Open champion in…
Spanish
Carolina Marín
Badminton Player
Spanish badminton player and three-time World Champion who became the first European woman to win…
Chinese
Chen Long
Badminton Player (Singles)
Chinese badminton player who dominated men's singles, winning Olympic gold in 2016 and three BWF…
Chinese
Chen Yufei
Singles
Chinese badminton player who became Olympic champion and world #1, winning multiple World…
Chinese Taipei
Chou Tien-chen
Badminton Player
The breakthrough player who established Chinese Taipei as a genuine force in men's singles…
Chinese
Gao Ling
Badminton Player
Chinese badminton player widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles players in history, winning…
Indonesian
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Singles
Indonesian badminton player who won multiple BWF World Tour titles including Indonesia Open twice…
Chinese
He Bing Jiao
Singles
Chinese badminton player who won silver medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2021 Tokyo…
Indonesian
Hendra Setiawan
Doubles
Indonesian badminton player widely regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles players in…
Indonesian
Jonatan Christie
Singles / Doubles
Indonesian badminton player who won Asian Games 2018 men's singles gold and reached world ranking…
Japanese
Kento Momota
Badminton Player
World number one and the most dominant men's badminton player since Lin Dan — Momota's career was…
Indonesian
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Badminton Player (Doubles)
Indonesian badminton player widely regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles players, known for…
Indian
Kidambi Srikanth
Badminton Player (Singles)
Indian badminton player who became world number 1 in 2018 and won four Super Series titles in 2017,…
Japanese
Kodai Naraoka
Singles
Japanese badminton player who became one of the youngest players to reach world top 10 rankings and…
Thai
Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Singles
Thai badminton player who became the youngest men's singles World Champion at age 20, known for his…
Indian
Lakshya Sen
Singles
Indian badminton player known for his attacking style and historic achievements including…
Malaysian
Lee Chong Wei
Badminton Player
Malaysian badminton legend who held World No.1 for 349 weeks and won 3 Olympic silver medals,…
Chinese
Li Xuerui
Badminton Player (Singles)
Chinese badminton player who dominated women's singles, becoming Olympic champion in 2012 and…
Chinese
Lin Dan
Badminton Player
Chinese badminton legend, two-time Olympic champion and five-time World Champion, the only player…
Singaporean
Loh Kean Yew
Singles
Singaporean badminton player who became the first Singaporean to win the BWF World Championships…
Japanese
Nozomi Okuhara
Badminton Player (Singles)
Japanese badminton player who became World Champion in 2017 and reached world No. 1 ranking, known…
Danish
Peter Gade
Badminton Player
Danish badminton legend who dominated men's singles, spending 71 weeks at World No.1 and winning…
Thai
Pornpawee Chochuwong
Singles
Thai badminton player who became the first Thai woman to win a BWF World Tour Super 1000 title,…
Indian
PV Sindhu
Badminton Player (Singles)
Indian badminton player, two-time Olympic medalist and 2019 World Champion, first Indian woman to…
Thai
Ratchanok Intanon
Badminton Player (Singles)
Thai badminton player who became the youngest-ever BWF World Champion at age 18 in 2013 and reached…
Indonesian
Rudy Hartono
Badminton Player
Indonesian badminton legend who dominated men's singles in the 1970s, winning 8 All England…
Chinese
Shi Yuqi
Singles
Chinese badminton player and former world number 2, known for his aggressive attacking style and…
Thai
Supanida Katethong
Badminton Player (Singles)
Thai badminton player born in 2002, known for her doubles specialization and breakthrough success…
Indonesian
Susi Susanti
Badminton Player
Badminton combines explosive speed, exceptional touch and the tactical intelligence to win…
Taiwanese
Tai Tzu-ying
Badminton Player (Singles)
Taiwanese badminton player who held the BWF World No.1 ranking for a record 224 consecutive weeks…
Indonesian
Taufik Hidayat
Badminton Player
Indonesian badminton player who won Olympic gold in 2004 and became world number 1, known for his…
Danish
Viktor Axelsen
Badminton Player (Singles)
Danish badminton player who became Olympic champion in 2021 and three-time World Champion,…
Chinese
Zhang Ning
Badminton Player (Singles)
Chinese badminton player who became the first woman to win consecutive Olympic singles titles in…
Chinese
Zheng Siwei
Badminton Player (Mixed Doubles)
Chinese badminton player widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed doubles players in history,…
Danish
Morten Frost
Men's Singles
Danish badminton player nicknamed 'Mr. Badminton,' who spent twelve years ranked in the world's top…
Indonesian
Liem Swie King
Men's Singles
Indonesian badminton player who popularized the jumping smash, nicknamed the 'King Smash,' winning…
Chinese
Han Jian
Men's Singles
Chinese badminton player nicknamed 'sticky candy' for his patient rally-based tactics, who became…
Indian
Saina Nehwal
Women's Singles
Indian badminton player who became her country's first-ever Olympic medalist in the sport, winning…
Badminton Nations
Chinese
10
athletes
Indonesian
9
athletes
Japanese
4
athletes
Danish
4
athletes
Indian
4
athletes
Thai
4
athletes
Malaysian
2
athletes
South Korean
1
athletes