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| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Badminton |
| Sponsored by | Badminton World Federation |
| History | |
| First award | 1998 |
| Editions | 26 |
| First winner | Denmark Peter Gade |
| Most wins | Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China Huang Yaqiong Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila |
| Most recent | China Shi Yuqi South Korea An Se-young |
BWF Awards are awards given by the Badminton World Federation to the top badminton players during a given season.
Players of the Year
[edit | edit source]From 1998 to 2007, this award was named Eddy Choong Player of the Year.
Pairs of the Year
[edit | edit source]| Year | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | — | Indonesia Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
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| 2022 | — | — | China Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
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| 2023 | — | China Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
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| 2024 | China Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
China Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
China Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
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| 2025 | South Korea Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
China Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran |
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Players' Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Denmark Viktor Axelsen | South Korea An Se-young | |
| 2025 | China Shi Yuqi | South Korea An Se-young |
Rising Star of the Year
[edit | edit source]This was awarded from 2008 to 2023 as the Most Promising Player of the Year. In 2024, it was renamed Rising Star of the Year.
| Year | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | India Saina Nehwal | [11] |
| 2009 | Thailand Ratchanok Intanon | [1] |
| 2010 | Denmark Viktor Axelsen | |
| 2011 | Malaysia Zulfadli Zulkiffli | |
| 2012 | Japan Kento Momota | |
| 2013 | Japan Akane Yamaguchi | |
| 2014 | Japan Akane Yamaguchi | |
| 2015 | China Zheng Siwei | |
| 2016 | China Chen Qingchen | |
| 2017 | China Chen Yufei | |
| 2018 | China Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong | |
| 2019 | South Korea An Se-young | |
| 2020–2021 | Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn | |
| 2022 | Japan Kodai Naraoka | [7] |
| 2023 | China Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
[8] |
| 2024 | France Alex Lanier | |
| 2025 | Canada Victor Lai | [9] |
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Para-players of the Year
[edit | edit source]This award was first presented in 2015.[12]
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | South Korea Lee Sam-seop | Norway Helle Sofie Sagøy | [5] |
| 2016 | France Lucas Mazur | Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath | |
| 2017 | South Korea Kim Jung-jun | Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan | |
| 2018 | England Jack Shephard | Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2019 | China Qu Zimo | Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2020–2021 | China Qu Zimo | Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2022 | Japan Daiki Kajiwara | India Manisha Ramadass | [7] |
| 2023 | Japan Daiki Kajiwara | Indonesia Rina Marlina | |
| 2024 | China Qu Zimo | China Liu Yutong China Li Fengmei |
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Para-pair of the Year
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pair | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | France Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël |
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| 2022 | Germany Thomas Wandschneider Rick Hellmann |
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| 2023 | Indonesia Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila |
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| 2024 | Indonesia Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila |
Best-dressed of the Year
[edit | edit source]This award is given to the best-dressed player at the Gala held prior to the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals and its predecessor, the BWF Super Series Finals.
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Korea Ko Sung-hyun | Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying | [13] |
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen | Thailand Ratchanok Intanon | [12] |
| 2016 | Denmark Viktor Axelsen | Malaysia Woon Khe Wei | [14] |
| 2017 | India Srikanth Kidambi | Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying | [15] |
| 2018 | China Shi Yuqi | India P. V. Sindhu | [16] |
| 2019 | Denmark Viktor Axelsen | Thailand Ratchanok Intanon | [17] |
| 2022 | India Prannoy H. S. | Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan | [7] |
| 2023 | Malaysia Chen Tang Jie | Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul | [8] |
| 2024 | China He Jiting | India Gayatri Gopichand | |
| 2025 | India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani | [9] |
Defunct category
[edit | edit source]In 2024, BWF announced a brand-new structure for the awards. This led to a category becoming defunct.[18]
Most Improved Player of the Year
[edit | edit source]| Year | Player(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | India P. V. Sindhu | |
| 2017 | Japan Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
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| 2018 | Japan Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
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| 2019 | South Korea Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
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| 2020–2021 | Chinese Taipei Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
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| 2022 | Indonesia Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
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| 2023 | China Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin |
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