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Follow UsBadminton World Federation (BWF) declared the latest BWF World rankings and the 28-year-old Kidambi Shrikanth booked his spot in the top 10 of the prestigious list. Let's take a look at the top 10 BWF World Rankings.
Top 10: Kidambi Srikanth
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Indian Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth jumped up four places and marked his place in the top 10 BWF World Rankings. He gained his position in the latest BWF world rankings after winning the historic World Championship silver for his final finish in Huelva, Spain. Srikanth secured the 10th position with 69158 points in 36 tournaments.
Top 9: Ka Long Angus Ng
Ka Long Angus Ng of Hong Kong, China is sitting at the ninth position in the table with 69370 points in 31 tournaments. He is the winner of the Super 300 level of 2020 Thailand masters and the runner-up of the Super 1000 of the Thailand Open.
Top 8: Jonatan Christie
Sitting in the 8th position, Jonatan Christie of Indonesia secured 77647 points in 29 tournaments. The 24-year-old won the Gatra Awards Sports Category with the 2020 Thomas Cup Squad in 2021.
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Top 7: Lee Zii Jia
Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia secured 78860 points and also the 7th rank in the BWF World Rankings. The 23-year-old is the winner of the Super 1000 level in the 2021 All England Open. Also, he reached the final of the Super 500 in the 2021 Hylo Open and became the runner-up.
Top 6: Chen Long
China's Chen Long is sitting at the sixth position of the BWF world rankings with 84400 points in 18 tournaments. The most recent achievement of the 33-year-old badminton player is his silver medal in men's singles in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Top 5: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting secured the fifth position with 87567 points in 29 tournaments. Anthony won the bronze medal in men's single in Tokyo Olympics 2020. Also, he won the Super 500 level of the 2020 Indonesia Masters.
Top 4: Chou Tien Chen
Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan secured 92682 points in 34 tournaments to claim the 4th rank. The 32-year-old is the runner-up of the Super 1000 of the 2020 All England Open. He also became the runner-up in the Super 750 level of the 2021 French Open.
Top 3: Anders Antonsen
With 98300 points in 32 tournaments, Anders Antonsen of Denmark secured the third rank in BWF World Rankings. The 24-year-old clinched the bronze medal in the World Championships 2021. Also, he won the gold medal in the 2021 European Championships. Lastly, he became the runner-up of the Super 750 level in the 2021 Indonesia Masters.
Top 2: Momota Kento
With 112210 points in 22 tournaments, Momota Kento secured the second position at this prestigious table. The Japanese player won the gold medal in the Super 500 level in the 2020 Malaysia masters and in the Super 750 level in the 2021 Indonesia masters. Also, he became the runner-up of the 2021 Denmark Open in the Super 1000 level.
Top 1: Axelsen Viktor
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen is sitting at the first position of the table with 116779 points in 32 tournaments. The 28-year-old clinched the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in men's singles. He went ahead to win the silver medal in the European Championships as well. 2021 was an absolutely great year for him as he became the champion of the 2021 Swiss open in Super 300 level, the 2021 Denmark Open in Super 1000 level, the 2021 Indonesia Open in Super 1000 level, and the 2021 BWF world tour finals. Lastly, he became the runner-up of the 2021 All England Open at the Super 1000 level.