I've adapt Live Ranking in tennis into BWF World Ranking, and let me try it from
#ThailandOpen2024
.
If you want to look the latest ranking EVERY DAY in Top-99 Singles and Top-33 Doubles, it's on public Google Sheet. Hope you enjoy!
#sudirmancup2023
Korea 3-1 Malaysia
Final ke-9 bagi Korea, dan kemenangan Lee Zii Jia toreh sejarah langka sebagai 5-0 ketiga di gelaran Sudirman Cup. Dari Men's Singles, catatan ini hanya pernah dibuat Chen Long 2013 dan Lin Dan 2009, 2011.
Preview QF
#ArcticOpen2023
LZJ, Tze Yong, and Jun Hao made first ever three Malaysian in QF BWF World Tour. Only 7 country to do so since the era began in 2018
(Last time, 2023)
10x- 🇨🇳(AE) 🇩🇰 (Spain)
7- 🇮🇳 (AusOpen)
5- 🇯🇵 (Canada, Spain, Malaysia) 🇮🇩
3- 🇹🇼(Taipei)
2- 🇹🇭
1- 🇲🇾
From the very first week of BWF World Ranking era by Taufik Hidayat, waited nine years to beat a record by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, and NOW!, Jonatan Christie hold the highest ever points for 🇮🇩 MS with 91727.
Is this the highest points he can get? I don't think so.
JONATAN CHRISTIE is the newest member of Men's Singles with 90000+ points in BWF World Ranking era, on May 7, 2024:
Dato' LCW, 218 weeks
Axelsen, 171*
Momota, 167
Antonsen, 90
Chen Long, 76
CTC, 50
Lin Dan, 48
Shi Yuqi, 29*
Lee Zii Jia, 25
Ginting, 2
Christie, 1* 🆕
This week,
Sat/Chi has chance to be World No.1
ASY has chance to be World No.1
A million-dollar question. Can
@bwfmedia
give credit for this player if they reach World No.1?
Akane, Zheng/Huang, HokBay, Fajri, Chen/Jia, were World No.1 in last 10 months. No design or video!!!
On today's release, Leong Jun Hao just raised his World Ranking to
#28
and made rare, also unique, record in BWF WR era.
With Lee Zii Jia in
#8
and Ng Tze Yong
#18
, Malaysia joined Japan in a chain of 8, 18, 28 and become SIXTH countries in this overall list.
Well,
2018 Daren Liew d. Christie R.64
2022 Ng Tze Yong d. Chico R.64
2023 Lee Zii Jia d. Christie R.64
Last time Seed 5 lost at first round, 2011. Chen Long lost to Kevin Cordon.
30 - Lee Zii Jia is SEVENTH MS with 30 QF in S300-S1000. Sorting from leading player in this stats, CTC, Axelsen, Christie, Ginting, Momota, and Yuqi.
#IndiaOpen2024
Remember this?
BWF back questioning Axelsen about prize money, and the case may continue until now, for delaying the distribution.
In the same July, BWF made strange statement for their own rules in Jogja case. So, can we still hope any better from BWF for badminton community?
R.16 for Lee Zii Jia
S300: 8-12 (40%)
S500: 11-17 (39.29%)
S750: 4-8 (33.33%)
S1000: 9-0 (100%); All England alone, 5-0
What's the formula for that 100%? 😆
#AllEngland2024
Preview R.16
#JapanOpen2023
Denmark only need one WIN from Anders Antonsen or Viktor Axelsen today, to join China as the country with 400+ WIN Matches in BWF World Tour (S300-S1000 and WTF) since 2018.
This list didnt count WO.
417 - 🇨🇳
399 - 🇩🇰
388 - 🇯🇵
380 - 🇮🇳 🇮🇩
#BWFRankingHighlight
, March 26
Tomoka Miyazaki become one of 8 WS to enter Top-25 'BWF World Ranking era', before 18th birthday. With this stellar list of players, I believe she will have a bright future.
>FINALLYYYYY, Draw move to one week (D-7) before tournament. Also, minimize strange Top-10 vs Top-10 at R.32, MS/WS WT 2023, 12x/6x.
>Seeding adjustments (logically, we may see seed 5 to 4, if higher seed WDN before draw). NICE!!
2024 should be better than most for
@bwfmedia
.
Preview R.16
#KoreaOpen2023
Kisona Selvaduray AND debutant Letshanaa Karupathevan was the fourth and fifth Malaysian WS, that won a single match in level S500 since 2018.
Also, this is first win for 🇲🇾 in S500, since Goh Jin Wei at Malaysia Masters 2022, about 380 days ago.
Before we see official stats from
@bwfmedia
, here's my version of 2023 World Tour+S100 by the number for MS/WS. ATP Tour gave me inspiration to make the same for badminton. Enjoy :)
0-6 -- Since 2020, Lee Zii Jia has struggled to beat Japanese players on World Tour, in Asian countries. However, LZJ has 7-1 when played in Europe in the same period.
#IndiaOpen2024
Last WT win over Japan in Asia: Kenta Nishimoto at Malaysia Masters 2019.
List WIN S500+ Title 2023 without dropping a game
ASY: Singapore Open, Japan Open
Yufei: Indonesia Open, Denmark Open
Akane: Malaysia Masters
Tunjung: Japan Masters
Appreciation stats for
@momota_kento
.
> Kento Momota is the only Men's Singles with 100.000 World Ranking points for more than 130 weeks. Axelsen until last January, collects 128 weeks.
Three Ranks After Lakshya Sen WIN
#CanadaOpen2023
Lakshya back to No.12 on World Ranking, and likely to represent India on WT Finals this year. Shifeng to WR No.7 for Tuesday release.
New Career High for Komang, No.4⃣2⃣
Up 22 places from Year-End 2023, it is highest jump inside Top-50, in the end of Q1 2024.
22 - Komang 🇮🇩 (64 to 42*)
14 - Tomoka 🇯🇵 (39 to 25)
13 - Ester 🇮🇩 (50 to 37*)
10 - Nozomi 🇯🇵 (26 to 16)
Preview QF
#KoreaOpen2023
Since January 2022, Ng Tze Yong and Kenta Nishimoto will be among a dozen MS players in their 10th QF or more on BWF Tour.
15 - Kodai*
13 - Prannoy, Ginting
12 - Shifeng
11 - Axelsen, LKY*, Guangzu*
10 - Kunlavut, CTC, Christie, Kenta*, Ng TY*
*play QF
Not a good table, but hopefully we can see MD permutation for WT Finals.
>If LiuOu LOST tomorrow, QF for OngTeo are still possible. WIN, OngTeo needs Final and hopefully LiuOu lost by BaKri at R.32.
>LeoNiel/Daddies needs Final to takes second spot from INA.
>SatChi, LeeWang 🤞
Brian Yang just beat Three Top-10 to reach Final
#IndonesiaMasters2024
, Shifeng (
#3
), LZJ (
#10
, rtd), and Ginting (
#4
).
It's first time for player outside WR 20+ since Kenta Nishimoto who beat 4 Top-10 to WIN Japan Open 2022.
S100 Winner before 18th birthday, ALL in three weeks.
Unnati Hooda (16 years, 32 days) - Abu Dhabi
Pitchamon Opatniputh (16 years, 305 days) - KL Masters
Tomoka Miyazaki (17 years, 73 days) - Surabaya
Next Generation of WS??
World Tour Finals Qualified MS/WS only in one day, Thursday, November 16, until crucial moment Ng Tze Yong beaten by Axelsen and Tunjung defeat Kim Ga-eun.
Jonatan Christie
Li Shifeng
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Zhang Beiwen
This is Lee Zii Jia's 15th win match in World Tour events, only 78 days after his 26th birthday on March 29.
His fastest record for this stat? 207 days on age 24 after won Semifinal Denmark 2022.
Today, we may see FIVE (yes, 5) Men's Singles qualified to World Tour Finals.
#KumamotoMasters2023
Christie: WIN vs Su Li Yang
Shifeng: Tze Yong lost to Axelsen
Ginting: Hongyang AND Prannoy not enter Sunday (earlier, lost today)
Kodai & Yuqi: Reach SF, or Hongyang lost today.
Actually, i'm not expect for FIVE IN A DAY. But, what a special jinx for FIVE QUALIFIER, only on November 16.
Jonatan Christie
Li Shifeng
Shi Yuqi
Kodai Naraoka
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Next, Axelsen if WIN QF vs Christie
Antonsen if WIN Sunday
CONGRATS GUYS!!!
Tomoka Miyazaki after
#SwissOpen2024
,
Debut at Top-25 from 17 years, 7 months, 9 days
Average Top-25 on Tuesday: 2⃣7⃣.0⃣ years old
Semifinal> If WIN, she will be the youngest WS to beat Carolina Marin in WT events. One month earlier than ASY at French Open 2019, 17y/8m/22d.
Straight game since first day tournament until Final, only Viktor Axelsen did that on BWF World Tour + S100, this season. Congrats for second S100 title!
Back-to-back-to-back preview for Malaysian at
#ArcticOpen2023
In this third S500 Semifinal on his career, Ng Tze Yong will make up World Rank to No.18. With LZJ at No.11 (Live Rank), Malaysian will ends over 9 years without two players at Top-18. ((all record may done, soon))
Lost first game and win a match, World Tour 2024:
7 times - Shi Yuqi
6 - CTC, Chun-yi, Lee Zii Jia 🔼
5 -
4 - Guangzu, Kodai, Ginting, L.Sen
3 - Shifeng, Anders, Kunlavut, Brian Yang
#BWFRankingHighlight
, April 9
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung is now in the Top-10 BWF World Ranking for 5⃣0⃣th week, following her first after the Asian Championship (5/2/2023).
She is the 28th Women's Singles with 50+ week in Top-10. World No.7 is her highest ranking for 27 weeks.
FUN FACT
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung is the first Women's Singles from Indonesia since 2009 to reach top 10 in the BWF World Ranking.
Jorji menjadi tunggal putri pertama asal Indonesia sejak 2009 yang masuk ke ranking 10 besar dunia!
Kerennn!
Semoga konsisten!
Foto: Badmintalk
2⃣ - From over 3600 matches World Tour era, Double Deuce and 21-19 only played twice in Women's Singles.
Line Kjaersfeldt beat Beatriz Corrales (20-22, 22-20, 21-19 at R.32 French Open 2021
PV SIndhu beat Michelle Li (20-22, 22-20, 21-19) at R.32
#FrenchOpen2024
.
Preview SF
#DenmarkOpen2023
Semifinal for Sindhu is enough to regain her Top-10, since April, six months ago. Will be 378th week, she need another two weeks to become 5th longest Top-10 in BWF World Ranking era (since Oct '09)
>Win Sunday for No.9, and first ever S750 title.
New position update for Gregoria Tunjung at BWF World Ranking.
No.7 !!! July 4, 2023
No.8 June 20, 2023 (R.32 Indonesia Open)
No.9 May 23, 2023 (W/L 2-1 at Sudirman Cup)
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung at BWF World Ranking
No.10 !!! May 2, 2023 (QF
#BAC2023
)
No.12: March 28, 2023 (SF Swiss Open)
No.13: June 18, 2019 (week after Australian Open)
No.14: December 8, 2018 (week after Korea Masters)
No.15: November 1, 2018 (QF French Open)
(1/4)
Winning from An Se Young, Wang Zhiyi will be back to No.10 after
#ChinaMasters2023
This means, Ratchanok Intanon are out from Top-10, first since 2012. It's 550+ weeks.
Lee Zii Jia vs Weng Hong Yang will be first ever non-seeded Finalist, in ALL S750 tournament.
The trend are changing, for All Non-Seeded Final this year. Total, there are 4 tournaments, including
#DenmarkOpen2023
.
Among WT era, 2018 has the most with three tournaments.
> Back-to-back week to wins vs Top-10, Ginting at Singapore and Christie, InaOpen.
> Leong enter Top-30, three Malaysian in Top-30 since January 2023.
--
> Christie already lost twice to 🇲🇾 in WT 2024. Only lost 3x in WT 2020-2023.
> First time BTB Lost R.32, in two weeks WT.
Both Anthony Ginting and Jonatan Christie WINNING first day match at WT Finals era, are the first for Indonesia MS.
2022, Ginting beat Christie in the same group
2019, Ginting lost, Christie WIN
2018, Ginting lost, Tommy WIN
--
2023, Ginting WIN, Christie WIN 👏
0-6 -- Since 2020, Lee Zii Jia has struggled to beat Japanese players on World Tour, in Asian countries. However, LZJ has 7-1 when played in Europe in the same period.
#IndiaOpen2024
Last WT win over Japan in Asia: Kenta Nishimoto at Malaysia Masters 2019.
Updating this.
31 QF for Lee Zii Jia. Same number as Kento Momota at Japan Masters, last November.
Next:
32, Shi Yuqi
37, Christie, Ginting* (can 38 today)
30 - Lee Zii Jia is SEVENTH MS with 30 QF in S300-S1000. Sorting from leading player in this stats, CTC, Axelsen, Christie, Ginting, Momota, and Yuqi.
#IndiaOpen2024
200th Weeks at Top-10 for Jonatan Christie 👀
Next week, Christie will reach 200th week at Top-10 since joining in January 28, 2019. Christie will be 13th MS to do so in BWF World Ranking era, since October 2009.
Preview Final
#CanadaOpen2023
Lakshya Sen became India's successful MS finalist for SIXTH time in BWF Tour history. Sourabh Verma held this record since Syed Modi S300 three years ago, in addition to four S100 titles.
6 - Lakshya
5 - Sourabh
3 - Sameer
2 - Prannoy, Rajawat
Let's count the possibility for remaining TWO MS in World Tour Finals.
Assume, Axelsen lost tomorrow and Antonsen didnt play until Sunday. Hard permutation for Ng Tze Yong, Kenta Nishimoto, and Lee Zii Jia (also CTC if play Sunday this week) to go to Hangzhou.
Welcome back Justin Hoh!
Yup, several players may take down him from Top-99 if lost tomorrow, but this is huge momentum for Hoh after long injury. Enjoy your week on double digit rank, Hoh 👏
Justin through to QF of Northen Marianas IC, currently he is back in Top 100 at WR99. But still not confirmed yet as he need one more win to ensure his place in Top 100
Win Match No.10 for Lee Zii Jia at World Championship. (WO not count)
33 - Dato' Lee Chong Wei (2005-2015)
16 - Wong Choon Hang (1997-2011)
13 - Rashid Sidek (1987-1999)
10* - Lee Zii Jia (2019-
Kento Momota Ranking for July 4, 2023
> Lost 9350 points as Runner-up Singapore Open S500, last year.
> 33210-9350=23860, around No.60
> First time Top-50: March 2013
> Next week will end 2056 consecutive days on Top-50
> Best Rank: No.1 (121 weeks)
> Total Top-10: 251 weeks
Semifinal S500 after
#ThailandOpen2024
, since 2018:
9 - CTC, Axelsen
8 - Ginting
7 - Lee Zii Jia 🔼
6 - Christie
SWM, can this "new mark" grant a title to those who own it?
Estimated points after Team Events for MS 1-45:
> Welcome back Antonsen to No.3!
> Best Rank for Hongyang, and THREE 🇨🇳 MS in Top-15 after three months.
> LZJ get 7666 from this week tournament, but ZERO points to adds his total. Counted team point for him, Sudirman Cup, 7786.
WIN 15-0 for Jonatan Christie on rubber game, World Tour 2023. First S750 for him too!
Nearest record for rubber, 13-6 (Kenta Nishimoto) and 13-7 (Anders Antonsen).
MS FINAL
Jonatan Christie (INA/5) vs Li Shifeng (CHN/8)
16-21 21-15 21-14
MENANGGGGGG!!! FIRST EVER Super 750 TITLE for Jonatan Christie!!!
#FrenchOpen2023
Maybe it's a pattern. Every Indonesia Open in Olympic years after BWF WR era, serve as World
#1
change for Men's Singles. Can 2028 be repeated?
2012: Dato' LCW to Lin Dan
2016: Chen Long to Dato' LCW
November 2021: Kento Momota to Viktor Axelsen
2024: Viktor Axelsen to Shi Yuqi
Notable credit for Akane 👏
Before World No.1 change tomorrow, let's give applause to Akane for becoming THIRD Women's Singles that hold 47 consecutive WEEKS at World No.1, from last 10 years.
Li Xuerui on November 1, 2013
Tai Tzu Ying on March 19, 2019 and December 14, 2021
#BWFRankingHighlight
, June 18
> Lee Zii Jia become 21st Men's Singles in BWF WR era with 150 weeks in Top-10.
> Prannoy who just fell outside Top-10, nearly become 28th MS with 100 weeks. Can he return to Top-10 for the record, or does Kunlavut takes 100th week on August 6?
Preview Final
#FrenchOpen2023
Shifeng become the only MS after Axelsen who played 5+ Finals in one season since 2020.
'20: Axelsen (6 Final, 4 Title)
'21: Axelsen (5 Final, 4 Title)
'22: Axelsen (6 Final, 6 Title)
'23: Axelsen (5 Final, 4 Title)
'23: Shifeng (5 Final, 2* Title)
Jonatan Christie become 4th player with 7 or more SF S750, since levelling 2018. In this level, he equalize Axelsen and CTC with 7 SF, and Momota stand alone with 12 SF. All THREE, are catching Momota's 8th SF that happened on Fuzhou 2019
Saddly, Prannoy is out from Top-10 after
#AustralianOpen2024
!!
> No MS India in Top-10 since March 2022.
> It's the FIRST WEEK in BWF World Ranking era, ZERO Men's Singles AND Women's Singles in Top-10. (Sindhu ends the streak on 2023)
> Top-10 for Kenta since July 2019.
Preview SF
#AbuDhabiMasters2023
Unnati Hooda still unbeatable, 8-0, in her second S100. Also, sit on No.152 this week, she maybe beat her own record as highest WR winner from outside Top-100, after Odisha 2022.
Today vs Thuzar, she face her first ever Top-50 opponent at S100.
Jason Teh (2000), Kartikey G. Kumar (2000), Alvi Wijaya (2002), Yohanes Saut (2003), Justin Hoh (2004), Alex Lanier (2005), and Alwi Farhan (2005).
SEVEN Men's Singles out of 8 QF spot, was born after 1999 at
#GuwahatiMasters2023
🤯
1 - This is first time WIN match for Lee Zii Jia with straight game. Before, he played three rubber game, 1-2, in all India Open appearance since 2018.
#IndiaOpen2024
2018, Ginting lost to World No.2, group stage
2019, Ginting lost to World No.2, group stage
2020, Ginting lost to World No.2, group stage
2023, Ginting WIN to World No.2, group stage
Finally 😅
MS GROUP A
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) vs Kodai Naraoka (JPN)
10-21 21-10 21-18
MENANG!
Next: Shi Yuqi. Tetap fokus Ginting!
#BWFWorldTourFinals2023
Final
#SpainMasters2024
Both Toma Jr. Popov and Loh Kean Yew will ends their 1043 and 875 days without World Tour Title, since 2021.
Whoever wins on today's match, Toma or LKY will enter Top-10 longest wait for another title in World Tour events!!
Win/Loss for "SWM", MS/WS since Thailand Open 2024:
10-1 Lee Zii Jia*
5-2 Gregoria Tunjung, Wang Zhiyi
4-1 Anders Antonsen
3-1 Busanan Ongbamrungphan, Kunlavut Vitidsarn
3-0 Pai Yu Po*, Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo*
40 - HS Prannoy is the second MS from India, with 40 WIN Match in first round World Tour (without Win by WO), after Srikanth Kidambi (48*).
#IndiaOpen2024
Loh Kean Yew is the only Top-12 in Live Ranking (Feb.06), without World Tour title for more than a year. Can he stops the count by beating Chou Tien Chen on today's Final
#ThailandMasters2024
?
*Counts by Excel
Ginting,
Defending Singapore Title, only R.32: 79585 to 74635 (-4950)
Defending RU InaOpen, only R.32: 74635 to 70485 (-4150)
Minus 9100 in two weeks, and Ginting has possibility to get out from Top-10 since September 2018, if Prannoy, Kenta, and CTC have good week at Istora.
@BWFScore
Three ranks after
#SingaporeOpen2023
ASY takeover first rank in Race to Paris, and need win Indonesia Open to World No.1 (if Akane didnt reach Final)
Nguyen Thuy Linh !!!
✅ First SF World Tour for WS Vietnam
✅ First Final World Tour for WS Vietnam (she had two S100 Titles)
✅ vs Top-15 on WT 2023-2024: 46.67% (7-8)
✅ Beat seed 2 and 3 to reach Final
#GermanOpen2024
✅ 1997 vs 1997 (Blichfeldt), second time in WT era
Thailand, who had SIX players in the Top-50 just three years ago, will leave Kunlavut alone in the upcoming World Ranking release on March 21.
What a massive blow to Thailand's Men's Singles.
#ThailandOpen2024
Longest Semifinal match in S1000:
113 minutes: Kodai beat Kunlavut, Malaysia Open 2023
95: Shifeng beat Anders, All England 2023
91: Anders beat Kunlavut,
#IndonesiaOpen2024
87: Momota beat C.Long, China Open 2019
79: Yuqi beat Shifeng,
#IndonesiaOpen2024
"Miracle at Birmingham"
#AllEngland2024
✅ 1518 days, Axelsen finally lost to Indonesian MS after 0-23 in WT, and 0-25 plus Thomas & WCh
✅ 5488 days, Indonesia put All England Semifinalist since Taufik Hidayat 2009
✅ 9135 days, Indonesia have two MS in All England SF since 1999
Live Ranking for
#Paris2024
, MS:
> Yuqi will continue World No.1 after the Olympic, since no one can passed 100K.
> World No.6 Li Shifeng can reach New Career High No.2 in an ideal permutation.
> Gold medal from LZJ or Kunlavut, may(?) take them back to World No.3.
Updating this stats after
#JapanOpen2023
, here are the best MS player from each country that break 380+ WIN Matches since BWF World Tour era.
Yuqi (94; 22,5% of 🇨🇳)
🇩🇰- Axelsen (165; 41,4%)
🇯🇵 - Momota (127; 32,5%)
🇮🇳- Kidambi (83; 21,7%)
🇮🇩 - Ginting/Christie (114 each; 59,5%)
Preview R.16
#JapanOpen2023
Denmark only need one WIN from Anders Antonsen or Viktor Axelsen today, to join China as the country with 400+ WIN Matches in BWF World Tour (S300-S1000 and WTF) since 2018.
This list didnt count WO.
417 - 🇨🇳
399 - 🇩🇰
388 - 🇯🇵
380 - 🇮🇳 🇮🇩