BWF World Junior Ranking
The BWF World Junior Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation, introduced since January 2011. Players must be under 19 years of age to be eligible in the World Junior Rankings. Players will be removed from the World Junior Ranking once they have reached 19 years of age on 1st January. In doubles, players will be ranked as individuals and not as pairs. [1]
Points system
Badminton Asia Confederation may select up to two tournaments to upgrade to European Junior Championships level and up to three tournaments to the upgraded Asian and European Tournaments level as stated in World Junior ranking table below. Badminton Europe can select up to three tournaments to upgrade to the upgraded Asian and European International Tournaments level. Points are awarded according to the following table:
| Championships | Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 | 129/256 | 257/512 | 513/1024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior | 6,000 | 5,100 | 4,200 | 3,300 | 2,400 | 1,500 | 600 | 300 | 120 | 60 | 30 |
| Asian Junior | 4,600 | 3,900 | 3,210 | 2,520 | 1,800 | 1,100 | 440 | 215 | |||
| European Junior and Upgraded Asian International Tournaments | 3,500 | 2,975 | 2,450 | 1,925 | 1,375 | 835 | 330 | 160 | 65 | 30 | 15 |
| Upgraded Asian and European Junior International Tournaments | 2,500 | 2,125 | 1,750 | 1,375 | 960 | 585 | 230 | 110 | 45 | 20 | 13 |
| Asian and European International Tournaments | 2,000 | 1,700 | 1,400 | 1,100 | 760 | 460 | 180 | 85 | 35 | 15 | 10 |
| African, Pan American and Oceania Continental Junior | 1,250 | 1,065 | 875 | 685 | 460 | 275 | 105 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| African, Pan American and Oceania Junior International Tournaments | 850 | 710 | 585 | 460 | 300 | 175 | 65 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
Year-end number one players
| Year | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Viktor Axelsen |
 Ratchanok Intanon |
 Shin Seung-chan |
 Jim Middelburg Soraya de Visch Eijbergen | |
| 2012 |  Kento Momota |
Nozomi Okuhara |
 Arya Maulana Aldiartama Edi Subaktiar |
Shin Seung-chan |
Edi Subaktiar Melati Daeva Oktaviani |
| 2013 |  Wang Tzu-wei |
Aya Ohori |
 Liu Yuchen Li Junhui |
Chae Yoo-jung Kim Ji-won |
Choi Sol-kyu |
| 2014 | Shi Yuqi |
Akane Yamaguchi |
Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei |
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
Chen Qingchen |
Number one ranked players
The following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position since 29 December 2011:
| Country | Player | Event | Date reached | Total weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Viktor Axelsen | MS | 29 December 2011 | 33 |
| THA | Ratchanok Intanon | WS | 29 December 2011 | 29 |
| KOR | Shin Seung-chan | WD | 29 December 2011 | 52 |
| NED | Jim Middelburg | XD | 29 December 2011 | 18 |
| NED | Soraya de Visch Eijbergen | XD | 29 December 2011 | 18 |
 MAS | Zulfadli Zulkiffli | MS | 5 January 2012 | 11 |
| JPN | Nozomi Okuhara | WS | 5 January 2012 | 52 |
| MAS | Nelson Heg Wei Keat | MD | 5 January 2012 | 9 |
| MAS | Teo Ee Yi | MD | 5 January 2012 | 9 |
| INA | Suci Rizky Andini | WD | 5 January 2012 | 24 |
| TPE | Lin Chia-yu | MD | 8 March 2012 | 17 |
| DEN | Line Kjaersfeldt | XD | 8 March 2012 | 1 |
| INA | Alfian Eko Prasetya | XD | 10 May 2012 | 8 |
| INA | Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah | WD | 21 June 2012 | 2 |
| INA | Ronald Alexander | MD | 5 July 2012 | 1 |
| MAS | Chow Mei Kuan | WD | 5 July 2012 | 1 |
| MAS | Lee Meng Yean | WD | 5 July 2012 | 1 |
| MAS | Chow Mei Kuan | XD | 5 July 2012 | 1 |
 HKG | Lee Chun-hei | MD | 12 July 2012 | 5 |
| KOR | Chae Yoo-jung | XD | 12 July 2012 | 17 |
| INA | Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | MD | 16 August 2012 | 5 |
| INA | Arya Maulana Aldiartama | MD | 20 September 2012 | 43 |
| INA | Edi Subaktiar | MD | 20 September 2012 | 38 |
| THA | Khosit Phetpradab | MS | 1 November 2012 | 1 |
| JPN | Kento Momota | MS | 8 November 2012 | 34 |
| INA | Edi Subaktiar | XD | 8 November 2012 | 34 |
| INA | Melati Daeva Oktaviani | XD | 8 November 2012 | 26 |
| THA | Sitthikorn Thammasin | MS | 4 July 2013 | 11 |
 BUL | Stefani Stoeva | WD | 4 July 2013 | 2 |
| KOR | Choi Sol-kyu | XD | 4 July 2013 | 26 |
| THA | Busanan Ongbumrungpan | WS | 18 July 2013 | 19 |
| CHN | Liu Yuchen | MD | 18 July 2013 | 24 |
| THA | Narissapat Lam | WD | 18 July 2013 | 22 |
| MAS | Soo Teck Zhi | MS | 19 September 2013 | 7 |
| JPN | Aya Ohori | WS | 31 October 2013 | 13 |
| TPE | Wang Tzu-wei | MS | 7 November 2013 | 8 |
| CHN | Li Junhui | MD | 7 November 2013 | 8 |
| KOR | Chae Yoo-jung | WD | 21 November 2013 | 6 |
| KOR | Kim Ji-won | WD | 21 November 2013 | 6 |
 IND | Aditya Joshi | MS | 2 January 2014 | 8 |
| CHN | Huang Kaixiang | MD | 2 January 2014 | 22 |
| CHN | Zheng Siwei | MD | 2 January 2014 | 26 |
| CHN | Chen Qingchen | XD | 2 January 2014 | 69 |
| CHN | Huang Kaixiang | XD | 2 January 2014 | 45 |
| CHN | Jia Yifan | WD | 30 January 2014 | 46 |
| INA | Jonatan Christie | MS | 27 February 2014 | 12 |
| JPN | Akane Yamaguchi | WS | 27 February 2014 | 62 |
| CHN | Chen Qingchen | WD | 27 February 2014 | 29 |
| CHN | Shi Yuqi | MS | 17 April 2014 | 37 |
| KOR | Kim Jung-ho | MD | 24 April 2014 | 30 |
| CHN | Lin Guipu | MS | 2 January 2015 | 10 |
| THA | Puavaranukroh Dechapol | MD | 29 January 2015 | 12 |
| INA | Apriani Rahayu | WD | 29 January 2015 | 9 |
| INA | Firman Abdul Kholik | MS | 16 April 2015 | 3 |
 FRA | Toma Junior Popov | MD | 23 April 2015 | 2 |
 TUR | Kader Inal | WD | 23 April 2015 | 2 |
| CHN | Zheng Siwei | XD | 23 April 2015 | 2 |
Last update: 30 April 2015
References
- ↑ "World Junior ranking". Bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation.
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