BWF Awards are awards given by the Badminton World Federation to the top badminton players during a given season.
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| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Badminton |
| Sponsored by | Badminton World Federation |
| History | |
| First award | 1998 |
| Editions | 26 |
| First winner |  Peter Gade |
| Most wins |  Lee Chong Wei Huang Yaqiong Leani Ratri Oktila |
| Most recent | Shi Yuqi An Se-young |
Players of the Year
editFrom 1998 to 2007, this award was named Eddy Choong Player of the Year.
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Peter Gade |
N/a | [1] |
| 1999 | N/a | Camilla Martin | |
| 2000 | Candra Wijaya |
N/a | |
| 2001 | N/a | Gao Ling | |
| 2002 | Kim Dong-moon |
N/a | |
| 2003 | Kim Dong-moon |
Ra Kyung-min | |
| 2004 | Taufik Hidayat |
N/a | |
| 2005 | Taufik Hidayat |
N/a | |
| 2006 | Lin Dan |
N/a | |
| 2007 | Lin Dan |
N/a | |
| 2008 | Lin Dan |
 Zhou Mi | |
| 2009 | Lee Chong Wei |
Wang Yihan | |
| 2010 | Lee Chong Wei |
Wang Xin | |
| 2011 | Lee Chong Wei |
Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang |
[2] |
| 2012 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
Wang Yihan | |
| 2013 | Lee Chong Wei |
Li Xuerui |
[3] |
| 2014 | Chen Long |
Zhao Yunlei |
[4] |
| 2015 | Chen Long |
 Carolina Marín | |
| 2016 | Lee Chong Wei |
 Misaki MatsutomoAyaka Takahashi | |
| 2017 | Marcus Gideon Kevin Sukamuljo |
Chen Qingchen | |
| 2018 | Marcus Gideon Kevin Sukamuljo |
Huang Yaqiong | |
| 2019 | Kento Momota |
Huang Yaqiong |
[5] |
| 2020–2021 | Viktor Axelsen |
 Tai Tzu-ying |
[6] |
| 2022 | Viktor Axelsen |
Akane Yamaguchi |
[7] |
| 2023 | Seo Seung-jae |
An Se-young |
[8] |
| 2024 | Shi Yuqi |
An Se-young |
|
| 2025 | Shi Yuqi |
An Se-young |
[9] |
Pairs of the Year
edit| Year | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | N/a | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
N/a | |
| 2022 | N/a | N/a | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
[7] |
| 2023 | N/a | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
N/a | [8] |
| 2024 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
|
| 2025 | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
 Dechapol PuavaranukrohSupissara Paewsampran |
[10] |
Players' Player of the Year
edit| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Viktor Axelsen |
An Se-young |
|
| 2025 | Shi Yuqi |
An Se-young |
Rising Star of the Year
editThis 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 |  Saina Nehwal |
[11] |
| 2009 | Ratchanok Intanon |
[1] |
| 2010 | Viktor Axelsen | |
| 2011 | Zulfadli Zulkiffli | |
| 2012 | Kento Momota | |
| 2013 | Akane Yamaguchi | |
| 2014 | Akane Yamaguchi | |
| 2015 | Zheng Siwei | |
| 2016 | Chen Qingchen | |
| 2017 | Chen Yufei | |
| 2018 | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong | |
| 2019 | An Se-young | |
| 2020–2021 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | |
| 2022 | Kodai Naraoka |
[7] |
| 2023 | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
[8] |
| 2024 |  Alex Lanier |
|
| 2025 |  Victor Lai |
[9] |
Para-players of the Year
editThis award was first presented in 2015.[12]
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lee Sam-seop |
 Helle Sofie Sagøy |
[5] |
| 2016 | Lucas Mazur |
 Karin Suter-Erath | |
| 2017 | Kim Jung-jun |
Amnouy Wetwithan | |
| 2018 |  Jack Shephard |
Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2019 | Qu Zimo |
Leani Ratri Oktila | |
| 2020–2021 | Qu Zimo |
Leani Ratri Oktila |
|
| 2022 | Daiki Kajiwara |
Manisha Ramadass |
[7] |
| 2023 | Daiki Kajiwara |
Rina Marlina |
|
| 2024 | Qu Zimo |
Liu Yutong Li Fengmei |
Para-pair of the Year
edit| Year | Pair | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël |
|
| 2022 |  Thomas WandschneiderRick Hellmann |
|
| 2023 | Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila |
|
| 2024 | Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila |
Best-dressed of the Year
editThis 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 | Ko Sung-hyun |
Tai Tzu-ying |
[13] |
| 2015 | Chou Tien-chen |
Ratchanok Intanon |
[12] |
| 2016 | Viktor Axelsen |
Woon Khe Wei |
[14] |
| 2017 | Srikanth Kidambi |
Tai Tzu-ying |
[15] |
| 2018 | Shi Yuqi |
P. V. Sindhu |
[16] |
| 2019 | Viktor Axelsen |
Ratchanok Intanon |
[17] |
| 2022 | Prannoy H. S. |
Busanan Ongbamrungphan |
[7] |
| 2023 | Chen Tang Jie |
Jongkolphan Kititharakul |
[8] |
| 2024 | He Jiting |
Gayatri Gopichand |
|
| 2025 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
Putri Kusuma Wardani |
[9] |
Defunct category
editIn 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| Year | Player(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | P. V. Sindhu |
|
| 2017 | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
|
| 2018 | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
|
| 2019 | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
|
| 2020–2021 | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
|
| 2022 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
|
| 2023 | Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin |
References
edit- 1 2 Hearn, Don (11 December 2018). "Big winners awarded on BWF's 'Night of Nights'". badzine.net. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "(Badminton) Chong Wei bags fifth BWF best male player of the year award". New Straits Times. Bernama. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "WINNERS SAVOUR BWF AWARDS". bwfbadminton.com. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "Badminton: Chen, Zhao, Yamaguchi honoured with BWF awards". sport-asia.com. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- 1 2 "Awards". corporate.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "BWF Player of the Year Award Winners 2020/2021". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "AXELSEN, ZHENG AND HUANG REWARDED FOR STELLAR SEASONS". bwfbadminton.com. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "YEAR-END HONOURS FOR SEO SEUNG JAE, AN SE YOUNG". bwfbadminton.com. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 "SEASON'S BEST HONOURED IN HANGZHOU". bwfbadminton.com. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "Season's Best Honoured in Hangzhou". bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Saina named 'The most promising player of the year'". The Times of India. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- 1 2 Sukumar, Dev (8 December 2015). "CHEN, MARIN CROWNED BWF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ Leung, Edwin (19 May 2013). "CHINESE PLAYERS IN SPOTLIGHT ON BWF AWARDS NIGHT". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "CHONG WEI CREATES HISTORY AS ASIAN SHUTTLERS SWEEP BWF AWARDS". badmintonasia.org. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ Banerjee, Sudeshna (12 December 2017). "Srikanth Kidambi wins 'Best Dressed Player' award at BWF Gala". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (11 December 2018). "YEAR-END HONOURS FOR MINIONS, HUANG YAQIONG". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "'It's not easy,' says Thai ace on Finals eve". Bangkok Post. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ "New structure for BWF Awards from 2024". BWF.