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 |
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| 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 | — | [1] |
| 1999 | — | Camilla Martin | |
| 2000 | Candra Wijaya | — | |
| 2001 | — | Gao Ling | |
| 2002 | Kim Dong-moon | — | |
| 2003 | Kim Dong-moon | Ra Kyung-min | |
| 2004 | Taufik Hidayat | — | |
| 2005 | Taufik Hidayat | — | |
| 2006 | Lin Dan | — | |
| 2007 | Lin Dan | — | |
| 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 Matsutomo Ayaka 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 |
Pairs of the Year
edit| Year | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | — | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
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| 2022 | — | — | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
[7] |
| 2023 | — | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
— | [8] |
| 2024 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
Players' Player of the Year
edit| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Viktor Axelsen | 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 | [9] |
| 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 |
Para-players of the Year
editThis award was first presented in 2015.[10]
| 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 |
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| 2022 | Thomas Wandschneider Rick Hellmann |
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| 2023 | Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila |
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| 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 | [11] |
| 2015 | Chou Tien-chen | Ratchanok Intanon | [10] |
| 2016 | Viktor Axelsen | Woon Khe Wei | [12] |
| 2017 | Srikanth Kidambi | Tai Tzu-ying | [13] |
| 2018 | Shi Yuqi | P. V. Sindhu | [14] |
| 2019 | Viktor Axelsen | Ratchanok Intanon | [15] |
| 2022 | Prannoy H. S. | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | [7] |
| 2023 | Chen Tang Jie | Jongkolphan Kititharakul | [8] |
| 2024 | He Jiting | Gayatri Gopichand |
Defunct category
editIn 2024, BWF announced a brand-new structure for the awards. This led to a category becoming defunct.[16]
Most Improved Player of the Year
edit| Year | Player(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | P. V. Sindhu | |
| 2017 | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
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| 2018 | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
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| 2019 | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
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| 2020–2021 | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
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| 2022 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
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| 2023 | Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin |
References
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- ^ a b "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.
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- ^ a b c d "YEAR-END HONOURS FOR SEO SEUNG JAE, AN SE YOUNG". bwfbadminton.com. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Saina named 'The most promising player of the year'". The Times of India. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ a b 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.