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Best badminton nations in the world – badminton ranking updated

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Which countries are ranked as the best badminton nations in the world?

The BWF World Team Ranking has just been updated. It ranks all badminton nations in the world using a special points system.

Quick summary of the top 10 badminton countries in the world

China is still the number 1 badminton nation in the world. As of October 2024, 9 of the top 10 best badminton nations are Asian. Denmark is the only non-Asian country in the top 10.

France dropped out of the top 10 ranking.

In this article, you can read about how the World Team Ranking is calculated

Top 25 countries in the world – Badminton ranking for nations

Rank	Country	Player	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	SC	TC	UC	Total points
1	CHN	China	1500	1500	1500	1500	1500	5000	1000	2000	15500
2	KOR	Korea	750	1500	1500	1500	1200	4000	1000	2500	13950
3	JPN	Japan	1200	1200	1200	1500	1500	3000	1500	1500	12600
4	INA	Indonesia	1500	1200	1200	1200	1000	2000	2000	1000	11100
5	IND	India	1200	1000	1500	1000	500	1500	2500	1000	10200
6	MAS	Malaysia	1000	750	1200	1000	1200	3000	1000	750	9900
7	DEN	Denmark	1500	750	1200	500	1200	2000	1500	1000	9650
8	THA	Thailand	1200	1000	500	1200	1200	2000	750	1500	9350
9	TPE	Chinese Taipei	1000	1500	1200	500	1000	2000	1000	1000	9200
10	FRA	France	1000	500	500	1000	1000	1500	750	675	6925
11	HKG	Hong Kong	1000	500	125	1000	1200	1250	468	600	6143
12	SGP	Singapore	1200	1000	250	500	1000	1500	675	0	6125
13	CAN	Canada	750	750	500	500	500	1500	675	750	5925
14	GER	Germany	500	750	500	500	500	1350	750	750	5600
15	USA	U.S.A.	500	1200	500	500	500	800	675	675	5350
16	ENG	England	500	250	1000	250	500	1350	750	0	4600
17	ESP	Spain	500	1200	250	250	250	875	0	750	4075
18	BRA	Brazil	750	750	250	250	500	750	400	375	4025
19	AUS	Australia	250	500	125	500	500	1350	0	675	3900
20	NED	Netherlands	750	250	125	500	1000	1135	0	0	3760
21	SCO	Scotland	100	750	500	500	500	1135	0	0	3485
22	EGY	Egypt	250	250	50	125	250	1350	300	675	3250
23	MEX	Mexico	500	500	250	250	250	700	375	313	3138
24	GUA	Guatemala	750	250	250	125	125	625	313	350	2788
25	KAZ	Kazakhstan	500	100	50	50	125	935	468	468	2695

The 25 highest-placed countries on the World Team Event Ranking from BWF

The next world ranking update will include Thomas Cup and Uber Cup results

The much-awaited Thomas Cup and Uber Cup are happening at the end of April/beginning of May. Following the completion of these two events, the top 10 ranking might change quite a bit. France, for example, cannot defend their 750 Thomas Cup points because they are not participating in the Thomas Cup finals this year.

Similarly, India, the reigning Thomas Cup Champion, must defend their 2.500 Thomas Cup points. We think the India men’s team will be hard-pressed to win the Thomas Cup again this year. They’ll likely achieve a semifinal placement, which means they’ll lose 1.000 points in the World Ranking for Countries.

Also, Denmark is charged with defending their semifinal from the last Thomas Cup Tournament. We think the Denmark team might fail to qualify for the semifinals this year. If that is the case, they too will drop points in the World Team ranking.

When will Asia completely dominate the top 10 list of the best badminton nations in the world?

Let’s be honest. Asian countries have been dominating badminton for quite a few years now. In our opinion, this will continue for many years.

In recent years, only two non-Asian countries have made it to the top 10 list – namely France and Denmark.
While there seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for badminton in France, badminton in Denmark has been losing momentum in recent years. Hence, it is likely that France will become the leading European badminton nation by 2030 or earlier.

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