BWF Awards
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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 | Seo Seung-jae An Se-young  |
BWF Awards are awards given by the Badminton World Federation to players during a given season.
Players of the Year
[edit]From 1998 to 2007, this award was named Eddy Choong Player of the Year.
Pairs of the Year
[edit]| Year | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | — | Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu | — | |
| 2022 | Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong | — | — | [7] |
| 2023 | — | Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan China | — | [8] |
Players' Player of the Year
[edit]| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Nationality | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Rising Star of the Year
[edit]This 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(s) | Nationality | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Saina Nehwal |  India | [9] |
| 2009 | Ratchanok Intanon |  Thailand | [1] |
| 2010 | Viktor Axelsen | Denmark | |
| 2011 | Zulfadli Zulkiffli |  Malaysia | |
| 2012 | Kento Momota |  Japan | |
| 2013 | Akane Yamaguchi | Japan | |
| 2014 | Akane Yamaguchi | Japan | |
| 2015 | Zheng Siwei | China | |
| 2016 | Chen Qingchen | China | |
| 2017 | Chen Yufei | China | |
| 2018 | Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong | China | |
| 2019 | An Se-young | South Korea | |
| 2020–2021 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | Thailand | |
| 2022 | Kodai Naraoka | Japan | [7] |
| 2023 | Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning | China | [8] |
Para-players of the Year
[edit]This award was first presented in 2015.[10]
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Nationality | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lee Sam-seop | Helle Sofie Sagøy | South Korea Norway | [5] |
| 2016 | Lucas Mazur | Karin Suter-Erath |  France Switzerland | |
| 2017 | Kim Jung-jun | Amnouy Wetwithan | South Korea Thailand | |
| 2018 | Jack Shephard | Leani Ratri Oktila |  England Indonesia | |
| 2019 | Qu Zimo | Leani Ratri Oktila | China Indonesia | |
| 2020–2021 | Qu Zimo | Leani Ratri Oktila | China Indonesia | |
| 2022 | Daiki Kajiwara | Manisha Ramadass | Japan India | [7] |
| 2023 | Daiki Kajiwara | Rina Marlina | Japan Indonesia |
Para-pair of the Year
[edit]| Year | Pair | Nationality | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noël | France | |
| 2022 | Thomas Wandschneider and Rick Cornell Hellman |  Germany | |
| 2023 | Hikmat Ramdani and Leani Ratri Oktila | Indonesia |
Defunct categories
[edit]In 2024, BWF announced a brand-new structure for the awards. This led to a few categories becoming defunct.[11]
Most Improved Player of the Year
[edit]| Year | Player(s) | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | P. V. Sindhu | India |
| 2017 | Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota | Japan |
| 2018 | Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara | Japan |
| 2019 | Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong | South Korea |
| 2020–2021 | Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin |  Chinese Taipei |
| 2022 | Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto | Indonesia |
| 2023 | Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin | China |
Best-dressed Player of the Year
[edit]This 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 | Nationality | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ko Sung-hyun | Tai Tzu-ying | South Korea Chinese Taipei | [12] |
| 2015 | Chou Tien-chen | Ratchanok Intanon | Chinese Taipei Thailand | [10] |
| 2016 | Viktor Axelsen | Woon Khe Wei | Denmark Malaysia | [13] |
| 2017 | Srikanth Kidambi | Tai Tzu-ying | India Chinese Taipei | [14] |
| 2018 | Shi Yuqi | P. V. Sindhu | China India | [15] |
| 2019 | Viktor Axelsen | Ratchanok Intanon | Denmark Thailand | [16] |
| 2022 | Prannoy H. S. | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | India Thailand | [7] |
| 2023 | Chen Tang Jie | Jongkolphan Kititharakul | Malaysia Thailand | [8] |
References
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- ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (8 December 2015). "CHEN, MARIN CROWNED BWF PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "New structure for BWF Awards from 2024". BWF.
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- ^ "CHONG WEI CREATES HISTORY AS ASIAN SHUTTLERS SWEEP BWF AWARDS". badmintonasia.org. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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- ^ 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.