BWF Awards
Badminton awards
BWF Awards are awards given by the Badminton World Federation to the top badminton players during a given season.
01Players of the Year
From 1998 to 2007, this award was named Eddy Choong Player of the Year.
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Peter Gade | , N/a | |
| 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 |
|
| 2012 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
Wang Yihan | |
| 2013 | Lee Chong Wei | Li Xuerui | |
| 2014 | Chen Long | Zhao Yunlei | |
| 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 | |
| 2020-2021 | Viktor Axelsen | Tai Tzu-ying | |
| 2022 | Viktor Axelsen | Akane Yamaguchi | |
| 2023 | Seo Seung-jae | An Se-young | |
| 2024 | Shi Yuqi | An Se-young | |
| 2025 | Shi Yuqi | An Se-young |
02Pairs of the Year
| 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 |
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| 2023 | , N/a | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
, N/a | |
| 2024 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
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| 2025 | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran |
03Players' Player of the Year
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Viktor Axelsen | An Se-young | |
| 2025 | Shi Yuqi | An Se-young |
04Rising Star of the Year
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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Saina Nehwal | |
| 2009 | Ratchanok Intanon | |
| 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 | |
| 2023 | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
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| 2024 | Alex Lanier | |
| 2025 | Victor Lai |
05Para-players of the Year
This award was first presented in 2015.
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lee Sam-seop | Helle Sofie Sagøy | |
| 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 | |
| 2023 | Daiki Kajiwara | Rina Marlina | |
| 2024 | Qu Zimo | Liu Yutong Li Fengmei |
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| 2025 | Cheah Liek Hou | Ilaria Olgiati |
06Para-pair of the Year
| 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 |
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| 2025 | Cheah Liek Hou Muhammad Fareez Anuar |
07Best-dressed of the Year
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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ko Sung-hyun | Tai Tzu-ying | |
| 2015 | Chou Tien-chen | Ratchanok Intanon | |
| 2016 | Viktor Axelsen | Woon Khe Wei | |
| 2017 | Srikanth Kidambi | Tai Tzu-ying | |
| 2018 | Shi Yuqi | P. V. Sindhu | |
| 2019 | Viktor Axelsen | Ratchanok Intanon | |
| 2022 | Prannoy H. S. | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | |
| 2023 | Chen Tang Jie | Jongkolphan Kititharakul | |
| 2024 | He Jiting | Gayatri Gopichand | |
| 2025 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Putri Kusuma Wardani |
08Defunct category
In 2024, BWF announced a brand-new structure for the awards. This led to a category becoming defunct.
Most Improved Player of the Year
| 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 |
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