World Ranking Points System

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What do you mean by World Ranking Points?

The World Ranking Points system is an ordered ranking of athletes (single/double) that reflects their participation and strength, calculated through a point system.

What is the range of application?

The applicable ranking is based on the results of all BWF, BWF Asia and BWF China sanctioned tournaments (excluding invitationals and junior tournaments) in a 52-week cycle.

Calculation of Points

Athletes (single/double) are awarded points according to the level in which they competed and the place they finished. Points awarded to athletes (single/double) depend on how many rounds they have advanced from the round in which they were drawn for the competition in which they participated. If an athlete (single/double):

If a player meets a roundoff in the first round and is then eliminated in the second round, they will receive the score of the first round loser.
If a player meets a roundoff in the first round, wins in the second round, and is eliminated in the third round, they will receive the score of the loser of the third round.
If a player meets a roundoff in the first round, wins the second round, and is eliminated in the second round, they will receive the score of the loser of the second round.
If a player meets a roundoff in the first round, forfeits in the second round, and is eliminated in the third round, they will receive the third round minus score.

Individual Competitions

The following tables show the corresponding points for international competitions sanctioned by the BWF and those sanctioned by the CWF. Athletes (single/double) are awarded points according to the star rating of the tournament and the results of the tournament.

Position	Individual Competition Star Rating
	7*	6*	5*	4*	3*	2*	1*	A	B
Champion	600	540	480	420	300	240	180	120	60
Runner-up	510	459	408	357	255	204	153	102	51
3-4	420	378	336	294	210	168	126	84	42
5-8	330	297	264	231	165	132	99	66	33
9-16	240	216	192	168	120	96	72	48	24
17-32	150	135	120	105	75	60	45	30	15
33-64	60	54	48	42	30	24	18	12	6
65-128	30	27	24	21	15	12	9	6	3
129-256	12	10.8	9.6	8.4	6	4.8	3.6	2.4	1.2
257-512	6	5.4	4.8	4.2	3	2.4	1.8	1.2	0.6
513-1024	3	2.7	2.4	2.1	1.5	1.2	0.9	0.6	0.3

(International badminton events are categorised into seven stars, and the World Championships and Olympic badminton tournaments are 7-star tournaments).

Team Competition

(1) International competitions: The points awarded to the athletes (pairs) who represent the Chinese national team in the Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, Asian Games Men’s and Women’s Team Competition, and Asian Cup competitions within 52 weeks shall be composed of two parts: the individual average points and the bonus points.
a. Individual Average Points: Each athlete who appears in the competition will receive his/her individual average points for that single event (the method of calculating individual average points is as follows).
b. Bonus Points: Athletes will receive 50 bonus points for each race they win, and bonus points can be added up.

(2) Domestic Competitions: For team competitions in which the Athlete has competed within 52 weeks, the highest point-earning race in each competition will be taken to calculate the points for that competition. Points earned in a competition consist of two parts: individual average points and bonus points, calculated as follows:
a. Individual Average Points: An Athlete (pair) participating in a Team Race will be awarded the average of his/her own points (the method for calculating the Individual Average Points is as follows).
b. Bonus Points: If an Athlete wins a match in the Team Event, he/she will be awarded bonus points. Bonus points are calculated as 1/10th of the opponent’s average points.

(3) Calculation of Individual Average: If 1 singles player or 1 doubles pair has played less than 6 matches in the last 52 weeks, divide the number of points from the matches won by the number of matches played. If 1 singles player or 1 doubles pair has played 6 or more tournaments in the last 52 weeks, divide the number of tournament points won by 5.

Ranking

The final points for an athlete (single/double) who has competed in 5 or fewer competitions in the last 52 weeks is the sum of the points he/she has gained from the competitions in which he/she has participated. The final points of an athlete (single/double) who has participated in 6 or more competitions in the last 52 weeks shall be the sum of the highest 5 points earned from his/her participation in the competitions. Athletes (singles/doubles) are ranked in descending order by the number of points counted for each individual event.