Badminton players
Ages, countries, rankings and titles for the leading badminton players, with their results from this season.
| Player | Country | Age | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akane Yamaguchi | Japan | 29 | 3 (25 August 2026) |
| Alex Lanier | France | 21 | 8 (22 September 2026) |
| An Se-young | South Korea | 24 | 1 (1 September 2026) |
| Anders Antonsen | Denmark | 29 | 4 (22 September 2026) |
| Carolina Marín | Spain | 33 | |
| Chen Yufei | China | 28 | 4 (25 August 2026) |
| Chirag Shetty | India | 29 | 5 (with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, 4 August 2026) |
| Chou Tien-chen | Taiwan | 36 | 5 (22 September 2026) |
| Christo Popov | France | 24 | 3 (MS), 23 (MD with Toma Junior Popov) (22 September 2026) |
| He Bingjiao | China | 29 | |
| Huang Yaqiong | China | 32 | |
| Jonatan Christie | Indonesia | 29 | 1 (22 September 2026) |
| Kento Momota | Japan | 32 | |
| Kim Won-ho | South Korea | 27 | 1 (MD with Seo Seung-jae, 14 July 2026) |
| Kirsty Gilmour | Scotland | 33 | 35 (25 August 2026) |
| Kunlavut Vitidsarn | Thailand | 25 | 1 (29 September 2026) |
| Lakshya Sen | India | 25 | 14 (22 September 2026) |
| Lee Chong Wei | Malaysia | 43 | |
| Li Shifeng | China | 26 | 12 (22 September 2026) |
| Liang Weikeng | China | 25 | 3 (with Wang Chang, 4 August 2026) |
| Lin Dan | China | 42 | |
| Loh Kean Yew | Singapore | 29 | 13 (29 September 2026) |
| P. V. Sindhu | India | 31 | 11 (22 September 2026) |
| Ratchanok Intanon | Thailand | 31 | 6 (25 August 2026) |
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | India | 26 | 5 (with Chirag Shetty, 4 August 2026) |
| Seo Seung-jae | South Korea | 29 | 1 (MD with Kim Won-ho, 14 July 2026) |
| Shi Yuqi | China | 30 | 6 (22 September 2026) |
| Tai Tzu-ying | Taiwan | 32 | |
| Toma Junior Popov | France | 28 | 15 (MS), 23 (MD with Christo Popov) (25 August 2026) |
| Viktor Axelsen | Denmark | 32 | |
| Wang Chang | China | 25 | 3 (with Liang Weikeng, 4 August 2026) |
| Wang Zhiyi | China | 26 | 2 (25 August 2026) |
| Zheng Siwei | China | 29 |