BWF World Rankings: The BWF Hong Kong Open saw some exciting clashes as with players bidding to collect as much point at the Super 500 event. Men’s and women’s singles title winners, China’s Shi Yuqi and South Korea’s An Seyoung, retained their top spot.
In the men’s singles, Yuqi is ahead with 109,117 points followed by Denmark’s Anders Antonsen who has a haul of 95,313. Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, after enjoying few weeks on the top, continues his position in the third. Li Shifeng of People’s Republic of China and Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei rounds off top four and top five.
In women’s singles, An Seyoung of Republic of Korea continues her run as the World No. 1. Having clinched eight titles this season, the Korean is 111,270 placed with 111,270. She is followed by Wang Zhiyi of China with 106,862 points. Han Yue of China is placed third with 92,850 points. Yamaguchi Akane of Japan and Chen Yufei of China complete top four and five, respectively.
BWF World Rankings: Men’s Singles- Top 20
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Shi Yuqi (People’s Republic of China) | 109,117 |
| 2 | Anders Antonsen (Denmark) | 95,313 |
| 3 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) | 95,079 |
| 4 | Li Shifeng (People’s Republic of China) | 84,228 |
| 5 | Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei) | 80,149 |
| 6 | Jonatan Christie (Indonesia) | 73,744 |
| 7 | Alex Lanier (France) | 71,231 |
| 8 | Christo Popov (France) | 67,457 |
| 9 | Loh Kean Yew (Singapore) | 66,719 |
| 10 | Naraoka Kodai (Japan) | 65,094 |
| 11 | Weng Hongyang (People’s Republic of China) | 64,000 |
| 12 | Lin Chun-yi (Chinese Taipei) | 60,270 |
| 13 | Nishimoto Kenta (Japan) | 58,442 |
| 14 | Toma Junior Popov (France) | 56,731 |
| 15 | Lu Guangzu (People’s Republic of China) | 56,360 |
| 16 | Lee Cheuk Yiu (Hong Kong, China) | 54,182 |
| 17 | Watanabe Koki (Japan) | 51,364 |
| 18 | Lakshya Sen (India) | 50,592 |
| 19 | Wang Zhengxing (People’s Republic of China) | 50,090 |
| 20 | Leong Jun Hao (Malaysia) | 50,011 |
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BWF World Rankings: Men’s Singles- Top 20
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | An Seyoung (Republic of Korea) | 111,270 |
| 2 | Wang Zhiyi (People’s Republic of China) | 106,862 |
| 3 | Han Yue (People’s Republic of China) | 92,850 |
| 4 | Yamaguchi Akane (Japan) | 90,464 |
| 5 | Chen Yufei (People’s Republic of China) | 88,835 |
| 6 | Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand) | 71,488 |
| 7 | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia) | 68,360 |
| 8 | Putri Kusuma Wardani (Indonesia) | 67,450 |
| 9 | Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) | 62,464 |
| 10 | Miyazaki Tomoka (Japan) | 62,284 |
| 11 | Sim Yujin (Republic of Korea) | 60,559 |
| 12 | Supanida Katethong (Thailand) | 58,827 |
| 13 | PV Sindhu (India) | 57,964 |
| 14 | Gao Fangjie (People’s Republic of China) | 54,820 |
| 15 | Michelle Li (Canada) | 54,740 |
| 16 | Yeo Jia Min (Singapore) | 54,473 |
| 17 | Thuy Linh Nguyen (Vietnam) | 48,630 |
| 18 | Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand) | 47,830 |
| 19 | Kim Ga Eun (Republic of Korea) | 46,610 |
| 20 | Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt (Norway) | 45,774 |
