Each sport has some player which have amazing skills and talent , so today i come up with a list of top 3 men and women singles player in badminton (21st century), best badminton player

If i missed any player comment down below to tell me

Best badminton player in Men’s Singles

#1 Lin Dan

He is the only Men’s singles player ever to win Olympic gold medal consecutively (2008,2012) and dominated world badminton for 7 years and had beaten ever player in his career while maintain a positive head to head Score .

Lin Dan personal life

Lin was born to a Hakka family in Shanghang County, Longyan, Fujian.

At a young age, Lin Dan was encouraged to learn to play the piano by his parents, and to be a pianist.

However, he chose to play badminton instead.

Having started his training at the age of five, he was scouted by the People’s Liberation Army Sports Team after winning the National Junior Championships aged twelve, and was enlisted into the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001, when he was 18.

Lin has been in a relationship with Xie Xingfang, herself a former world champion, since 2003.

They were quietly engaged on December 13, 2010 in Haizhu, Guangzhou. Xie initially denied but later acknowledged romantic involvement with Lin, who reacted angrily at the public exposure of their relationship, citing reasons of personal privacy.

The two were married on September 23, 2012 and the wedding ceremony was held at the Beijing University of Technology. Read more

#1 Lee Chong Wei

No I have not made a typo on serial number , that is because lee chong wei also deserve to be considered the best player in badminton , They both made badminton popular in the world

Only badminton player to win three consecutive medals in Olympic

Lee personal life

Lee was born in Bagan Serai, Perak into a Malaysian Chinese family, to Lee Ah Chai and Khor Kim Choi.

In his early years, he favored basketball, however his mother soon banned him from the game due to the searing heat of the outdoor basketball court.Lee began to learn badminton at the age of 11, when his father, who liked to play the game, brought him to the badminton hall.

Attracting the attention of local coach Teh Peng Huat, who asked Lee’s father if he could take him as a student.After receiving his father’s consent, Teh began to train Lee after school.

Discovered by Misbun Sidek, he was drafted into the national squad when he was seventeen years old.

#2 Chen long

World and Olympic champion also winner of many international title Chen long was one of the most difficult player to beat from 2014-2016 , but after the marriage his game started to suffer.

Chen emerged as a world junior champion in the 2007 BWF World Junior Championships in both the boys’ singles and team event. He also became Asian junior champion in the 2007 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.

Best women’s singles player

#1 Carolina Marin

Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish professional badminton player.

Mostly popular for her scream on court after winning point.

She is the reigning Olympic Champion, three-time World Champion, four-time European Champion and a former World’s No. 1 in BWF rankings for the women’s singles.

She has become the World Champion in women’s singles three times, winning in 2014, 2015 and 2018.She won her first Olympics gold medal in women’s singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics.In June 2017, she was appointed as the Brand ambassador of Meliá Hotels International.

She was also appointed the brand ambassador of football major LaLiga for its promotion in other countries.

In 2018, she won the BWF World Championships for the third time, becoming the first ever female badminton athlete to have achieved this feat.

#2 Tai Tzu Ying

In my opinion she is the most skilled player in women’s singles , so many deception with accurate shots make her an extra ordinary player only thing that makes her second is the focus sometimes she makes too much mistakes in order to try different shot which make her lose crucial matches.

Tai Tzu-ying is a Taiwanese professional badminton player.In 2011, she won the title of Taiwanese ranking competition when she was only 16 years and 6 months old, becoming the youngest No. 1 in Taiwanese badminton history. She became world No. 1 in women’s singles on December 2016, age 22, and was ranked No.1 for almost 97 consecutive weeks till 29th November 2018.

#3 Wang Yihan

Wang Yihan is a retired professional female badminton player from China and former women’s singles world champion and Olympic silver medalist. Wang started her career with her coach Wang Pengren at only nine years of age. She was selected for the junior team in 2004, and after being promoted to the senior team in 2006 she began to shine in major tournaments. By October 2009 she was the top ranked Women’s singles player in the world.

Reference:-

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