BWF Awards are awards given by the Badminton World Federation to the top badminton players during a given season.
Players 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
|
— | [1] |
| 1999 | — | Camilla Martin
| |
| 2000 |  Candra Wijaya
|
— | |
| 2001 | — |  Gao Ling
| |
| 2002 |  Kim Dong-moon
|
— | |
| 2003 | Kim Dong-moon
|
Ra Kyung-min
| |
| 2004 | Taufik Hidayat
|
— | |
| 2005 | Taufik Hidayat
|
— | |
| 2006 | Lin Dan
|
— | |
| 2007 | Lin Dan
|
— | |
| 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 |
[2] |
| 2012 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
Wang Yihan
| |
| 2013 | Lee Chong Wei
|
Li Xuerui
|
[3] |
| 2014 | Chen Long
|
Zhao Yunlei
|
[4] |
| 2015 | Chen Long
|
 Carolina Marín
| |
| 2016 | Lee Chong Wei
|
 Misaki MatsutomoAyaka Takahashi | |
| 2017 | Marcus Gideon Kevin Sukamuljo |
Chen Qingchen
| |
| 2018 | Marcus Gideon Kevin Sukamuljo |
Huang Yaqiong
| |
| 2019 | Kento Momota
|
Huang Yaqiong
|
[5] |
| 2020–2021 | Viktor Axelsen
|
 Tai Tzu-ying
|
[6] |
| 2022 | Viktor Axelsen
|
Akane Yamaguchi
|
[7] |
| 2023 | Seo Seung-jae
|
An Se-young
|
[8] |
| 2024 | Shi Yuqi
|
An Se-young
|
Pairs of the Year
| Year | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | — | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
— | |
| 2022 | — | — | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
[7] |
| 2023 | — | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
— | [8] |
| 2024 | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
Players' Player of the Year
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Viktor Axelsen
|
An Se-young
|
Rising 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
|
[9] |
| 2009 |  Ratchanok Intanon
|
[1] |
| 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
|
[7] |
| 2023 | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
[8] |
| 2024 |  Alex Lanier
|
Para-players of the Year
This award was first presented in 2015.[10]
| Year | Male Player | Female Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lee Sam-seop
|
 Helle Sofie Sagøy
|
[5] |
| 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
|
[7] |
| 2023 | Daiki Kajiwara
|
Rina Marlina
|
|
| 2024 | Qu Zimo
|
Liu Yutong Li Fengmei
|
Para-pair of the Year
| Year | Pair | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël |
|
| 2022 |  Thomas WandschneiderRick Hellmann |
|
| 2023 | Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila |
|
| 2024 | Hikmat Ramdani Leani Ratri Oktila |
Best-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
|
[11] |
| 2015 | Chou Tien-chen
|
Ratchanok Intanon
|
[10] |
| 2016 | Viktor Axelsen
|
Woon Khe Wei
|
[12] |
| 2017 | Srikanth Kidambi
|
Tai Tzu-ying
|
[13] |
| 2018 | Shi Yuqi
|
P. V. Sindhu
|
[14] |
| 2019 | Viktor Axelsen
|
Ratchanok Intanon
|
[15] |
| 2022 | Prannoy H. S.
|
Busanan Ongbamrungphan
|
[7] |
| 2023 | Chen Tang Jie
|
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
|
[8] |
| 2024 | He Jiting
|
Gayatri Gopichand
|
Defunct category
In 2024, BWF announced a brand-new structure for the awards. This led to a category becoming defunct.[16]
Most Improved Player of the Year
| Year | Player(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | P. V. Sindhu
|
|
| 2017 | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
|
| 2018 | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
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| 2019 | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
|
| 2020–2021 | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
|
| 2022 | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
|
| 2023 | Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin |
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