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Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net.Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side).
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [32] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Luo Ying (Chinese: 骆赢; born 1991) is a Chinese badminton player. She specializes in doubles and partnered with her twin sister, Luo Yu. [1] The twins competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics but did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing third in the group stage.
Yugo Kobayashi (小林 優吾, Kobayashi Yūgo, born 10 July 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. [3] [4] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships [5] and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.
Takuro Hoki (保木 卓朗, Hoki Takurō, born 14 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. [3] [4] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships [5] and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.
Tan Bin Shen (Chinese: 陳斌生; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Pin-seng; born 24 January 1984) is a Malaysian badminton coach and former player. He has served as the men's doubles coach of the Hong Kong national badminton team since February 2025. [1] He served in the same role in Malaysia from 17 December 2020 to 13 January 2025. [2]
Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles. [1] In 2016, she won the Brazil and Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed doubles event partnered with Pranaav Chopra. [2] She and Chopra also won the gold medal at the South Asian Games. [3] [4]
Mads Pieler Kolding (born 27 January 1988) is a Danish badminton player who specializes in doubles. [1] He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Mads Conrad-Petersen. [2]