Beautiful sports have beautiful players. Isn’t it? Badminton is one of them. What makes it attractive, engaging, and enjoyable is not just the moves. Players’ looks, attitudes, impressions, and aggressiveness make a sport more beautiful. That’s why we’ve gathered some beautiful female badminton players worldwide. They are not just beautiful but also talented. Scroll down to learn more about these beauties.
1. Gronya Somerville
| Country | Australia |
| Born | 10 May 1995 (Age 27) |
| Birth Place | Carlton, Melbourne |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Events | Women’s Doubles & Team Mixed Doubles & Team |
Gronya Somerville is an Australian doubles player with maximum beauty. She is among the most beautiful female badminton players I’ve ever seen. She is not just beautiful but also talented. Her highest ranking is 18 in women’s doubles and 51 in mixed doubles.
Best Achievements
Oceania Championships
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women’s Doubles | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Mixed Doubles | 3 | 1 | 3 |
BWF
World Tour: 1 Title
Grand Prix: 2 Titles
International Challenge/Series: 7 Titles, 11 Runners-up
2. Gabby Adcock
| Country | England |
| Born | 30 September 1990 (Age 32) |
| Birth Place | Leeds, England |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Events | Women’s & Mixed Doubles Team |
Gabby Adcock is in the 2nd position in our list of beautiful female badminton players. By Representing Great Britain, she has gained some great achievements. Her highest ranking is 16 in women’s doubles and 4 in mixed doubles.
Best Achievements
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
European Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2017 | Kolding, Denmark | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
| 2018 | Huelva, Spain | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
BWF
World Tour: 3 Runners-up
Superseries: 2 Titles, 2 Runners-up
Grand Prix: 2 Titles, 4 Runners-up
International Challenge/Series: 8 Titles, 6 Runners-up
3. Saina Nehwal
| Country | India |
| Born | 17 March 1990 (Age 32) |
| Birth Place | Hisar, Haryana |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Events | Women’s Singles and Team Mixed Team |
Saina Nehwal is the former world number 1 with 24 international titles. She is the only female player in India who gained the number one ranking. Being credited for increasing the popularity of badminton, Nehwal is one of the most successful players in India.
Best Achievements
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2010 | New Delhi, India | Women’s Singles | Gold |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | Women’s Singles | Gold |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | Mixed Team | Gold |
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2015 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Women’s Singles | Silver |
World Junior Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2008 | Pune, India | Girls’ Singles | Gold |
4. Huang Yaqiong
| Country | China |
| Born | 28 February 1994 (Age 28) |
| Birth Place | Quzhou, Zhejiang |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Events | Women’s & Mixed Doubles and Team |
Huang Yaqiong is a doubles specialist who won the World Championships 3 times. What’s special in her is not just her beauty. She has entertained the crowds with her performance. She was the Female Player of The Year in 2018 & 2019.
Best Achievements
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2018 | Nanjing, China | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
| 2019 | Basel, Switzerland | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
| 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | Mixed Doubles | Silver |
Asian Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2020 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
Asian Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2017 | Wuhan, China | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
| 2022 | Metro Manila, Philippines | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
5. Kim Ha-na
| Country | South Korea |
| Born | 27 December 1989 (Age 33) |
| Birth Place | Jeju, South Korea |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Events | Women’s & Mixed Doubles and Team |
Our next beauty is the South Korean world’s number one Kim Ha-na. She was number one in mixed doubles in 2016. The first superseries she won in 2012. She competed at the 2016 Olympics mixed doubles, but their pair couldn’t make the semi-final.
Best Achievements
Sudirman Cup
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2017 | Gold Coast, Australia | Mixed Team | Gold |
Asian Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2017 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
BWF
World Tour: 1 Title
Superseries: 6 Titles, 8 Runners-up
Grand Prix: 11 Titles, 7 Runners-up
International Challenge/Series: 1 Title, 2 Runners-up
6. Michelle Li
| Country | Canada |
| Born | November 3, 1991 (Age 31) |
| Residence | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Events | Women’s Singles and Team Mixed Team |
In this article, we’ve added beautiful female badminton players from all over the world. This time it’s a Canadian player. Although she was born in Hong Kong, she and her family moved to Canada in 1997. Michelle started playing badminton at the age of 11 with her mom.
Best Achievements
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | Women’s Singles | Gold |
Pan American Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Women’s Singles | Gold |
| 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Women’s Doubles | Gold |
| 2015 | Toronto, Canada | Women’s Singles | Gold |
| 2019 | Lima, Peru | Women’s Singles | Gold |
BWF
World Tour: 3 Titles, 1 Runner-up
Grand Prix: 3 Titles, 3 Runners-up
International Challenge/Series: 22 titles, 9 runners-up
7. Christinna Pedersen
| Country | Denmark |
| Born | 12 May 1986 (Age 36) |
| Birth Place | Aalborg, Denmark |
| Retired | 11 March 2019 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Events | Women’s & Mixed Doubles and Team |
Christinna Pedersen is a former Danish player. She has won the European Championships 6 times. She and her partner competed in the 2016 Olympics women’s doubles final making it the first-ever European finalist doubles.
Best Achievements
Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Women’s Doubles | Silver |
European Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2012 | Karlskrona, Sweden | Women’s Doubles | Gold |
| 2014 | Kazan, Russia | Women’s Doubles | Gold |
| 2014 | Kazan, Russia | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
| 2016 | La Roche-Sur-Yon, France | Women’s Doubles | Gold |
| 2016 | La Roche-Sur-Yon, France | Mixed Doubles | Gold |
| 2017 | Kolding, Denmark | Women’s Doubles | Gold |
8. Sayaka Takahashi
| Country | Japan |
| Born | 29 July 1992 (Age 30) |
| Birth Place | Kashihara, Nara, Japan |
| Retired | 20 September 2022 |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Handedness | Left |
| Events | Women’s Singles Women’s & Mixed Team |
Sayaka Takahashi is a singles player who won the 2018 Uber Cup. Her highest ranking is 10, which was reached in 2019. She is the younger sister of Ayaka Takahashi, who is a badminton doubles player. She is the younger sister of Ayaka Takahashi, who is a doubles player.
Best Achievements
Uber Cup
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand | Women’s Team | Gold |
Asia Team Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2020 | Manila, Phillippines | Women’s Team | Gold |
BWF
World Tour: 4 Titles, 2 Runners-up
Grand Prix: 3 Titles, 3 Runners-up
International Challenge/Series: 9 Titles
9. Carolina Marín
| Country | Spain |
| Born | 15 June 1993 (Age 29) |
| Birth Place | Huelva, Andalusia, Spain |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Handedness | Left |
| Events | Women’s Singles and Team |
Carolina Marín is a Spanish singles player. She got her first international title in 2011. In 2019 she suffered from an ACL injury during the Indonesia Masters final. It took four months for her to recover. Being one of the best female badminton players, she won the 2016 Olympics and the World Championships three times. Her highest ranking is 1.
Best Achievements
Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Women’s Singles | Gold |
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2014 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Women’s Singles | Gold |
| 2015 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Women’s Singles | Gold |
| 2018 | Nanjing, China | Women’s Singles | Gold |
BWF
World Tour: 7 Titles, 8 Runners-up
Superseries: 6 Titles, 4 Runners-up
Grand Prix: 2 Titles, 3 Runners-up
International Challenge/Series: 9 Titles, 5 Runners-up
10. P. V. Sindhu
| Country | India |
| Born | 5 July 1995 (Age 27) |
| Birth Place | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Events | Women’s Singles and Team Mixed Team |
We’re at the end of experiencing the most beautiful female badminton players. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is one of the most successful sportspersons in India. Her highest ranking is 2 in April 2017. Sindhu was the highest-paid female athlete in 2018, 2019, and 2022.
Best Achievements
Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Women’s Singles | Silver |
World Championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2019 | Basel, Switzerland | Women’s Singles | Gold |
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Result |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | Mixed Team | Gold |
| 2022 | Birmingham, England | Women’s Singles | Gold |
BWF
World Tour: 4 Titles, 5 Runners-up
Superseries: 3 Titles, 4 Runners-up
Grand Prix: 6 Titles, 3 Runners-up
International Challenge/Series: 4 Titles, 1 Runner-up
Conclusion
So, that was the list. They are the most beautiful female badminton players in my eyes. hope their beauty has blown your mind. And not just the beauty; their achievements are also satisfying. If you think I’ve missed someone, please let me know by commenting. Have a good day.
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