Viktor Axelsen bagged the gold at the Tokyo Olympics defeating Chen Long, who claimed the title in Rio 2016.
Also to know is, was badminton played in the 2016 Olympics?
The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 11 to 20 August at the fourth pavilion of Riocentro. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
| RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Kento MOMOTA |
| 2 | DEN | Viktor AXELSEN |
| 3 | DEN | Anders ANTONSEN |
| 4 | TPE | CHOU Tien Chen |
Similarly, who is the No 1 female badminton player?
BWF World Rankings
| RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPE | TAI Tzu Ying |
| 2 | CHN | CHEN Yu Fei |
| 3 | ESP | Carolina MARIN |
| 4 | JPN | Nozomi OKUHARA |
Who is best badminton player in world?
Men’s singles
| BWF World Rankings (Men’s singles) as of 3 August 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Country | Players |
| 1 | Japan | Kento Momota |
| 2 | Denmark | Viktor Axelsen |
| 3 | Denmark | Anders Antonsen |
Where is badminton most popular?
Whilst badminton is a minority sport in the US it is widely played in Britain, Denmark, Sweden, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea and several other countries. Britain alone has 4 million players, about 8% of the population. As a spectator sport it is very popular in the far east.
Is badminton knockout in Olympics?
The knockout stage was a four-round single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. If there were fewer than 16 groups in the group stage, some players received a bye in the Round of 16. Matches were played best-of-three games.