BWF Awards are awards given by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...
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.
Pairs of the Year
Players' Player of the Year
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.
Para-players of the Year
This award was first presented in 2015.
Para-pair of the Year
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
The BWF World Tour Finals, officially HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, which succeeds BWF Super Series Finals, is an annual season finale badminton tournament which is held every December of a year where the players with the most points from that cale ...
and its predecessor, the
BWF Super Series Finals
The BWF Super Series Finals (named as BWF Super Series Masters Finals until 2009) was an annual badminton tournament held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's twelve events of the BWF Super Series ...
.
Defunct category
In 2024, BWF announced a brand-new structure for the awards. This led to a category becoming defunct.
Most Improved Player of the Year
References
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Badminton records and statistics