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BWF : Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying named 2021 BWF Player of the Year

Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and China’s Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying were named Male and Female player of the year 2021 respectively by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was the first season-ending award in this category for both Vicktor Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying — the All England champions of 2020. Viktor Axelsen is the Olympic champion and Tai Tzu Ying is the Tokyo Games, silver medallist. Viktor Axelsen was rewarded for his extraordinary run starting from the Barcelona Spain Masters in February 2020.

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Other awards:

Category Name
Most improved player of the Year Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin
Pair of the Year Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu
Para Badminton Pair of the Year Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel
Female Para Badminton Player of the Year Leani Ratri Oktila
Male Para Badminton Player of the Year Qu Zimo
Eddy Choong Most Promising Player Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Special mention Kevin Cordon

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • Badminton World Federation Founded:1934;
  • Badminton World Federation Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
  • Badminton World Federation President: Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen.

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Sumit Arora

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