Players to win complete set of BWF World Tour Series
Satwik-Chirag have become the latest to win all titles in the series.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history by becoming the first Indians to win a BWF World Tour 1000 level tournament after winning the Indonesia Open 2023 men's doubles title. In the process, the pair also completed the set of BWF World Tour Series (100, 300, 500, 750 and 1000). They are, however, not the first to achieve this unique milestone.
The BWF launched the BWF World Tour in 2018 as a replacement for the BWF Super Series. Under this, the organization holds several tournaments of different levels such as the BWF World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100. The goal of the tour is to organize top-tier badminton matches all over the world and offer a platform for athletes to challenge each other which, in turn, enhances the global recognition of the sport.
In this article, take a look at the athletes who have won a complete set of BWF World Tour series (Super 100, 300, 500, 750, 1000).
3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India)
The Indian men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the first doubles pair to have completed the BWF World Tour series, including Super 100, Super 300, Super 500, Super 750, and Super 1000 titles. Popularly known as the "Brothers of Destruction", the shuttlers are the latest ones to achieve this feat after they grabbed the Indonesia Open 2023 title on June 18, 2023.
This was their first BWF World Tour Super 1000 title, which they earned by defeating the reigning World Champions Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in a dominating fashion 21-17, 21-18. What made the victory even more memorable is the fact that this was the Indian pair’s first win against their Malaysian rivals in nine meetings.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag won their first BWF World Tour Super 100 title way back in the year 2018 when they got past the Indonesian pair of Akbar Bintang/Reza Pahlevi by 21-16, 21-14 in the Hyderabad Open 2018. The duo’s next big accomplishment was the Thailand Open, their first Super 500 title, which they claimed in 2019 after pulling off a major upset against the reigning world champions Li Junhui/ Liu Yuchen in the finals by 21-19, 18-21, 21-18.
After finishing as the runner-up of the French Open in 2019, Satwik and Chirag finally got possession of the French Open title in 2022. To accomplish this, they went on to defeat Chinese Taipei’s Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po Han in straight sets by 21-13, 21-19. The next year, Satwik and Chirag bagged their first-ever Super 300 title, also their first win of the 2023 season. This was when they claimed the Swiss Open 2023 by defeating China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang by 21-19, 24-22.
2. Baek Ha-na (South Korea)
Baek Ha-na is the second badminton player from Korea and overall to complete the BWF World Tour series, which comprise Super 100, Super 300, Super 500, Super 750, and Super 1000 events. She accomplished this rare feat at the Indonesia Open 2023, when she clinched the Indonesia Open 2023, a Super 1000 crown, alongside Lee So-hee in the women’s doubles.
Her first-ever BWF World Tour title victory was when she partnered with Kim Hye-rin to win the Lingshui China Masters in 2019. They defeated China’s women’s doubles pair of Liu Xuanxuan/Xia Yuting in a three-set game by 21-14, 14-21, 21-15. The same year, she went on to win her first Super 750 title, this time with Jung Kyung-Eun, as the pair won the Denmark Open.
Baek Ha-na earned another BWF World Tour title in 2019 with Kyung-Eun which was the Syed Modi International, the Super 300 crown, to conclude a successful season. From 2020 to 2022, Baek Ha-na reached the finals of four BWF World Tour events but had to settle for the runner-up position.
The 2023 season has proven to be a great year so far for the Korean, as she has grabbed the Super 300 German Open, Super 500 Malaysia Masters, and lastly the Indonesia Open to secure herself a place in this unique list.
1. An Se Young (South Korea)
An Se Young is one of the most dominant names in the badminton arena and a force to be reckoned with. She is the first badminton player to have won the set of BWF World Tour Series which involves the Super 100, Super 300, Super 500, Super 750, and Super 1000 events. Besides this, she gained victory at the prestigious BWF World Tour Finals in 2021 when she achieved a clinical victory against two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu from India in straight sets by 21-16, 21-12.
An Se-Young produced a strong statement when she claimed her first BWF World Tour title in the form of the New Zealand Open in 2019, a Super 300 event. There, she got past one of the greatest female shuttlers of all time, Li Xuerui 21-19, 21-15. After two months, she collected her second BWF World Tour title, Canada Open 2019, defeating Wang Zhiyi to win her first Super 100 crown.
Just a few months later in 2019, she stunned the world once again when she claimed a victory against the Rio Olympics 2016 champion Carolina Marin. On her quest for her first-ever Super 750 title, the then 17-year-old came back stronger after losing the first set to demolish the Spanish opponent in three games 16-21, 21-18, 21-5 which lasted for 69 minutes.
An Se-Young continued her impressive performance in 2019, grabbing her first BWF Super 300 title in the Korea Open. She defeated compatriot Sung Ji-hyun in straight sets 21-13, 21-17 to win her sixth title and cap off a brilliant season. At the 2021 Indonesia Open, she eventually captured the Super 1000 title, beating Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 21-17, 22-20, to collect a complete set of BWF World Tour Series.
Considering the fact that An Se-Young has a collection of one BWF World Tour finals, two Super 1000, four Super 750, four Super 500, three Super 300, and two Super 100 at just the age of 21, goes on to tell how she has become an incredible performer in the world of badminton.