{"id":127262,"date":"2024-07-02T12:14:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T12:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=127262"},"modified":"2025-04-11T09:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T09:41:32","slug":"how-much-money-do-professional-badminton-players-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/how-much-money-do-professional-badminton-players-make\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Money Do Professional Badminton Players Make?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"127262\" class=\"elementor elementor-127262\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e8c9651 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e8c9651\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3644535b\" data-id=\"3644535b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b937afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b937afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Much Money Do Professional Badminton Players Make?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562ef08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"562ef08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">From a financial perspective, having a career in professional badminton <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-style: italic;\" data-token-index=\"1\">can<\/span> be incredibly rewarding. However, how much money a player can earn will hugely differ as it depends on their ranking, the <span class=\"discussion-id-84b5d65b-38f8-4f5d-8729-ff80662c4181 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\">event<\/span> they play, funding situation, and also their <span class=\"discussion-id-6fa546d9-d7e0-4b7d-8dbe-7c46e5ccbdc9 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"5\">marketability<\/span>!<!-- notionvc: aed083f2-e486-4d37-8b5a-0ed0cc6e9c8f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a15b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76a15b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So whether you\u2019re a parent or player making decisions about a potential career in badminton, or you&#8217;re just simply curious, <span class=\"discussion-id-b73cfaef-3d1c-4b9e-b35c-e63cb8d04023 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">we<\/span>\u2019re going to <b>give an insight into how much professional badminton players make, from the top 100 in the world, to the world number 1!\u00a0<\/b><!-- notionvc: 062a4d77-2fcb-4d59-9f2e-bf705a3c3d0c --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a020b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a020b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019ll be splitting this into different ranking categories and go through all the different ways players make money, how much they make and also how much they might spend!<!-- notionvc: acf47fb8-f32c-46cf-955b-f7a8bb889438 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37580b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37580b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Please note: All the information we discuss is based on research we did for the year 2022 and does not include December 2022. We also stick to US Dollars when discussing the numbers!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc281a6 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"bc281a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__bc281a6\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__bc281a6\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__bc281a6\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656842ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"656842ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are The Different Income Streams Of A Badminton Player?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686a705a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"686a705a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For each of the ranking groups below, we\u2019ll cover the 4 main income streams that a professional badminton player usually has:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: cc831dde-33dc-4d70-8c0e-bd3351d274c7 --><\/p><ul><li>Prize money &#8211; money received from achieving certain results in tournaments<\/li><li>Club money &#8211; money received from representing a club in national badminton leagues<\/li><li>Sponsorships &#8211; money received from a company or organisation (often in exchange for promoting their products)<\/li><li>Part-time jobs &#8211; this can be anything from coaching to stringing to working in a supermarket!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d7414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4d7414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Badminton Players Ranked 51-100 In The World<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f1a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f1a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019re going to start with players ranked from 51-100 in the world, as unfortunately if you\u2019re below 100 you don\u2019t make much money at all!<!-- notionvc: 24c22f0d-090b-47e8-a972-db93973c016a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29be5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a29be5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">And for context, the 100th best male footballer in the world (according to The Guardian)\u00a0is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg who earns $6.5 million a year &#8211; <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">just in wages.\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: e4765ccd-61b8-486c-bcbc-07ea421d59b2 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfd0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cfd0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">And the 100th best women\u2019s tennis player in the world is Anna Schmiedlova who earnt over $510,000 in 2023 &#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">just in prize money!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 6ef61a8f-9acd-44bd-870d-010674c73eed --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e7cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17e7cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Prize Money<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c64d33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c64d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019ve taken the average prize money earned from players ranked 51-100 in all 5 events and this was <b>$2053 a year.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">At this level, doubles and singles work out very similar despite doubles players getting less prize money per tournament (as <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">doubles players have to share prize money with their partner!).<\/span><!-- notionvc: 56ad250f-82bc-442f-8b7f-e62fa0c92d9a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16ac0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b16ac0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The highest earning players in this category were women&#8217;s doubles pair Ng and Tsang, who each earned $20,676 in 2022.<!-- notionvc: 82e5f896-0716-4c3d-850c-797d5b9b2924 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f12da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f12da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Club Money<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c981b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c981b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019re mainly talking about the European leagues here, but we\u2019ll get onto the big money leagues like the Indian Premier League later on!<!-- notionvc: bdb0ff30-dfa6-4f48-8eb4-0fbd1113cd85 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd8d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccd8d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019ve personally played in 5 leagues across Europe for the last 9 years and can say that most players between 51 and 100 in the world can expect around $300-500 per match.<!-- notionvc: 55dad9b2-fdc3-4def-b427-6d7ac07f1092 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc755cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc755cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">And at this level, most players do play in a club, and sometimes more than 1 club!\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">So let\u2019s say a player plays 12 matches a year which is about average, that\u2019s a minimum of $3600 and a maximum of $6000. This is usually all profit because clubs typically pay for your travel, accommodation and food too!<!-- notionvc: 72d847c5-9dae-4973-b1ac-f58611efabd4 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bb3b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55bb3b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Part-Time Jobs<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838ce67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"838ce67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019ve both had our fair share of these over the last 10 years and the income can range from as little as $0 (if you don\u2019t have one) to $10,000 a year depending on what the job is and how many hours you <span class=\"discussion-id-ecde6f92-c680-4559-a608-93621f81793c notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">work<\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-ecde6f92-c680-4559-a608-93621f81793c notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-style: italic;\" data-token-index=\"2\">.<\/span> This can of course be even more if you have a very good job or a successful business!<!-- notionvc: f95240a7-f3f6-492b-b906-f6d7df2a00b7 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aae221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aae221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Whilst having a part-time job might be necessary, it\u2019s definitely not ideal to be working too many hours whilst also trying to become the best badminton player you can be!<!-- notionvc: e26d5dbe-3b72-43ea-9197-dd8ad25a8308 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a038e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a038e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Sponsorships<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d76216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d76216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A badminton player ranked 51-100 should expect anywhere from $0 to $10,000 a year in sponsorships. The higher range would generally be if someone came from a country with minimal sporting success, has negotiated very well, has a connection to a successful business, or is very marketable for one reason or another!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: c8d26ba6-5f4c-4cd2-9727-62156580db62 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d4ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d4ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">You can also get financial support for various things such as studying which is the route we and many others go down, or for being in the army in countries like Germany or Singapore.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 0abc03e5-6c79-4e0b-96f4-8aa2a87713a3 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c4df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0c4df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Total For Players Ranked 51-100<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b47f5d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b47f5d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So, based on these figures badminton players ranked between 51-100 in the world earn a minimum income of $5,653 per year and a maximum of $28,053 per year. This is not all profit though &#8211; far from it actually, but we\u2019ll get onto the expenses later in the article.<!-- notionvc: 0ac6fb75-ac57-41a7-ade0-639d078cedad --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135ff42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"135ff42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-51-100-1024x560.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127271\" alt=\"salary of badminton player ranked 51-100 in the world\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-51-100-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-51-100-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-51-100-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-51-100-1536x841.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-51-100-600x328.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-51-100-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1bac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d1bac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Badminton Players Ranked 33-50 In The World<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62fc35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e62fc35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Prize Money<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba63a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ba63a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The average prize money for players in this range is $8159 a year for singles players, and $6481 for doubles players.<!-- notionvc: 95674a85-dc6f-495b-ac7d-e1372d6c0d41 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133bdc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"133bdc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The highest earner in this category was Jeong Na Eun, who was ranked 34 in mixed doubles and earned $77,293. She <i>was<\/i> also ranked 5 in the world in women\u2019s doubles which will contribute to a lot of this prize money &#8211; hence why the amount you earn can depend on how many events you play!<!-- notionvc: 6026c5b5-2fbd-4b3c-bd39-0664201fb562 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b9cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b9cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Club Money<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1e12f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d1e12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For this, you\u2019re looking at anywhere between $400 and $1300 per match. Of course the exact rate will depend on the player, for example a very good women\u2019s singles player who can also play doubles is often very sought after in the European leagues!\u00a0\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 611619f8-a75c-4875-875a-635ec3d3d29a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef417b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ef417b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So again using an average of 12 matches, that\u2019s a minimum of $4800 and a maximum of $15,600.<!-- notionvc: 7a177fdb-db9f-4eb9-be36-51771e4e061d --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a0523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61a0523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Part-Time Jobs<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ea184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38ea184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">As players climb higher in the rankings you\u2019d expect them to do less part-time jobs because they get more money from other revenue streams. But because financial support really varies from country to country, we will keep this at a minimum of $0 and a maximum of $10,000.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 46a754ea-5524-47ec-a69c-73070414ebe9 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3866ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3866ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Sponsorships<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af8ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af8ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Sponsorships in this range can expect to bring in a minimum of $0 a year and a maximum of $10,000 a year\u2026 But again this all depends on your results and marketability!<!-- notionvc: 5585f03e-31dc-43d2-bed0-5b2fd91c8fbb --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59dceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a59dceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Total For Players Ranked 33-50<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7118651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7118651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So in total, being ranked 33-50 in the world you can expect a minimum income of $12,959 per year if you\u2019re a singles player or $11,281 if you\u2019re a doubles player, and a maximum of $43,759 for singles and $42,081 for doubles.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: b2b4760f-e3dc-42c7-9376-4d215f614b96 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13db71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a13db71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-33-50-1024x579.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127270\" alt=\"salary of badminton player ranked 33-50 in the world\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-33-50-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-33-50-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-33-50-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-33-50-1536x868.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-33-50-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-33-50-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efbf8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5efbf8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Badminton Players Ranked 11-32 In The World<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c194bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c194bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Being ranked in the top 32 is very significant because it means you\u2019re pretty much guaranteed entry into all of the big tournaments, which has big implications on the money you can earn! We\u2019re also going to assume that people in this range no longer need part time jobs too, so we\u2019ve left that section out!<!-- notionvc: 569f427a-b4f8-4624-89fa-a07c9be60c32 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12be2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12be2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Prize Money<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c854731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c854731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Bigger events means higher prize money! For example, in the Super 1000\u2019s you can lose in the first round and you still get a nice $1200!<!-- notionvc: 2f717660-f5f7-4d03-bdca-d089ee2a29ec --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4221c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c4221c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2022-Indo-Open-prize-money-1024x375.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127269\" alt=\"prize money at 2022 Badminton Indonesia Open\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2022-Indo-Open-prize-money-1024x375.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2022-Indo-Open-prize-money-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2022-Indo-Open-prize-money-768x281.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2022-Indo-Open-prize-money-1536x563.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2022-Indo-Open-prize-money-600x220.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2022-Indo-Open-prize-money.jpg 1777w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc19953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc19953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Again for some context, this is very small compared to tennis as reaching the last 32 in Wimbledon in men\u2019s singles gets you a huge $181,001. That\u2019s double the amount than WINNING the All England (which is $91,000 for singles)!<!-- notionvc: 3db8f15d-b485-4895-b09b-16b9310efaaf --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437be5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"437be5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So, the average prize money for players ranked 11-32 is $25,275 for singles players, and $15,498 for doubles players.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The highest earner in this ranking range in 2022 was Shi Yu Qi from China, earning a very nice $77,175 in 2022 (playing only 6 tournaments)!<!-- notionvc: 34a3dce4-6b46-4533-bf32-077cc158311d --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37745c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37745c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Club Money<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cf5f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12cf5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Generally these players won\u2019t be playing as many club matches, but when they do their rate will be a lot higher! Here we\u2019ll reduce the average number of matches to 8 but increase the rate to between $600 and $2000 per match.<!-- notionvc: 04851e82-4b29-415d-af0b-f9ca78d2a4b6 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea0419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cea0419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">However, we have yet to mention other leagues outside of the European leagues, such as the Indian Premier Badminton League (PBL) or the Malaysian Purple League. Rather than running over many months, these leagues happen over a few weeks and can be very lucrative for some players!<!-- notionvc: 6f3c389a-34a9-4a96-ab01-60165e9f6621 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e8190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e8190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For example, in the PBL in India in 2019, Lee Cheuk Yiu got around $61,000 for the 3 weeks and he was ranked 28 in the world at the time.<!-- notionvc: 2d85f526-ea3a-41b3-87cd-6bdf1ce5707e --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b7b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b7b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">This gives us a minimum of $4800 per year and a maximum of $77,000 (assuming you play in the PBL which has actually not happened in 2023 and 2024)!<!-- notionvc: 9023b035-aa70-4633-a4b0-83f5c033b459 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ba135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05ba135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Sponsorships<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121cc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"121cc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">As well as getting into the big tournaments, being in the top 32 will also mean get more recognition from big badminton brands such as Victor or Yonex, and from other sponsors too<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">, since players will have more media exposure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c1d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c1d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Of course we don\u2019t know actual figures as players contracts aren\u2019t public, but we\u2019d estimate anywhere between $4,000 if you\u2019re around the 32 ranking, up to $50,000 per year if you\u2019re around 11 in the world. However this can be higher if a player has multiple sponsors and is very marketable in their country.<!-- notionvc: 857b95d4-b8a1-411c-a572-5ff7066e595e --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e923ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e923ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Total For Players Ranked 11-32<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a370660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a370660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So based on these figures that gives us a total minimum income in the 11-32 ranking category of $34,075 per year for singles players or $24,298 for doubles players, and a maximum of $152,275 for singles players and $142,498 for doubles players.<!-- notionvc: dfb344a3-051c-4ba1-82a6-8d23b3cc1446 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fb09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95fb09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-11-32-1024x596.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127268\" alt=\"salary of badminton player ranked 11-32 in the world\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-11-32-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-11-32-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-11-32-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-11-32-1536x894.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-11-32-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-11-32-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b40071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b40071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Badminton Players Ranked Top 10 In The World<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbee85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edbee85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Prize Money<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9f3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e9f3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If you\u2019re a singles player ranked between 5-10 in the world, the average earnings in 2022 were $66,194 and this more than doubled to $149,375 if you\u2019re ranked between 1-4!<!-- notionvc: 8cd8e65b-3846-4c49-ba05-840d73559f83 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60fe57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d60fe57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>And this is where you can see a HUGE difference between singles and doubles\u2026<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Because in doubles the average earnings were $30,810 for players ranked between 5-10 and $70,384 for players ranked between 1-4. That\u2019s half the average amount of singles prize money!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9841055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9841055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">But of course those that have won a lot of tournaments, like Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong have done very well, boosting the average by earning over $175,000 each.<!-- notionvc: 8fc0798a-3627-4ad7-9b48-e9a7ca47b6c9 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa32d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daa32d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">And by the way, the 100th best male footballer earns more than that\u2026 in a week!<!-- notionvc: 43b68cfa-2f2c-4565-958b-e0c6f9810e15 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab67ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bab67ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Club Money<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6466d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6466d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Some players don\u2019t need to play club matches at all, so technically there is a minimum of $0 here.<!-- notionvc: a3117984-6f7e-47ee-9b3a-9fca07acdb97 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630ff91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"630ff91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">But for those who do play, they\u2019d probably be getting a minimum of $15,000 a year. The highest we\u2019ve ever seen anyone getting for a league was in the PBL where PV Sindhu and Tai Tzu Ying both earnt $94,500 each\u2026 for 3 weeks! We\u2019ll assume they didn\u2019t play in any other leagues that year!<!-- notionvc: 89d29e68-9efb-4174-a93d-3026341cf8ba --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecca11a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecca11a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Sponsorships<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf9b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcf9b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Again this massively depends on a players reputation and how much of a following they have, both as a badminton player but also on social media. For example, PV Sindhu had 3.5 million followers on Instagram, so according to the Gigapay website she could charge over $10,000 per post!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 1050fa85-9792-473c-b5d6-7cf57408101e --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78371a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78371a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">This is probably one of the biggest reasons Sindhu was 13th on the Forbes list for the highest paid female athletes in 2019, where she earned a whopping $5 million just from sponsorships!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: e4a60a8f-a6aa-431f-b59f-9e5cc2248de9 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e7602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e7602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For this reason, we\u2019re going to put $6 million as the maximum per year from sponsorships, as this was the most accurate public information we could find. And if a player isn\u2019t quite a global superstar but still in the top 10 in the world, then unfortunately players won\u2019t be making millions in sponsorships so we\u2019ll include a minimum of $30,000 a year!<!-- notionvc: 9cfbdc70-722f-4c78-9db1-3e800ae91758 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0c30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b0c30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">This can all depend on how many sponsors you have too &#8211; as you can see Tai Tzu Ying has quite a few!<!-- notionvc: c1146d6e-852e-48c7-a77a-3fd16e61f600 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767e80e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"767e80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tai-Tzu-Ying-sponsorships-1024x738.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127272\" alt=\"Tai Tzu Ying sponsorships\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tai-Tzu-Ying-sponsorships-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tai-Tzu-Ying-sponsorships-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tai-Tzu-Ying-sponsorships-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tai-Tzu-Ying-sponsorships-600x432.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Tai-Tzu-Ying-sponsorships.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arrows showing Tai Tzu Ying's different sponsorships<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c2d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7c2d2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Total For Players Ranked In The Top 10<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a433f7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a433f7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So based on all of these figures if you\u2019re ranked 5-10 in the world, you\u2019d have a minimum income of $96,194 per year if you\u2019re a singles player or $60,810 if you\u2019re a doubles player, and a maximum of $6,160,694 for singles and $6,125,310 for doubles!<!-- notionvc: c3a45a85-6871-4c30-89dc-a85a9e66ae4a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c569bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c569bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-5-10-1024x565.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127267\" alt=\"salary of badminton player ranked 5-10 in the world\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-5-10-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-5-10-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-5-10-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-5-10-1536x847.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-5-10-600x331.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-5-10-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b1d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29b1d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">This increases again if you\u2019re ranked 1-4 in the world, with a minimum of $179,375 for singles and $100,384 for doubles\u2026 and a maximum of $6,243,875 million for singles and $6,164,884 million for doubles.<!-- notionvc: 04de1cce-8f67-498c-ab98-bb02a27eb3f1 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1776303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1776303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-1-4-1024x580.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127266\" alt=\"salary of badminton player ranked 1-4 in the world\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-1-4-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-1-4-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-1-4-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-1-4-1536x870.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-1-4-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Salary-ranking-1-4.jpg 1558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c66f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c66f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">That\u2019s not the full story though, because some players don\u2019t get to keep much of their money, so let\u2019s go through that now!<!-- notionvc: df45bf11-c086-4cb8-941f-186d50081d2a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f147b0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f147b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Expenses Do Badminton Players Have?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7ad33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd7ad33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Here\u2019s a table showing the expenses different ranked badminton players would typically need to pay for:<!-- notionvc: da7417a5-121a-4fb7-b5de-c977acaf4ee0 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd12f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd12f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Player-expenses-1024x691.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127265\" alt=\"professional badminton player expenses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Player-expenses-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Player-expenses-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Player-expenses-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Player-expenses-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Player-expenses-600x405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Player-expenses.jpg 1594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296dd31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"296dd31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Do bear in mind that expenses can vary hugely between players &#8211; it depends on a number of factors.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 9111f7e2-ee6c-4705-bf3e-61fe39267a63 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6789f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6789f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A lot of players outside of the top 50 in the world will unlikely get much funding from their national associations &#8211; perhaps only a few tournaments covered each year. But as players get higher up the rankings, they\u2019re more likely to receive more funding from their national association and even get a yearly salary, meaning they make more profit overall!<!-- notionvc: 4ad536f3-dc4e-4755-b4e1-72bfd421da06 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567fe88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"567fe88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">This will of course differ from country to country, and the costs will also differ depending on which hotels each player decides to stay in &#8211; and also if they like going out for fancy meals or not!!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: e27c5fdc-f48f-402f-b7b5-ca4bc757b1b8 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bace548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bace548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">To give you an idea of what tournaments cost in a year, here\u2019s exactly what we each spent in 2022 being ranked 41 in the world playing a mix of higher and lower level tournaments:<!-- notionvc: 0ad36859-0f4e-41d2-bae8-38e17b73a632 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc218d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc218d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Greg-Jenny-2022-Tournament-Costs-1-1024x719.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127273\" alt=\"professional badminton tournament costs per year\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Greg-Jenny-2022-Tournament-Costs-1-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Greg-Jenny-2022-Tournament-Costs-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Greg-Jenny-2022-Tournament-Costs-1-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Greg-Jenny-2022-Tournament-Costs-1-1536x1078.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Greg-Jenny-2022-Tournament-Costs-1-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Greg-Jenny-2022-Tournament-Costs-1.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e43b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2e43b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A huge thank you to our sponsors, Patreon members and any of you who have bought any of the resources on our website for helping us to fund these tournaments!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 60bf47ad-1dce-47ee-99a8-cd0a25840ec9 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837661e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"837661e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Considerations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c80bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c80bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For the income side of things, we should also mention about players creating their own brands too. Whilst this isn\u2019t directly tied to their badminton, players are often able to market their brand to the audience they\u2019ve gained through badminton!<!-- notionvc: 4e8e0e3f-f09b-493a-8ac3-38bc7bb03fa7 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f542c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f542c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For example, Viktor Axelsen created his own brand \u2018VA Health\u2019 which not only helps him earn more money and have something after his playing career has finished, but it also allows him to have something that takes his mind off badminton too! We discuss this more in our\u00a0\u2018Why Viktor Axelsen Is The Best Badminton Player In The World\u2019 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/why-viktor-axelsen-is-the-best-badminton-player-in-the-world\/\"><strong>article here!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><!-- notionvc: 9f53c9de-c428-48e1-830e-8d436f093ee3 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1be8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd1be8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">And from the expenses side of things, everything we discussed above does not include players basic living costs such as rent or food, which obviously takes up a significant portion of their expenses too.<!-- notionvc: c61f9545-9ceb-4c73-a5ea-665359530e2b --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db8def elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db8def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Of course, there\u2019s also tax which needs to be paid (unless you live in a tax free country), and also <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">in some Asian countries players have to give a percentage of their prize money back to their association!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 075c6151-8de6-4dcd-80d7-efe496cacc00 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49148a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49148a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So there\u2019s a lot of factors to consider when it comes to how much money a professional badminton player makes.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Overall, like any sport or job, badminton is well paid when you\u2019re right at the top. However, this is only really the case if you\u2019re in the top 10 or top 32 in the world.<!-- notionvc: 3b84e9c1-535c-4029-8a88-b42146cab214 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b648ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b648ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Whilst some of these numbers do sound great, badminton is still quite far behind a lot of other sports. But we hope the money in the sport can continue to grow in the future as looking into the past if you won the All England in 2005 like our coach Nathan Robertson did, you only got $3500 each (1\/10th of the 2022 prize money)!<!-- notionvc: 6e32cbfb-1f45-4058-9062-2159d6d25ed1 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4119a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4119a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We hope you found this interesting and also learned something new about a topic that probably not enough people talk about! 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