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https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/11/11/player-of-the-year-awards-nominees-2020-2021/
2008-2019: ms, md (1 of them or both count as 1), male player of xd compete for male player of the year. Ws, wd(1 of them or both count as 1), female player of xd compete for female player of the year
now it seems like male and female player of the year use the same old format. Pair of the year is the new award for wd, md, xd. I think soon it all will become 5 awards for 5 categories
male player of the year: vik. Yuta also have 5 wt750+ but not including olympic like vik
female player of the year: chen y 3 wt750+ including olympic
pair of the year and most improved player of the year: lee wang 4 wt750+ including olympic
i think clearly they are the winner. If not, it would be robbery
for most promising player, i choose kun
1998-2007: everyone compete for player of the year11 November, 2021 | press release
TEXT BY BWF STAFF
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The Badminton World Federation (BWF) can reveal the nominees for the BWF Player of the Year Awards 2020/2021.
Due to COVID-19, the eligibility period was extended to cover the 2020 and 2021 seasons (1 November 2019 to 31 October 2021), headlined by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Two new award categories were introduced – Pair of the Year and Para Badminton Pair of the Year.
The BWF Awards Commission also wished to make special mention of the extraordinary journey of Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon across four Olympic Games and his stunning performances at Tokyo 2020 which took him to the semifinals.
NOMINEES
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Male Player of the Year
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Female Player of the Year
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Pair of the Year
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Most Improved
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Eddy Choong Most Promising
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Male Para Badminton Player of the Year
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Female Para Badminton Player of the Year
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Para Badminton Pair of the Year
The winners will be announced during the Bali Leg of the HSBC BWF World Tour in Indonesia. More details to follow.
2008-2019: ms, md (1 of them or both count as 1), male player of xd compete for male player of the year. Ws, wd(1 of them or both count as 1), female player of xd compete for female player of the year
now it seems like male and female player of the year use the same old format. Pair of the year is the new award for wd, md, xd. I think soon it all will become 5 awards for 5 categories
Due to COVID-19, the eligibility period was extended to cover the 2020 and 2021 seasons (1 November 2019 to 31 October 2021), headlined by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

male player of the year: vik. Yuta also have 5 wt750+ but not including olympic like vik
female player of the year: chen y 3 wt750+ including olympic
pair of the year and most improved player of the year: lee wang 4 wt750+ including olympic
i think clearly they are the winner. If not, it would be robbery
for most promising player, i choose kun