International Badminton Singles Matches with Rankings, 2006–2025

127 host countries are represented in this dataset of 178,896 men's and women's singles badminton matches. It covers 1,847 BWF-sanctioned tournaments from September 2006 to December 2025, including events from Future Series to the Olympic Games. Author Mingchao Sun published the dataset via Harvard Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Model player performance trends based on Elo and ranking measures mentioned in the description
• Analyze the competitive hierarchy of international badminton based on the described coverage from development events to major championships
• Study geographic distribution of tournaments based on the 127 host countries listed
• Track longitudinal changes in the sport from 2006 to 2025 using the described temporal coverage

Strengths

• Contains 178,896 match records, providing a substantial sample for analysis
• Covers a 19-year time range from September 2006 to December 2025
• Includes data from 1,847 tournaments across the full hierarchy of competition tiers

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse

Time Range

September 2006 to December 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:57:34; freshness should be verified

Geography

International, covering 127 host countries