Announcement
Top Committed Player Programme 2025
Please find below information regarding the Top Committed Player Programme for 2025:
Top Committed Players 2025
Please find attached the full list of Top Committed Players for 2025, this includes:
- List 1: based on the World Ranking of 19 November 2024 (top 15 singles / top 10 doubles).
- List 2: based on the World Ranking of 1 July 2025 (new top 15 singles / new top 10 doubles).
Top Committed Player Procedures – Mandatory Tournament Participation – 2025
As per clause 2.1 of the Player Commitment Regulations (BWF Statutes, Section 5.3.6), “Top Committed Players” for the entire calendar year (list 1) are required to play in the following tournaments in 2025:
- BWF World Tour Finals (if qualified);
- All Super 1000 Tournaments;
- All Super 750 Tournaments; and
- Two out of nine Super 500 Tournaments.
As per clause 2.2 of the Player Commitment Regulations, “Top Committed Players” included as of 1st of July 2025 (list 2) are required to play in the following tournaments in 2025 (starting from the LI-NING Hong Kong Open 2025, 9 to 14 September):
- BWF World Tour Finals (if qualified);
- All Super 1000 Tournaments;
- All Super 750 Tournaments; and
- One Super 500 Tournaments.
Failure to play in any required tournament will be subject to an additional penalty over and above any normal withdrawal fees, as stated in the Table of Offences and Penalties (BWF Statutes, Section 2.4).
Exemptions from any penalties will be considered in case of injury upon receipt and review of comprehensive medical documentation (e.g. formal/verifiable medical certificate, copies of MRI scans, etc.), or in certain exceptional circumstances with appropriate documentation. Otherwise, players can be exempted by travelling to the tournament to support promotional activities on-site.
Please find attached the current Top Committed Player Procedures document (19 November 2024), which describes how the BWF, respective Members, and hosts can best work together to ensure the appropriate participation of Top Committed Players in support of the HSBC BWF World Tour, and particularly the Super 1000, 750, and 500 levels of tournaments.
For more information on obligations for top committed players, please refer to Clause 2 of the Player Commitment Regulations.
More Information / Contact Person
Please contact Events Director – Technical Operations, Christopher Trenholme ([email protected]), should you have any questions.
