Hikmat/Ratri Wins BWF 2024 Best Pair Award
JAKARTA - The mixed doubles pair of Indonesian badminton, Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila, won the 2024 BWF Best Pair award.
Hikmat/Ratri received the award at the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals Galanner event which took place at the Intercontinental Hotel, Hangzhou, China, on Monday, December 9, 2024, WIB night.
This is the second time that the pair who won the 2024 Paris Paralympics gold medal has received the award. Previously, they also won the status of Best Pair last year.
"I'm happy and proud to be able to defend this title. Hopefully we can get it again in the following years," said Ratri in a statement received from PBSI.
On the other hand, badminton star An Se-young appeared as a star in the new BWF Player of the Year Awards 2024 award. He became the only badminton player to bring home two trophies.
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The 22-year-old South Korean badminton player is also the first player to be selected as the Best Player of the Year 2024 in the women's category.
"I didn't expect to get so much support from other players. I am very happy to receive this award," said An Se-young on the official BWF website.
The BWF World Tour Finals 2024 will take place on 11-15 December 2024 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China. This year's closing tournament has a total prize of 2.5 million US dollars.
Full List Of BWF Award Winners
Men's Singles Player of the Year: Shi Yu Qi (China)
Women's Singles Player of the Year: An Se Young (South Korea)
Men's Doubles Player of the Year: Liang Wei Kang/Wang Chang (China)
Women's Doubles Player of the Year: Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning (China)
Mixed Doubles Player of the Year: Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (China)
Men's Para Badminton Player of the Year: Qu Zi Mo (China)
Women's Para Badminton Player of the Year: Liu Yu Tong and Li Feng May (both Chinese)
Badminton Pair of the Year: Hikmat Ramdani/Leani Ratri Oktila (Indonesia)
Eddy Choong Rising Star of the Year: Alex Lanier (France)
Players' Player of the Year (Men): Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Players' Player of the Year (Women): An Se Young (South Korea)