KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following is the latest world badminton ranking for men's singles as released by the Badminton World Federation here on Thursday:

1. Viktor AXELSEN, Denmark, 88554 points

2. LEE Chong Wei, Malaysia, 77383 points

3. SHI Yuqi, China, 74762 points

4. SON Wan Ho, South Korea, 72172 points

5. CHOU Tien Chen, Chinese Taipei, 67944 points

6. KIDAMBI Srikanth, India, 65235 points

7. Kento MOMOTA, Japan, 64757 points

8. CHEN Long, China, 63248 points

9. LIN Dan, China, 57113 points

10. NG Ka Long Angus, Hong Kong, China, 54898 points