Korea's world champion, An Se Young, had an exceptional season with eight titles in the HSBC BWF World Tour out of 10 finals, securing 119,890 points for the first place. Olympic champion and local hero in Hangzhou, Chen Yu Fei, finished in second place.

The third-placed qualifier, Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, remains uncertain due to injuries. Korea's Kim Ga Eun is in ninth place.

Kodai Naraoka's 11,000 points from his victory at the LI-NING China Masters 2023 led him to top the rankings in the HSBC Race To Finals in the men's category with 89,520 points. Denmark's Anders Antonsen was the last player to make it, awaiting the result of the all-Japanese final between Naraoka and Kenta Nishimoto in Shenzhen to determine his fate. Nishimoto's second-place finish gave him a total of 77,570 points, just falling short of Antonsen's 78,110.

Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan claimed the top spot despite participating in only 12 tournaments in the HSBC BWF World Tour. The world champions accumulated 101,340 points thanks to five titles in seven finals. Their young compatriots Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning, in their first season of the HSBC BWF World Tour, qualified in fifth place with 89,000 points.

Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chen of China secured the first place in the HSBC Race To Finals rankings after their thrilling victory in the final of the LI-NING China Masters 2023. World champions Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae of Korea qualified in third place. Hong Kong China's Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet and Chinese Taipei's Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin were neck-and-neck before the LI-NING China Masters 2023. With Tang/Tse winning their second-round clash and reaching the semifinals, they secured the seventh place, ahead of Malaysia's Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei.

Three pairs crossed the 100,000 points mark: China's Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping, Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong, and world champions Seo Seung Jae/Chae Yu Jung.

BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said, 'We have been able to increase our overall commitment to the sport and players. We look forward to welcoming the season's best players to Hangzhou as they compete for their share of the 2.5 million US dollars, the highest amount in the history of badminton.'

The draw will take place during the annual Gala Dinner of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals on Monday, December 11. The winners of the BWF Player of the Year Awards will also be announced.