Tamil Nadu, a state with a rich sporting culture, has made significant strides in badminton, producing players who have made their mark both nationally and internationally. This success can be attributed in large part to the numerous badminton academies across the state that are committed to developing young talent.
Just 20% of the top-performing players are training in different state academies. The migration rate stands at 14% for Doubles and 6% for Singles. Conversely, the migration rate is minimal at 2% in the sub-junior category, with significant movement observed in the senior and male categories.
The Badminton Scholar introduces a simple, straightforward, and transparent ranking system for evaluating badminton academies. The Ranking Framework of the Badminton Scholar fosters the sustainable development of the badminton coaching ecosystem in the state, enhancing its reputation and attracting more attention to developing expertise in coaching, players' international and national advancement, infrastructure, sparring standards, demographic inclusivity, and innovative coaching techniques.
The best badminton academies in Tamil Nadu for 2024 have been organized and ranked according to specific categories.
Best TN Badminton Academies – International Progression
Best TN Badminton Academies – Singles
Best TN Badminton Academies – Doubles
Best TN Badminton Academies – Sub Junior
Best TN Badminton Academies – Senior & Junior
Best TN Badminton Academies – Men’s & Boys
Best TN Badminton Academies – Women’s & Girls
Best TN Badminton Academies – Overall Ranking
Best TN Badminton Academies – Overall Ranking
Academy | RARF | Rank |
Non TN | 19.40 | - |
HAP, Sivakasi | 18.46 | 1 |
Fireball, Chennai | 15.07 | 2 |
Venkys, Coimbatore | 8.95 | 3 |
LNBA, Coimbatore | 7.18 | 4 |
Harison Badminton Academy, Kanchipuram | 2.50 | 5 |
Match Point, Madurai | 2.33 | 6 |
ANOB, Namakkal | 2.24 | 7 |
Battledore Badminton Academy, Namakkal | 2.00 | 8 |
Japan, Coimbatore | 1.74 | 9 |
Trinity Kanymurai | 1.72 | 10 |
Legends, Tirupur | 1.50 | 11 |
Prowess Badminton Academy, Chennai | 1.19 | 12 |
Arakonam | 1.14 | 13 |
Onyx, Vellore | 1.00 | 14 |
Trinity, Chennai | 0.95 | 15 |
Myndz, Chennai | 0.81 | 16 |
Next Gen, Coimbatore | 0.81 | 16 |
Pudhukottai | 0.71 | 17 |
Smashbounce, Chennai | 0.71 | 17 |
Samarath, Chennai | 0.71 | 17 |
KBA, Vellore | 0.67 | 18 |
ASR, Chennai | 0.59 | 19 |
Xburn, Chennai | 0.50 | 20 |
Kanchipuram | 0.48 | 21 |
KJLA, Karur | 0.48 | 21 |
Spark, Chennai | 0.48 | 21 |
RV Sports, Coimbatore | 0.33 | 22 |
Sparrow Chennai | 0.33 | 22 |
Sivagangai | 0.33 | 22 |
Best TN Badminton Academies – Men's & Boys
Academy | RARF | Rank |
Non TN | 14.98 | - |
Fireball, Chennai | 7.92 | 1 |
LNBA, Coimbatore | 6.12 | 2 |
HAP, Sivakasi | 3.81 | 3 |
Venkys, Coimbatore | 3.58 | 4 |
Battledore Badminton Academy, Namakkal | 1.50 | 5 |
Legends, Tirupur | 1.50 | 5 |
Japan, Coimbatore | 1.40 | 6 |
RK Badminton, Arakonam | 1.14 | 7 |
Trinity Kanymurai | 0.89 | 8 |
Next Gen, Tirupur | 0.81 | 9 |
Myndz, Chennai | 0.81 | 9 |
Samarath, Chennai | 0.71 | 10 |
KBA, Vellore | 0.67 | 11 |
Onyx, Vellore | 0.67 | 11 |
Xburn, Chennai | 0.50 | 12 |
Kanchipuram | 0.48 | 13 |
Best TN Badminton Academies – Women's & Girl's
Academy | RARF | Rank |
HAP, Sivakasi | 14.65 | 1 |
Fireball, Chennai | 7.15 | 2 |
Venkys, Coimbatore | 5.38 | 3 |
Non TN | 4.41 | - |
Harison Badminton Academy, Kanchipuram | 2.50 | 4 |
Match Point, Madurai | 2.33 | 5 |
ANOB, Namakkal | 2.24 | 6 |
Prowess Badminton Academy, Chennai | 1.19 | 7 |
LNBA, Coimbatore | 1.06 | 8 |
Trinity, Chennai | 0.95 | 9 |
Trinity Kanymurai | 0.83 | 10 |
Pudhukottai | 0.71 | 11 |
Smashbounce, Chennai | 0.71 | 11 |
ASR, Chennai | 0.59 | 12 |
Battledore Badminton Academy, Namakkal | 0.50 | 13 |
KJLA, Karur | 0.48 | 14 |
Spark, Chennai | 0.48 | 14 |
Japan, Coimbatore | 0.33 | 15 |
Onyx, Vellore | 0.33 | 15 |
RV Sports, Coimbatore | 0.33 | 15 |
Sparrow, Chennai | 0.33 | 15 |
Sivagangai | 0.33 | 15 |
Best TN Badminton Academies – Sub Juniors
Academy | RARF | Rank |
Fireball, Chennai | 3.65 | 1 |
Venkys, Coimbatore | 2.62 | 2 |
HAP, Sivakasi | 1.91 | 3 |
Match Point, Madurai | 1.83 | 4 |
Japan, Coimbatore | 1.74 | 5 |
Non TN | 1.59 | - |
Legends, Tirupur | 1.50 | 6 |
Trinity Kanymurai | 1.22 | 7 |
Prowess Badminton Academy, Chennai | 1.19 | 8 |
RK Badminton, Arakonam | 1.14 | 9 |
Onyx, Vellore | 1.00 | 10 |
Trinity, Chennai | 0.95 | 11 |
Next Gen, Tirupur | 0.81 | 12 |
ANOB, Namakkal | 0.81 | 12 |
Myndz, Chennai | 0.81 | 12 |
KBA, Vellore | 0.67 | 13 |
ASR, Chennai | 0.59 | 14 |
LNBA, Coimbatore | 0.48 | 15 |
Kanchipuram | 0.48 | 15 |
KJLA, Karur | 0.48 | 15 |
Spark, Chennai | 0.48 | 15 |
RV Sports, Coimbatore | 0.33 | 16 |
Sparrow Chennai | 0.33 | 16 |
Sivagangai | 0.33 | 16 |
Best TN Badminton Academies – Senior & Junior
Academy | RARF | Rank |
Non TN | 17.80 | - |
HAP, Sivakasi | 16.54 | 1 |
Fireball, Chennai | 11.42 | 2 |
LNBA, Coimbatore | 6.71 | 3 |
Venkys, Coimbatore | 6.34 | 4 |
Harison Badminton Academy, Kanchipuram | 2.50 | 5 |
Battledore Badminton Academy, Namakkal | 2.00 | 6 |
ANOB, Namakkal | 1.43 | 7 |
Samarath, Chennai | 0.71 | 8 |
Pudhukottai | 0.71 | 8 |
Smashbounce, Chennai | 0.71 | 8 |
Match Point, Madurai | 0.50 | 9 |
Xburn, Chennai | 0.50 | 9 |
Trinity Kanymurai | 0.50 | 9 |
Best TN Badminton Academies – Singles
Academy | RARF | Rank |
Fireball, Chennai | 12.49 | 1 |
Venkys, Coimbatore | 7.37 | 2 |
Non TN | 6.04 | - |
HAP, Sivakasi | 4.64 | 3 |
ANOB, Namakkal | 1.90 | 4 |
Prowess Badminton Academy, Chennai | 1.19 | 5 |
LNBA, Coimbatore | 1.19 | 5 |
Japan Badminton Academy, Coimbatore | 1.07 | 6 |
Trinity, Chennai | 0.95 | 7 |
Samarath, Chennai | 0.71 | 8 |
Pudhukottai | 0.71 | 8 |
Smashbounce, Chennai | 0.71 | 8 |
ASR, Chennai | 0.59 | 9 |
Next Gen, Tirupur | 0.48 | 10 |
Myndz, Chennai | 0.48 | 10 |
Arakonam | 0.48 | 10 |
Kanchipuram | 0.48 | 10 |
KJLA, Karur | 0.48 | 10 |
Spark, Chennai | 0.48 | 10 |
Trinity Kanymurai | 0.48 | 10 |
Best TN Badminton Academies – Doubles
Academy | RARF | Rank |
HAP, Sivakasi | 13.82 | 1 |
Non TN | 13.57 | - |
LNBA, Coimbatore | 5.99 | 2 |
Fireball, Chennai | 2.58 | 3 |
Harison Badminton Academy, Kanchipuram | 2.50 | 4 |
Match point, Madurai | 2.33 | 5 |
Battledore Badminton Academy, Namakkal | 2.00 | 6 |
Venkys, Coimbatore | 1.58 | 7 |
Legends, Tirupur | 1.50 | 8 |
Trinity Kanymurai | 1.25 | 9 |
Onyx, Vellore | 1.00 | 10 |
KBA, Vellore | 0.67 | 11 |
Japan Badminton Academy, Coimbatore | 0.67 | 11 |
Arakonam | 0.67 | 11 |
Xburn, Chennai | 0.50 | 12 |
ANOB, Namakkal | 0.33 | 13 |
Sivagangai | 0.33 | 13 |
Next Gen, Tirupur | 0.33 | 13 |
Prowess Badminton Academy, Chennai | 0.33 | 13 |
Myndz, Chennai | 0.33 | 13 |
RV Sports, Coimbatore | 0.33 | 13 |
Sparrow Chennai | 0.33 | 13 |
Best TN Badminton Academies - International Progression
Academy | RARF | Rank |
Non TN | 14.31 | - |
Fireball, Chennai | 9.89 | 1 |
HAP, Sivakasi | 8.91 | 2 |
Venkys, Coimbatore | 3.44 | 3 |
LNBA, Coimbatore | 1.75 | 4 |
Match point, Madurai | 0.67 | 5 |
Legends, Tirupur | 0.67 | 5 |
An updated list will be available here soon.
Best TN Badminton Academies – Men’s & Boys
Best TN Badminton Academies – Women’s & Girls
Best TN Badminton Academies – Overall Ranking
Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn the basics or an advanced player aiming to compete at the highest levels, the TN academies offer the perfect environment to hone your skills and achieve your sporting goals.
Salient Points considered during the evaluation period:
The Relative Academy Ranking Framework (RARF) is used to grade the academy. The ranking is purely outcome-based on players' rank positions at different levels (not based on physical surveys and verification, studies on coaching profiles, infrastructure, sports amenities, or allied services).
As of the last week of November 2024, the TN State Ranking, BAI National Ranking, World/Asia Senior/Junior/Sub-Junior representation, and BWF Ranking at the period are taken into account to determine the cumulative points for the academies. The ranking points allocated to each player's performances at different levels of progression are categorized and added to the cumulative points of the academy. Top academies are listed based on the Relative Academy Ranking Framework (RARF) formula used to calculate the academy rank.
Players from Tamil Nadu who are training in academies located in other states are categorized as participants of academies outside Tamil Nadu (Non-TN) to study player movements across different levels.
Players from other states training in Tamil Nadu academies will not have their performances taken into account. RARF will actively encourage academies to attract players from other states/countries to move, and this will be included in the rankings in the future.
Evaluation is based on a statistical analysis of the rank positions of the players of the said period. Infrastructure, coaching expertise, hostel amenities, and other sports amenities are not physically or virtually verified.
RARF 2024 has a good understanding of players moving between academies throughout their careers. In the assessment month of November 2024, the presence of players at existing academies is being considered.
The academy's RARF score will be calculated based on the points allocated to the individuals based on their rank positions and representation.
Level | Singles | Doubles |
BWF 16 | 10000 | 7000 |
BWF 50 | 9000 | 6300 |
BWF 100 | 8000 | 5600 |
BWF 150 | 7000 | 4900 |
BWF 200 | 6000 | 4200 |
BWF 500 | 3500 | 2450 |
BWF J 16 | 8000 | 5600 |
BWF J 50 | 7000 | 4900 |
BWF J 100 | 6000 | 4200 |
BWF J 150 | 5500 | 3850 |
BWF J 200 | 4500 | 3150 |
BWF J 500 | 3000 | 2100 |
World Championship | 8000 | 5600 |
World Jr Champ | 5000 | 3500 |
Asia Jr Champ | 5000 | 3500 |
Asia Sub Junior | 4000 | 2800 |
National Top 16 Sr/Jr | 3000 | 2100 |
National Top 16 15/17 | 2500 | 1750 |
State Top 4 Sr/Jr | 3000 | 2100 |
State Top 4 15/17 | 2000 | 1400 |
An important outcome of the RARF 2024 is that just 20% of the top-performing players are training in different state academies. The migration rate stands at 14% for Doubles and 6% for Singles. Conversely, the migration rate is minimal at 2% in the sub-junior category, with significant movement observed in the senior and male categories.
Tamil Nadu’s badminton academies are playing a crucial role in developing the sport in the state. With their top-notch facilities, experienced coaches, and comprehensive training programs, these academies nurture the next generation of badminton champions. Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn the basics or an advanced player aiming to compete at the highest levels, the academies offer the perfect environment to hone your skills and achieve your sporting goals.
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