Following is a list of notable players (winners of the main tour title, and/or part of the BWF Rankings top 100 for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional badminton, during the 2025 season: •
Linda Efler (born 23 January 1995 in Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) reached a career-high ranking of No. 12 in the mixed doubles on 5 July 2018. She announced her retirement on 2 December 2024. The
2025 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships was her last tournament. •
Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984 in Pemalang, Central Java, Indonesia) reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in the men's doubles on 27 September 2007. He became Olympic champion in 2008 and is also a 4-time World Champion. He announced his retirement on 3 December 2024. The
2025 Indonesia Masters was his last tournament. •
Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987 in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia) reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in the men's doubles on 21 November 2013. He was a 3-time World Champion. He announced his retirement on 10 December 2024 following his partner Hendra Setiawan. The
2025 Indonesia Masters was his last tournament. •
Vivian Hoo (born 19 March 1990 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) reached a career-high ranking of No. 9 in the women's doubles on 19 November 2015. She has won two
Commonwealth Games gold medals with different partners in the
2014 Glasgow and
2018 Gold Coast. The
2025 Malaysia Open was her last tournament. •
Gregory Mairs (born 7 December 1994 in Manchester, England) reached a career high of world number 28 in the mixed doubles on 17 January 2023. He announce his retirement through his YouTube channel, Badminton Insight in March 2023, and the
2025 All England Open was his last tournament. •
Jenny Mairs (born 31 August 1995 in Chester, Cheshire, England) reached a career high of world number 28 in the mixed doubles on 17 January 2023. Together with Gregory Mairs, she announce her retirement through their YouTube channel, Badminton Insight in March 2023, and the
2025 All England Open was her last tournament. •
Yoshinori Takeuchi (born 8 October 1992 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) reached a career-high ranking of No. 26 in the men's doubles on 19 September 2023. He announced his retirement via Instagram on 28 March 2025. The
2024 Thailand International was his last tournament. •
Yuki Kaneko (born 22 July 1994 in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan) reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in men's doubles on 12 July 2018 and No. 12 in mixed doubles on 27 December 2022. The BIPROGY badminton team announced Kaneko's retirement on 31 March 2025. The
2024 Japan Open was his last tournament. •
Jessica Tan (born 16 July 1993 in Singapore) reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in mixed doubles on 3 January 2023. She announced her retirement on 11 April 2025. The
2024 Macau Open was her last tournament. •
Loh Kean Hean (born 12 March 1995 in Penang, Malaysia) reached a career-high ranking of No. 22 in men's doubles on 27 December 2022. He announced his retirement on 4 May 2025. The
2025 Singapore International was his last tournament. •
Tai Tzu-ying (born 20 June 1994 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) reached a career-high ranking of No.1 in women's singles on 1 December 2016, and last for a record-long 214 weeks. She was the silver medalist of
2020 Summer Olympics, and the
2021 World Championships. Also an
Asian Games winner, thrice the champion of
Badminton Asia Championships, 4-times end-of-the-year finals winner, and 3 times
All England Open winner. She announced her retirement via her Instagram on 7 November 2025. The
2024 China Open was her last tournament. == References ==