10 GREATEST MEN'S SINGLES PLAYER IN THE 80S

• Ini adalah senarai 10 pemain perseorangan lelaki terbaik dunia era 1980an. 

• Pemilihan dibuat berdasarkan pencapaian mereka di 7 kejohanan Grand Slam badminton iaitu All England, World Championships, World Cup, World Grand Prix Finals, Asian/European Championships, Asian Games dan Thomas Cup. 

Luan Jin (CHN)

1982 Thomas Cup champion

1983 World Grand Prix Finals gold medalist

1983 All England champion

1 Open title

Morten Frost (DEN)

1982, 1984, 1986, 1987 All England champion

1984 World Grand Prix Finals gold medalist

1984, 1986 European Championships gold medalist

1985, 1986 World Cup silver medalist

1985, 1987 World Championships silver medalist

29 Open titles

Han Jian (CHN)

1982 Asian Games gold medalist

1982, 1986 Thomas Cup champion

1983, 1984 World Cup gold medalist

1985 World Championships gold medalist

1985 World Grand Prix Finals gold medalist

3 Open titles

Yang Yang (CHN)

1985 Asian Championships silver medalist

1986 World Grand Prix Finals gold medalist

1986 Asian Games silver medalist

1986, 1988 Thomas Cup champion

1987, 1989 World Championships gold medalist

1988 Olympic Games gold medalist (demonstration)

1988, 1989 World Cup gold medalist

1989 All England champion

8 Open titles

Liem Swie King (INA)

1980, 1983 World Championships silver medalist

1981 All England champion

1982 World Cup gold medalist

1982 Asian Games silver medalist

1984 Thomas Cup champion

1984 World Grand Prix Finals silver medalist

3 Open titles

Icuk Sugiarto (INA)

1983 World Championships gold medalist

1984 Thomas Cup champion

1985, 1986 World Cup gold medalist

1987 All England runner-up
1989 Sudirman Cup champion

11 Open titles

Prakash Padukone (IND)

1980 All England champion

1981 World Cup gold medalist

1983 World Championships bronze medalist

5 Open titles

Zhao Jianhua (CHN)

1985 All England champion

1985 Asian Championships gold medalist

1986 Asian Games gold medalist

1987 World Cup gold medalist

1987 World Championships bronze medalist

1988 Thomas Cup champion

6 Open titles

Xiong Guobao (CHN)

1986, 1988 Thomas Cup champion

1987, 1989 World Grand Prix Finals gold medalist

1988 Asian Championships gold medalist

10 Open titles

Misbun Sidek (MAS)

1982 World Cup silver medalist

1983 World Grand Prix Finals bronze medalist

1985 Asian Championships bronze medalist

1986 All England runner-up

1988 Thomas Cup runner-up

8 Open titles