JVC ASIAN BADMINTON RANKINGS

Here are this week is new JVC Asian Badminton Rankings. The JVC Asian Badminton Rankings act as the mechanism for developing the seedings at the annual JVC Asian Badminton Championships. Top seeds this year will receive a prize of USD 1,000 from JVC. These prizes will be given out at the JVC Asian Badminton Championships to all players finishing in the highest position on the JVC Asian Rankings and competing in the event therefore qualifying them as the number 1 seeded players at the JVC Asian Badminton Championships.

JVC ASIAN BADMINTON RANKINGS (Top 10 in Each Category) as of January 04, 2001
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		2		1
2		GE Fei/GU Jun		China		1		2
3		RA Kyung Min/CHUNG Jae Hee		Korea		3		5
4		YIM Kyung Jin/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		5		6
5		Etty TANTRI/Cynthia TUWANKOTTA		Indonesia		6		8
6		QIN Yiyuan/GAO Ling		China		4		9
7		Haruko MATSUDA/Yoshiko IWATA		Japan		8		11
8		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		7		12
9		Eliza Nathael/Deyana Lomban		Indonesia		9		14
10		CHEN Li-Chin/TSAI Hui-Min		Taipei		-		15
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GONG Zhichao		China		1		2
2		Dai Yun		China		2		3
3		GONG Ruina		China		5		4
4		-		-		6		6
5		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		9		7
6		YE Zhaoying		China		3		8
7		ZHOU Mi		China		4		9
8		LEE Kyung Won		Korea		7		10
9		Yasuko MIZUI		Japan		8		13
10		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		10		15
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Flandi LIMPELE/Eng HIAN		Indonesia		2		1
2		Candra WIJAYA/Tony GUNAWAN		Indonesia		1		2
3		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		3		3
4		Halim HARYANTO/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		6		4
5		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		4		6
6		Ricky AHMAD SUBAGJA/Rexy MAINAKY		Indonesia		7		9
7		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		5		10
8		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		8		12
9		CHEAH Soon Kit/YAP Kim Hock		Malaysia		9		15
10		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		10		16
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		3		1
2		JI Xinpeng		China		1		3
3		Hendrawan		Indonesia		2		4
4		-		-		4		5
5		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		5		6
6		Pulella GOPICHAND		India		7		7
7		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		6		10
8		M. Roslin HASHIM		Malaysia		10		11
9		Chen Hong		China		9		14
10		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		-		15
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Tri KUSHARYANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		1		3
2		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		2		5
3		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		3		7
4		CHEN Qiqiu/CHEN Lin		China		5		8
5		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Zelin RESIANA		Indonesia		4		9
6		LIU Yong/GE Fei		China		6		12
7		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		9		13
8		LEE Dong Soo/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		7		14
9		Agung Wahyu/Ermawati Emma		Indonesia		10		16
10		Yuzo KUBOTA/Haruko MATSUDA		Japan		-		19
JVC Asian Badminton Rankings are collected from the IBF's world rankings released weekly. Issued by International Management Group, Jakarta on behalf of the Asian Badminton Confederation. If you require more information, please contact Ms. Maya Hidajat of IMG Jakarta at Tel: (62-21) 526 8038, Fax: (62-21) 526 8039 or E-mail: mhidajat.