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 22, 2001
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		1		1
2		GE Fei/GU Jun		China		2		2
3		YIM Kyung Jin/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		3		3
4		QIN Yiyuan/GAO Ling		China		4		7
5		Etty TANTRI/Cynthia TUWANKOTTA		Indonesia		5		9
6		Haruko MATSUDA/Yoshiko IWATA		Japan		6		10
7		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		7		11
8		RA Kyung Min/CHUNG Jae Hee		Korea		8		15
9		Jae Hee Chung/Kyung Won Lee		Korea		10		18
10		Satomi IGAWA/Hiroko NAGAMINE		Japan		11		19
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		3		4
4		Kim Ji Hyun		Korea		4		5
5		YE Zhaoying		China		5		6
6		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		6		7
7		ZHOU Mi		China		8		8
8		Yasuko MIZUI		Japan		7		9
9		Yagiong Zeng		China		10		10
10		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		9		11
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		1		1
2		Flandi LIMPELE/Eng HIAN		Indonesia		2		2
3		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		3		4
4		Halim HARYANTO/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		5		5
5		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		4		6
6		Candra WIJAYA/Tony GUNAWAN		Indonesia		6		7
7		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		7		12
8		Ricky AHMAD SUBAGJA/Rexy MAINAKY		Indonesia		9		17
9		Che Kong Ma/Kwun Yuen Yau		Hong Kong		11		18
10		Khunakorn Sudhisodhi/Kitipon Kitikul		Thailand		8		20
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		-		-		1		2
2		JI Xinpeng		China		2		3
3		Hendrawan		Indonesia		3		4
4		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		4		5
5		M. Roslin HASHIM		Malaysia		5		6
6		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		6		7
7		Pulella GOPICHAND		India		7		10
8		Chen Hong		China		8		12
9		Hyun II Lee		Korea		9		13
10		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		11		14
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		1		2
2		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		2		5
3		Tri KUSHARYANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		3		6
4		CHEN Qiqiu/CHEN Lin		China		4		7
5		HA Tae Kwon/CHUNG Jae Hee		Korea		5		11
6		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Zelin RESIANA		Indonesia		6		12
7		LIU Yong/GE Fei		China		7		13
8		Agung Wahyu/Ermawati Emma		Indonesia		8		14
9		LEE Dong Soo/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		9		15
10		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		10		22
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.