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 June 21, 2001
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		3		1
2		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		1		2
3		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		2		3
4		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		6		4
5		Kaori MORI/Megumi Aniike		Japan		4		6
6		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		5		8
7		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		7		9
8		YIM Kyung Jin/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		8		17
9		GE Fei/GU Jun		China		9		18
10		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		-		22
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHOU Mi		China		2		3
2		GONG Zhichao		China		3		3
3		GONG Ruina		China		2		3
4		ZHANG Ning		China		4		6
5		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		5		7
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		7		8
7		-		-		-		8
8		Dai Yun		China		9		12
9		Lidya DJAELAWIJAYA		Indonesia		-		14
10		LING Wan Ting		Hong Kong		-		18
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		2		2
2		Tony GUNAWAN/Halim HARYANTO		Indonesia		3		5
3		Flandi LIMPELE/Eng HIAN		Indonesia		1		6
4		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		7		7
5		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		9		8
6		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		10		9
7		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		8		10
8		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		-		11
9		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		4		13
10		Candra WIJAYA/Tony GUNAWAN		Indonesia		-		14
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		2		2
2		Chen Hong		China		3		3
3		Hendrawan		Indonesia		-		4
4		Hyun II Lee		Korea		4		5
5		Pulella GOPICHAND		India		5		6
6		M. Roslin HASHIM		Malaysia		1		7
7		-		-		7		8
8		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		6		9
9		JI Xinpeng		China		8		10
10		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		9		11
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		3		4
3		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		2		3
4		CHEN Qiqiu/CHEN Lin		China		4		8
5		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		5		9
6		LIU Yong/Cheng Jiao		China		8		11
7		Liu Kwok Wa/Koon Wai Chee L		Hong Kong		-		19
8		LEE Dong Soo/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		-		20
9		Tri KUSHARYANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		6		23
10		-		-		-		27
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.