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 March 14, 2002
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		1		1
2		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		3		2
3		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		2		3
4		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		4		6
5		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		5		8
6		Eny Erlangga/Novita		Indonesia		6		9
7		ZHAO Tingting/ZHANG Yawen		China		-		11
8		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		7		12
9		Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing		Taipei		8		14
10		Zhen Liu/Luxi Xiao		Singapore		10		16
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHOU Mi		China		1		1
2		ZHANG Ning		China		3		3
3		GONG Ruina		China		2		4
4		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		4		5
5		Dai Yun		China		6		6
6		GONG Zhichao		China		5		7
7		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		9		8
8		PI Hongyan		China		7		9
9		Kaori MORI		Japan		8		10
10		HU Ting		China		10		12
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		1		1
2		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		4		2
3		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		3		5
4		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		5		6
5		Tony GUNAWAN/Halim HARYANTO		Indonesia		2		9
6		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		6		12
7		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		-		13
8		Diju V/Thomas Sanave		India		10		15
9		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		7		16
10		Candra WIJAYA/Tony GUNAWAN		Indonesia		8		17
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Xia Xuanze		China		1		1
2		Chen Hong		China		2		2
3		LIN Dan		China		6		3
4		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		3		4
5		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		5		5
6		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		7		6
7		Bao Chunlai		China		-		7
8		Hyun II Lee		Korea		8		8
9		M. Roslin HASHIM		Malaysia		9		9
10		Agus HARYANTO		Hong Kong		-		10
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		5		3
2		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		1		5
3		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		2		6
4		Trikus Haryanto/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		4		7
5		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		3		12
6		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		6		16
7		Zheng Bo/Zhang Yawen		China		-		19
8		Liu Yong/Chen Lin		China		10		21
9		Liu Kwok Wa/Koon Wai Chee L		Hong Kong		8		24
10		CHEN Qiqiu/CHEN Lin		China		7		26
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.