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 15, 2001
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		1		1
2		YIM Kyung Jin/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		3		3
3		GE Fei/GU Jun		China		2		2
4		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		7		7
5		Haruko MATSUDA/Yoshiko IWATA		Japan		6		9
6		QIN Yiyuan/GAO Ling		China		4		10
7		Etty Tantri/Minarti Timur		Indonesia		5		11
8		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		-		14
9		Satomi IGAWA/Hiroko NAGAMINE		Japan		9		16
10		Jae Hee Chung/Kyung Won Lee		Korea		10		17
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GONG Zhichao		China		1		2
2		Dai Yun		China		2		3
3		ZHOU Mi		China		7		4
4		GONG Ruina		China		3		5
5		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		6		7
6		Kim Ji Hyun		Korea		4		8
7		YE Zhaoying		China		5		10
8		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		10		11
9		Yasuko MIZUI		Japan		8		13
10		Lidya DJAELAWIJAYA		Indonesia		-		10
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Flandi LIMPELE/Eng HIAN		Indonesia		2		1
2		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		5		3
3		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		1		4
4		Ha Tae Kwon/Kang Kyung Jin		Korea		3		7
5		Halim HARYANTO/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		4		8
6		Candra WIJAYA/Tony GUNAWAN		Indonesia		6		9
7		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		7		12
8		Che Kong Ma/Kwun Yuen Yau		Hong Kong		9		17
9		Tony GUNAWAN/Halim HARYANTO		Indonesia		-		18
10		Ricky AHMAD SUBAGJA/Rexy MAINAKY		Indonesia		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		Pulella GOPICHAND		India		7		5
5		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		4		6
6		M. Roslin HASHIM		Malaysia		5		7
7		Chen Hong		China		8		8
8		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		6		10
9		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		10		12
10		Hyun II Lee		Korea		9		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		CHEN Qiqiu/CHEN Lin		China		4		6
4		Tri KUSHARYANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		3		8
5		Agung Wahyu/Ermawati Emma		Indonesia		8		10
6		Tae kwon Ha/Jae Hee Chung		Korea		5		11
7		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Zelin RESIANA		Indonesia		6		13
8		LEE Dong Soo/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		9		16
9		LIU Yong/GE Fei		China		7		17
10		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		10		24
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.