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 May 10, 2001
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		1		1
2		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		2		5
3		YIM Kyung Jin/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		3		6
4		GE Fei/GU Jun		China		4		7
5		QIN Yiyuan/GAO Ling		China		5		8
6		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		8		10
7		Kaori MORI/Megumi Aniike		Japan		7		11
8		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		9		12
9		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		6		13
10		Etty Tantri/Minarti Timur		Indonesia		10		16
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHOU Mi		China		1		2
2		GONG Ruina		China		2		3
3		GONG Zhichao		China		3		4
4		Dai Yun		China		5		6
5		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		4		9
6		ZHANG Ning		China		6		10
7		Kim Ji Hyun		Korea		8		13
8		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		7		16
9		LING Wan Ting		Hong Kong		9		17
10		Chunyu Tang		China		10		18
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Flandi LIMPELE/Eng HIAN		Indonesia		1		2
2		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		2		5
3		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		3		7
4		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		4		8
5		Tony GUNAWAN/Halim HARYANTO		Indonesia		5		9
6		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		6		10
7		Halim HARYANTO/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		7		11
8		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		8		12
9		Ma Che Kong/Yau Kwun Yuen		Hong Kong		9		14
10		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		10		17
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		M. Roslin HASHIM		Malaysia		1		2
2		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		2		3
3		Hyun II Lee		Korea		6		4
4		Chen Hong		China		3		5
5		-		-		5		6
6		Pulella GOPICHAND		India		4		7
7		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		7		8
8		JI Xinpeng		China		8		10
9		Hendrawan		Indonesia		9		11
10		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		10		12
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		5
3		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		2		6
4		CHEN Qiqiu/CHEN Lin		China		4		7
5		Tri KUSHARYANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		6		16
6		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		5		17
7		Tae kwon Ha/Jae Hee Chung		Korea		8		20
8		Agung Wahyu/Ermawati Emma		Indonesia		7		21
9		LIU Yong/Cheng Jiao		China		9		22
10		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Zelin RESIANA		Indonesia		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.