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 24, 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		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		5		6
4		Kaori MORI/Megumi Aniike		Japan		7		8
5		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		6		9
6		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		-		10
7		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		9		11
8		YIM Kyung Jin/LEE Hyo Jung		Korea		3		12
9		GE Fei/GU Jun		China		4		14
10		Carmelita/Deyana Lomban		Indonesia		-		20
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		5
4		ZHANG Ning		China		6		8
5		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		5		11
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		8		13
7		LING Wan Ting		Hong Kong		9		14
8		Chunyu Tang		China		-		17
9		Yagiong Zeng		China		-		18
10		Kaori MORI		Japan		-		19
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Flandi LIMPELE/Eng HIAN		Indonesia		1		3
2		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		2		5
3		Tony GUNAWAN/Halim HARYANTO		Indonesia		5		6
4		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		4		7
5		Halim HARYANTO/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		7		9
6		MA Che Kong/Yau Kwun Yuen		Hong Kong		9		11
7		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		3		13
8		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		10		14
9		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		6		16
10		Ha Tae Kwon/Kang Kyung Jin		Korea		8		20
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		Chen Hong		China		4		4
4		Hyun II Lee		Korea		3		5
5		Pulella GOPICHAND		India		6		6
6		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		7		7
7		-		-		5		9
8		JI Xinpeng		China		8		10
9		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		10		12
10		XIAO Hui		China		-		13
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		1		2
2		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		3		5
3		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		2		5
4		CHEN Qiqiu/CHEN Lin		China		4		7
5		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		6		16
6		Tri KUSHARYANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		5		19
7		Agung Wahyu/Ermawati Emma		Indonesia		8		20
8		LIU Yong/Cheng Jiao		China		9		21
9		Tae kwon Ha/Jae Hee Chung		Korea		7		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.