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 April 11, 2002
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		1		1
2		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		2		2
3		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		3		3
4		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		4		4
5		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		7		6
6		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		8		7
7		Eny Erlangga/Novita		Indonesia		9		9
8		ZHAO Tingting/ZHANG Yawen		China		5		10
9		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		6		11
10		LIM Pek Siah/ANG Li Peng		Malaysia		-		15
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHOU Mi		China		2		1
2		ZHANG Ning		China		1		2
3		GONG Ruina		China		3		3
4		Dai Yun		China		4		5
5		Wei Chen		China		5		6
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		6		7
7		HU Ting		China		8		9
8		Kaori MORI		Japan		7		10
9		GONG Zhichao		China		10		11
10		Sujitra EKMONGKOLPAISARN		Thailand		9		13
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		2		1
2		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		3		2
3		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		6		3
4		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		1		4
5		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		5		5
6		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		4		6
7		CHEN Rui/WANG Wei		China		9		8
8		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		-		13
9		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		8		15
10		Tony GUNAWAN/Halim HARYANTO		Indonesia		7		16
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Xia Xuanze		China		1		1
2		Bao Chunlai		China		7		2
3		LIN Dan		China		2		3
4		Chen Hong		China		3		4
5		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		6		5
6		Hyun II Lee		Korea		8		6
7		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		4		7
8		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		5		8
9		-		-		-		9
10		Pulella GOPICHAND		India		-		10
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		1		1
2		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		4		5
3		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		3		6
4		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		2		8
5		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		5		12
6		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		6		14
7		Zheng Bo/Zhang Yawen		China		7		18
8		Lee Jae Jin/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		-		22
9		SANG Yang/ZHAO Tingting		China		8		25
10		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		-		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.