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 17, 2003
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		1		1
2		WEI Yili/ZHAO Tingting		China		2		2
3		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		3		6
4		Chikako Nakayama/Keiko Yoshitomi		Japan		5		7
5		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		10		8
6		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		9		9
7		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		7		10
8		Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing		Taipei		8		11
9		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		4		13
10		ZHANG Jiewen/YANG Wei		China		6		14
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		2		1
2		ZHANG Ning		China		1		3
3		GONG Ruina		China		3		5
4		XIE Xingfan		China		4		6
5		ZHOU Mi		China		5		8
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		6		9
7		Dai Yun		China		8		10
8		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		7		12
9		Kaori MORI		Japan		9		20
10		Tanaka MIHO		Japan		-		23
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		1		1
2		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		2		3
3		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		3		6
4		Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA		Japan		6		9
5		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		4		10
6		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		5		13
7		Yim Bang Eun/Kim Yong Hyun		Korea		8		17
8		Nakao Shuichi/Sakamoto Shuichi		Japan		7		21
9		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		9		28
10		Sudket PRAPAKAMOL/Patapol NGERNSRISUK		Thailand		10		31
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Chen Hong		China		1		1
2		Xia Xuanze		China		2		4
3		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		3		5
4		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		4		6
5		Ronald Susilo		Singapore		5		8
6		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		6		9
7		Sony Dwi Kuncoro		Indonesia		7		11
8		Hyun II Lee		Korea		-		12
9		SHON Seung Mo		Korea		9		13
10		Agus HARYANTO		Hong Kong		11		14
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		1		3
2		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		2		4
3		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		3		8
4		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		7		10
5		Kim Yong Hyun/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		8		12
6		CHEN Qiqiu/CHEN Lin		China		4		12
7		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		5		14
8		Anggun Nugroho/Eny Widiowati		Indonesia		6		16
9		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		9		17
10		Norio IMAI/Chikako NAKAYAMA		Japan		10		19
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.