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 August 15, 2002
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		3		2
2		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		1		3
3		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		4		4
4		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		5		5
5		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		2		6
6		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		7		8
7		ZHAO Tingting/ZHANG Yawen		China		8		10
8		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		9		12
9		Eny Erlangga/Novita		Indonesia		6		13
10		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		10		15
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		2		2
2		ZHANG Ning		China		3		3
3		ZHOU Mi		China		1		4
4		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		6		5
5		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		5		6
6		Dai Yun		China		4		9
7		LING Wan Ting		Hong Kong		8		10
8		GONG Ruina		China		7		11
9		HU Ting		China		9		12
10		XIE Xingfan		China		10		13
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		1		2
2		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		2		3
3		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		3		5
4		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		4		6
5		CHEN Rui/WANG Wei		China		7		8
6		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		6		10
7		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		5		11
8		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		8		12
9		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		9		15
10		Norio IMAI/Hiroshi OHYAMA		Japan		10		21
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		2		1
2		Xia Xuanze		China		1		2
3		LIN Dan		China		3		3
4		Hyun II Lee		Korea		4		4
5		Bao Chunlai		China		5		6
6		SHON Seung Mo		Korea		7		7
7		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		8		8
8		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		9		9
9		Lee Tsuen Seng		Malaysia		10		10
10		Agus HARYANTO		Hong Kong		-		11
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		2		7
3		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		3		8
4		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		4		14
5		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		6		18
6		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		5		20
7		Zheng Bo/Zhang Yawen		China		7		24
8		Sudket PRAPAKAMOL/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		8		28
9		Chia-Hsin TSAI/Wen-Hsing CHEN		Taipei		10		30
10		WANG Chen/Albertus Susanto NJOTO		Hong Kong		11		32
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.