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 February 27, 2003
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		1		1
2		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		2		3
3		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		4		4
4		WEI Yili/ZHAO Tingting		China		7		5
5		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		3		6
6		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		5		7
7		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		7		8
8		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		10		11
9		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		8		12
10		Chikako Nakayama/Keiko Yoshitomi		Japan		-		17
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHANG Ning		China		2		1
2		GONG Ruina		China		1		2
3		ZHOU Mi		China		3		3
4		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		4		4
5		XIE Xingfan		China		5		7
6		Dai Yun		China		6		8
7		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		8		9
8		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		7		10
9		HU Ting		China		-		21
10		Kaori MORI		Japan		10		24
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		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		4		6
4		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		3		7
5		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		5		8
6		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		6		9
7		Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA		Japan		7		14
8		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		8		16
9		Liu Kwok Wa/Njoto Albertus Susa		Hong Kong		9		19
10		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		10		26
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Chen Hong		China		1		1
2		Xia Xuanze		China		2		2
3		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		3		3
4		Hyun II Lee		Korea		8		5
5		Bao Chunlai		China		4		7
6		SHON Seung Mo		Korea		7		8
7		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		5		9
8		LIN Dan		China		6		10
9		Chen Yu		China		-		11
10		Ronald Susilo		Singapore		9		12
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		1		4
2		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		2		7
3		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		3		8
4		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		4		9
5		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		5		11
6		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		6		12
7		Norio IMAI/Chikako NAKAYAMA		Japan		8		19
8		Chen Qiqiu/Zhao Tingting		China		10		21
9		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		7		22
10		Anggun Nugroho/Eny Widiowati		Indonesia		9		23
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.