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 January 23, 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		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		3		4
4		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		4		5
5		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		5		6
6		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		6		7
7		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		7		8
8		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		8		13
9		Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing		Taipei		9		15
10		WEI Yili/ZHAO Tingting		China		10		16
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GONG Ruina		China		1		1
2		ZHANG Ning		China		2		2
3		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		3		3
4		ZHOU Mi		China		4		4
5		XIE Xingfan		China		5		6
6		Dai Yun		China		6		8
7		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		7		9
8		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		8		11
9		Sujitra EKMONGKOLPAISARN		Thailand		9		13
10		HU Ting		China		10		19
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		4
4		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		4		6
5		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		5		8
6		Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA		Japan		6		12
7		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		7		15
8		Liu Kwok Wa/Njoto Albertus Susa		Hong Kong		9		17
9		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		10		19
10		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		11		22
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		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		4		5
5		Bao Chunlai		China		5		7
6		LIN Dan		China		6		8
7		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		7		9
8		Boonsak POLSANA		Thailand		8		10
9		Ronald Susilo		Singapore		9		12
10		SHON Seung Mo		Korea		10		13
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		1		5
2		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		2		7
3		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		3		8
4		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		4		11
5		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		5		14
6		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		6		15
7		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		7		18
8		Norio IMAI/Chikako NAKAYAMA		Japan		8		21
9		LEE Jae Jin/HWANG Yu Mi		Korea		9		23
10		Anggun Nugroho/Eny Widiowati		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.