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 July 18, 2002
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		1		1
2		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		2		3
3		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		3		4
4		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		4		5
5		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		5		6
6		ZHAO Tingting/ZHANG Yawen		China		6		10
7		Eny Erlangga/Novita		Indonesia		7		11
8		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		8		12
9		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		9		18
10		LIM Pek Siah/ANG Li Peng		Malaysia		10		19
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHOU Mi		China		1		2
2		ZHANG Ning		China		2		3
3		GONG Ruina		China		3		5
4		Dai Yun		China		4		6
5		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		5		7
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		6		9
7		HU Ting		China		7		10
8		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		8		11
9		XIE Xingfan		China		9		12
10		LING Wan Ting		Hong Kong		10		13
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		1		2
2		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		2		4
3		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		3		5
4		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		4		6
5		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		5		7
6		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		6		8
7		CHEN Rui/WANG Wei		China		7		11
8		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		8		12
9		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		9		17
10		Liu Kwok Wa/Njoto Albertus Susa		Hong Kong		10		23
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Xia Xuanze		China		1		1
2		LIN Dan		China		2		2
3		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		4		4
4		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		5		5
5		Bao Chunlai		China		3		6
6		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		6		7
7		Hyun II Lee		Korea		7		8
8		SHON Seung Mo		Korea		8		9
9		Chen Hong		China		10		10
10		Lee Tsuen Seng		Malaysia		9		11
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		1		1
2		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		2		7
3		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		3		11
4		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		4		16
5		Zheng Bo/Zhang Yawen		China		5		25
6		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		6		28
7		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		7		29
8		LEE Jae Jin/HWANG Yu Mi		Korea		8		31
9		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		9		32
10		SANG Yang/ZHAO Tingting		China		10		34
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.