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 24, 2003
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		WEI Yili/ZHAO Tingting		China		1		1
2		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		2		3
3		Chikako NAKAYAMA/Keiko YOSHITOMI		Japan		3		6
4		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		5		7
5		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		4		8
6		ZHANG Jiewen/YANG Wei		China		7		12
7		Iwata Yoshiko/Tai Miyuki		Japan		10		14
8		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		6		19
9		Jo Novita/Lita Nurlita		Indonesia		22		20
10		Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing		Taipei		9		21
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHANG Ning		China		2		1
2		GONG Ruina		China		3		3
3		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		1		4
4		ZHOU Mi		China		4		6
5		XIE Xingfan		China		5		7
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		6		9
7		Xu Huaiwen		China		8		14
8		Dai Yun		China		9		15
9		Tanaka MIHO		Japan		10		19
10		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		7		19
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		2		1
2		Ha Tae Kwon/Kang Kyung Jin		Korea		1		3
3		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		3		7
4		Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA		Japan		4		8
5		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		5		10
6		Yim Bang Eun/Kim Yong Hyun		Korea		6		16
7		Nakao Shuichi/Sakamoto Shuichi		Japan		7		17
8		Sudket PRAPAKAMOL/Patapol NGERNSRISUK		Thailand		8		19
9		Liu Kwok Wa/Njoto Albertus Susa		Hong Kong		9		24
10		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		10		32
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Chen Hong		China		1		1
2		Xia Xuanze		China		3		4
3		Sony Dwi Kuncoro		Indonesia		4		5
4		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		7		7
5		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		2		8
6		Ronald Susilo		Singapore		8		9
7		Hidetaka YAMADA		Japan		9		10
8		NG Wei		Hong Kong		15		11
9		Hyun II Lee		Korea		6		14
10		Agus HARYANTO		Hong Kong		5		10
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		1		1
2		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		4		7
3		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		2		8
4		Kim Yong Hyun/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		4		10
5		CHEN Qiqiu/ZHANG Jiewen		China		7		11
6		Norio IMAI/Chikako NAKAYAMA		Japan		8		12
7		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		3		14
8		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		5		16
9		Anggun Nugroho/Eny Widiowati		Indonesia		9		17
10		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		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.