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 June 19, 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		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		3		6
4		Chikako Nakayama/Keiko Yoshitomi		Japan		4		7
5		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		5		8
6		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		6		9
7		Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing		Taipei		7		11
8		ZHANG Jiewen/YANG Wei		China		8		14
9		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		9		15
10		Iwata Yoshiko/Tai Miyuki		Japan		-		21
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		1		1
2		ZHANG Ning		China		2		2
3		GONG Ruina		China		3		4
4		XIE Xingfan		China		4		5
5		ZHOU Mi		China		5		8
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		6		9
7		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		7		11
8		Xu Huaiwen		China		8		14
9		Dai Yun		China		9		17
10		Tanaka MIHO		Japan		10		20
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		6
4		Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA		Japan		4		9
5		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		5		11
6		Nakao Shuichi/Sakamoto Shuichi		Japan		6		14
7		Yim Bang Eun/Kim Yong Hyun		Korea		7		18
8		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		8		20
9		Sudket PRAPAKAMOL/Patapol NGERNSRISUK		Thailand		9		21
10		Liu Kwok Wa/Njoto Albertus Susa		Hong Kong		10		31
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Chen Hong		China		1		1
2		Xia Xuanze		China		2		3
3		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		3		4
4		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		4		6
5		Ronald Susilo		Singapore		5		7
6		Sony Dwi Kuncoro		Indonesia		6		8
7		Agus HARYANTO		Hong Kong		7		9
8		Hyun II Lee		Korea		8		11
9		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		9		12
10		Boonsak POLSANA		Thailand		10		20
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		1		3
2		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		2		4
3		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		3		7
4		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		4		10
5		Chen Qiqiu/Zhao Tingting		China		5		11
6		Kim Yong Hyun/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		6		11
7		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		7		14
8		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		8		15
9		Anggun Nugroho/Eny Widiowati		Indonesia		9		16
10		Norio IMAI/Chikako NAKAYAMA		Japan		10		19
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.