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 March 20, 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		WEI Yili/ZHAO Tingting		China		3		4
4		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		5		5
5		ZHANG Jiewen/YANG Wei		China		4		7
6		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		6		8
7		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		7		10
8		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		8		11
9		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		9		12
10		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		-		15
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHANG Ning		China		1		1
2		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		2		2
3		GONG Ruina		China		3		3
4		ZHOU Mi		China		4		4
5		XIE Xingfan		China		5		5
6		Dai Yun		China		7		8
7		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		6		9
8		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		8		10
9		Kaori MORI		Japan		10		16
10		HU Ting		China		9		24
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		2		1
2		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		1		3
3		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		4		4
4		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		3		5
5		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		5		9
6		Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA		Japan		6		11
7		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		7		15
8		Nakao Shuichi/Sakamoto Shuichi		Japan		9		19
9		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		8		23
10		Yim Bang Eun/Kim Yong Hyun		Korea		-		30
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Chen Hong		China		1		1
2		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		2		2
3		Xia Xuanze		China		3		3
4		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		5		6
5		Hyun II Lee		Korea		4		7
6		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		-		8
7		Boonsak POLSANA		Thailand		6		9
8		Lee Tsuen Seng		Malaysia		-		10
9		Bao Chunlai		China		8		12
10		SHON Seung Mo		Korea		7		13
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		1		3
2		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		2		6
3		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		4		8
4		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		5		9
5		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		6		14
6		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		3		14
7		Chen Qiqiu/Zhao Tingting		China		8		17
8		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		9		19
9		Anggun Nugroho/Eny Widiowati		Indonesia		10		22
10		Norio IMAI/Chikako NAKAYAMA		Japan		7		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.