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 May 30, 2002
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		1		1
2		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		2		2
3		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		3		3
4		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		4		4
5		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		5		7
6		Eny Erlangga/Novita		Indonesia		6		10
7		CHEN Lin/JIANG Xuelian		China		8		11
8		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		7		13
9		ZHAO Tingting/ZHANG Yawen		China		9		17
10		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		10		18
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GONG Ruina		China		1		1
2		ZHOU Mi		China		2		2
3		ZHANG Ning		China		3		4
4		Dai Yun		China		5		6
5		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		5		8
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		6		9
7		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		7		10
8		HU Ting		China		10		13
9		LING Wan Ting		Hong Kong		8		17
10		XIE Xingfan		China		-		19
Men's Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HA Tae Kwon/KIM Dong Moon		Korea		2		2
2		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		1		3
3		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		3		4
4		LEE Dong Soo/YOO Yong Sung		Korea		4		6
5		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		5		7
6		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		6		8
7		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		7		9
8		CHEN Rui/WANG Wei		China		8		13
9		Khunakorn Sudhisodhi/Kitipon Kitikul		Thailand		9		16
10		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		10		19
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		Bao Chunlai		China		3		4
4		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		4		5
5		Marleve MAINAKY		Indonesia		6		6
6		Hyun II Lee		Korea		5		7
7		Chen Hong		China		7		8
8		Mohammad Hafiz Hashim		Malaysia		9		9
9		Hendrawan		Indonesia		10		10
10		SHON Seung Mo		Korea		8		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		3		9
3		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		2		11
4		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		4		12
5		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		5		15
6		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		6		19
7		LEE Jae Jin/HWANG Yu Mi		Korea		8		24
8		Zheng Bo/Zhang Yawen		China		7		26
9		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		9		27
10		SANG Yang/ZHAO Tingting		China		10		32
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.