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 November 21, 2002
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		2		1
2		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		1		2
3		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		3		4
4		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		4		5
5		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		5		6
6		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		6		8
7		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		7		12
8		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		8		13
9		Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing		Taipei		10		14
10		Eny Erlangga/Novita		Indonesia		9		15
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		2		1
2		ZHOU Mi		China		3		2
3		GONG Ruina		China		1		4
4		ZHANG Ning		China		4		5
5		XIE Xingfan		China		5		6
6		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		8		6
7		Dai Yun		China		6		7
8		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		7		11
9		Sujitra EKMONGKOLPAISARN		Thailand		9		13
10		HU Ting		China		10		17
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		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		3		6
4		Pramote TEERAWIWATANA/Tesana PANVISVAS		Thailand		5		7
5		ZHANG Wei/CHEN Qiqiu		China		4		10
6		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		-		12
7		Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA		Japan		8		16
8		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Patapol NGERNSRISUK		Thailand		9		18
9		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		6		22
10		Liu Kwok Wa/Njoto Albertus Susa		Hong Kong		10		23
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Chen Hong		China		1		1
2		Xia Xuanze		China		4		2
3		Taufik Hidayat		Indonesia		10		3
4		Bao Chunlai		China		2		4
5		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		3		5
6		WONG Choong Hann		Malaysia		5		7
7		SHON Seung Mo		Korea		6		9
8		LIN Dan		China		7		10
9		James Chua		Malaysia		-		11
10		Hyun II Lee		Korea		8		13
Mixed Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		KIM Dong Moon/RA Kyung Min		Korea		1		4
2		Nova Widianto/Vita Marissa		Indonesia		2		6
3		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		3		9
4		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		5		13
5		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		4		15
6		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		6		17
7		ZHANG Jun/GAO Ling		China		-		18
8		LEE Jae Jin/HWANG Yu Mi		Korea		7		20
9		Anggun Nugroho/Eny Widiowati		Indonesia		8		21
10		Norio IMAI/Chikako NAKAYAMA		Japan		10		22
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.