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 October 10, 2002
Ladies' Doubles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		HUANG Nanyan/YANG Wei		China		1		1
2		GAO Ling/HUANG Sui		China		2		2
3		Raa Kyung Min/Lee Kyung Won		Korea		3		3
4		Zhang Jiewen/Wei Yili		China		4		4
5		Deyana Lomban/Vita Marisa		Indonesia		5		6
6		Saralee THUNGTHONGKAM/Sathinee CHANKRACHANGWONG		Thailand		6		8
7		Eny Erlangga/Novita		Indonesia		7		9
8		Hwang Yu Mi/Lee Hyo Jung		Korea		8		13
9		Shizuka YAMAMOTO/Seiko YAMADA		Japan		9		15
10		Chien Yu Chin/Cheng Wen Hsing		Taipei		10		19
Ladies' Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		ZHOU Mi		China		1		2
2		ZHANG Ning		China		2		3
3		Wang Chen		Hong Kong		3		4
4		GONG Ruina		China		4		5
5		Dai Yun		China		5		7
6		HU Ting		China		6		8
7		Sujitra EKMONGKOLPAISARN		Thailand		7		9
8		Kim Kyeung Ran		Korea		8		10
9		XIE Xingfan		China		9		11
10		Kanako YONEKURA		Japan		10		12
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		5
4		Choon Eng Chew/Chong Ming Chan		Malaysia		4		11
5		ZHANG Wei/ZHANG Jun		China		5		13
6		Liu Yong/Chen Qiqiu		China		6		17
7		CHEN Rui/WANG Wei		China		7		18
8		Tadashi OHTSUKA/Keita MASUDA		Japan		8		20
9		CHOONG Tan Fook/LEE Wan Wah		Malaysia		-		23
10		Candra WIJAYA/Sigit BUDIARTO		Indonesia		-		25
Men's Singles
JVC Ranking		Player Name		Country		Last Week		IBF Rank
1		Bao Chunlai		China		1		1
2		LIN Dan		China		2		2
3		ONG Ewe Hock		Malaysia		3		3
4		Chen Hong		China		4		4
5		Xia Xuanze		China		5		5
6		Ayob Sairul Amar		Malaysia		6		6
7		-		-		7		7
8		Chen Yu		China		8		8
9		Agus HARYANTO		Hong Kong		9		9
10		James Chua		Malaysia		10		10
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		7
3		Tri KUSHARJANTO/Emma Ermawati		Indonesia		3		8
4		Khunakorn SUDHISODHI/Saralee THUNTHONGKAM		Thailand		4		13
5		Bambang SUPRIANTO/Minarti TIMUR		Indonesia		5		15
6		OHTSUKA Tadashi/YAMAMOTO Shizuka		Japan		6		20
7		LEE Jae Jin/HWANG Yu Mi		Korea		7		21
8		Chia-Hsin TSAI/Wen-Hsing CHEN		Taipei		8		24
9		Norio IMAI/Chikako NAKAYAMA		Japan		9		29
10		CHEN Qiqiu/ZHANG Jiewen		China		10		31
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.