The top ranked players in the latest BWF world rankings were: Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei; women’s singles: Li Xue Rui, men’s doubles: Hendra Setiawan／Mohammad Ahsan, women’s doubles: Wang Xiao Li／Yu Yang; mixed doubles: Zhang Nan／Zhao Yun Lei.
| Men's Single | Women's Single | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles | |
| 1 |
 Lee Chong Wei |
 Li Xuerui |
 Hendra Setiawan Mohammed Ahsan |
Wan Xiaoli Yu Yang (F) |
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
| 2 |
Chen Long |
 Tatchanok Intaton |
 Ko Sung Hyun Lee Yong Dae |
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Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
| 3 |
Du Pengyu |
Wang Shixian |
 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
Ma Jin Tang Jinhua |
Nielsen Pedersen |
| 4 |
 Kenicihi Tago |
Sung Jy Hyun |
Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa |
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahasi |
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| 5 |
Tommy Sugiarto |
Wang Yihan |
Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan |
Jung Kyung Eun Kim Ha Na |
Peng Soon Chan Liu Ying Goh |
| 6 |
Jan O Jorgensen |
 Saina Nehwal |
Kien Keat Koo Boon Heong Tan |
Tiang Qing Zhao Yunlei |
Sudket Saralee |
| 7 |
Boonsak Ponsana |
 Julianne Schenk |
Kim Ki Jung Kim Sa Rang |
Bernadeth Pradipta |
 Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock |
| 8 |
 Tien Minh Nguyen |
Bae Yeon Ju |
 Lee Sheng Mu Tsai Chia Hsin |
Aroonkesorn Voravichitchaikul |
Muhammed Rijal Debby susanto |
| 9 |
 Hu Yun |
Tai Tzu Ying |
Thien How Hoon Wee Kiong Tan |
Jang Ye Na Kim So Young |
Praveen Jordan Vita Marissa |
| 10 |
Wang Zhengming |
Buranaprasertsuk |
Angga Pratama Ryan Saptura |
Reika Kakiiwa Miyuki Maeda |
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#28 Chou Tien Chen |
#24 Pai Hsiao Ma |
#31 Lee Yong Dae Yoo Yeon Seong |
#11 Lee So Hee Shing Seung Chan |
#11 Shin Baek Choel Jang Ye Na |
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#14 Ko A Ra Yoo Hae Won |
#12 Ku Sung Hyun Kim Ha Na |
Check full ranking at : BWF World Ranking
Badminton king Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia still reigns supreme at the top of the men’s singles rankings. Since the London Olympics in 2012 Lee’s main opponent Lin Dan of China has been absent from most major tournament so Lee has been unchallenged at the top of the rankings throughout 2013.
The ROK’s Sung Ji Hyun’s has risen to fourth in the world rankings
As for the women’s singles, Li Xui Rui who occupies the top spot, opened up a big lead over second ranked player Intanon of Thailand by winning the China Open in November. VICTOR stars Sung Ji Hyun, Bae Yeon Ju. and Tai Tzu Ying are ranked 4th, 8th and 9th respectively; each has improved on last year in terms of skill and world ranking.
As for the men’s doubles, there have been substantial changes in the world rankings. The ROK’s Le／Ko ended their partnership in September and so have slipped down the ranking as their points have dwindled. They have been replaced as the top ranked pair by Indonesia’s Hendra Setiawan／Mohammad Ahsan.
The ROK’s new popular men’s doubles pair Lee Yong Dae ／Yoo Youn Seong
Highly popular Lee Yong Dae is now partnered by ROK team captain Yoo Youn Seong. They took the title on their first outing at the Denmark Open in October, just like they were announcing “We are the top ROK men’s doubles pair”. They kept up their momentum and claimed the title at the China Open Super Series Premium. Their world ranking climbed from 97th to 31st in just four weeks and it will rise further when the points they bagged at the Hong Kong Open are added.
Other VICTOR stars ranked in the Top 10 are: the ROK’s Kim Ki Jung／Kim Sa Rang ranked at 7th in the men’s doubles; Chinese Taipei’s Lee Sheng Mu／Tsai Chia Hsin ranked at 8th in the men’s doubles;the ROK’s Jung Kyung Eun ／ Kim Ha Na ranked at 5th in the women’s doubles; the ROK’s Jang Ye Na／Kim So Yeong ranked at 9h in the women’s doubles; and Indonesia’s Tontowi Ahmad／Liliyana Natsir, ranked second in the mixed doubles.
Indonesia’s Liliyana Natsir／Tontowi Ahmad are ranked at No. 2 in the world
Tontowi Ahmad／Liliyana Natsir have performed brilliantly this year. After taking the Badminton World Championship title they took a first and a second place at the Denmark Open and China Open Super Series Premier. Their excellent results have allowed them to move closer and closer to top ranked pair China’s Zhang Nan／Zhao Yun Lei. If they can maintain this level of performance it can be expected that Tontowi Ahmad／Liliyana Natsir will overtake Zhang／Zhao in the first half of 2014 to claim number one spot in the BWF world rankings!
( Edit by VICTOR Badminton )
2013-10-31 |
2013-12-06 |
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