The latest BWF world rankings show the top-ranked players are: Men’s singles:Lee Chong Wei [MAS], Women’s singles: Li Xue Rui [CHN], Men’s doubles:Lee Yong Dae/ Yoo Yeon Seong [KOR], Women’s doubles: Bao Yi Xin/ Tang Jin Hua [CHN], Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/ Zhao Yun Lei [CHN].
The Top 10 players were almost all the leading players in various country teams at the September Asian Games. Asian Games success does not win any BWF ranking points but the players still did their best to win glory for their country and, in doing so, produced a number of exciting matches that thrilled audiences.
BWF Ranking │ October 23, 2014
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 Lee Chong Wei |
 Li Xuerui |
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Bao Yixin
TANG Jinhua
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Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
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2
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Chen Long |
Wang Shixian
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 Hendra Setiawan Mohammed Ahsan |
Tian Qing
Chnzhao Yunlei
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Xu Chen
Ma Jin
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3
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 Jan O Jorgensen |
Wang Yihan
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
 Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahasi
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Nielsen
Pedersen
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4
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Kenichi Tago
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Kim Gi Jung Kim Sa Rang |
Kamilla Rytter Juhl Chrinstinna Pedersen |
Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
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Tommy Sugiarto
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Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa |
Wan Xiaoli Yu Yang (F) |
 Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock |
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Saina Nehwal
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Reika Kakiiwa Miyuki Maeda |
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Wang Zhengming
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Chang Ye Na |
Sudket
Saralee
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8
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Hu Yun
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Fernaldi Kido |
Luo Ying Luo Yu |
Liu Cheng
Bao Yixin
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9
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TIAN Houwei |
Carolina MARIN
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Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan |
Kai Lu Yaqiong Huang |
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10
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Vittinghus
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P. V. Sindhu
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Thien How Hoon Wee Kiong Tan |
Maheswari
Polii
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Birgit Michels
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#23
Chen Hung Ling
Lu Chia Pin
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#12 Lee So Hee |
#30 Kim Gi Jung Kim So Young |
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Go Ah Ra Yoo Hae Won |
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#21
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Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa
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Check full ranking at : BWF World Ranking
South Korea team takes gold after a struggle against China
The men’s team final was the most dramatic of all Asian Games competitions with China, winners of all major competitions in recent years, up against South Korea, famous for impenetrable defense.
Top ranked pair in the men’s doubles Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong
Both teams were highly regarded before the match. South Korea has long excelled in men’s doubles and has three pairs in the Top 10 at present: Lee Yong Dae/ Yoo Yeon Seong at No. 1, Kim Ki Jung/ Kim Sa Rang at No. 4 and Ko Hyun Sung/ Shin Baek Choel (This year’s Badminton World Championship champions)at No. 6. This meant that China would have to do its best in the singles to increase the chance of final victory.
China’s No. 1 singles player Chen Long has beaten South Korea’s Shon Wan Ho almost every time they have played and usually by a large margin. However, in their match, Chen was pinned down by Shon from the start and ended up losing the match, seriously affecting the momentum of the Chinese team.
Shon Wan Ho won a key victory for his team
Although London Olympic games gold medalists Lin Dan and Cai Yun/ Fu Hai Feng fought back by defeating Lee Dong Keun and Kim Ki Jung/ Kim Sa Rang respectively, they were unable to stop South Korea marching on to a 3:2 victory and the gold medal.
2014 Asian Games medal table
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Korea |
China |
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Malaysia |
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Women's Team |
China |
Korea |
Japan |
India |
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Men's Singles |
Lin Dan
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Chen Long |
Wei Nan |
Lee Chong Wei |
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Women's Singles |
Wang Yihan
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Li Xuerui |
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Men's Doubles |
Hendra Setiawan Mohammed Ahsan |
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Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong |
Kim Ki Jung Kim Sa Rang |
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Women's Doubles |
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii |
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
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Woon Khe Wei Vivian Hoo Kah Mun |
Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
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Mixed Doubles |
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
Praveen Jordan
Debby Susanto
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Xu Chen
Ma Jin
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Battles that will set Europe alight
The two major badminton tournaments held in October are both in Europe, namely the Denmark Super Series Premier in the third week and the French Series in the fourth week.
The Denmark Super Series Premier came to an end on October 19, currently ranked 4th, “Indonesian Lightning” Tontowi Ahmad/ Liliyana Natsir finishing runners-up. In fact, their ranking is only based on points from nine tournaments. If they do well at the events in France Open, the points they bag are likely to send their ranking up one or two spots.
Indonesian Lightning Tontowi Ahmad/ Liliyana Natsir are ranked fourth in the mixed doubles at present
Final results of Denmark Open 2014
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Chen Long [2] |
21-19, 24-22 |
Son Wan Ho [7] |
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| WS |
Li Xuerui [1] |
21-17,22-20 |
Wang Yihan [3] |
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| MD |
Zhang Nan Fu Haifeng |
21-13,25-23 |
Lee Yong Dae [1] Yoo Yeon Seong |
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| WD |
Yu Yang [8]
Wang Xiaoli |
21-14, 21-14 |
Misaki Matsutomo [3] Ayaka Takahashi |
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| XD |
Xu Chen [3] Ma Jin |
22-20, 21-15 |
Tontowi Ahmad [4] Liliyana Natsir |
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