In the latest BWF rankings released on July 4, the world’s top-ranked players in the five badminton disciplines were:men’s singles:Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia); women’s singles: Li Xue Rui (China); men’s doubles: Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae (ROK); women’s doubles: Wang Xiao Li/Yu Yang (China); mixed doubles: Xu Chen/Ma Jin (China.)
Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae open up a big gap and are firmly in place at No.1
In the highly competitive men’s doubles discipline, the ROK’s Ko Sung Hyun and Lee Yong Dae have not just been able to reach the top spot, they have also opened a massive 10,000 gap between them and second placed Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia. Looking back on their success since the start of 2013, it is clear their formidable reputation is well-deserved.
Leaving tournaments under BWF Level 3 (introduction of BWF Tournament Levels) in the first half of 2013, Ko/Lee took one Super Series Premier title, the Badminton Asia Championship and four runners-up spots in Super Series tournaments, an impressive haul indeed. In the two international tournaments in June alone, the Indonesia Open 2013 and Singapore Open 2013, they claimed two second places. Their high level of skill and steady performance drawing on rich competition experience has made them frequent winners and given them a very big lead at the top of the world rankings......Rankings
