BWF World Rankings for November 2013 (announced on November 21)

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.
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2013 Hong Kong Open Finals Report

Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong beat world champions Ahsan／Setiawan on the way third time to bagging their third title 

At the last Super Series tournament of the year, the Hong Kong Open, the ROK’s Lee Yong Dae／ Yoo Yeon Seong once again defeated top seeds Ahsan／Setiawan before beating compatriots Kim Ki Jung／Kim Sa Rang in a three-game final to take the Hong Kong Open title. This success came soon after their title win at the China Open, and was their third title since they became a doubles pair. 

Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong

Lee／Yoo began playing together in October and showed how formidable a pairing they would be straight from the off when they defeated world champions  Ahsan ／Setiawan at the Denmark Open. The semi-final meeting between the two pairs at the Hong Kong Open was the third time they have gone head to head. 

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2013 Hong Kong Open Pre-tournament forecast

Battle to reach the 2013 finals! Tai Tzu Ying will do her best to stay in the top eight

Following the recently-concluded 2013 VICTOR China Super Series Premier, next up is the 2013 Hong Kong Open. The points garnered at the last Super Series event of the year will decide which players make the 2013 Super Series finals!

Tai Tzu Ying

In the men’s singles, VICTOR star Chou Tien-chen will play Japan’s Ueda Takuma. If he gets through the first round safely he will play No. 6 seed, Jorgensen of Denmark., For more information feel free to visit our website

China Completes Hat-trick; Sweet Revenge for Lee/Yoo, Ahmad/Natsir

The recently-paired Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong avenged their loss at the French Open quarterfinals to take the championship off Malaysia’s Hoon Thien How／Tan Wee Kiong at the VICTOR China Open. This was Lee’s sixth China Open title and counted as his 29th career Superseries win.

Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong

The Malaysians were the only team to have beaten the new Korean aces in their four-event partnership, cruising by a surprisingly comfortable scoreline of 21-13 21-10 in the quarterfinals in Paris just a fortnight ago. But this time it was the complete other way around as Lee and Yoo denied the first-time finalist with a victory of equal dominance of 21-13 21-12 in 34 minutes. for more information please feel free to visit our website

2013 China Open Day5：Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeon Seong Through to the Finals in Shanghai

Korea’s newly formed Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong outlasted third seeds Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa in the 19-21 21-19 21-11 opening match to Saturday’s semifinals.

Lee Yong Dae／Yoo Yeong Seong

Endo and Hayakawa were shut out by the top ranked Lee and Ko Sung Hyun in the men’s doubles title match of the China Masters earlier this year. However, this time they appeared well-prepared, though now by Lee’s side became Yoo Yeon Seong. The Japanese overcame the nerves to open with a 7-4 lead and never looked back to seize the first game 21-19 after some intense exchanges. For more information feel free to visit our website

2013 China Open Day4：Semifinals Line Up Set in Shanghai

Semifinal Line-ups were set at the VICTOR China Open on Friday. Yu Yang／Wang Xiaoli and Tontowi Ahmad／Liliyana Natsir will try to hold the flag for the World Champions in the women’s and mixed doubles divisions, as Ratchanok Intanon, who was seeded second this week, fell to seventh seed Wang Shixian.

Tontowi／Liliyana

World Champs and defending winners Yu Yang and Wang Xiao Li demolished Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Wen Hsing and Hsieh Pei Chen 21-5 21-6 in an eighteen-minutes gallop. The Chinese pair has only lost twice this entire season and will look to add the seventh title of 2013 to their tally on Sunday. For more information please feel free to visit our website

Mixed Giants Ahmad／Natsir, Zhang／Zhao Thunder into the Quarters

2013 VICTOR China Open - Day2

World champions Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir and world number 1 mixed doubles pair Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei marched onto the quarters of the VICTOR China Open Superseries Premier. The two teams have been clear stand-outs in 2013, sharing all ten Superseries event wins so far this season.

Liliyana natsir / Tontowi Ahmad

Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir reached their highest ranking at number two after a stellar year with a successful title defense at the All England Championships and claiming the victory at the BWF World Championships, plus another two in Singapore and India. for more information pleases visit our website

Lee and Yoo Remain Unbeaten against Top Seeds Ahsan/Setiawan

Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong of Korea, the pair that had won their debut tournament in Denmark Open last month, cruised through to the second round in the men’s doubles in the VICTOR China Open, after a 21-18 21-11 victory over top seeds Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.

Ahsan and Setiawan came with impeccable form in the mid-season, claiming four titles with a 19-match winning streak in the Superseries before it came to an end at Odense when they were defeated in the final in straights by the first-time pairing Lee and Yoo. For more information feel free to visit this article at our website

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BWF ranking for November 2013

Every month we will be posting up the current rankings for the badminton world. this months ranking are as follow and you can check the rest of the rankings on our webpage at BWF ranking for November

VICTOR becomes a designated equipment supplier for CCTV’s badminton contest Who is Badminton King?

Who is Badminton King? is a national badminton contest organized by CCTV in which amateur players from across China compete for the honor of finally being crowned Badminton King. VICTOR strove to be named a designated equipment supplier for this contest to be involved in this grand sporting event in China and to encourage more people to take up badminton, a high quality sport.

This Who is Badminton King? Will take place from November 2013 to March 2014 across China. There will be eight qualifying regions: Northeast, North, Northwest, Southwest, South China, East China and two made up of 20 indusrtry sports associations. More information can be found on VICTOR sport Badminton king