Latest BWF World Rankings (announced 10/23)

Latest BWF World Rankings (announced 10/23)

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

Men's Single Women's Single Men's Doubles Women's Doubles Mixed Doubles
1
Lee Chong Wei
Li Xuerui

Lee Yong Dae
Yoo Yeon Seong

Bao Yixin
TANG Jinhua
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
2
Chen Long

Wang Shixian
Hendra Setiawan
Mohammed Ahsan

Tian Qing
Chnzhao Yunlei
Xu Chen

Ma Jin
3
Jan O Jorgensen

Wang Yihan
Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen

Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahasi

Nielsen
Pedersen
4

Kenichi Tago

Sung Jy Hyun
Kim Gi Jung
Kim Sa Rang
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Chrinstinna Pedersen
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
5

Tommy Sugiarto

Bae Yeon Ju
Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa
Wan Xiaoli
Yu Yang (F)
Chris Adcock
Gabrielle Adcock
6

Son Wan Ho

Saina Nehwal

Ko Sung Hyun
Shin Baek Choel
Reika Kakiiwa
Miyuki Maeda

KO Sung Hyun
Kim Ha Na
7

Wang Zhengming
Ratchanok Intanon

Lee Sheng Mu
Tsai Chia Hsin
Chang Ye Na

Kim So Young
Sudket

Saralee
8

Hu Yun
Tai Tzu Ying
Fernaldi
Kido
Luo Ying
Luo Yu

Liu Cheng
Bao Yixin
9
TIAN Houwei

Carolina MARIN
Liu Xiaolong
Qiu Zihan

Jung Kyung Eun
Kim Ha Na
Kai Lu
Yaqiong Huang
10

Vittinghus

P. V. Sindhu
Thien How Hoon
Wee Kiong Tan

Maheswari
Polii
Michael Fuchs

Birgit Michels

#13

Chou Tien Chen
#23


Chen Hung Ling
Lu Chia Pin #12

Lee So Hee

Shing Seung Chan #30

Kim Gi Jung
Kim So Young





#14

Go Ah Ra
Yoo Hae Won






#21

Cheng Wen Hsing
Hsieh Pei Chen





#22


Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa


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

Team Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
Team
Korea
China

Chinese Taipei
Malaysia
Women's
Team
China
Korea
Japan
India
Individual Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
Singles

Lin Dan
Chen Long
Wei Nan
Lee Chong Wei
Women's
Singles

Wang Yihan
Li Xuerui

Bae Yeon Ju

Tai Tzu Ying
Men's
Doubles
Hendra Setiawan
Mohammed Ahsan

Lee Yong Dae
Yoo Yeon Seong
Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong
Kim Ki Jung
Kim Sa Rang
Women's
Doubles
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii

Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Woon Khe Wei
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun

Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
Mixed
Doubles
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir

Praveen Jordan
Debby Susanto

Xu Chen
Ma Jin


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


Event WINNER Scores RUNNER-UP

MS Chen Long [2] 21-19, 24-22 Son Wan Ho [7]


WS Li Xuerui [1] 21-17,22-20 Wang Yihan [3]


MD Zhang Nan
Fu Haifeng 21-13,25-23 Lee Yong Dae [1]
Yoo Yeon Seong


WD
Yu Yang [8] Wang Xiaoli 21-14, 21-14 Misaki Matsutomo [3]
Ayaka Takahashi


XD Xu Chen [3]
Ma Jin 22-20, 21-15 Tontowi Ahmad [4]
Liliyana Natsir







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