In the men’ singles world Top 10, top ranked Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia is a massive 16000 points ahead of the player ranked second, China’s Chen Long. The player ranked 5 to 10 (Jan O JORGENSEN,Tien Minh NGUYEN,Tommy SUGIARTO,Boonsak PONSANA,WANG Zhengming,Marc ZWIEBLER ) all have between 50,000 and 60,000 points, showing how fierce the competition between them is. The performance of these players at the Denmark Open and France Open in October will have a direct effect on their world ranking,  

 

Apart from top ranked Li Xue Rui, the women’s singles player who is the focus of attention at present is young Intanon of Thailand. Just 18, she took the title at the Badminton World Championships in August, a win that sent her up to second in the world rankings. Many fans predict that, with her form continuing to be excellent this year, it is only a matter of time before she overtakes Li Xue Rui to be crowned world No.1.

 

 

Women’s doubles Top 10

 

The women’s doubles is still dominated by China’s Wang Xiao Li／Yu Yang, the pair enjoying a huge almost 20,000 lead over second ranked pair China’s Ma Jin／Tang Jin Hua. In fact, even if Ma／Tang win three Super Series tournaments in a row, they still might not be able to overtake Wang／Yu.