BWF Rankings-released on March 14, 2013

2013-03-19

After the addition of points won at the All-England 2013, the top ranked players in the BWF World Rankings released on March 14 were: Men’s Singles-Lee Chong Wei; Women’s Singles-Li Xue Rui; Men’s Doubles-Boe/ Mogensen; Women’s Doubles-Yu Yang/ Wang Xiao Li; Mixed Doubles-Xu Chen/ Ma Jin  
 
Lee Yong Dae
 
Many up-and-coming players and new partnerships tried their best to win some points in the two recent tournaments- the German Open and the All-England, because a big points haul would allow them to leap up the BWF Rankings .
 
German Open Badminton Championships (Feb.26-March 3)-China dominates the single, South Korea the doubles
At the German Open 2103, China’s Liu Xiao Long/ Qiu Zi Han beat hot favorites to take the title, South Korea’s Lee Yong Dae/ Ko Sung Hyun, in the semi-finals, allowing China to book the men’s doubles first and second placed berths in advance and leading many onlookers to think that China was heading for a four-title haul. However, the South Korean team, renowned for its doubles play, showed their thirst and determination for victory; Not only did women’s doubles pair Jung Kyung Eun/ Kim Ha Na come from behind to take out Ma Jin/ Tang Jin Hua, Shin Baek Choel/ Jang Ye Na,actually playing in a tournament for the first time as a pair, were also able to win the mixed doubles title, once again showing badminton super power China that South Korea is their biggest at present.      
 
Final resultsof German Open 2103:
  WINNER Score RUNNER-UP
MD
Chai Biao [6]
Hong Wei
21-10 , 21-14 Liu Xiao Long
Qiu Zi Han [7] 
MS Chen Long [1] 21-17, 21-11 Tommy Sugiarto[8] 
WD KIM Ha Na [3]
JUNG Kyung Eun
11-21, 21-14, 21-13 Ma Jin [5]
Tang Jin Hua
WS Wang Yi Han [2] 21-14, 21-13 Schenk [3]
XD
Shin Baek Choel
Jang Ye Na
21-19, 19-21, 24-22 Kristiansen
Houmann
 
Ahmad/ Natsir
 
All England Open Badminton Championships (March 5-10)-Tine Baun’s perfect swansong
Soon after the start of the All-England Open Badminton Championships 2013, the phenomenon of “killing seeds” appeared, leaving many fans in disbelief. Olympic women’s singles gold medal winner in London Li Xue Rui and  fancied doubles pairs Lee Yong Dae/ Ko Sung Hyun, Boe/ Mogensen, Cai Yu/ Fu Hai Feng and Koo Kien Keat/ Tan Boon Heong all crashed out in the third or second round.
The queen of German badminton, Tine Baun, had announced that she would retire as a player after the All-England so her fans were all hoping for a victory in her last tournament. Baun didn’t let them down as she beat op younger players including S. Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun and Thailand’s Inthanon Ratchanok on her way to the title, bringing her career to a perfect end.
 
Another focus of attention at the All-England was Indonesia’s mixed doubles pair Ahmad/ Natsir, currently ranked second in the world. This was their first tournament since changing sponsor and many fans were worried that using new rackets and shoes would affect their performance. However, there was no need for concern as they put in a brilliant performance and successfully defended their All-England title, in the process giving a big thumbs-up to VICTOR’s premium rackets and shoes. 
 
Finals results of All-England Open 2013:
  WINNER Score RUNNER-UP
WD
Yu Yang [1]
Wang Xiao Li
21-18 , 21-10 Cheng Shu
Zhao Yun Lei
MD Liu Xiao Long
Qiu Zi Han
21-11 , 21-9 Endo
Hayakawa [4]
WS Tine Baun [7] 21-14 , 16-21 , 21-10 Inthanon Ratchanok [8]
MS Chen Long [2] 21-17 , 21-18 Lee Chong Wei [1]
XD 21-13 , 21-17 Zhang Nan [5]
Zhao Yun Lei
 
 
BWF World Rankings to 3/14/2013
Men's singles
Rank Country Player Points
1 LEE Chong Wei 92199.8476
2 CHEN Long 89250.3161
3 DU Pengyu 63416.3100
4 Sony Dwi KUNCORO 61230.0000
5 CHEN Jin 60422.9100
6 HU Yun 56330.0000
7 PARUPALLI Kashyap
54940.0000
8 Jan O JORGENSEN 54557.4839
9 Tien Minh NGUYEN 53870.0000
10 Kenichi TAGO 52999.9075
 
 
Women's singles
Rank Country Player Points
1 LI Xuerui 87716.7153
2 Saina NEHWAL 80870.0000
3 WANG Yihan 74502.7491
4 Juliane SCHENK 73373.5663
5 69371.3577
6 Tine BAUN 66029.4782
7
WANG Shixian
65002.1240
8 Ratchanok INTANON 64834.7954
9
Minatsu MITANI
55200.0000
10 TAI Tzu Ying 53353.3262
 
 
Men's doubles
Rank Country Player Points
1
Mathias BOE
Carsten MOGENSEN
80743.6999
2
Kien Keat KOO
Boon Heong TAN
75553.4586
3
70392.9684
4
Hiroyuki ENDO
Kenichi HAYAKAWA
70263.0683
5
KIM Ki Jung
KIM Sa Rang
63520.0000
6
HONG Wei
SHEN Ye
56956.0000
7
Thien How HOON
Wee Kiong TAN ~
53230.0000
8
Bodin ISSARA
Maneepong JONGJIT
52550.0000
9
LIU Xiaolong
QIU Zihan
51690.0000
10
CAI Yun
FU Haifeng
50452.2445
 
 
Women's doubles
Rank Country Player Points
1
WANG Xiaoli
YU Yang (F)
73635.8944
2
Misaki MATSUTOMO
Ayaka TAKAHASHI
64420.0000
3
Kamilla RYTTER JUHL
Christinna PEDERSEN
63166.3355
4
Shizuka MATSUO
Mami NAITO
63163.2250
5
TIAN Qing
ZHAO Yunlei
62357.1916
6
BAO Yixin
ZHONG Qianxin
59920.0000
7
EOM Hye Won
JANG Ye Na
58391.5667
8
Miyuki MAEDA
Satoko SUETSUNA
55400.0000
9 53678.3130
10
Duanganong AROONKESORN
Kunchala VORAVICHITCHAIKUL
52964.8389
 
 
Mixed doubles
Rank Country Player Points
1
XU Chen
MA Jin
89200.0000
2 82050.0000
3
ZHANG Nan
ZHAO Yunlei
76690.0000
4
Joachim FISCHER NIELSEN
Christinna PEDERSEN
71929.0000
5
Peng Soon CHAN
Liu Ying GOH
71300.0000
6
Sudket PRAPAKAMOL
Saralee THOUNGTHONGKAM
69490.0000
7
Robert MATEUSIAK
Nadiezda ZIEBA *
55140.0000
8
Muhammad RIJAL
Debby SUSANTO
54070.0000
9
Fran KURNIAWAN
Shendy Puspa IRAWATI
48300.0000
10
Markis KIDO
Pia Zebadiah BERNADETH
47790.0000

( Edit by VICTOR Badminton )