Ardy jumps 10 spots in world badminton rankings
Ardy jumps 10 spots in world badminton rankings
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian veteran Ardy B. Wiranata ranking has
jumped from 19th to ninth after his win in the Indonesian Open
last week in Surakarta, Central Java.
It was his second win this year after the Swedish Open in
March.
All England champion and World Championship winner Chinese
Dong Jiong remains the world's number one men's player in the
latest rankings released yesterday, despite his absence from the
Indonesian Open.
Indonesia's Marleve Mainaky, who was a finalist in last week's
Open, rose from 54th to 24th.
Indonesia's Joko Suprianto, who missed the Surakarta
tournament, is placed fifth and Hariyanto Arbi sixth.
Junior Budi Santoso is 10th, while Indra Wijaya is 15th,
followed by 1992 Olympic gold medalist Alan Budikusuma.
In the women's rankings, Indonesia Open champion Susi Susanti,
who retained her title for the sixth time, replaced China's Gong
Zhichao as the world's second top player. Gong dropped to third.
All England champion and World Championship winner Chinese Ye
Zhaoying, who missed the Indonesian Open, remained the world
number one.
Mia Audina was ranked sixth, behind Dane Camilla Martin.
Indonesia's men's doubles pair of Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto
remained on top following by Olympic gold medalists Ricky
Subagja/Rexy Mainaky.
Malaysian Olympic silver medalists Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock
dropped from second to third.
Chinese women's duo Ge Fei/Gu Jun stayed in the number one
spot, trailed by compatriots Qin Yiyuan/Tang Yongshu.
Indonesian Open winners Eliza/Zelin Resiana kept their number
three ranking.
In mixed doubles Indonesia's Tri Kusherjanto/Minarti Timur
were in the third position after Chinese Ge Fei/Liu Yong and
Danes Jens Eriksen/Marlene Thomsen.
Meanwhile Antara reported that Badminton Association of
Indonesia chairman Soerjadi said the association had to work to
overcome the limitations badminton faced in Indonesia.
"We lack facilities, communications and other things which can
influence our program and boost our athletes achievements," he
told officials of the associations West Sumatra branch in Padang
on Tuesday.
He called on officials to create programs which were
realistic.
"Don't make programs which are impossible to do," he said.
Leading rankings
Men's singles:
1. Dong Jiong (Chn) 308,60 point
2. Park Sung-woo (SKor) 270,21
3. Sun Jun (Chn) 266,50
4. Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Den) 265,40
5. Joko Suprianto (Ina) 264,42
6. Hariyanto Arbi (Ina) 262,67
7. Peter Rasmussen (Den) 257,91
8. Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Den) 233,36
9. Ardy B. Wiranata (Ina) 224,40
10. Budi Santoso (Ina) 221,72
Women's singles:
1. Ye Zhaoying (Chn) 361,06
2. Susi Susanti (Ina) 330,45
3. Gong Zhichao (Chn) 302,72
4. Wang Chen (Chn) 277,22
5. Camilla Martin (Den) 269,92
6. Mia Audina (Ina) 267,58
7. Zhang Ning (Chn) 251,40
8. Dai Yun (China) 244,24
9. Ra Kyung-min (SKor) 237,20
10. Kim Ji-hyun (SKor) 229,78