Hariyanto Arbi number one, Susi Susanti number two
Hariyanto Arbi number one, Susi Susanti number two
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Hariyanto Arbi climbed to number one
in the world after winning the Singapore Open in July, pushing
China's Dong Jiong into second place.
The International Badminton Federation (IBF) ranks China's
Sun Jun, the World Cup champion, third. Denmark's Olympic gold
medalist Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen, who won the Russia Open last
week, is fourth.
Despite losing to Ong Ewe Hock in the round-robin match of the
World Cup in Yogyakarta last month, Hari earned more points than
Dong, who was beaten by Indonesia's Indra Wijaya at the same
event.
Indonesia's Ardy B Wiranata is seventh, followed by Indra at
ninth, and Joko Suprianto in 11th place.
Antara reported that China's Ye Zhaoying is still number one
in the women's singles. Arch rival Susi Susanti of Indonesia,
who beat her in the World Cup, is second.
Indonesia's Mia Audina is fourth.
Men's doubles world champions Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto are
still on top despite their World Cup loss, while seniors Ricky
Subagdja/Rexy Mainaky, the Olympic gold medalists, are fourth.
Antonius/Denny Kantono are in the fifth spot.
In the women's doubles, China's strongest duo Ge Fei/Gu Jun
are top with Indonesia's Elysa/Zelin Resiana second.
Indonesian duo Deyana Lomban/Indarti Issoliana are in fourth
place.
In the mixed doubles China's Liu Yong/Ge Fei topped the ladder
with Indonesia's Tri Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur in second place.
IBF rankings (Indonesia unless stated):
Men's singles: 1. Hariyanto Arbi 292,86, 2. Dong Jiong (Chn)
285,44, 3.Sun Jun (Chn) 270,12, 4. Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Den)
251,38, 5. Peter Rasmussen (Den) 243,84, 6. Park Sung Woo (Kor)
229,50, 7. Ardy B Wiranata 229,38, 8. Peter Gade Christensen (Den)
223,05, 9. Indra Wijaya 222,46, 10. Hermawan Susanto 221,43
Women's singles: 1. Ye Zhaoying (Chn) 359,27, 2. Susi Susanti
328,02, 3. Gong Zhicao (Chn) 321,20, 4. Mia Audina 273,10, 5.
Camilla Martin (Den) 259,00, 6. Ra Kyung-min (Kor) 232,11, 7.
Dai Yun (Chn) 222,15, 8. Zhang Ning (Chn) 217,93, 9. Kim Ji Hyun
(Kor) 214,06, 10. Lee Jo Hyun (Kor) 203,69
Men's doubles: 1. Candra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto 352,20, 2. Lee
Dong-soo/Yoo Yong-sung (Kor) 349,78, 3. Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock
(Mas) 313,65, 4. Ricky Subagdja/Rexy Mainaky 299,73, 5. Denny
Kantono/Antonius 285,45
Women's doubles: 1. Ge Fei/Gu Jun (Chn) 452,75, 2. Elysa/Zelin
Resiana 329,10, 3. Qin Yiyuan/Tang Yongshu (Chn) 277,91, 4. Deyana
Lomban/Indarti Issoliana 255,23, 5. Helene Kikergaard/Rikke Olsen
(Den) 253,24
Mixed doubles: 1. Liu Yong/Ge Fei (Chn) 410,16, 2. Tri
Kusharjanto/Minarti Timur 315,26, 3. Jens Erikssen/Marlene Thomsen
(Den) 298,55, 4. Michael Soogard/Rikke Olsen (Den) 261,24, 5. Imam
Tohari/Emma Ermawati 223,27