MIA AUDINA TOPS WORLD BADMINTON WOMEN'S SINGLES RANKINGS
by the staff of YANG YANG Badminton Equipment

November 7, 1996 (New Shuttlenws) - Indonesian teenage prodigy Mia Audina leads the world's badminton women's singles players in the October 29 rankings published by the International Badminton Federation.

Compatriot Susi Susanti sits in the second spot followed by Korean Bang Soo Hyun, the Olympic gold medalist, in third.

Denmark's Camilla Martin is the top European in the rankings at number 5, just behind world champion Ye Zhaoying of China.

Canadian veteran Denyse Julien is the best of the Pan-Americas at number 26 while Lisa Campbell of Australia leads the Oceania players at number 49. There are no players from Africa in the top 100.

The top 100 women's singles players are:

1. Mia Audina (Indonesia) - 309.88 points
2. Susi Susanti (Indonesia) - 307.69
3. Bang Soo Hyun (Korea) - 300.27
4. Ye Zhaoying (China) - 285.55
5. Camilla Martin (Denmark) - 249.53
6. Wang Chen (China) - 241.68
7. Han Jingna (China) - 233.13
8. Yao Yan (China) - 229.11
9. Gong Zhichao (China) - 224.94
10. Zhang Ning (China) - 223.92
11. Meiluawati (Indonesia) - 212.29
12. Kim Ji Hyun (Korea) - 203.29
13. Yuliani Santoso (Indonesia) - 185.85
14. Yuni Kartika (Indonesia) - 166.69
15. Marina Andrievskaya (Sweden) - 165.91
16. Ra Kyung Min (Korea) - 163.30
17. Anne Sondergaard (Denmark) - 161.59
18. Mette Pedersen (Denmark) - 161.40
19. Christine Gandrup (Sweden) - 158.23
20. Margit Borg (Sweden) - 152.21
21. Lidya Djaelawidjaya (Indonesia) - 150.19
22. Zeng Yaqiong (China) - 148.89
23. Catrine Bengtsson (Sweden) - 146.64
24. Marina Yakusheva (Russia) - 143.66
25. Pornsawan Plungwech (Thailand) - 143.57
26. Denyse Julien (Canada) - 142.16
27. Hisako Mizui (Japan) - 136.60
28. Kelly Morgan (Wales) - 134.31
29. Joanne Muggeridge (England) - 131.48
30. Lee Joo Hyun (Korea) - 129.62
31. Cindana (Indonesia) - 128.14
32. Yasuko Mizui (Japan) - 127.53
33. Julia Mann (England) - 123.61
34. Mette Sorensen (Denmark) - 122.97
35. Yao Jie (China) - 119.44
36. Sun Jian (China) - 117.64
37. Somharuthai Jaroensiri (Thailand) - 114.79
38. Brenda Beenhakker (Netherlands) - 113.56
39. Elena Rybkhina (Russia) - 113.01
40. Takako Ida (Japan) - 112.58
41. Katarzyna Krasowska (Poland) - 111.57
42. Judith Meulendijks (Netherlands) - 110.19
43. Zarinah Abdullah (Singapore) - 109.16
44. Lotte Thomsen (Denmark) - 109.06
45. Huang Chia-Chi (Chinese Taipei) - 108.53
46. Liu Yufang (China) - 104.37
47. Alison Humby (England) - 103.46
48. Karolina Ericsson (Sweden) - 101.46
49. Lisa Campbell (Australia) - 101.25
50. Lim Xiaoqing (Sweden) - 100.86
51. Vlada Tcherniavskaia (Belarus) - 95.59
52. Stefanie Muller (Germany) - 92.81
53. Neli Nedjalkova (Bulgaria) - 92.25
54. Anne Gibson (Scotland) - 90.66
55. Ng Ching (Hong Kong)- 89.55
56. Dai Yun (China) - 88.69
57. Elena Nosdran (Ukraine) - 86.97
58. Rhona Robertson (New Zealand) - 85.88
59. Elena Sukhareva (Russia) - 84.87
60. Tanya Groves (England) - 83.13
61. Chan Chia Fong (Malaysia) - 82.79
62. Tanja Berg (Denmark) - 82.35
63. Jeng Shwu-Zen (Chinese Taipei) - 82.27
64. Sandra Dimbour (France) - 82.23
65. Chan Ya-Ling (Chinese Taipei) - 79.54
66. Doris Piche (Canada) - 78.11
67. Michelle Rasmussen (Denmark) - 76.54
68. Heike Schonharting (Germany) - 75.53
69. Ella Karachkova (Russia) - 74.53
70. Olivia (Indonesia) - 73.13
71. Debra O'Connor (Trinidad) - 72.72
72. Kristin Yunita (Indonesia) - 71.91
73. Victoria Hristova (Bulgaria) - 69.19
74. Charmaine Reid (Canada) - 68.25
75. Nicole Grether (Germany) - 67.44
76. Chikako Nakayama (Japan) - 66.49
77. Ishwari Boopathy (Malaysia) - 63.49
78. Lenny Permana (Indonesia) - 63.28
79. P.V.V. Lakshmi (India) - 61.54
80. Anu Weckstrom (Finland) - 60.15
81. Santi Wibowo (Switzerland) - 59.13
82. Maja Pohar (Slovenia) - 58.81
83. Heather Poole (Canada) - 58.43
84. Moira Ong (Canada) - 57.54
85. Majken Vange (Denmark) - 56.97
86. Chung Jae Hee (Korea) - 55.16
87. Koon Wai Chee (Hong Kong) - 55.08
88. Li Feng (New Zealand) - 53.25
89. Rayoni Head (Australia) - 52.76
90. Chan Mei Mei (Hong Kong) - 52.44
91. Johanna Holgersson (Sweden) - 51.90
92. Pernille Harder (Denmark) - 50.95
93. Ellen Engelina (Indonesia) - 50.81
94. Monique Hoogland (Netherlands) - 50.12
95. Wu Huimin (China) - 49.80
96. Amparo Lim (Philippines) - 49.63
97. Andrea Odor (Hungary) - 49.51
98. Elsa Nielsen (Iceland) - 48.27
99. Ika Heny (Indonesia) - 48.19
100. Gillian Martin (Scotland) - 47.88