INDONESIANS TOP ALL WORLD RANKING LISTS
by Mike Grossman (with files from YANG YANG Badminton Equipment)

December 2, 1996 (New Shuttlenws) - Indonesian badminton players are ranked first in all five events in the November monthend world ranking lists from the International Badminton Federation.

Veteran Joko Suprianto continues to be the top men's singles player while the youthful Mia Audina is first among the women singles players. Denny Kantono and Antonius Iriantho are the best in men's doubles with Isoliana Indarti and Denyana Lomban topping the women's doubles list. In mixed doubles, Tri Kusharyanto and Minarti Timur hold down the top spot.

Despite Suprianto's top billing, no country dominates the men's singles rankings with the top ten spots split between China with 3, Denmark, Indonesia and Malaysia with 2 apiece, and Chinese Taipei with 1.

In women's singles, China is the dominant country with 5 of the top ten, followed by Indonesia with 3. Denmark and Korea have 1 top ten player each.

Indonesia though dominates men's doubles with 4 of the top ten spots occupied by Indonesian pairs. China holds down two top ten places, while Denmark, Korea, Malaysia and Russia have one each.

In women's doubles, Denmark has three of the ten top placings. China and Indonesia have two apiece, while England, Korea and the surprising Netherlands (Eline Coene and Erica van den Heuvel) have one each.

Mixed doubles top placings are split between Denmark, England, Indonesia, and Sweden with 2 each in the top ten. China and Korea have one apiece.

The top Europeans are all from Denmark: Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (men's singles number 2), Camilla Martin (women's singles number 4), Jon Holst-Christensen and Thomas Lund (men's doubles number 8), Marlene Thomsen and Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen (women's doubles number 3), and the mixed doubles pair of Michael Sogaard and Rikke Olsen (number 2).

The top Pan-Americans are all from Canada: Iain Sydie (men's singles number 45), Denyse Julien (women's singles number 35), Elma and Moira Ong (women's doubles number 27), and the team of Darryl Yung and Denyse Julien (mixed doubles number 24). In men's doubles, there were no pairs from the Pan-American region in the top 50 list.

The best players from Oceania include Murray Hocking of Australia (men's singles number 89), Lisa Campbell (women's singles number 66), Rhona Robertson and Tammy Jenkins of New Zealand (women's doubles number 26), and the Australian mixed doubles team of Peter Blackburn and Rhonda Cator (number 25). Like the Pan-Americans, Oceania did not have any men's doubles pairs in the top 50 list.

As in previous rankings, no player from an African association has gained a spot in the top 100 lists for singles or the top 50 lists for doubles.

The sole American making it to the November monthend top player listings is Kevin Han (men's singles number 68).

The top ten list for each event:

Men's Singles

  1. Joko Suprianto - Indonesia                 333.22 points
  2. Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen - Denmark           291.27
  3. Rashid Sidek - Malaysia                    285.54
  4. Dong Jiong - China                         271.08
  5. Ong Ewe Hock - Malaysia                    259.04
  6. Sun Jun - China                            255.20
  7. Fung Permadi - Chinese Taipei              254.72
  8. Allan Budikusuma - Indonesia               235.74
  9. Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen - Denmark           230.77
 10. Chen Gang - China                          217.13

Women's Singles

   1. Mia Audina - Indonesia                    344.16 points
   2. Susi Susanti - Indonesia                  310.74
   3. Wang Chen - China                         287.70
   4. Camilla Martin - Denmark                  268.66
   5. Ye Zhaoying - China                       264.49
   6. Zeng Yaqiong - China                      258.96
   7. Gong Zhichao - China                      253.04
   8. Zhang Ning - China                        251.84
   9. Kim Ji Hyun - Korea                       246.00
 10. Meiluawati - Indonesia                     241.28

Men's Doubles

 1. Denny Kantono/Antonius Iriantho - Indonesia         334.08 points
 2. Ricky Subagja/Rexy Mainaky - Indonesia              330.85
 3. Cheah Soon Kit/Yap Kim Hock - Malaysia              326.83
 4. Tony Gunawan/Rudy Wijaya - Indonesia                261.51
 5. Chandra Wijaya/Sigit Budiarto - Indonesia           258.50
 6. Liu Yong/Zhang Wei - China                          253.35
 7. Kang Kyung Jin/Ha Tae Kwon - Korea                  248.10
 8. Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund - Denmark         247.11
 9. Andreij Antropov/Nikolaj Zuev - Russia              225.00
10. Tao Xiaoqiang/Ge Cheng - China                      219.78

Women's Doubles

 1. Isoliana Indarti/Denyana Lomban - Indonesia         336.12 points
 2. Eliza/Rosiana Zelin - Indonesia                     314.18
 3. Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen/Marlene Thomsen - Denmark    295.08
 4. Qin Yiyuan/Tang Yongshu - China                     281.50
 5. Ge Fei/Gu Jun - China                               281.05 
 6. Helene Kirkegaard/Rikke Olsen - Denmark             274.36
 7. Lotte Olsen/Ann Jorgensen - Denmark                 219.45
 8. Julie Bradbury/Joanne (Wright) Goode - England      216.16
 9. Eline Coene/Erica van den Heuvel - Netherlands      202.17
10. Gil Young Ah/Jang Hye Ock - Korea                   200.56

Mixed Doubles

 1. Tri Kusharyanto/Minarti Timur - Indonesia           333.35 points
 2. Michael Sogaard/Rikke Olsen - Denmark               299.86
 3. Nimpele Flandy/Rosalina Riseu - Indonesia           283.80
 4. Chen Xingdong/Peng Xingyong - China                 259.98
 5. Park Joo Bong/Ra Kyung Min - Korea                  242.48
 6. Simon Archer/Julie Bradbury - England               233.07
 7. Jan-Eric Antonsson/Astrid Crabo - Sweden            219.87
 8. Thomas Stavngaard/Ann Jorgensen - Denmark           218.65
 9. Nick Ponting/Joanne (Wright) Goode - England        218.13
10. Peter Axelsson/Catrine Bengtsson - Sweden           209.32