Lee Chong Wei took the title at the two major tournaments in January, the Korea Open Super Series Premier and the Malaysian Open Super Series; he didn’t even come under too much pressure in either final, taking the crowns with ease. For Lee, claiming his ninth Malaysia Open men’s singles title in a row might just be the fruit of his hard work but, for his fans, he is legendary player and a world No. 1 who is incomparable.
According to the latest BWF rankings released on February 7, the top ranked players in the five disciplines are:
Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
Women’s singles: Li Xue Rui (China)
Men’s doubles: Boe/ Mogensen (Denmark)
Women’s doubles: Tian Qing/Zhao Yun Lei (China)
Mixed doubles: Xu Chen/Ma Jin (China)
Offering the most prize money of any tournament this year, the Korea Open Super Series Premier attracted a host of top players, serving up a feast of high level play and intense competition for fans. Local favorites Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae and Sung Ji Hyun didn’t let their supporters down, respectively beating world number one pair Boe/ Mogensen of Denmark and China’s Wang Shi Xian to keep the men’s doubles and women’s singles titles in South Korea.
The large number of ranking points they also bagged shot them up the rankings to third. If they do well at the German Open, All England Open Super Series and the Swiss Open, their points tally can be expected to take them close to Malaysia’s Koo Kean Keat/Tan Boon Heong. Sung Ji Hyun has risen up to fifth place; recently she has improved in terms of technique, confidence and results.
Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) 21-12, 21-15 Du Peng Yu (China)
Women’s singles: Sung Ji Hyun (South Korea) 21-12, 22-20 Wang Shi Xian (China)
Men’s doubles: Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae (South Korea) 19-21, 21-13, 21-10 Boe/ Mogensen (Denmark)
Women’s doubles: Yu Yang/Wang Shao Li (China) 21-17, 21-13 Ma Jin/Tang Jin Hua (China)
Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yun Lei21-13, 16-21, 13-21 Xu Chen/Ma Jin (China)
Following on from her success at last year’s Japan Open, Chinese Taipei’s top women’s singles player Tai Tzu Ying took the second Super Series individual title of her career when she bagged the Malaysian Open title. Aged just 18, she is already queen of women’s badminton in Taiwan. At this tournament she beat Denmark’s renowned veteran Tine Baun and world ranked No.2 Saina Nehwal of India on her way to taking the title, in the process moving up to ninth in the world rankings and recording her highest ever ranking. It is hoped that she can keep up her momentum in 2013 and serve up more exciting matches for fans.
With regards to the men’s’ singles final, Lee Chong Wei won by a mile, not only showing spectators what a truly formidable player he is, also setting an almost unbelievable record by winning his ninth Malaysian Open in succession
Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) 21-7, 21-8 Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia)
Women’s singles: Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei) 21-17, 21-14 Yao Xue (China)
Men’s doubles: Setiawan/Ahsan(Indonesia)21-15, 21-13 Ko Sung Hyun/Lee Yong Dae (South Korea)
Women’s doubles: Tian Qing/Bao Yi Xin (China) 21-16, 21-14Ayaka Takahashi/ Matsutomo Misaki (Japan)
Mixed doubles: Fischer Nielsen/Pedersen(Denmark)21-13, 21-18Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying(Malaysia)
Ranking | Men’s singles | Women’s singles | Men’s doubles | Women’s doubles | Mixed doubles |
1 |
LEE Chong Wei [Malaysia] |
LI Xuerui [CHN] |
Mathias BOE / Carsten MORGENSEN |
TIAN Qing / ZHAO Yunlei [China] |
XU Chen / MA jin [China] |
2 |
CHEN Long [China] |
Saina NEHWAL [India] |
Kien Keat KOO / Boon Heong TAN[Malaysia] |
WANG Xiao Li / |
Tontowi AHAMD /
Lilyana NATSIR [Indonesia] |
3 |
DU Pengyu [CHN] |
WANG Yi Han
[China]
|
LEE Yong Dae / KO Sung Hyun |
Kamilla RYTTER JUHL / Christimma PEDERSEN
[Denmark]
|
Peng Soon CHAN / |
4 |
Sony Dwi KUNCORO [Indonesia] |
Juliane SCHENK |
Hiroyuki ENDO / Kenichi HAYAKAWA [Japan] |
BAO Yi Xin / ZHONG Qian Xin
[China]
|
Joachim FISCHER NIELSEN / Christinna PEDERSEN
[DEN]
|
5 |
CHEN Jin |
SUNG Ji Hyun [Korea] |
HONG Wei / SHEN Ye
[CHN]
|
Misaki MATSUTOMO / Ayaka TAKAHASHI [JPN] |
ZHANG Nan / ZHAO Yun Lei
[China]
|
6 |
HU Yun [HKG] |
WANG Shixian |
KIM Ki Jung / KIM Sa Rang [Korea] |
Shizuka MATSUO / Mami NAITO |
Sudket PRAPAKAMOL / Saralee THOUNGTHONGKAM |
7 |
Kenichi TAGO [Japan] |
Tina BAUN [Denmark] |
CAI Yun / FU Hai Feng [China] |
EOM Hye Won / JANG Ye Na
[KOR]
|
Muhammad RIJAL / Debby SUSANTO
[INA] |
8 |
NGUYEN Tien Minh [Vietnam] |
Ratchanok INTANON[Thailand] |
Bodin ISSARA / Maneepong JONGJIT [Thailand] |
Miyuki MAEDA / Satoko SUETSUNA
[JPN]
|
Robert MATEUSIAK / Nadiezda ZIEBA * [POL] |
9 |
PARUPALLI Kashyap |
[TPE]
|
Hirokatsu HASHIMOTO / Noriyasu HIRATA [JPN] |
[KOR]
|
Danny Bawa CHRISNANTA / Yu Yan Vanessa NEO
[SIN] |
10 |
Simon SANTOSO |
Minatsu MITANI
[JPN]
|
Thien How HOON / Wee Kiong TAN ~ [MAS] |
Duanganong AROONKESORN / Kunchala VORAVICHITCHAIKUL
[Thailand]
|
Fran KURNIAWAN / Shendy Puspa IRAWATI |
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