SUSI, RICKY AND REXY BACK ON TOP OF RANKINGS June 7, 1996 (D.SHUTTLENWS) - In the latest monthly world rankings released today by the International Badminton Federation, Susi Susanti of Indonesia capitalized on her sterling performance at the Uber Cup finals (the world women's team championship) to take back the top spot in women's singles from her Chinese rival, Ye Zhaoying. Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky of the Thomas Cup winning Indonesian team also took back the top position in men's doubles from Malaysians Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kin Hock. (The Thomas Cup is the world men's team championship). In men's singles, Dong Jiong of China stayed in first place ahead of Indonesia's Joko Suprianto and Denmark's Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen, while compatriots Ge Fei and Gu Jun remain the top women's doubles combination. Park Joo Bong and Ra Kyung Min continue to rule the mixed doubles rankings. The June rankings follow. Men's Singles 1.Dong Jiong - China:339.23 points 2.Joko Suprianto - Indonesia:324.13 3.Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen - Denmark:296.55 4.Heryanto Arbi - Indonesia:284.04 5.Allan Budi Kusuma - Indonesia:267.94 6.Ardy Wiranata - Indonesia:260.23 7.Park Sung Woo - Korea:258.39 8.Rashid Sidek - Malaysia:239.70 9.Sun Jun - China:225.04 10.Lee Kwang Jin - Korea:213.51 11.Fung Permadi - Taiwan:204.53 12.Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen - Denmark:200.40 13.Hermawan Susanto - Indonesia:193.91 14.Peter Rasmussen - Denmark:193.67 15.Yu Lizhi - China:193.31 16.Kim Hak Kyun - Korea:191.63 17. Hendrawan - Indonesia:183.48 18.Ong Ewe Hock - Malaysia:176.29 19.Jens Olsson - Sweden:169.60 20.Darren Hall - England:166.16 21.Ahn Jae Chang - Korea:161.92 22.Tomas Johansson - Sweden:160.66 23.Lin Liwen - China:158.84 24.Hu Zhilan - China:149.38 25.Jeroen van Dijk - Netherlands:149.17 26.Martin Lundgaard Hansen - Denmark:148.40 27.Peter Knowles - England: 145.58 28.Soren Nielsen - Denmark:139.65 29.Oliver Pongratz - Germany: 138.55 30.Rikard Magnusson - Sweden:136.67 31.Chen Gang - China:136.16 32.Robert Liljeqist - Finland:130.22 33.Pontus Jantti - Finland:120.77 34.Pang Chen - Malaysia:119.48 35.Kenneth Jonassen - Denmark:112.69 36.Anders Nielsen - England:110.81 37.Jesper Olsson - Sweden:108.96 38.Indra Wijaya - Indonesia:106.46 39.Liu En-Horng - Taiwan:105.66 40.Chris Bruil - Netherlands:105.40 41.Joris van Soerland - Netherlands: 103.01 42.Henrik Bengtsson - Sweden:101.93 43.Dwi Aryanto - Indonesia: 100.28 44.Chang Jeng-Shyong - Taiwan:99.00 45.Luo Yigang - China:97.69 46.Peter Gade - Denmark:97.30 47.Hans Sperre - Norway:93.84 48. Jim Laugessen - Denmark:92.85 49.Thomas Wapp - Switzerland:91.61 50.Hannes Fuchs - Austria: 89.57 Women's Singles 1.Susi Susanti - Indonesia:368.78 points 2.Ye Zhaoying - China:339.68 3.Bang Soo Hyun - Korea:321.93 4.Lim Xiaoqing - Sweden:270.51 5.Camilla Martin - Denmark:263.10 6.Wang Chen - China:240.31 7.Mia Audina - Indonesia: 233.85 8.Han Jingna - China:230.90 9.Yao Yan - China:228.62 10.Zhang Ning - China:214.33 11.Kim Ji Hyun - Korea:211.57 12.Ra Kyung Min - Korea:197.53 13.Meiluwati - Indonesia:171.94 14.Marina Yakusheva - Russia:170.55 15.Yuliani Sentoso - Indonesia:168.77 16.Lidya Djaelawidjaya - Indonesia:166.08 17.Lee Joo Hyun - Korea:164.70 18.Christine Magnusson - Sweden:162.89 19.Pornsawan Plungwech - Thailand:161.03 20.Anne Sondergaard - Denmark:159.71 21.Dai Yun - China: 153.51 22.Hisako Mizui - Japan:153.23 23.Catrine Bengtsson -Sweden: 150.21 24.Somharuthai Jaroensiri - Thailand:148.15 25.Mette Pedersen - Denmark:145.94 26.Joanne Muggeridge - England:137.74 27.Lotte Thomsen - Denmark:131.34 28.Anne Gibson - Scotland:129.62 29.Cindana - Indonesia: 129.06 30.Yasuko Mizui - Japan:127.55 31.Marina Andrievskaya - Sweden: 126.35 32.Brenda Bennhakker - Netherlands:123.23 33.Zarinah Abdullah - Singapore:121.99 34.Vlada Tcherniavskaia - Belarus:121.43 35. Elena Rybkhina - Russia:118.57 36.Mette Sorensen - Denmark:118.48 37.Neli Nedjalkova - Bulgaria:116.73 38.Huang Chia-Chi - Taiwan:116.03 39.Takako Ida - Japan:114.95 40.Alison Humby - England:113.50 41.Lisa Campbell (Bryant) - Australia:110.83 42.Katarzyna Krasowska - Poland:109.00 43.Julia Mann - England:106.91 44. Doris Piche - Canada:103.44 45.Jeng Shwu-Zen - Taiwan:103.43 46.Zeng Yaqiong - China:102.64 47.Yang Song - Australia:102.60 48.Denyse Julien - Canada:102.17 49.Elena Nosdran - Ukraine: 101.70 50.Rhona Robertson - New Zealand:99.74 Men's Doubles 1.Ricky Subagja/Rexy Mainaky - Indonesia:328.62 points 2.Cheah Soon Kit/ Yap Kin Hock - Malaysia:317.24 3.Huang Zhanzhong/Jiang Xin - China:304.02 4.Denny Kantono/Antonius - Indonesia:298.44 5.Rudy Gunawan/Bambang Suprianto - Indonesia:297.17 6.Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund - Denmark:292.41 7.Chandra Wijaya/Ade Sutrisna - Indonesia:263.16 8.Tonu Gunawan/Rudy Wijaya - Indonesia:247.57 9.Peter Axelsson/Par- Gunnar Jonsson - Sweden:240.35 10.Kang Kyung Jin/ha Tae Kwon - Korea: 233.12 11. Michael Sogaard/Henrik Svarrer - Denmark:216.01 12.Sakrapee Thongsari/Pramote Teerawiwatana - Thailand:209.07 13.Soo Beng Kiang/ Tan Kim Her - Malaysia:206.69 14.Chris Hunt/Simon Archer - England:203.48 15.Yoo Yung Sung/Kim Dong Moon - Korea:197.72 16.Tao Xiaoqiang/Ge Cheng - China:185.74 17.Dicky Porwutsugiono/Sigit - Indonesia:178.74 18.Andreij Antropov/Nikolaj Zuev - Russia:178.45 19.Nick Ponting/Julian Robertson - England:164.67 20.Christian Jakobsen/Jens Eriksen - Denmark: 160.02 21.Michael Keck/Michael Helber - Germany:156.88 22.Siripong Siripool/Khunakorn Sudhisodhi - Thailand:147.27 23.Neil Cottrill/John Quinn - England:141.47 24.Chan Siu Kwong/He Yiming (Tim) - Hong Kong: 140.84 25.Yap Yee Hup/Yap Yee Guan - Malaysia:137.40 Women's Doubles 1.Ge Fei/Gu Jun - China:361.64 points 2.Gil Young Ah/Jang Hye Ock - Korea:333.01 3.Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen/Marlene Thomsen - Denmark:267.34 4.Helene Kirkegaard/Rikke Olsen - Denmark:266.70 5.Qin Yiyuan/Tang Yongshu - China:263.10 6.Eliza/Rosiana Zelin - Indonesia:256.43 7.Julie Bradbury/Joanne G. Wright - England:254.19 8.Chen Ying/Peng Xingyong - China:242.58 9.Lotte Olsen/Ann Jorgensen - Denmark:232.28 10.Kim Mee Hyang/Kim Shin Young - Korea:229.40 11.Lili Tampi/Finarsih - Indonesia:223.83 12.Tomomi Matsuo/Masako Sakamoto - Japan:200.41 13.Park Soo Hyun/Chung Jae Hee - Korea:174.24 14.Maria Bengtsson/Margit Borg - Sweden:168.16 15.Nicola Beck/Joanne Davies - England:166.82 16.Joanne Muggeridge - England/Kelly Morgan - Wales:164.42 17.Katrin Schmidt/Kerstin Ubben - Germany:163.85 18.Diana Koleva/Neli Nedjalkova - Bulgaria:163.13 19.Elena Rybkhina/Marina Yakusheva - Russia:160.34 20.Eline Coene/Erica van den Heuvel - Netherlands:160.00 21.Aiko Miyamura/Akiko Miyamura - Japan:156.00 22.Rhona Robertson/Tammy Jenkins - New Zealand:137.58 23.Nicole van Hooren/Brenda Conijin - Netherlands: 127.42 24.Rhonda Cator/Amanda Hardy - Australia:121.77 25.Moira Ong/ Elma Ong - Canada:120.62 Mixed Doubles 1.Park Joo Bong/Ra Kyung Min - Korea:330.23 points 2.Trikus Heryanto/ Minarti Timur - Indonesia:275.43 3.Chen Xingdong/Peng Xingyong - China: 257.48 4.Simon Archer/Julie Bradbury - England:251.76 5.Kim Dong Moon/ Gil Young Ah - Korea:243.50 6.Liu Jianjun/Sun Man - China:241.14 7.Michael Sogaard/Rikke Olsen - Denmark:234.07 8.Jan-Eric Antonsson/ Astrid Crabo - Sweden:220.52 9.Nick Ponting/Joanne G. Wright - England: 215.30 10.Ron Michels/Erica van den Heuvel - Netherlands:205.73 11.Tao Xiaoqiang/Wang Xiaoyuan - China:205.16 12.Michael Keck/Karen Stechmann - Germany:189.00 13.Nimpele Flandy/Rosalina Riseu - Indonesia:186.55 14.Peter Axelsson/Catrine Bengtsson - Sweden:185.90 15.Ha Tae Kwon/ Kim Shin Young - Korea:168.38 16.Nikolaj Zuev/Marina Yakusheva - Russia: 164.22 17.Christian Jakobsen/Lotte Olsen - Denmark:149.37 18.Kai Mitteldorf/Katrin Schmidt - Germany:147.24 19.He Yiming (Tim)/Chan Oi Ni- Hong Kong:145.15 20.Thomas Stavngaard/Ann Jorgensen - Denmark:144.72 21.Chris Hunt/Gillian Gowers - England:143.37 22.Jens Eriksen/Helene Kirkegaard - Denmark:139.29 23.Peter Blackburn/Rhonda Cator - Australia: 131.51 24.Vladislav Druzchenko/Victoria Evtoushenko - Ukraine:127.04 25.Paul Stevenson/Amanda Hardy - Australia:113.41 COPYRIGHT 1996 by D.Shuttlenws@genie.com PERMISSION GIVEN to redistribute electronically in whole or in part.