Shi, An ahead in latest BWF Singles rankings; Zii Jia drops to 8th

Shi Yuqi and An Se-young are still ahead in the latest BWF Singles rankings, while Lee Zii Jia drops to eighth place.

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SHI, AN AHEAD IN BWF SINGLES MEN’S, WOMEN’S RANKINGS

Shi and An were ahead in the latest BWF Singles men’s and women’s rankings, respectively.

Furthermore, Shi has 99,215 points to lead the pack among the men and ahead of second-running Anders Antonsen of Denmark (93,821).

Moreover, long-time former world No.1 Viktor Axelsen (92,290) was the second Danish shuttler in the list at third place.

Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie (85,947), Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn (81,408), and Chinese Li Shifeng (76,896) took the next three places.

Meanwhile, An dominated the women’s list with 107,667 points and more than 15,000 points ahead. over Wang Zhiyi of China (92,815).

🏅 BWF World Ranking
🏸 Men's Singles
🗓 26 November 2024

Anders Antonsen 🇩🇰 goes up to #2 and Jonatan Christie 🇮🇩 to #4 after #ChinaMasters2024. Li Shi Feng 🇨🇳 rises 2 spots to #6. #Badminton pic.twitter.com/FG0ZipLtK9

— Statminton (@Statminton) November 24, 2024

ZII JIA DROPS ONE SPOT TO EIGHTH PLACE

Moreover, Malaysia’s Zii Jia dropped one spot to eighth place in the men’s rankings with 76,256 points.

Furthermore, the Malaysian shuttler marred his campaign with injuries and early losses.

Zii Jia made it to the Arctic Open quarterfinals last month.

He would later skip the Denmark Open after he sustained an ankle injury.

He also reached the quarterfinals at the Kumamoto Open two weeks ago.

However, he was ousted in the first roud of the China Masters last week.

However, Zii Jia is secured to play in the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, next month.

China's shuttlers Shi Yuqi, Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, and Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong ranked first in men's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles, respectively, according to the Badminton World Federation's world rankings for the 47th… pic.twitter.com/jqQCSxKGG8

— Sports China (@PDChinaSports) November 21, 2024

CHEN, AKANE, TAI COMPRISE WOMEN’S TOP FIVE

Furthermore, Chinese Chen Yufei, Yamaguchi Akane of Japan, and Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei comprise the women’s top five shuttlers.

Moreover, Chen made it a 2-3 finish for China behind Wang with 88,982 points.

Akane had 86,157 points for fourth place, followed by Tai (79,021), Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (76,762), and Spaniard Carolina Marin (74,996).

Chinese Han Yue is at eighth at 74,249, followed up by Ohori Aya of Japan (69,497), and Supanida Katethong of Thailand,

Meanwhile, India’s PV Sindhu (54,962) didn’t crack the top 15 but she is firmly placed at No.18.

🏅 BWF World Ranking
🏸 Men's Singles
🗓 19 November 2024

Li Shi Feng 🇨🇳 rises to #8, while Leong Jun Hao 🇲🇾 goes up to #29 after #KumamotoMasters2024. #Badminton pic.twitter.com/anb3S6drRc

— Statminton (@Statminton) November 17, 2024