Badminton News: China’s rising men’s doubles pair, Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang, have successfully climbed to No. 2 in the world rankings in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) this week.
Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang are among the men’s doubles players who have improved a lot this year winning two titles at India Open 2023 (super 750) and Thailand Open 2023 (super 500) and in taking them to the rank of world No. 2. this week with 83,091 points. .
The top spot in the men’s doubles sector is still held by the Indonesian pair, Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto.
Even though they are still ranked 1st in the world, Fajar/Rian need to be vigilant given their performances have dwindled in recent tournaments, including failing in the quarter-finals of Indonesia Open 2023 on Friday (16/6 ) where they are currently having 94,379 points.
Ranked 3rd in the world are world champions Malaysia, Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik with 79,994 points, while 4th in the world is occupied by the Japanese pair, Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi with 78,671 points.
The Chinese pair, Liu Yu Chen / Ou Cuman Yo, had to drop three places to 5th in the world with 77,808 points, while the Indian pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty are in 6th place in the world with 74,651 points.
The world top 10 is completed by the Malaysian pair Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (7th in the world) with 71,250 points, Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan (8th in the world) with 70,750 points, Choi Sol Gyu / Kim Won Ho with 69,390 points , and the Indonesian couple, Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin with 66,339 points.
Article Tags: Liang Wei Keng, Wang Chang, BWF Ranking
