According to the ranking points rules of the International Badminton Federation for athletes: the total points of athletes are obtained by accumulating the points of participating in the past 52 weeks (1 year). 10 game points accumulated to get . The world ranking is based on the number of points.
Tai Tzu-ying is currently No. 1 in the world, of which nearly 30,000 points come from: In April 2017, the Malaysia Top Tournament, the Indian Super Tournament and the Asian Championships three championship points . In April, the high points of these three championships will be gradually replaced by the points of the Australian Open, China Open and Dubai Finals. She will lose 12,000 points by the end of April.
And the current second-ranked Japanese player Akane Yamaguchi , the current total points do not include the points of the 2017 Malaysian Premier League and the Indian Super League, so she will hardly lose many points in April. is expected in early April, Yamaguchi will surpass Tai Tzu Ying to become the new world number one, and will continue for a long time .
Another more important reason: after the reform of the competition system, the International Badminton Federation changed the time of the original Malaysia and India competitions. has only one event in April, the 4.24~4.29 Asian Championships , and Xiao Dai, whose points have been replaced, is powerless.The saddest thing is: has the ability to win the championship, but there is no competition! Watching the world number one slip away!
Since the calculation of the world ranking points in 2009, the longest player in the women's singles world ranking in is China's Li Xuerui for 124 weeks. Then came China's Wang Yihan with a ranking duration of 116 weeks, followed by Tai Tzu-ying . Originally, Tai Tzu Ying was the most promising to surpass the previous two national feather players, but because the Badminton Federation has revised the competition system, Tai Tzu Ying's world first cycle this time may only last for about 68 weeks.
However, starting in May, with more events, Tai Tzu Ying should soon regain the top spot again. How long it can last next time will depend on the state of Xiao Dai and the major players. Although the ranking does not represent strength, if it can break the historical record, it can be regarded as a kind of memory and witness of history. Do you think Tai Tzu Ying has a chance to break the records of Wang Yihan and Li Xuerui?
