The Badminton World Federation announced the latest world rankings yesterday. Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who won the Indonesia Masters last week, and Zhao Junpeng, who won the runner-up, both rose significantly in the rankings. The men's doubles pair Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who were pre

The World Badminton Federation announced the latest world rankings yesterday. Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who won the Indonesia Masters last week, and Zhao Junpeng, who won the runner-up, both ranked significantly higher.

The men's doubles pair Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi, who were previously ranked only 75th, won the Indonesian Open in one go, scoring 12,000 points. Their ranking jumped 30 places to 45th in the world, with a total of 38,322 points. Compared with other lower-ranked men's doubles in and , Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi don't have to worry about their future qualifications. Most competitions will not require participation in qualifying rounds. High-level events like the Super 1000 will also make it easier to qualify as a substitute.

Caption: Liu Yuchen (left) and Ou Xuanyi Xinhua News Agency photo

Zhao Junpeng, who reached the Indonesian Open finals, also rose sharply in the rankings. Due to the high points in this Super 1000 event, Zhao Junpeng reached the final and gained 10,200 points. Excluding the previous lowest score of more than 3,000 points, a net increase of about 9,000 points brought his total points to 53,461 points, and his ranking improved by 11 places. On the 24th. Zhao Junpeng has now surpassed and Lu Guangzu to become the highest-ranked player among the main players in the national badminton men's singles.

Caption: Zhao Junpeng

The world number one in women's singles is still occupied by Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, Tai Tzu Ying is only more than 300 points behind her. The highest ranking player in the national badminton women's singles is Chen Yufei , ranked 4th in the world, and He Bingjiao ranked 9th in the world. After

won four championships in a row, the Chinese mixed doubles combination Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong rose to No. 1 in the world rankings. The world number one in women's doubles is still Chinese player Chen Qingchen/ Jia Yifan.

(Xinmin Evening News reporter Wang Zhiling)