New World Ranking • “While Astrup/Rasmussen (🇩🇰) keep their 4th position safe, Søndergaard/Toft and Lundgaard/Vestergaard will enjoy a new career-high ranking”

Week 1️⃣6️⃣➖2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣

➡️ = Asia Championships (S1000), European Championships (S500), Pan Am Championships (S300)
⬅️ = Asia Championships (S1000), Pan Am Championships (S300)

Source: Badmintonerope, X

MIX

The champion of Asia and Pan Am will rise to their new career-high ranking as World #2 and World #38. Some pairs will also reach new record e.g. Thyrri/Magelund (🇩🇰) who return to Top 20 and Teeraratsakul/Muenwong (🇹🇭) who crack the Top 50.

WS

The European and Asia champions will enjoy their additional gift as Marin (🇪🇸) will return to Top 3 and Zhi Yi (🇨🇳) will regroup with Top 8 players. Happy (🇭🇰) will be happier as her debut at the championships will help her crack the Top 50.

MD

Liang WK/Wang Chang (🇨🇳) will jump directly two places to the top of the world! While Astrup/Rasmussen (🇩🇰) keep their 4th position safe, Søndergaard/Toft and Lundgaard/Vestergaard will enjoy a new career-high ranking.

WD

The newly crowned European champion, Lambert/Tran (🇫🇷), will receive a new career-high as WR17 next week. Iwanaga/Nakanishi (🇯🇵), Kanlaha/Muenwong (🇹🇭), and Keng/Zhang (🇨🇳) will also improve their career-high record.

MS

Both of the Asian and European champions will be 3rd and 4th in the world, while Kevin Gordon (🇬🇹) improve his place one spot better. Lin Chun-Yi (🇹🇼) will rise to his new career-high, but it might not be enough to boost him to the Olympics.

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Badmintonbladet.dk / Per Damkjær Juhl