New Olympic Dummy Lists out

Most of the final European leg of the international badminton circuit has been completed for 2011 and at Badzine, we have updated our Olympic Qualification Dummy Lists.  Remember, these lists are not official – as only the BWF is entitled to give the names of the qualifying shuttlers – but this list will give fans, and players themselves, a better view of the players who could potentially qualify for the London Olympics by showing you who would be eligible to compete in the Olympics if the qualification period ended on this date.

Although plenty of points have been accumulated, surprisingly slight have been the changes since the October 6th versions.   The most notable came in the mixed doubles.  Beijing gold medallist Lee Yong Dae and new partner Ha Jung Eun (pictured) of Korea leapt up 7 ranking spots in just the last week, to break into the top 10 and become Korea’s only pair yet qualified for London.  World Championship runners-up Chris Adcock / Imogen Bankier have inched up the rankings and snatched the Great Britain spot from Robertson/Wallwork, whose ranking plummeted in October from 11th to 20th.  Denmark Open quarter-finalists Diju V. / Jwala Gutta of India also adjusted their status from reserves to qualifiers, for now.

In the men’s doubles, little happened apart from Poland’s Dutch Open champions Cwalina/Logosz bumping out Adcock/Ellis of England for one spot, while the men’s singles was one area where internal struggles came into play.  Dutch Open champion Hsueh Hsuan Yi, in particular, leapt past his compatriot Hsu Jen Hao.  The continental battles still seem wide open and Uganda’s Edwin Ekiring and Australia’s Nelson Oon have now snatched up, respectively, the African and Oceania slots.  There has as yet been no movement on China’s crew, where still only Lin Dan and Chen Long are in the top 4.  However, as world #4 Peter Gade has considerable 2010 Super Series Finals points to defend come December, a strong couple of months from Chen Jin could conceivably see him advance past the #5 spot before the New Year.

In women’s singles, the inability of Cee Ketpura to mount a defense of her Pan Am title cost her the U.S.A. spot and she was replaced by Rena Wang (pictured).  New Pan Am Games double gold medallist Michelle Li of Canada managed to cement her status in singles but she and Alex Bruce have still not tipped the scale in women’s doubles.  Instead, Charmaine Reid and new Canadian Nicole Grether, in spite of not playing the Pan Am Games, were able to pad the gap between themselves and the chase pack made up of Bruce/Li and the U.S.A.’s Wang sisters.  Elsewhere in women’s doubles, former world #1’s Chin/Wong of Malaysia shored up their tournament count and this allowed them to displace Germany’s Marinello/Michels.

Below are the links to the latest lists, published using the world rankings as of November 3rd.  We’ll try to provide the next update on conclusion of the OSIM BWF Super Series dozen.

The dummy lists:
Men’s Singles
Women’s Singles
Men’s Doubles
Women’s Doubles
Mixed Doubles

You will always be able to find the latest dummy lists on this page, or find it in our ‘Features’ menu at the top of any Badzine page.

Links to the October 6th dummy lists can still be found here, and to see the complete BWF world rankings, CLICK HERE