Friday, August 7, 2009
4:06 PM
August World Ranking - The Month for the Youths
July had been a month which was very happening for our youths. They took part in the Asian Youth Games held in Singapore earlier in the month and ended with the Asian Junior Championships in India. As part of preparation for the Youth Olympic Games, they had to fly all over the world to win ranking points so as to achieve a better seeding position next year. Their efforts had paid off, although this is not reflected in their World Ranking.

The Sports School Student, Li Siyun Isabelle, had a slight dip in her World Ranking, from 8th to 10 in the U15 Ranking. Meanwhile, Kwa Hui Qi and Look Pei Yee Sylvia who had outstanding performance in the Asian Championships also saw a drop in the World Ranking. In the U18 World Ranking, Kwa and Sylvia are at 56 and 134 respectively. The drop in world ranking for our paddlers were not because of poor performance in these compeitions, but rather due to the increase in players that are being ranked. Isabelle was pushed down by the North Korean teenager who defeated her in the Quarter Finals of the Asian Youth Games and the other being the Silver Medalist China's Gu Yuting. Despite a decrease in World Ranking for Sylvia, her ranking points actually increased!

The male counterparts suffered the same fate. Chew Zhe Yu Clarence saw an increase of 7 points but his ranking dropped to 183. Tay Jit Kai who was previously unranked, is currently at 274 in the U15 Ranking. In the U18 Ranking, Pang Xue Jie drop one place to 58 despite a increase in 4 ranking points.

On the other hand, the seniors took the backseat taking part in competition in the club levels. All their World Ranking remained the same, except for Gao Ning who is at 25. They will be returning on to the international stage next week in TianJin, China.




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