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Controversy continues over qualification of shuttiers for Olympics

Zhao, Susanti top IBF rankings
LONDON. May 2: China's top three men badminton players will each be at the Barcelona Olympics
following Friday's publication of the latest world rankings.
reports Reuter
The sport makes Its Olympic debut at Barcelona and the latest list determines who will be invited to the Games
The publication revives the controversy which surfaced al the end of the All-England championship in March, won surprisingly by Liu Jun.
That victory thrust Uu from number 1 I to number three — comfortably Into the top eight which guarantees a Barcelona slot. Liu Is currently ranked four, behind world champion Zhao Jtanhua, top Indonesian Ardy B Wlranata and Malaysia's Rashid Sidck.
In the All-England final Liu became only the second unseeded player In the history of the tournament to win the men s title
His wins over compatriots Zhao and Wu Wenkal brought accusations from at least one rival team that the Chinese had maneuvered their players to get the maximum quota of places al the games. The accusations were denied by Zhao.
International Badminton Federation president Arthur Jones said at the time It was "a very tricky thing for people to try to manoeuvre (the system).'
Jones said on Friday: 'Players from 110 countries have battled for at least 18 months to achieve a place In the Games and now the world will see the elite In action."
The top European, ranked eight, is Denmark's Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen.
The top two ranked women arc Indonesia's Susi Susanti and China's world champion Tang Jiuhong.
Thoms Stucr-Laurldscn (Denmark) (0) 10. Foo Kok Keong (Malaysala) (0) 11 Joko
Supryanlo (Indonesia) (O) 12-Fung Permadi (Indonesia) (O) 13. Bambang Suprtanto (Indo-
nesia) (O) 14. Lee Kwang-Jin (South Korea) (O) 15. Darren Hall (England) (O) 16. Wan Zhcngwcn (China) (O) 17. Heryanto Arbi (Indonesia) (O) 18. Jena Olsson (Sweden) (0)19. Kim Hak Kyun (South Korea) (O) 20 Eddy Kurni-awan (Indonesia) (O)
WOMEN
JSusjSusanti (Indonesia) (0) 2. Tang Kiuhong (China) (0) 3. Huang Hua (China) (0) 4. Bang Soo Hyun (South Korea) (0) 5. Lee Heoung-Soon (South Korea) (0) 6. Pernille Mcdcrgcaard Jessen (Denmark) (0) 7. Sarwendan Kusumwardhan (Indonesia) (0) 8 Lim Xiaoqlnk (Sweden) (0) 9. Yc Zhaoying (China) (O) 10. Camilla Martin (Denmark) (0) 1 f. Elena Rybkhlna (CIS) (0) 12. Zhou Lei (China) (0) 13. Elinc Coenc (Netherlands) (0) 14. Yulianl Santoso (Indonesia) (0) 15. Hisako Mizui (Japan) (0) 16. Joanne Muggeridgc (England) (0) 17. Somharcuhal JarocnsliT (Thailand) (0) 18. Christine Magnusson (Sweden) (0) 19. Uu Huhong (China) (0) 20. Astrid Van Dcr Knaap (Netherlands) (0)