Daren breaks into world top 20 after French Open win

Great opportunity: Liew Daren ca n further improve on his ranking when he competes in the China Open (Nov 13-18) in Shanghai and Hong Kong Open (Nov 20-25) in Kowloon.

KUALA LUMPUR: National singles shuttler Daren Liew has jumped six rungs to break into the top 20 of the world rankings.
The 25-year-old Daren is now ranked 18th in the world, thanks to his French Open win on Sunday.
This is quite an achievement for someone struggling to make a name for himself at the start of this year.
But Daren has been quite consistent since making the quarter-finals of the All-England in March.
And he can further improve on his ranking when he competes in the China Open (Nov 13-18) in Shanghai and Hong Kong Open (Nov 20-25) in Kowloon.
Lee Chong Wei continues his reign as world No. 1.
In the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings released yesterday, the other Malaysians who managed to stay in the top 50 are Chong Wei Feng at 26th, Apacs-sponsored Tan Chun Seang (33rd), KLRC’s Mohd Hafiz Hashim (40th) and Mohd Arif Abdul Latif (44th).
There was also good news for men’s doubles pair Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong and mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying when they moved up one spot to be ranked fourth in the world respectively.
Kien Keat-Boon Heong reached the final of the Japan Open and Denmark Open in the last two months.
As for Peng Soon-Liu Ying, the fourth spot is the best achievement in their five years together.
The women’s department, however, is another story all together. The best women’s singles player is Tee Jing Yi, who is ranked 51st while the top women’s pair of Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei are in 26th spot.