Christie in Third Spot: HSBC Race to Guangzhou Rankings
Jonatan Christie’s New Zealand Open victory on Sunday saw him rise four places to No.3 on the HSBC Race to Guangzhou Rankings.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The Race to Guangzhou Rankings at the end of the season will determine the qualifiers to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in December. The top eight players on the Rankings will be invited to the year-end finale.
The Indonesian has had a good season so far – he was in the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters and the Malaysia Open and the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open.
The top two positions in men’s singles remained unchanged, with Viktor Axelsen at No.1 and Kento Momota at No.2.