Mixed Doubles BWF Ranking After Syed Modi International 2023: Dejan/Gloria Rise Two Places

The 2023 Syed Modi International badminton tournament concluded on Sunday, December 3, 2023. Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, an Indonesian mixed doubles pair, emerged victorious.

The pair, known as Dejan/Gloria, defeated the Japanese mixed doubles team of Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo in the final with a score of 20-22, 21-19, and 25-23.

This win marked their first championship since pairing up in 2022, filling a gap in Indonesia's mixed doubles titles this year.

According to the latest world rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on December 8, 2023, Dejan/Gloria climbed two places to 16th in the world with 57,386 points.

They are ranked just below fellow Indonesian national team athletes Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari, who collected 57,544 points and are ranked 15th in the world.

Another Indonesian pair, Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati, remained at 20th place with 53,330 points.

Dejan/Gloria are currently competing in the Guwahati Masters 2023, held from December 5-10, 2023, at the Saru Sajai Indoor Sports Complex in Guwahati, India. They have reached the quarter-finals; winning the tournament would significantly boost their BWF world ranking points.

Below are the BWF mixed doubles rankings as of December 8, 2023:

1. Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong (China): 114,256 points
2. Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan): 94,795 points
3. Seo Seung-jae/Chae Yu-jung (South Korea): 88,426 points
4. Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (China): 87,900 points
5. Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand): 80,634 points
6. Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (China): 80,100 points
7. Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun (South Korea): 73,917 points
8. Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (France): 68,871 points
9. Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia): 67,578 points
10. Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje (Denmark): 67,478 points
11. Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong): 66,530 points
12. Ye Long Wei/Lee Shia Hsin (Taipei): 60,294 points
13. Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsy Saito (Japan): 59,320 points
14. Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie (Malaysia): 58,664 points
15. Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (Indonesia): 57,544 points
16. Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (Indonesia): 57,386 points
17. Supak Jomkoh/Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand): 56,408 points
18. Robin Tabeling/Selena Piek (Netherlands): 55,123 points
19. Kyohei Yamashita/Naru Shinoya (Japan): 54,599 points
20. Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati (Indonesia): 53,330 points