This first ranking list is called the “Notional Rankings – BWF Olympic Qualification”.
It takes the current world ranking and identifies who could qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics if the qualification period ended that week.
Please note the disclaimer on this page that reads as follows:
“This ranking is not a final list of qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Badminton competition, nor in any way guarantees invitation to, or acceptance in, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Badminton Competition for any particular player or pair. It is a representation of who could qualify should the current week’s world ranking be used to determine the list of qualifiers. Furthermore, this list does not account for either the host wildcard spots in Men’s and Women’s Singles, or any Tripartite Spots, as provided for in the regulations.”
The second ranking list is called the “Race to Rio – BWF Olympic Qualification Ranking”and it will show who could qualify each week based only on the points accumulated during the Olympic Qualification Period, starting in May 2015.
This “Race to Rio” ranking will be available shortly, so stay tuned!
We look forward to sharing these two ranking lists with our members, stakeholders, fans, and the general public as we believe it will help build more excitement around the “Race to Rio 2016” and the individual players fighting for those precious qualification spots.
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