Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, and Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, became the first ranking champions in Asia, Shaheen, the reigning World Championships Masters champion, finished the inaugural men's ranking season with 451 points, 65 pins ahead of Chester King, Philippines, who landed in second place with 386. Third place went to Saeed Al-Hajri, Qatar, with 344. Zulkifli had a slim 4-point lead over Kim Min-Jung, Korea, with 639 to 635 points. Cecilia Yap, Philippines, was a distant third with 493. The top 8 men and top 8 women are qualified for the inaugural World Ranking Masters.

2000 Asian Rankings - Top 8 Men's Division

Players with position, country and ranking point total

1. Ahmed Shaheen, Qatar, 451
2. Chester King, Philippines, 386
3. Saeed Al-Hajri, Qatar, 344
4. Seiji Watanabe, Japan, 338
5. Andrew Fang, Singapore, 327
6. Zhong Jian Xiong, China, 324
7. Isao Yamamoto, Japan, 314
8. Kim Jae Hoon, Korea, 307

For the complete 2000 ABF Men's Ranking click here.

2000 Asian Rankings - Top 8 Women's Division

Players with position, country and ranking point total

1. Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 639
2. Kim Min-Jung, Korea, 635
3. Cecilia Yap, Philippines, 493
4. Miyuki Kubotani, Japan, 371
5. Kim Hee-Soon, Korea, 365
6. Tomomi Shibata, Japan, 358
7. Jesmine Ho, Singapore, 348
8. Kim Young-Mi, Korea, 321

For the complete 2000 ABF Women's Ranking click here.