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19 Asian Tour members in world top 200

China's Liang Wen-chong is amongst 19 Asian Tour members who are featuring prominently in the top-200 of the latest Official World Golf Ranking.

Liang secured his maiden title in Asia with a play-off triumph at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters at the weekend and moved up to 78th in the world, a jump of 40 places from the previous week.

Malaysia's Iain Steel also broke through into the world's top-200 with his runner-up finish in Singapore, moving into 191st position.

Korea's Choi Kyung-ju, who plies his trade on the US PGA Tour and recorded his third top-10 of the season on Sunday, is the highest ranked Asian at 21st place on the rankings.

Compatriot Yang Yong-eun, famed for beating Tiger Woods in the HSBC Champions in Shanghai last November, is 38th in the world, followed by last year's UBS Order of Merit winner Jeev Milkha Singh of India who is 46th.

Yang, Choi and Singh will feature in the US Masters at Augusta National Golf Club next month.

England's Simon Dyson, fourth on the UBS Order of Merit, is 70th in the world, followed by Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand who is two rungs below. India's Jyoti Randhawa is ranked 86th.

The other Asian Tour members in the top-200 include Andrew Buckle of Australia (89th), South African Anton Haig (92nd), Hur Suk-ho of Korea (114th), Frankie Minoza of Philippines (130th), Thailand's Prom Meesawat (158th), Korea's Charlie Wi (166th), India's Shiv Kapur (169th), Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng (175th), Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant (190th), Jarrod Lyle of Australia (192nd), American Edward Loar (196th) and Thailand's Chinarat Phadungsil (199th).

March 13, 2007