Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy Retain Places in BWF rankings

Sindhu, who made it to the finals of the Thailand Open where she lost to reigning World Champion Nozomi Okuhara, has retained her number three spot in the rankings. Meanwhile, Saina, who did not at the feature Thailand Open, remains at number 10 in the rankings released on Thursday.

Written by: India.com Sports Desk Edited by: Aakash Kumar

Published: July 20, 2018, 9:44 AM IST

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Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have retained their positions in women’s singles in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

Sindhu, who made it to the finals of the Thailand Open where she lost to reigning World Champion Nozomi Okuhara, has retained her number three spot in the rankings. Meanwhile, Saina, who did not at the feature Thailand Open, remains at number 10 in the rankings released on Thursday.

16-year-old Vaishnavi Jakka Reddy has climbed up four spots to break into the World top-50 for the first time, achieving a career-best ranking of 50.

In men’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy stayed put to their number five and number 11 spots, while Sameer Verma and B.Sai Praneeth dropped one place each to 19th and 25th respectively.

Parupalli Kashyap, who made it to the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open last week, found his way back into the World top-50 as he climbed six spots to 48th.

Among the others, Subhankar Dey dropped three places to 67th while Lakshya Sen faltered five places to 76th.

(With inputs from IANS)