BWF World Rankings: HS Prannoy Achieves Best Ranking In Four Years, Climbs To Number 16 Spot

13.09.2022 - 16:39 sports.ndtv.com

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has achieved his highest rank in the last four years as he climbed two spots to achieve world number 16 status in the updated BWF World Rankings on Tuesday.

Before this, he was world number 17 on October 27, 2018. On the other hand, the mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto also achieved their career-best rank of 33 after climbing two more spots. "Giant-killer @PRANNOYHSPRI on the verge of entering top-15, almost after 4 years @ishaan0202/#TanishaCrasto achieve their highest rank Checkout the updated #BWFWorldRankings #IndiaontheRise #Badminton," tweeted Badminton Association of India (BAI).

Giant-killer @PRANNOYHSPRI on the verge of entering top-15, almost after 4 years@ishaan0202 /#TanishaCrasto achieve their highest rankCheckout the updated #BWFWorldRankings#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/D4CM22Pkr1 Some other notable movements in rankings saw Kidambi Srikanth move up by two spots to gain the world number 12 ranking in the men's singles category.

In women's singles category, the Olympic medalist PV Sindhu climbed one spot to achieve a world ranking of seven. Also, Saina Nehwal gained a world ranking of 33 by climbing three spots.

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China is set to host its first international badminton tournament since 2019, with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announcing on Thursday that the flagship BWF World Tour Finals is heading back to Guangzhou from December 11 to 18, later this year. "The famed red courts of Tianhe Stadium will welcome the top eight players and pairs in each category at the season-ending finale as they compete for their share of the biggest prize pool ever seen in badminton - US $1.5 million," BWF said in a official release.

China Set To Host BWF World Tour Finals In December 2022

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The season-ending World Tour Finals, scheduled for Guangzhou from Dec. 14-18, will feature the top eight players and pairs in each category with a prize pool of $1.5 million, the biggest the event has ever offered, the BWF said.

BWF World Rankings: HS Prannoy Storms Into Top 15 For First Time In Four Years

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has entered the top 15 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Rankings after a gap of almost four years. The last time the shuttler was the World Number 15 was on October 17, 2018. He made a climb of one spot to break into the top 15 once again. On the other hand, the men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila (jumping three spots to Number 23) and the mixed doubles duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Bhatnagar (jumping two spots to Number 30), have achieved their best ranks.

BWF World Rankings: HS Prannoy Storms Into Top 15 For First Time In Four Years

HS Prannoy storms into top 15 of BWF rankings for the first time in four years

The last time the shuttler was the World Number 15 was on October 17, 2018. He made a climb of one spot to break into the top 15 once again. On the other hand, the men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila (jumping three spots to Number 23) and the mixed doubles duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Bhatnagar (jumping two spots to Number 30), have achieved their best ranks. "@PRANNOYHSPRI back in top-15 Doubles pairs @arjunmr/@dhruvkapilaa and @ishaan0202/#TanishaCrasto better their highest rank Checkout the ranking updates @himantabiswa| @sanjay091968 #BWFWorldRankings #IndiaontheRise #Badminton," tweeted Badminton Association of India (BAI) Media.