HS Prannoy Becomes World No. 1 In BWF World Tour Rankings

10.09.2022 - 23:22 sports.ndtv.com

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy is now the World's Number one player in the men's singles category in the BWF World Tour Rankings.

In the rankings updated on September 6, Prannoy emerged as the number one shuttler in tour rankings. "This is just a trailer, picture abhi baaki hai Well deserved @PRANNOYHSPRI, keep going! @himantabiswa @sanjay091968 #BWFWorldTour #IndiaontheRise #Badminton," tweeted BAI Media.

This is just a trailer, picture abhi baaki haiWell deserved @PRANNOYHSPRI, keep going! @himantabiswa @sanjay091968#BWFWorldTour#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/bdak1ixhd8 The 2022 BWF World Tour started on January 11 and will end on December 18.

It is the fifth season of the BWF Badminton World Tour. The tour consists of 22 tournaments which will lead to the final of the tour in December.

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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 to host BWF World Tour Finals in December

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

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

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

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