Banking on his historic World Championship silver's form, India's Kidambi Srikanth moved up 4 spots to enter top 10 places in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.
PV Sindhu will not a direct entry in the BWF World Tour Finals as the badminton body announced the decision to do away with automatic invitations for current world champions.
Saina Nehwal dropped out of the top 10 while Kidambi Srikanth slipped two places to eighth in the latest BWF singles rankings released on Thursday.
The World No.11 shuttler Nehwal, had a tough time countering the Taiwan ace as she lost 11-21, 18-21.
The BWF Councils reason of proposing the changes is to optimise the presentation of badminton at the highest level, increase the commercial value of the sport and enhance the quality of its broadcast product.
Kidambi's hard work has paid off which has allowed the shuttler to reach a stage which sets the 24-year old in comparison to the likes of Prakash Padukone.
New Delhi: After dropping to the third spot, Saina Nehwal has risen a place to be ranked No.2 in women's singles, in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thursday.Double World Championship medallist
New Delhi: Young Kidambi Srikanth continued his meteoric rise in world badminton as he ended the season by becoming only the third Indian male shuttler to break into the top-five, reaching a career-high fourth after
Hyderabad: Upbeat over winning the China Open title and moving up to the fourth spot in the latest BWF rankings, star shuttler Saina Nehwal says she is working on becoming the best in the world."I
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