World Badminton Rankings: Saina stays at no.4, Kashyap jumps to 14th, Sindhu moves up to 10th spot

Saina Nehwal has retained her No. 4 ranking

Indian badminton icon Saina Nehwal continues to hold the number four spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

China’s Li Xuerui holds the pride of place in the women’s singles category. Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon advanced to the second spot following her triumph in the recent World Championships.

Germany’s Juliane Schenk slipped to number three spot, while China’s Wang Yihan is at number 5.

India’s top ranked men’s singles player Parupalli Kashyap, who reached the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, climbed three places to hold the 14th spot.

He will turn out for Banga Beats in the much-hyped Indian Badminton League (IBL).

PV Sindhu, who bagged a bronze at the recent World Championship, advanced two spots to be at 10th spot.

Among the other Indian men, RMV Gurusaidutt stayed put at 20th spot.

Ajay Jayaram, who reached the quarterfinals of the Sunrise Indian Open and the Skycity New Zealand Open earlier this year, held on to his 24th spot.

Sourabh Varma was another Indian shuttler to retain his last week’s ranking of 36.

B Sai Praneeth stayed put at 37th spot.

K Srikanth jumped two places to be at number 38.

Anand Pawar, son of former India international Uday Pawar, stayed put at the 39th spot.

HS Pranoy fell one spot to occupy the 47th spot.

Arvind Bhat dropped one place to be at the 72nd spot while old warhorse Chetan Anand fell two places to be placed 100th.

Among the Indian women, Arundhati Pantawane, fell two spots to 54th position, while PC Thulasi fell one spot to 65th position.