PV Sindhu climbs two spots to be World No.3 in latest BWF rankings

New Delhi : Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu today (April 20) climbed up two places to be at No. 3 in the latest BWF ranking released today. Sindhu, who had slipped to number five last week, earned two spots on the basis of making the quarter-finals of the recently-concluded Singapore Open Super Series.

The 21-year-old Sindhu had reached a career-best World No. 2 two weeks ago. London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal also jumped up a place to be ranked eighth.

In the men’s singles, the finalists of the Singapore Open — runner-up Kidambi Srikanth and winner B Sai Praneeth — both jumped as many as eight positions each to be placed at 21st and 22nd respectively. Ajay Jayaram continued to be the highest-ranked Indian at the 13th position, having moved a place.

PTI