PV Sindhu slips to world no. 17, lowest ranking in over a decade | Badminton News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: After grappling with inconsistent performances, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has experienced a significant drop in the latest BWF world rankings. She has slipped five places to now occupy the 17th position.
Since her return from a lengthy five-month injury hiatus, Sindhu has encountered difficulties in maintaining a consistent winning streak, leading to a lack of titles this season.
As a former world number 2, Sindhu’s struggles have been evident, especially after suffering a stress fracture in her ankle during her triumphant campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Currently, she holds a total of 49,480 points from participating in 14 tournaments.
This is her lowest ranking in over a decade. The last time she was ranked 17th was in January, 2013. She has been inside the top 10 since 2016, having reached a career-best world number 2 in April, 2016.
Sindhu will hope she finds her footing quickly in the Olympic qualification period which ends in April next year, especially after getting the services of Indonesian coach Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, a former All England champion.
The 2019 World Champion, Sindhu had reached the final of the Madrid Spain Masters, her best finish this season. She registered a semifinal finish at Malaysia Masters and Canada Open but made a quarterfinal exit in the next event at the US Open. She is now in Korea for a super 500 tournament.
HS Prannoy also slipped a place to world number 10, while Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth were static at 12th and 20th spots respectively.
Saina Nehwal slumped five places to world number 36.
Men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty remain India’s best-placed shuttlers at world number 3.
Among others, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also lost a spot to be at the 19th position in women’s doubles, while there was no Indian in the top 25 in mixed doubles.
(With PTI Inputs)
Since her return from a lengthy five-month injury hiatus, Sindhu has encountered difficulties in maintaining a consistent winning streak, leading to a lack of titles this season.
As a former world number 2, Sindhu’s struggles have been evident, especially after suffering a stress fracture in her ankle during her triumphant campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Currently, she holds a total of 49,480 points from participating in 14 tournaments.
This is her lowest ranking in over a decade. The last time she was ranked 17th was in January, 2013. She has been inside the top 10 since 2016, having reached a career-best world number 2 in April, 2016.
Sindhu will hope she finds her footing quickly in the Olympic qualification period which ends in April next year, especially after getting the services of Indonesian coach Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, a former All England champion.
The 2019 World Champion, Sindhu had reached the final of the Madrid Spain Masters, her best finish this season. She registered a semifinal finish at Malaysia Masters and Canada Open but made a quarterfinal exit in the next event at the US Open. She is now in Korea for a super 500 tournament.
HS Prannoy also slipped a place to world number 10, while Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth were static at 12th and 20th spots respectively.
Saina Nehwal slumped five places to world number 36.
Men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty remain India’s best-placed shuttlers at world number 3.
Among others, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also lost a spot to be at the 19th position in women’s doubles, while there was no Indian in the top 25 in mixed doubles.
(With PTI Inputs)
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