New Delhi: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy achieved a new career-high ranking on Tuesday following their historic triumph at the BWF Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament.
The duo toppled the reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the final to become the first Indian pair to win a BWF Super 1000 title on Sunday.
Shetty and Rankireddy have enjoyed a remarkable 2023 thus far, emerging victorious in two World Tour tournaments, the Swiss Open and Indonesia Open. The dueo also secured a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.
In men's singles, Kidambi Srikanth climbed three places to enter the top 20 with world rank of 19 while Lakshya Sen jumped two places to be ranked 18.
H S Prannoy, the highest-ranked Indian men's singles player in the world, retained his position at No. 9 following his semifinal run at the Indonesia Open.
Emerging talent Priyanshu Rajawat achieved a career-best ranking of 30, making him the fourth Indian player to enter the top 30 rankings.
In the women's singles, two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu climbed two places to secure the 12th position. Despite her limited participation in tournaments, Saina Nehwal also managed to advance one place, now occupying the position of world No. 31.
Women's doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand maintained their position in 16th spot. On the other hand, Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam experienced a slight decline, moving down two positions to be placed at 41st.
In mixed doubles, Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy climbed two places to be world No. 33. Tanisha Crasto and Ishan Bhatnagar slipped one place and are now ranked 38th.
