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Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have returned to top 10 in BWF men’s doubles rankings after China Open semifinal finish.
Satwik-Chirag are now ranked 10th in men’s doubles (Picture credit: Badminton Photo)
Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have returned to the top 10 in the BWF men’s doubles world rankings released on Tuesday, climbing three spots after their semifinal finish at the China Open last week.
Satwik and Chirag, now ranked 10th, lost to the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 13-21, 17-21 in the semifinals.
This was Satwik and Chirag’s third semifinal appearance on the BWF Tour this year, having reached the last four at the Singapore Open and India Open.
Satwik and Chirag reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking after winning the title at the Thailand Open in 2024.
In men’s singles, top-ranked Indian Lakshya Sen moved up two places to No. 17 with 54,442 points, just ahead of China’s Zhenxiang Wang, who jumped five spots to 18.
HS Prannoy climbed two places to reach world No. 33 with 40,336 points. In women’s singles, 17-year-old Unnati Hooda rose four spots to a career-best No. 31 after her landmark pre-quarterfinal victory over double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu last week.
Unnati stunned the double Olympic medallist 21-16, 19-21, 21-13 in a gruelling hour-and-13-minute battle to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost to third seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.
Sindhu, meanwhile, remained static at No. 15 and continues to be the highest-ranked Indian in women’s singles.
In women’s doubles, India’s top pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand held steady at No. 11, while Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa moved up two spots to 45.
(With PTI Inputs)
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