Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty regain their top ranking in men’s doubles in the latest update on Tuesday. The duo have jumped two places to 99,670 points following their triumph at the Thailand Open on Sunday.
The gap between the Indian pairing and those below them is extremely tight with second-ranked Wei Keng Liang-Chang Wang just 52 points adrift (on 99,618 points) and third-place Min Hyuk Kang-Seung Jae Seo 1655 points behind (on 98,015 points).
Asian Games gold medallists Rankireddy and Shetty outclassed China’s Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in straight games in Bangkok for their second Thailand Open title. This was their ninth BWF World Tour title and their second of the year, having won the French Open in March.
“Thailand Open has been a special tournament for us as we won our first Super 500 crown here and have won many more tournaments thereafter. We are hoping that this victory will start another winning run for us,” Satwiksairaj said after the triumph.
“We knew that we could not relax even for a single point against our opponents as they fight till the end. But we played our best game of the tournament today and controlled the situation very well,” he added.
In other ranking updates, women’s doubles pairing of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, who made it to the semi-finals of the Thailand Open, also climbed two spots to rise to World No 19.
In men’s singles, HS Prannoy remains the highest-ranked Indian in ninth place with Viktor Axelsen continuing to lead the charts. Lakshya Sen has dropped three places to 14th in the latest rankings.
In women’s singles, PV Sindhu is the highest ranked Indian in 15th spot - well behind top-ranked An Se Young of South Korea.
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