Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu move closer to top-10 after solid show at Canada Open

no image

The winner of the recently concluded Canada Open, Lakshya Sen is showing great signs of improvement which reflects in his ranking as well. The Indian youngster who had fallen to world no. 19 due to health issues, has jumped seven spots to be at world no. 12 now after winning the tournament.

The 21-year-old beat China's Li Shi Feng in the final to make a massive upward movement in the rankings. But HS Prannoy remains to be the best-placed Indian in the men's singles, at WR-9. Kidambi Srikanth and Priyanshu Rajawat remained static at WR-20 and WR-31, respectively. 

In the women's singles, PV Sindhu, who made it to the semis of the Canada Open, jumped three places to be WR-12. Meanwhile, in the men's doubles, the team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty remains at WR-3, followed by Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun at WR-26.

In the women's doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost a spot to be WR-18. Rituparna & Swetparna Panda have moved up six spots to be WR-60. Lastly, in the mixed doubles, the new team of Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor are best-placed Indians at WR-35, having lost two positions. 

Comments

Leave a comment

0 Comments

read previousRR vs GT | 14-year-old Vaibhav smashes 15-year record with 35-ball ton to flabbergast Gujarat
Vaibhav Suryavanshi stole the limelight in Jaipur with the second fastest ton in IPL history to help Rajasthan Royals record a huge NRR boosting victory over Gujarat Titans on Monday. The visitors rode on the back of Shubman Gill's 84 to set the hosts 210 to chase but it was nowhere near enough.
Mirabai Chanu 95% fit, but won't participate at Commonwealth Championshipsread next
Star India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has 95% recovered from her thigh injury, but will not take part at the Commonwealth Championships at home next week, Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) President Sahdev Yadav said on Thursday.
View non-AMP page