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Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has rocketed up five spots to make it to World No. 13 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings released on Tuesday, March 19.
The 22-year-old struggled last year, making nine first-round and two second-round exits. However, he has made an excellent comeback this year with two consecutive semi-final finishes on the BWF World Tour.
Notably, the Almora-born shuttler secured semi-final finishes at the French Open and All England Open in two successive weeks earlier this month.
In the current Indian men’s singles players, HS Prannoy descended to the ninth rank while Kidambi Srikanth is ranked at the 27th spot, with Priyanshu Rajawat taking up the 32nd position in the tally.
Speaking about the women’s singles players, PV Sindhu occupies the 11th rank. The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have consolidated their place at the pole position.
In the women’s doubles category, the pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa have reclaimed the position of India’s number uno position at No. 20 in the world rankings.
“It is time to strive for more victories” - Lakshya Sen
Having almost qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024, Sen would be aiming to bag a title in the near future. After the semi-final exit in Birmingham, Sen stated that he would keep learning from his mistakes and improve his performance.
“I will sit back, discuss with my coaches, and try to analyze the two weeks much better because as of now I was just focusing on the next match after every game. Now it is time to reflect and watch those matches again. Take good things and keep learning from the mistakes that happen,” Lakshya told BWF in an interaction.
The star badminton player expressed his disappointment for not being able to clinch the title. Lakshya would be hoping to put away the setback and lift his performances in the upcoming Swiss Open Super 300 event.
"As of now, I am pretty disappointed with the result. But overall, the way I played the last two weeks, surely I have the level to be up there and win in the big tournaments. Now, it is time to maintain this momentum and strive for more victories,” he stated.
