Badminton News: India’s 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen jumped two places on Tuesday night (8/11) to achieve a career-high world No. 6 in the latest world rankings published by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Almora’s 21-year-old Lakshya Sen who has been in sensational form this season has amassed 76,424 points in 25 tournaments played this season.

Meanwhile, last month’s 2022 French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also moved up a spot to reunite with their career best seven in men’s doubles.

The Indian pair have won two BWF World Tour titles at the Indian Open super 500 and the French Open super 750, winning gold at the Birmingham Games and picking up a first-ever bronze medal at the Championships 2022 World Cup. They also played a key role in India’s Thomas Cup victory.

Women’s doubles Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand and mixed doubles Ishaan Bhatnagar/T anisha Crasto also reached their career highs of 23 and 28 respectively.

While Treesa and Gayatri jumped five spots, Tanisha and Ishaan moved up two spots on the latest chart listing.

Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu, who hasn’t played in a tournament since the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham due to an ankle injury, also moved up a spot to fifth in the world.

Former world number 1 players Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy remain static at world numbers 11 and 12 respectively.

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