The biggest Indian names – Satwiaksairaj Rankireddy -Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen – supported an important blow, falling from the Top 10 in their respective categories in the last world rankings published Tuesday by the badminton World Federation (BWF). The old pair of double male n ° 1 world Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fell five places in the 12th classification. The duo, which was ranked seventh last week, participated for the last time in the mixed championships of the Badminton Asia team in February. This has marked the first time since November 2021 that the pair fell outside the Top 10, reflecting a turbulent period of their career after their disappointing performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Since their Olympic release, Rangireddy and Shetty have undergone a series of changes in their training configuration, including the separation of their long -standing coach, Mathias Boe. They are now supervised by Tan Kim Her, the coach credited with having trained their partnership at their beginnings. Despite the reverse, they remain the pair of best -classified male male in India.
In simple male, Lakshya Sen also had a drop in classification. The former world n ° 10 has slipped five places to 15th in the last ranking. Like Rangireddy and Shetty, Sen last time contributed to the mixed badminton team championships Asia and had trouble for the form in 2025.
His first outings to the Malaysia Open and Open India contributed to his slide in the ranking. Until now, his best performance has reached the 16 final at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 event.
In simple feminine, the Sindhu PV, the double Olympic medalist in India, also experienced a decrease in its classification. She slipped to the 16th position from the 15th row last week. Despite the backhand, Sindhu remains the only Indian in the top 20 of the female singles ranking.
While most Indian shuttles had trouble in the ranking, there were a few light points. The pair of feminine doubles of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand continue to hold firmly in the top 10, occupying ninth place in the world ranking. The duo remains the best bet of India in female double and will seek to rely on their stable performance.
Meanwhile, in a mixed double, the association of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila obtained a career classification of the 19th. Crasto’s feat is particularly remarkable because it has now entered the top 20 of the world ranking with three different partners. Previously, she had obtained this distinction with Ashwini Ponnappa in female double and Ishaan Bhatnagar in mixed double.
Among the young talents who made a brand, Ayush Shetty experienced a revolutionary week, climbing a better career classification of 43rd in simple male after his impressive semi-final at Orleans Masters.
The young Navetter has set up five places and is now the highest fifth Indian in simple male, dragging behind Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Priyanshu Rajawat and Kiran George.
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