Saina Nehwal, at number three, has 79192 points in her kitty. (Source: AP)By: Press Trust of India | New Delhi |
? Indian ace Saina Nehwal was on Thursday displaced from the top spot in badminton world rankings, slipping to third in the latest women�s singles list.
Saina, the first Indian woman badminton player to be world number one, dropped two spots and is placed below Spaniard Carolina Marin (80752), who rose a rung courtesy her Australian Open title triumph.
? The Indian has 79192 points in her kitty.
? Olympic champion Li Xuerui claimed the top spot, going up a place with 85217 points.
? In men�s singles, Kidambi Srikanth was the highest-placed Indian, climbing a position to third with 67157 points.
? He is placed ahead of Chinese star Lin Dan, who has slipped a couple of positions.
? Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap is the next best Indian at 12th, followed by H S Prannoy at 13th.
? In the women�s doubles list, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa went up a place to be ranked 17th.
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