Lakshya Sen, who won both his matches to play his part in the silver medal-winning effort in men's team event, too dropped one spot to world number 15. Kidambi Srikanth gained a spot to 20th.
World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn crashed out of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament
HS Prannoy climbed up two spots to achieve a career-best world number seven
Indian challenge ends after Satwik-Chirag bow out in opening round of China Open
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty gained a place to achieve a career-best ranking
India's women shuttlers assured themselves of a maiden Badminton Asia Team Championships medal by cruising to a 3-0 win over Hong Kong in the quarter-finals.
In the men's doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty maintained their world number two ranking, although they lost in the quarter-finals of the World Championships going down to Kim Astrup-Anders Rasmussen.
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PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy had lost in the quarter-finals in the women's and men's singles respectively.
The tie was already inconsequential for HS Prannoy as he had lost his earlier two Group A matches.
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Saina offered her support to PV Sindhu's decision to seek a change in her training approach.
Satwik-Chirag pair achieves career-best world no. 2 ranking
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the semifinals of the Korea Open Super 500 tournament with a straight game win.
HS Prannoy battled his way into the semifinal of the men's singles with a thrilling three-game win over Malaysia Lee Zii Jia to assure India a badminton medal
Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to arrest their slump in form when they begin their campaign at the Australia Open badminton tournament in Sydney on Tuesday.
HS Prannoy, who occupies the 8th spot, is the best ranked Indian in the men's singles while Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are placed 19th and 20th respectively.
Swiss Open champion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty strengthened their world number six position, while women's doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand was static at the 18th position.
The world number 18 Indian will now take on former world champion, Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the second round.
Prannoy signs off with maiden World Championships bronze medal after losing semifinal to Vitidsarn
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday, October 4.
Battling an inconsistent form, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday slipped five places to world number 17 in the latest BWF world rankings.
The world number nine will play Hong Kong's fifth seed Angus Ng Ka Long in the last eight stage.
Posco Daewoo, the South Korean conglomerate whose Cielo sedan and Matiz hatchback were once the pride of Indian car owners, is looking to re-enter India. And its return journey is riding on plans to sell electric bikes and e-cycles. The company termed India's robust economic growth and surging consumer demand as reasons behind its comeback plans, saying they make India "one of the world's most promising consumer markets," according to Y S Choi, general manager, Posco Daewoo South Korea.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty achieved a career-best world number three
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Satwik and Chirag jumped one spot in the latest BWF rankings to regain the fifth place.
As Kidambi Srikanth lost his second round match, India's campaign ended at the Singapore Open.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the New Zealand players's T20 Internationals records updated after the game against England in the T20 World Cup.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the Australian players's T20 Internationals records updated after the game against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.
In other India-related results, it was curtains for Ashmita Chaliha, who lost 17-21, 16-21 to Indonesia's world no. 7 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in 35 minutes. Both teams had received a bye in their opening match.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the Pakistan players's T20 Internationals records updated after the game against Scotland in the T20 World Cup.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the England players's T20 Internationals records updated to the game against South Africa at the T20 World Cup.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the Namibian players's T20 Internationals records updated after the game against New Zealand.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the Indian players's T20 Internationals records updated after the game against Scotland in the T20 World Cup.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the Scottish players's T20 Internationals records updated till their T20 World Cup game against India.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the South African players's T20 Internationals records updated after the game against Bangladesh.
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