Badminton
Badminton: PV Sindhu climbs to world No 6; her best ranking in 4 years
Lakshya Sen also climbed a spot and is now ranked world No 13 in men's singles.
PV Sindhu at 2026 Hylo Open (Photo credit: Badminton Photo/BWF)
Indian double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's resurgence hit a new peak on Tuesday as she climbed to world No 6 in the latest BWF World Rankings.
Sindhu, who clinched the 2026 Hylo Open women's singles title on Sunday, shot up by two spots in the rankings.
The title win in the German city gave her 9,200 points, while her runner-up finish at the 2026 French Open Super 750 the week before also granted her 9,350 points to propel her in the standings.
She currently has 74,421 rating points in 17 tournaments.
The last time Sindhu was ranked as high as world No 6 was in December 2022, just months after she bagged the Commonwealth Games title in Birmingham with an injury.
The former world champion had since dropped down the rankings to as low as World No 21 before getting back on track.
Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen, who had won also won the men's singles title at the Hylo Open, gained a spot and is now ranked world No 13 with a total of 65,723 rating points.