Prannoy grabs World No. 12 position in BWF ranking: Indian shuttler HS Prannoy grabbed his career-best world number 12 spot after improving a place in the latest men’s singles ranking, announced by BWF today. Indonesian Masters winner Prannoy is now the third best-placed Indian after K Srikanth (World No. 3) and Parupalli Kashyap (World No.10).

In women’s singles, Saina Nehwal retained her World No. 2 position, while P V Sindhu held on to her 14th place. Commonwealth Games silver medallists, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa are placed at No.15 in the women’s doubles ranking, while no Indians features in the top-25 of the men’s and mixed doubles rankings.
The 22-year-old Kerala shuttler has been on the sidelines for sometime as he is still recovering from his swollen foot, which saw him hand a walkover in Singapore Open Superseries quarterfinals in April.

• Prannoy is supported by the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore and has been part of their scholarship programme since 2011.
• HS Prannoy started off the year on a good note reaching the semifinals of the 2015 Indian Open Grand Prix Gold. He put up a spirited performance in the Semi’s before bowing out to India’s Srikant Kidambiin 3 sets.
• Prannoy’s greatest victory came in the Pre-Quarters of 2015 Indian Super series when he beat an in form world number 2 Jorgensen in 3 sets. This was probably his best performance so far earning him a lot of praise from all quarters.