For the first time, Five Indians are in the top-20 of the BWF men’s singles rankings with H S Prannoy being the biggest gainer after his quarterfinal showing at the Japan Open. Prannoy has jumped four places to be world no.15. The 5 Indian Shuttlers in the top 20 BWF men’s singles rankings are-
- Kidambi Srikanth (8th)
- HS Prannoy (15th)
- B Sai Praneeth (17th)
- Sameer Verma (19th)
- Ajay Jayaram (20th)