Hyderabad: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal regained the number one spot in the latest BWF world rankings released on Thursday.
(Photo: Screengrab from the official website of Badminton World Federation)
Saina, who secured the numero uno spot for the first time early last month, slipped from the coveted position subsequently.
The Olympic bronze medallist, however, climbed to the number one ranking on Thursday once again ahead of the Australian Open, starting on May 26.
World number 1 today in badminton rankings pic.twitter.com/y0rBFyZ2Q1
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) May 21, 2015Defending champion in the Australian Open Super Series, Saina would be taking on a qualifier in her campaign opener.
Meanwhile, P V Sindhu lost a position to be on 12th place.
In men's singles, K Srikanth has retained his fourth place. Even P Kashyap and H S Parnnoy also maintained their 13th and 15th positions, respectively.
