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Patna : Kento Momota (1,09,118 points), Japan, Viktor Axelsen (98,486 points), Denmark, and Anders Antonsen ( 94,875 points, Denmark, remain World No 1, 2 & 3 respectively, in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings released on March 23, 2021, but Lakshya Sen, 19, India has jumped 5 places to be ranked World No 23 with 46,597 points after reaching the men’s quarter-finals of All England Open Badminton Championships last week.
Lee Zii Jia, 22, Malaysia, has jumped 2 places to be ranked World No 8 with 69.389 points after winning the men’s singles title at All England Open Badminton Championships last week.
Kidambi Srikath, India, has dropped 1 place to be ranked World No 14 with 56,499 points. B Sai Praneeth, India, stays as World No 15 with 56,467 points. H S Pranoy, India, has jumped 1 position and is ranked World No 30 with 43,535 points. But, Parupalli Kashyam, INdia, has dropped 5 places to be ranked World No 31 with 43,440 points. Sourabh Verma, India, has dropped 2 places and is ranked World No 34 with 40,169 points.