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Patna : Tai Tzu Ying, 25, Taiwan, has jumped 1 place after winning er maiden All England Open women’s singles title last week to return to World No 1 position with 97,575 points in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings released on March 17, 2020. Chen Yu Fei, 22, China, who lost to Tai Tzu in the All England Open Final, has slipped one place to be ranked World No 2 with 96,465 points. Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, remains static as World No 3 with 87,220 points.
Nozomi Okuhara, 25, Japan, the 2017 World Champion, who reached SFs at All England Open, remain World No 4 with 87,186 points while 2013 World Champion Ratchanok Intanon, Thailand, remains static as World No 5 with 78,485 points. Reigning Olympic Champion and three-time former World Champion Carolina Marin, Spain, has jumped 1 places to be ranked World No 6 with 76,210 points after reaching SFs at All England Open last week.
P V Sindhu, 24, India, who lost in QFs at All England Open, has slipped 1 place to be ranked World No 7 with 74,474 points. Saina Nehwal, 30, India, who lost in the first round at Al England Open, remains static as World No 20 with 46,607 points. Pornpawee Chochuwong, Thailand, has jumped 4 places to be ranked World No 13 with 53,076 points after reaching QFs at All England Open.Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Indonesia, has jumped 2 ladders to be ranked World No 21 with 45,200 points.
Ashmita Chaliha, 20, India, has jumped 2 places to be ranked World No 77 with 19,945 points. Mugdha Agrey, 20, India, has jumped 3 places to be ranked World No 85 with 19,160 points.Rituparna Das, 23, India, has jumped 1 position to be ranked World No 98 with 17,300 points.