Badminton is extensively played throughout India. There are various Badminton tournament at different levels including the state, regional and national level are held in India and a few Indian practitioners of the sport have attained international acclaim. Badminton is popular in the Indian states like Kerala , Tamil Nadu , West Bengal , Andhra Pradesh , Telangana and Mumbai .
India has a strong badminton scene at the domestic level, which teems with young talents. These youngsters draw inspiration from legendary Indian badminton players like Prakash Padukone, Aparna Popat and Pullela Gopichand .
What is BWF World Ranking ?
BWF is Badminton World Federation Ranking used for badminton players who participated in tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation . Ranking of is measured on the basis of each participant/player participated for the last 52 weeks .Ranking points calculated are based on the tournament participated by each players/pairs for the
3 Indian Male Badminton Player make it into TOP 15 ?
As per current Badminton Wold Federation ranking , Three Indian players are Ajay Jayaram , Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth holding 13th , 14 th and 15th postion s respectively . This is the first time for India to enter into top 15 ranking of the BWF list ” A pround Moment for India ”
AJAY JAYARAM
KIDAMBI SRIKANTH
B SAI PRANEETH
In women singles category, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal had their positions of 3rf and 11th ranks respectively maintained. Also in mixed doubles category, Pranav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy acquired position 15th. They had moved one place above to get into top 15.
Now a days , Badminton players are preparing for upcoming Indonesia open scheduled from June 12 to 18 .