Badminton News: HS Prannoy now World No.1 In BWF World Tour Rankings
Indian shuttler HS Prannoy became World's number one player in BWF World Tour Rankings in the men's singles category
HS PrannoyThe 2022 season of the BWF World Tour began on January 11 and is set to end on December 18. HS Prannoy emerged at the top of the table in tour ranking after the ranking update on September 6.
The ongoing edition is the fifth season of the BWF Badminton World Tour. The tour consists of 22 tournaments culminating in the World Tour finals in December.
The 22 tournaments of the tour are divided into five levels known as:
- Level 1 - World Tour finals
- Level 2 - Super 1000
- Level 3 - Super 750
- Level 4 - Super 500
- Level 5 - Super 300
Despite failing to win a medal, HS Prannoy has been one of the most consistent players on the 2022 BWF Badminton World Tour.
The 30-year-old Indian shuttler began the season with a quarterfinal final at the Indian Open in January. He secured another quarterfinal finish in the same month at the 2022 Syed Modi International.
He continued with his strong performance in March, earned yet another quarterfinal finish at the 2022 German Open, and finished second at the Swiss Open after losing the championship match against Leonardus Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. However, he failed to advance past the first round at the 2022 All England Open.
HS Prannoy crashed in the opening rounds of the 2022 Korea Open in April and Thailand Open in May. He roared back to earn a semifinal finish at the 2022 Indonesia Open and a quarterfinal finish at the 2022 Malaysia Open next month.
He then secured a semifinal finish at the 2022 Malaysia Masters and a quarterfinal finish at Singapore Open in July. Last month, he finished his Japan Open campaign after losing 17-21, 21-15, 20-22 to Chou Tien-Chen of Taiwan in a quarterfinal clash.
HS Prannoy now stands at the top of the BWF World Tour Rankings with 58,090 points, 2,640 points ahead of second-placed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.