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Priyanshu Rajawat reaches career-best ranking, moves up 20 spots to World No. 38

Priyanshu Rajawat clinched his maiden Super 300 title after beating Denmark's Magnus Johannsen 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 in the summit clash to attain valuable ranking points

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Priyanshu Rajawat (Pic: @DDNewsLive/Twitter)

Priyanshu Rajawat (Pic: @DDNewsLive/Twitter)

India's Priyanshu Rajawat had a reason to cheer after he jumped 20 places to achieve a career-best world ranking of 38 in the latest BWF rankings issued on Tuesday. The 21-year-old from Madhya Pradesh clinched his maiden Super 300 title after beating Denmark's Magnus Johannsen 21-15, 19-21, 21-16 in the summit clash to attain valuable ranking points.

In the process, Rajawat is now the fourth-best ranked Indian men's singles player in the BWF rankings with 30,786 points. Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen, who is currently on a break, moved up a spot to 24th, while Kidambi Srikanth lost two places to slip to world No. 23. HS Prannoy continues to be the best-ranked men's singles player at No. 8.

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