New Delhi: India’s Lakshya Sen on Tuesday jumped five places to reach world number 13 in the latest BWF rankings, following his impressive run at the All England Championships.
The 22-year-old from Almora had reached the semifinals in Birmingham and his effort saw him improve to world number 12 from the 15th spot a week back in the Olympic Games Qualification.
The top-16 in the world by April-end will make the cut for the Olympics.
HS Prannoy is at number 9 in the Paris race and Sen too is primed to make the cut.
Sen had reached a career-best ranking of world number six in November 2022 but saw his rankings plummet to world No. 25 in April last year.
He recovered to 11th spot by August but fell to 20 early this year following a series of early exits.
His Olympic qualification too was in doldrums after a series of first round exit, including in Malaysia and
India this season. But back-to-back semifinals in French Open and All England brought him back.