Question- Latest ranking of BWF was released on April 12, 2018. According to the figures of this ranking, who became the first Indian player to get top position?
(a) Ajay Jairam
(b) Sameer Verma
(c) P. Kashyap
(d) Kidambi Shrikant
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:
- The latest rankings of BWF Released. (April 12, 2018)
- India’s Kidambi Srikanth secured top spot in the ranking with 76,895 points.
- With this, Kidambi Srikant became the first Indian male badminton player to get top position after the computerized ranking system started.
- Before the start of official rankings, Prakash Padukone of India became the world’s number one player in the top three tournaments.
- World champion Daniel Victor Axelsen is ranked second in the ranking with 75470 points.
- India’s PV Sindhu is at number three with 78824 points in the ranking of women.
- Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying tops with 90259 points in women category.
- In the women’s category, Saina Nehwal was the first Indian to become world’s number one player in March 2015.
- In February, 2018, Srikanth was conferred with ‘Sportspersons of the Year’ at the Times of India Sports Award (TOISA).
Reference:
https://www.firstpost.com/sports/kidambi-srikanth-becomes-first-indian-male-shuttler-to-claim-world-no-1-spot-in-bwf-rankings-4429043.html
http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/kidambi-srikanth-becomes-first-indian-male-shuttler-to-rise-to-world-no-1-ranking-5134238/