Indian sensation Kidambi Srikanth is all set to grab the title of World No. 1 player in badminton.
On Thursday, when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) releases its weekly rankings, the 25-year-old star shuttler Srikanth will be the World number 1. He had secured the No 2 ranking on November 2, 2017.
Srikanth enjoyed a fabulous run so far at the 21 Commonwealth games and led from the front when India won gold on Monday in the mixed-badminton event. He will secure the top rank with 76,895 points.
Viktor Axelsen, current world No.1, has 77130 points and will slip down as he will lose 1660 points because he won’t be able to defend the Malaysian Open title which he won last year till the time new rankings are announced.
The last Malaysian Open took place between April 4 and 9 in 2017. However, this year, the event stands postponed.
Interestingly, Srikanth could have become the table topper last year, but he couldn’t achieve the feat because of an injury. He wasn’t able to participate in the year-end tournaments because of injuries.
In the year 2017, Srikanth had won four Super Series titles – Indonesia, Australia, Denmark, France. He had become fourth player in the world to achieve this feat.
In 2015, Saina Nehwal had made India proud by becoming the world number 1 player.