PV Sindhu climbs two places to World No. 6; Lakshya Sen rises to 13th
The BWF rankings update follows title wins at the Hylo Open 2026 in Germany.
PV Sindhu has moved up two places to World No. 6 after winning the Hylo Open 2026 in Germany. Lakshya Sen has risen one spot to 13th following his men's singles title at the same event.
Key takeaways
- PV Sindhu rose two places to World No. 6 in the latest BWF rankings
- She won the Hylo Open 2026 in Germany, beating Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-14
- Lakshya Sen improved one place to 13th after his Hylo Open title
- Tanvi Sharma rose to 21st and Unnati Hooda dropped to 23rd in women's singles
PV Sindhu has climbed two places to World No. 6 in the latest BWF World Rankings, while Lakshya Sen has risen one place to 13th.
The update follows Sindhu's title-winning run at the Hylo Open 2026 in Germany, where she beat Denmark's Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-14 in the final to win her second title of the season after her Japan Open crown earlier in the year.
The Super 500 title added 9,200 points to her tally. A week ago, Sindhu entered the top 10 by jumping three places to eighth after reaching the French Open final, where she lost to World No. 1 An Se-young.
The last time she was in the top five was October 2022, when she was briefly World No. 5.
By the numbers
Other Indians in women's singles saw movement as well. Tanvi Sharma rose one place to 21st, while Unnati Hooda dropped two places to 23rd. In men's singles, Lakshya Sen improved one spot to 13th after his Hylo Open title.
Sindhu is an Indian badminton player considered one of India's most successful athletes, with medals at the Olympic Games, the World Championships and on the World Tour.
She is the first and only Indian to become badminton world champion and only the second Indian to win two consecutive Olympic medals. She reached a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in April 2017.
Sen is an Indian badminton player who won bronze at the World Championships and gold at the Commonwealth Games.
He won gold and bronze at the Thomas Cup and silver at the Asian and Commonwealth Games in team events, plus bronze at the Asia Team and Asia Mixed Team Championships.
He competed in men's singles at the 2024 Olympics, finishing fourth after narrowly losing the bronze medal match.
What happens next
The sources do not name Sindhu's or Sen's next match, date or venue. No upcoming fixture is listed.
Indian players' rankings movement in the latest BWF update
Player | Category | New rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
PV Sindhu | Women's singles | 6 | +2 |
Lakshya Sen | Men's singles | 13 | +1 |
Tanvi Sharma | Women's singles | 21 | +1 |
Unnati Hooda | Women's singles | 23 | -2 |
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