Sharath Kamal becomes India No. 1 again in ITTF rankings after stunning run at Singapore Smash

Reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sharath jumped 54 places - from 88th to 34th - in the latest ITTF Rankings courtesy his quarterfinal finish at Singapore Smash.

FILE PHOTO: India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Sharath Kamal reclaimed the India No. 1 spot with a massive jump in the latest ITTF Rankings on Tuesday after his sensational run at last week’s Singapore Smash.

The 41-year-old Sharath started the tournament as a qualifier but ended up making it to the quarterfinals, beating World No. 13 Darko Jorgic and World No. 22 Omar Assar on the way. As a result, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion has jumped from 88th to 34th in the men’s singles rankings.

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Harmeet Desai (65th) and Manav Thakkar (74th) are the other two Indian men in Top 100.

In women’s singles, Manika Batra (38th) remains the top-ranked Indian despite slipping down two spots. Sreeja Akula gained three places to move to 47th while Yashaswini Ghorpade is World No. 100 after climbing one place.