PV Sindhu topples Saina Nehwal in BWF World Ranking The Indian Express Source Express File Riding on her maiden Super Series Premier title at the China Open , Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu entered the top 10 but Saina Nehwal crashed out of the elite bracket in the latest BWF world ranking . 1 Saina , who is on a comeback trail after recovering from a serious injury , slipped five places to 11 th spot , owing to her first round exit at China Open . PublishedNovember 25 , 2016 519 pm PV Sindhu clinched the China Open last week . Sindhu , who clinched the China Open last week , jumped two places to grab the ninth spot , while former World No . In men ' s singles , Ajay Jayaram jumped four places to reach the 19 th spot , while H S Prannoy also improved two spots to climb to the 25 th place .