China open world super

China Open World Super: Asian Games bronze medallist H S Prannoy insists that he isn’t taking his Paris Olympics qualification for granted despite sitting pretty on eighth spot in the world ranking considering the competition levels in men’s singles in India.

Prannoy is currently ranked 7th in the Road to Paris ranking with compatriots Lakshya Sen at 17 and Kidambi Srikanth at 20. According to the qualification rules, a country can send two players to the Olympics only if both are ranked among the top-16 in world ranking at the end of the qualification period on April 28, 2024.

"Qualifying for the Paris Olympics is the primary aim right now. There are 10-12 tournaments left before the qualification ends and I can’t take anything for granted,” said Prannoy on the side-lines of an event to announce his exclusive collaboration with Federal Bank here on Wednesday.