Malaysian masters

Paris Ranking List: Anticipation is at its peak as the Paris Olympics is less than a month away and fans are expecting ace shutter PV Sindhu to complete the hat-trick of medals at the quadrennial extravaganza.

But, Sindhu's road to Paris has been a bumpy ride as she failed to win any title last year after coming back from a long injury layoff. Meanwhile, she parted ways with her South Korean coach Park Tae-Sang and appointed Malaysia’s Hafiz Hashim, only to split after six months, failing to achieve the desired results.

The series of disappointing results also saw Sindhu being dropped out of the top 10 in the world rankings. She gradually picked up the momentum and sealed a spot for her third consecutive Olympics after finishing 12th on the Race to Paris Ranking List.