India's Anupama Upadhyaya becomes new Junior World No. 1 in BWF rankings

Anupama Upadhyaya replaced fellow Indian shuttler Tasnim Mir from the pole position and became the new Junior World No. 1 in the under-19 girls singles category to win the top title in the latest BWF Junior rankings.

The 17-year-old from Panchkula, who had claimed junior international titles in Uganda and Poland earlier this year, replaced fellow Indian Tasnim Mir from the top position on Tuesday. She has jumped two places to grab the pole position with 18.060 points from 18 tournaments and is one of the four girls who figure in the Top 10 of the junior



rankings.

Three other Indian female shuttlers in the Top 10 are Tasnim Mir (number 2) and two 14-year-olds -- Anwesha Gowda (number 6) and Unnati Hooda (number 9).

Overall, Anupama is only the sixth Indian shuttler to top the junior rankings. In boys, Aditya Joshi (2014), Siril Verma (2016), and Lakshya Sen (2017) achieved the top position in the past, while 18-year-old Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian became the World No. 1 last month.

Anupama has recently cracked the senior women's Top 100 ranking and is currently placed at World No. 63.