Early exits at Japan Open and Denmark Open proved costly for ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal as she lost her World No.1 crown to All England and World champion Carolina Marin of Spain. In the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) ranking list, Saina dropped to No.2 spot in women's singles with 81,782 points, 1,630 points behind Marin, who reached the semifinals at Odense last week. Saina's performance in the last two tournaments - Japan Open and Denmark Open where she lost to Japan's Minatsu Mitani in the second round of both the events, led her to drop to No.2 in women's singles. In men's singles, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap and H S Prannoy slipped down the rankings chart. While Srikanth lost a spot to be sixth, Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap slumped to No.10 from No. 8. In men's doubles, Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy, who reached the finals of Dutch Open Grand Prix, rose to No.19, while Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa slipped a place to be at No.13 in women's doubles.
