Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen moved up to his career-best eighth position in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) men's singles rankings. The 21-year-old Sen was previously ranked at ninth position. Notably, the Almora-born shuttler started the year with a gold medal at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022 and was also a runner-up at the All England Open Badminton Championships.