Shuttlers Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma have improved a position each to take the 16th and 25th spots in the latest BWF ranking. Ajay Jayaram, who skipped the ongoing Korea Open, slipped a place to be at 17th. Kidambi Srikanth remains the best placed Indian man at eighth spot, while H S Prannoy has retained his 18th position. Women shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have retained their fourth and 12th positions. Women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy slipped a place to be at the 25th spot, while mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Sikki were steady at the 20th position.