PETALING JAYA: Women’s singles shuttler S. Kisona (pic) has boosted her chance of playing regularly in World Tour-level tournaments after leaping to a career-best No. The 22-year-old managed to climb eight spots, thanks to her Spanish International Challenge victory in La Nucia last week. By edging closer to world’s top-50, Kisona would stand a better chance of making the cut for World Tour events which are third tier and below. Meanwhile, Jin Wei and Eoon Qi Xuan, who reached the semi-finals last week, also enjoyed a big rise in their respective rankings. 100, cracking the top 100 for the first time since February 2020 while Qi Xuan rose 27 places to No.

Source: The Star June 23, 2021 23:15 UTC