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Sivasangari climbs to No. 8, Eain Yow slips to No. 13

Sivasangari climbs to No. 8, Eain Yow slips to No. 13

KUALA LUMPUR: S. Sivasangari rose one spot to world No. 8 in the latest PSA rankings released on Monday.
The 26-year-old moved up the ladder after reaching the quarter-finals of last week's British Open.
She remains the second-highest ranked Asian in the world, behind Japan's Satomi Watanabe, who sits at No. 7.
Sivasangari, whose career-high was No. 7 following her Cincinnati Open win in February, is now gearing up for her debut at the PSA World Tour Finals in Toronto from June 23-27.
Meanwhile, in the men's rankings, Ng Eain Yow slipped two rungs to No. 13 after crashing out in the second round of the British Open.

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