1. Srikanth Kidambi Top 5 badminton players from India
After loss of form due to consecutive injuries, Kidambi fought his way back in 2017. He made the finals of Singapore Super Series loosing to Sai Praneeth.
Afterneath, Kidambi won the Indonesia Super Series beating Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai 21–11, 21–19. He went on to win Australian Super Series beating China’s Chen Long 22–20, 21–16 in the final. Becoming the 1st Indian to play 3 consecutive SS finals. At the next Super series in Denmark, he won the title defeating Lee Hyun-il of Korea 21–10, 21–5 in the final. Following his good run, Kidambi became the only fourth player ever to win four Super Series titles in a year, after he won the French Super Series that followed, defeating Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 21–14, 21–13 in the final. In the process, he equaled the record held by Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, and Chen Long. Following the victory, he reached his career-best ranking of 2.
