New Delhi: The victory at the Syed Modi International tournament in Lucknow helped London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal to surge two places to reach the seventh position in the latest world badminton ranking, released in Kuala Lumpur here today.

The 23-year-old, who broke a 15-month title drought in Lucknow after winning the Grand Prix Gold event, bagged 7000 ranking points and now has 59680 points from 14 tournaments. P V Sindhu, who finished runners-up at that tournament after losing the final to Saina, also broke back into the top 10 with 55752 ranking points.