Ranking vs team inclusion: How a top‑ranked shuttle player was left out

Vishwas, a native of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, questioned the logic behind the team selection. She asked why athletes with an 11th‑place singles ranking were admitted while she, ranked eighth in singles and sixth in women’s doubles, was denied. The athlete blamed the opaque process for threatening years of hard work and jeopardising her chance to compete at the continental level.