Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has been nominated for the Woman Player of the Year Award of the Badminton World Federation after a consistent season which saw her occupy the world number one spot for a brief period.
Saina, currently ranked number two, will vie for the coveted honour along with world number one Carolina Marin of Spain, 2014 winner Zhao Yunlei of China and Bao Yixin.
The winners of the BWF Players of the Year Awards will be announced at the Players' Reception and Gala Dinner for the Dubai World Superseries Finals on December 7.
Saina became India's first world number one in women's singles and enjoyed a consistent run this season, by reaching the finals of the BWF World Championships, the All England and the Thaihot China Open.
In the Male Player of the Year category, world number one Chen long of China has been nominated alongside his doubles-playing compatriot, Zhang Nan, and Korea's exciting duo of lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong.
Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal would donate `two lakh for the people affected by heavy rains and flood in Tamil Nadu, her father Harvir Singh said on Friday.