In 2023, the International Table Tennis Federation announced the year-end world rankings, and the national table tennis swept the top four rankings, with Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha winning the year-end first place in men's singles and women's singles for four consecutive years. In addition, Wang Chuqin has also become one of the top ten athletes in China. The national table tennis players have achieved remarkable results in the past year, and their rankings are still firmly at the top of the rankings despite the absence of international competitions in the last week.
Fan Zhendong, Sun Yingsha, and Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Wang Chuqin, and Sun Yingsha respectively occupied the first place in the men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles, while the women's doubles year-end first place was won by the Korean pair Shin Yubin and Tian Zhixi. It is worth mentioning that in addition to the national table tennis, Brazil's Hugo and Japan's Hina Hayada ranked fifth in the world in men's and women's singles, respectively, with remarkable results.
Fan Zhendong has performed well this year, especially winning championships in many tournaments such as the Singapore Grand Slam and the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban, and his world ranking points are as high as 6544 points, and his strength should not be underestimated. At the same time, Sun Yingsha is also the world's No. 1 in women's singles at the end of the year, she won 7 singles titles in 2023, ranking first in the world, and has a clear advantage in the world ranking points of 8550 points.
Wang Chuqin has also made great progress in 2023, winning four gold medals in the men's team, men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles at the Hangzhou Asian Games, becoming the first male table tennis player to win four gold medals at the Asian Games, and was also selected as one of the top ten athletes of the year by Xinhua News Agency.
This year, the national table tennis players have achieved remarkable results, whether it is Fan Zhendong's many championships, or Sun Yingsha's steady ranking in the world's first ranking, and Wang Chuqin's performance in the Hangzhou Asian Games, all show the strong strength of national table tennis. Behind their success, they are inseparable from long-term hard training and love for table tennis. We are looking forward to many more exciting performances in the coming competitions.