On February 27, Beijing time, the International Table Tennis Federation released the world ranking list for the ninth week of 2024. In the high-profile women's singles rankings, Chinese player Chen Meng successfully overtook Wang Yidi and rose to second place with her outstanding performance at the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, showing her strong competitive strength. Sun Yingsha still retains the top spot, showing her dominance in the women's table tennis field.
The change in the world ranking is mainly due to the impact of points at the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan. As the International Table Tennis Federation stipulates that participating athletes can earn points in team events, Chen Meng's points have increased with her stable performance in the World Table Tennis Championships, successfully surpassing Wang Yidi and rising to the second place in the world in women's singles. Wang Yidi was third, although she also had a good performance in the competition, but she was slightly inferior to Chen Meng.
It is worth mentioning that although Wang Manyu also participated in the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, she missed many opportunities to add points due to her small number of appearances, so her world ranking remained fourth. In addition, Japanese star Hina Hayata, Chinese players Chen Xingtong and Qian Tian.
1. Shen Yubin, Zheng Yijing and Han Ying ranked fifth to tenth respectively.
In the men's singles rankings, players such as Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, and Lin Gaoyuan continued to maintain stable performances, ranking in the top five respectively. Among them, Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin continued to top the men's singles and men's doubles events, showing the strong strength of Chinese men's table tennis.
The change in the world rankings also reflects the performance and points accumulation of athletes in major competitions. Although the World Table Tennis Championships does not help most athletes improve their world rankings, it is still an important opportunity for outstanding players to show their strength and accumulate points.