The ITTF released the world rankings for the ninth week of 2024 on February 27, and this time the ranking changes were mainly affected by the team event at the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan. In this team competition, some Chinese table tennis players achieved excellent results in the individual singles competition, which affected their world ranking points. The most striking thing is that Chen Meng surpassed Wang Yidi and regained the No. 2 position in the women's singles world.
The women's team champion of the Busan World Table Tennis Championships team competition has a total of 1,000 points to be distributed, and the points are reasonably distributed according to the players' contribution to the victory in the game. The Chinese team achieved impressive results in the team competition, winning a total of 24 sets. Among them, Sun Yingsha won 8 sets of matches and was rewarded with 333 points. However, since Sun Yingsha's current lowest score in the world ranking has reached 500 points, this part of her points has not had an impact on the world ranking.
The only point change is Chen Meng, another player on the national table tennis women's team. In this team competition, Chen Meng won a total of 7 sets and contributed 292 points to the Chinese team. These points replaced her previous lowest valid score of 90 in the top eight tournaments in the world rankings, adding her to 202 points. In the end, Chen Meng successfully surpassed Wang Yidi with 4527 points and came to the second place in the world.
Compared with the changes in the women's team, the points change of the Chinese table tennis men's team is not obvious. In the men's team competition, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long each won the 1,000 points brought by the men's team championship in the team competition. The two players won a total of 24 sets. Fan Zhendong won the eight-set match and was rewarded with 333 points, an increase of 158 points. Wang Chuqin won 7 sets and was rewarded with 292 points. Although Wang Chuqin's points have reached the lowest point in the previous eight world rankings of 420 points, this part of the points does not change his ranking. Malone won 6 sets in the tournament and was awarded 250 points, which actually increased by 125 points. However, the world rankings of the three men's team players have not changed.
Overall, in the team competition of the World Table Tennis Championships in Busan, the overall performance of the Chinese table tennis team was stable, and many players achieved good results in the competition and accumulated rich points, contributing to their solid position in the world rankings.
The Chinese women's table tennis occupies an absolute dominant position in this world ranking. Sun Yingsha ranked first with 8,800 points, showing strong competitive strength. And Chen Meng's points increase this time allowed her to successfully surpass Wang Yidi and return to the second place in the world, with 4527 points. Wang Yidi, on the other hand, is slightly behind and is in third place, with 4,505 points. Wang Manyu and other Chinese players also occupy important positions in the world's top 10, showing the overall strength of Chinese women's table tennis. And players from other countries such as Hina Hayata, Chen Xingtong, and Qian Tian.
1. Shen Yubin, Zheng Yijing, Han Ying, etc. are also in the top ten in the world rankings, showing the overall improvement of the level of world table tennis competition.
The Chinese men's table tennis team also performed well in the world rankings, with Fan Zhendong in first place with 7,613 points, Wang Chuqin in second place with 6,720 points, and Ma Long in third place with 4,935 points. Chinese men's team players Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan also ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. Players from other countries such as Felix Lebrun, Victor Hugo, Lin Yunru, Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Qiu Dang and others also have a spot in the top 10 in the world. Overall, the Chinese men's table tennis team still occupies an absolute advantage in the world rankings, showing strong competitive strength and dominance.
The performance of the Chinese table tennis team in the world ranking is remarkable, and both the women's and men's teams have shown strong competitive strength and dominance. Chinese table tennis players have won many good results in various competitions, won honor for their country, and made important contributions to the development of world table tennis. As a popular sport among Chinese people, the development of table tennis is not only the cause of the Chinese table tennis team, but also an important part of China's sports industry. I hope that the Chinese table tennis team can continue to maintain an excellent competitive state, achieve better results in future competitions, and continue to work hard for the rise and development of Chinese table tennis!