The Chinese table tennis team, which is being closed and isolated in Weihai, Shandong Province, has ushered in good news. In the 2021 year-end world rankings released by the International Table Tennis Federation, the Chinese team once again occupied most of the country, Fan Zhendong, who won the World Championships and the Singapore World Cup championship, still ranked first in the men's singles table with absolute advantage, while Chen Meng, who has been in poor form recently, relied on the outstanding performance of the Tokyo Olympic Games and the first half of the season to save the first place in the women's singles without any danger. In the men's singles, Grand Slam winner Malone was second, with Xu Xin, Calderano and Zhang Benzhihe in third to fifth place. Sun Yingsha of the women's singles ranked second after Chen Meng, followed by Japan's Ito Mimako, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi.
For this year-end world ranking, many fans believe that it is well deserved. But ranking is a ranking, it is not the full embodiment of personal strength. Men's singles Fan Zhendong and Ma Long, the two players are the current representatives of the world men's table tennis, Xu Xin, Zhang Benzhihe and other players are difficult to compete with. The world ranking of women's singles is very controversial, and Chen Meng, the women's singles champion at the Tokyo Olympic Games, is currently sitting in the top spot, but since the Olympic Games, Chen Meng's dominance has gradually been disintegrated by several sisters. The National Games and World Championships lost to Wang Manyu, who successfully won the championship twice in the final.
Chen Meng defeated Sun Yingsha in the Olympic women's singles final, but now Sun Yingsha has long been reborn, and her strength, mentality and experience have made a qualitative leap, if she can compete with Chen Mengyi again, the result of the competition may be different from the Olympic Games. Judging from the characteristics and comprehensive ability of the players, Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha are the most outstanding players in the women's table tennis world today. Previously, head coach Li Falcon said in an interview that Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu will make progress in the next few years, and even surpass Wang Nan and Zhang Yining in the past. Japan's Mimachi Ito, ranked third in the world, seems to be the biggest joke in the eyes of fans.
The Tokyo Olympics were double-killed by Sun Yingsha, and then she was cut off by Wang Yidi in the quarterfinals of the women's singles of the World Championships, stopping the women's singles quarterfinals. In the subsequent World Cup in Singapore, Ito Mimakoto, who was seriously hit in his heart, directly chose to withdraw from the competition. Defeated by the main force of the national table tennis women's team consecutively, the Japanese sister who returned to the world championships to win gold also had to bow her head high. The 2021 world rankings have been decided, and looking forward to the 2022 season, the list may change dramatically.
Ma Long and Xu Xin of the men's singles, due to their age, it is difficult to stick to the Paris Olympic Games, and even if they are still active in the arena next season, it is difficult to maintain a strong energy. With the fading of the two veterans, Wang Chuqin will usher in more opportunities and challenges. The Paris cycle, not surprisingly, will be a situation in which Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin join forces against Zhang Benzhihe. The overall stability of women's singles, for several national table tennis main players, Ito Mimako has no threat, the only point of interest is Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha, who can become the "big sister" of the new cycle!
(Luo Treasurer)