What are the rules for table tennis world ranking points?
Yesterday the ITTF unveiled a new world ranking and points. Many fans have questions, why has there been no competition recently, and the ranking has changed dramatically? Sun Yingsha rose to the first place in the world rankings, Chen Meng fell to second, and Ding Ning Zhu Yuling Liu Shiwen slid out of the top 10. What are the rules and reasons?
First, the validity period of the points.
The Olympic women's singles points are 2,000 points, valid for four years, and a quarter or 500 points are cut every year, and the points are cleared at zero at the next Olympic Games four years later.
The World Table Tennis Championships championship points are 2,000 points, valid for two years, and are cut in half or 1,000 points at the end of each year. Two years later, the points were cleared at the next World Table Tennis Championships.
Points for other events such as the World Cup, Open Tour, Intercontinental Tournament, etc. are valid for one year and are cleared at the end of the year.
Second, the epidemic has led to points not being updated in time.
Athletes' points are made up of 8 of the best race results.
Due to the impact of the epidemic, many competitions have been cancelled or postponed, and athletes have not reached 8 events. To address this problem, the ITTF has set a transition period for 2020 to reduce points by 10% over a six-week period, and as of last week, 50% of the points for 2020 remain. Only 20% will be retained after this rule change. Therefore, the rankings of players who did not participate in the competition last year fell sharply, such as Ding Ning Liu Shiwen, etc., and Wang Yidi Hayata Xina rose sharply to 5th and 6th places because of her good results in the competition. After the normal return of the competitions, the previous points will be cleared, except for the Olympic World Table Tennis Championships, which are retained for a little longer according to the regulations, the points of other competitions will be cleared at the expiration of one year, and the world ranking will be on the right track.
Third, the points are dynamic and basically represent the strength level of the players.
The points continue to change with the progress of the game, and Sun Yingsha rises to the first place, surpassing Chen Meng by 405 points, but a single event may change positions. If Wang Manyu wins the championship consecutively, he also hopes to ascend to the first place in the world ranking. The key is to produce results, not to participate in the competition and punch card rankings. If you travel frequently, you can't go up the ranking.
The world ranking is still useful, the top of the world ranking can be used as a seed player, and the opponents encountered in the first few rounds are relatively weak, which is convenient for achieving good results.
