A few days ago, the International Table Tennis Federation announced a new edition of the world rankings, because the proportion of points before fell greatly, the men's singles ranking has undergone great changes, Xu Xin fell from the 3rd place to the 9th place, and the 25-year-old Liang Jingkun overtook Xu Xin to the 5th place, ranking 3rd in the Chinese men's table tennis team. Successively participating in a series of important events such as the World Table Tennis Championships and the WTT World Cup, Liang Jingkun has accumulated rich experience and is expected to lock in the main position.
The new world ranking has changed a lot, because the proportion of points before 2020 has dropped significantly, and the recent World Table Tennis Championships and WTT World Cup finals are important references. Fan Zhendong has accumulated a lot of advantages before, he is still ranked first, Ma Long is the Men's Singles Champion at the Tokyo Olympics, ranking second, but more than 3,000 points behind Fan Zhendong, Calderano and Zhang Benzhihe each rose 1 place, ranking 3rd and 4th respectively.
The 25-year-old Liang Jingkun has participated in the World Table Tennis Championships and the WTT World Cup consecutively, won a lot of points, and rose 3 places in this period to 5th, which is also a new height in his career. In other words, Liang Jingkun surpassed Xu Xin to become the third player in the Chinese men's table tennis team, and the upcoming team World Table Tennis Championships, Liang Jingkun is expected to participate as the main force, after all, he performed well in the World Table Tennis Championships, 25 years old is also the age of achievements, and is expected to become the absolute core in the Paris Olympic cycle.
Ochalov, Lin Yunru and Bohr ranked 6-8, Xu Xin did not qualify for the Olympic singles, and then missed the World Table Tennis Championships and the WTT World Cup, the ranking will naturally decline, he fell directly from 3rd to 9th. Although the ranking has slipped, Xu Xin's status is still very important, he won the mixed doubles title at the Macau Championship, and next, Xu Xin will definitely play a role in the process of replacing the old and the new.
In addition, Lin Gaoyuan dropped 3 places and is currently ranked 10th, and Wang Chuqin ranks 12th. Several Swedish players have made significant progress, with World Table Tennis Men's Singles runner-up Moregard rising 13 places to currently rank 18th, while another Swedish teenager, Carlberg, has risen 10 places to currently rank 32nd.
Although the ranking has changed a lot, but the field also depends on hard power, the absolute strength of national table tennis is very strong, and the advantage is still obvious. The next highlight is actually the team competition, who can qualify for the team world table tennis championships? If there is no accident, it should be produced between Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Xu Xin, Lin Gaoyuan, and Wang Chuqin, let us wait and see!