The ITTF officially took stock of the world's top players on 5 continents: Fan Zhendong of Asia (no. 1 in the world) Hugo Calderano in the Americas (No. 3 in the world) Ochalov in Europe (no. 7 in the world) Aruna in Africa (no. 12 in the world) Hu Heming in Oceania (no. 146 in the world) According to past practice, the sport of table tennis has been a situation of Eurasian confrontation for many years, and now in the Americas, there have been hugo, Canek and other famous players who can be called first-class players. In particular, Brazil's Hugo ranks No. 3 in the world, behind Fan Zhendong and Ma Long, and can overpower Ochalov and Aruna in Europe and Africa, proving that the world table tennis landscape is undergoing diversified changes.
Fan Zhendong topped the ITTF men's singles table with more than 10,000 points, leading Ma Long by as many as 4,000 points, I am afraid that in 2022, Fan Zhendong will sit firmly on the throne of the world's No. 1. The 25-year-old Fan Zhendong is in the year of playing, in fact, as early as the Rio cycle less than 20 years old Fan Zhendong began to emerge in the world table tennis world, in 2017 for the first time to win the world table tennis men's singles runner-up, but unfortunately has not been able to break through the ma long in the competition, the 2017 world table tennis championships men's singles final and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are the decisive game unfortunately defeated Ma Long to be the runner-up. Now Fan Zhendong won the men's singles crown at the Houston World Table Tennis Championships in which Ma Long was absent, plus the World Cup championship, Fan Zhendong alone lacked an Olympic men's singles gold medal to complete the Grand Slam, and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is the best opportunity for Fan Zhendong to impact the Grand Slam.
Hugo Calderano from South America and Brazil is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, is the highest ranking in the world among the national table tennis rivals, Hugo Calderano's ranking has improved rapidly, and the points have risen sharply from the men's singles championship of the American Championships, the World Championships and the World Cup Finals Men's Singles Top 8, coupled with tireless participation in WTT events, the point ranking naturally rises. Although Calderano is ranked high in the world, he has not won a medal in the competition, and the threat is not as good as Lin Yunru, Zhang Benzhihe, Moregold and others, and he still wins less and loses more against the main players of national table tennis, I am afraid that it is in vain.
The highest ranking in Europe is the world men's singles 7th German veteran Ochalov, although he missed the Houston World Table Tennis Championships, the World Cup Finals and the Singapore Grand Slam 3 events due to injury after the Tokyo Olympic Games, but the world ranking only dropped by 1 place, and now the 34-year-old Ocharov has a continuous career glory, won the 2017 World Cup, and reached the men's singles top 4 in london, Rio and Tokyo 3 Olympic Games, won the men's singles third place in 2 Olympic Games, and the European Championship champion also won, but as he grew older, With the increase in injuries and the rise of Carlberg, Moregod, Chiu and others, it is difficult to predict whether Ochalov's supremacy in Europe will be maintained.
Africa's highest ranking Nigeria veteran Aruna, currently ranked 12th in the men's singles, and even pressed the national table tennis main force Wang Chuqin, Aruna's green racket is more unique, the playing style has changed the thick branches of African players in the past, there is an advantage in strength, it is more delicate on the first three boards, Aruna has played in the Olympic Games and the Houston World Table Tennis Championships Men's Singles Top 8, not long ago in the Doha Challenge Lianke National Table Tennis multi-person, proved that he is not short-lived, his appearance has greatly changed the past African table tennis backwards, Lack of big-name star situation.
Australia's Hu Heming is relatively low in the world ranking, but it is the highest ranking in Oceania, and now he has bid farewell to table tennis and chose to retire. However, the Australian women's team performed well in 2022, first the 19-year-old Liu Yangzi won the women's singles championship in the Düsseldorf regional competition, and then the WTT Oman Race Pool Yaheng swept the national table tennis player Zhu Sibing 3-0.
With the rise of American players Zhang An, Diaz, Hugo, Canek and African player Aruna and others, a change in the past Eurasian table tennis situation, although now in addition to Eurasia, the Americas and Africa are only a few team members, the future I am afraid that the future of the world table tennis in the direction of diversification of the development trend is irreversible.