On May 3, Beijing time, the International Table Tennis Federation updated the latest edition of the men's and women's singles rankings, which is the first international ranking after the change of ranking rules. In the women's singles, Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi ranked in the top 4, and Ito Mimachi was overtaken by Hina Hayata. Men's singles Fan Zhendong, Ma Long and Liang Jingkun ranked in the top three. Women's singles Liu Shiwen slipped 68 places, ranking only 85th, and men's singles Xu Xin fell 73 places, ranking only 81st.
On 30 April, the ITTF issued a notice updating the rules of the world rankings to remove the initial points altogether, which is a fixed number of points added to the sum of the highest points in the eight stations, and the initial value is 80% of the total points of the players in December 2020. This change could also allow players who have played well in 2021 and 2022 to rank higher and thus have better signings when they play.
After the adjustment, there have been some changes in the top 10 of the men's and women's singles, but the top three have not changed much. Women's singles Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu are still ranked in the top 3, Wang Yidi is the 4th, Ito Mimachi's ranking has slipped to 6th, Hayata Xena surpassed Ito Mimachi to become the new Japanese sister, in fact, Ito's recent competition, the overall performance is very general.
The top three of the men's singles have been fine-tuned, with Fan Zhendong and Ma Long in solid positions, and Liang Jingkun rising to 3rd place, which is also related to his excellent results in the past two years. Hugo ranked 4th, Zhang Benzhihe and Lin Yunru slipped in the rankings, and Moregaard and Dacco rose significantly. Judging from this latest ranking, the male and female singles advantages of national table tennis are still obvious, and the advantages of women's singles are even greater.
Of course, many players in the national table tennis have also been affected by changes in ranking rules. In the men's singles, Xu Xin was originally 8th, but after removing the initial points this time, he fell 73 places, only 81st in the world, which is not conducive to his future participation in competitions. In addition, Lin Gaoyuan slipped 8 places to rank 18th. Women's singles Liu Shiwen slipped 68 places to 85th, and Chen Xingtong dropped 12 places to rank 27th. In addition, the decline of Hirano Miyu and Zheng Yijing is also very obvious.
Overall, the change in the ranking rules has made a big adjustment to the overall ranking, many young players of the national table tennis have also been significantly improved, yuan Licen, Xiang Peng and other people in the men's singles have made obvious progress, and the women's singles Liu Weishan and Ku Man have also made great progress, and they all hope to impact higher rankings in the future.