The Chinese table tennis team is under some pressure in the Olympic standings, with Sun Yingsha and Hina Hayata ranking in the top two women's singles, respectively. With less than a year to go until the 2024 Paris Olympics, the current standings show the top three rankings, with Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong and Hugo in the men's singles, and Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha, Zhang Benzhihe/Hina Hayada, and Lim Jong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin.
Olympic points differ from world ranking points, and Olympic points only consider points from international competitions in the period leading up to the Games, so early points are relatively low. There is a big gap between the current Olympic standings and the world rankings, which only count international matches after June 18 this year, which is a weakening for the Chinese team, which has recently missed several foreign games.
The ranking of the women's singles has changed, with Hina Hayata of Japan in second place and Shin Yubin of South Korea in third place, due to the fact that the latter two players have been participating frequently in recent times and have accumulated valid points. The top three in the men's singles world rankings are Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long, but the current third place has become Hugo. The mixed doubles rankings have not changed much, as each association can only have one pair in the Olympics, so as long as you can make the cut.
Good signings have a big impact on overall results, so no one wants to meet a strong opponent too early, and the Chinese team is no exception. There is so much uncertainty about the Olympics that people are looking forward to.
The latest foreign match of the Chinese table tennis team will be played on October 29 at the WTT Star Tournament in Frankfurt, Germany, and I hope they can get off to a good start and accumulate more points! Finally, in anticipation of the arrival of the Olympic Games, let's think together: who do you think will be the king of table tennis at this Olympic Games?