In April 2024, Incheon, South Korea, became the focus of the world table tennis scene. At the Incheon Championship held here, the Chinese table tennis team once again showed their strength and charm. Sun Yingsha swept Wang Manyu 4-0 with overwhelming strength and won the women's singles championship, once again proving her dominance in the world table tennis arena. Meanwhile, in the men's singles, Liang Jingkun showed amazing strength and determination, winning the title with a score of 4-1 against Brazil's Hugo, and the process was full of excitement and uncertainty, and Liang's victory won him high praise and attention.
In the latest edition of the ITTF world rankings, a series of changes are noticeable. Wang Chuqin not only lost his tournament points due to his decision to withdraw from the Incheon Championships last week, but also his Olympic seeding points have been cleared, and only seven valid points are currently retained. In contrast, although Fan Zhendong failed to win the championship in this competition, he ranked closely behind Wang Chuqin with his stable performance. However, Fan Zhendong's situation is also not optimistic, and every future match will be a serious test of his ranking.
It is worth mentioning that Liang Jingkun's outstanding performance in this competition made him rank third in the world with a high score of 1,000 points. Despite showing extraordinary strength in the showdown with Ma Long, analysts believe that Liang still has room for improvement in terms of technique and tactics, which is a shortcoming that he needs to continue to overcome in future matches.
In Women's Singles, Sun Yingsha's victory further cemented her status as world number one, while Wang Manyu remained world number two despite failing to win in the final. Other players such as Wang Yidi, Chen Meng and others have also risen and fallen in the rankings, but they have generally remained stable.
In the Olympic standings of the national table tennis team, Sun Yingsha leads by a huge advantage, and the ranking changes of the rest of the team members also add more highlights and uncertainties to the upcoming Paris Olympics. Especially in the men's team, Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, and Ma Long are becoming more and more fierce in the rankings, and Liang Jingkun's upward momentum also indicates possible changes in the future.
The Incheon Championship is not only a spectacular match, but also an important prediction of the future direction of the players. With the Paris Olympics approaching, every member of the national table tennis team is working tirelessly for their dreams, and we look forward to them continuing to create brilliance in future competitions.