On April 23, the International Table Tennis Federation updated the world rankings, and with the end of the World Cup in Macau, the world ranking of the women's team has changed significantly. Sun Yingsha continues to rank first with 6650 points, but she and Wang Manyu, who are ranked second, have narrowed the gap in points a lot. The difference between the two is just over 800 points, which means that if Wang Manyu wins the Saudi Grand Slam tournament next month, he could move to No. 1 in the world rankings if he wins the singles title.
Wang Manyu's current points have reached 5837 points, Wang Yidi's points are 4552 points, ranking third, Wang Manyu has more than 1400 points more than Wang Yidi's points, and the difference between the two has widened. The main reason is that Wang Yidi did not reach the semi-finals in this World Cup, and if he reaches the semi-finals, the difference between the two sides will be narrowed.
Wang Manyu will be able to participate in the singles competition at the Olympic Games as long as he continues to remain undefeated in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam tournament. The ranking does not reflect the full strength of the player, but only the number of times the player has participated in the competition. Although currently ranked second in the world, Wang Manyu is still under great pressure from the performance of the World Cup.
It can only be said that the pressure of foreign wars makes it difficult for Wang Manyu to let go, especially when the score is ahead, it is easy to fall into conservatism. The next Saudi Grand Slam tournament is another test for Wang Manyu, and I believe Wang Manyu will still be able to cope with this test. Because she has been tested by too many competitions and encountered too many competition obstacles in this Olympic cycle.
It will not be easy for her to maintain her current ranking, while Chen Meng is still ranked fourth in the world. Chen Meng's current points have reached 3,652 points, 900 points less than Wang Yidi, who is ranked third in the world, and 2,100 points behind Wang Manyu's points. This means that even if Chen Meng wins the Saudi Grand Slam tournament, Wang Manyu will still be ranked second in the world in the short term.
This time, Chen Meng's performance in the World Cup was very good, defeating Miu Hirano, who participated in the singles competition at the Olympics. In the semi-finals against Sun Yingsha, she has maintained a big lead, and if she didn't score key points at the last moment, Chen Meng might have won the final.
Chen Meng can be said to be the best state among the main players in this World Cup, although he is older, he has played steadily in the game. Although it was a pity to stop in the semifinals, it was still a glory for Chen Meng to defeat and complete the task of the foreign war. The one who played the best in this World Cup was Wang Manyu, and the other was Chen Meng.
In fact, if these two people can meet in the finals, it will be most in line with the contribution of the two players in this World Cup. Fans didn't expect that Chen Meng's current points and rankings are so different from Wang Yidi, which can only show that the Grand Slam tournament in March and Wang Yidi's draw group for the Incheon Championship are good.
Sometimes fans should not underestimate the draw group of players, and two players with similar styles of play will always not meet, and there will be different rankings. Wang Yidi is the top seed at next month's WTT Taiyuan Challenger, and rival Zhang Benmeihe has also signed up for the event, and it is unknown if the two will meet.
Since Chen Xingtong, Kuo Man, and Qian Tianyi also participated in this event, the possibility of Zhang Benmei and meeting Wang Yidi is very small. Zhang Benmei reached the semi-finals of this World Cup and entered the top 10 at once, and this time she is ranked eighth in the world, surpassing Szokos, who is ranked ninth.
Zhang Benmeihe entered the world's top 10 rankings at the age of less than 16 years old, which is also a new career record. Zhang Benmeihe's rise is far faster than ordinary people, and it is difficult to predict the speed of progress of such a player. No one knows what kind of amazing performance she will have in the next competition, and Zhang Benmei's current form is better than Hirano's Miyu, and it is a pity that she did not win the Olympic singles quota.
Hina Hayata, on the other hand, surpassed Chen Xingtong to reach fifth in the world this time, with 2,583 points. Shin Yubin ranked sixth, and Chen Xingtong ranked seventh. Due to the Saudi Grand Slam tournament due to the start of May, the singles points of this tournament are very high, and Hina Hayada and Miwa Haramoto have not been able to fully consolidate their rankings.
Because Miwa Zhang is only more than 100 points more points than Szokos, who is ranked ninth, and she is more than 800 points less than Hina Hayata, including Hina Hayata, the points and rankings are not very stable. So Zhang has been signing up for WTT events, and in addition to participating in the Saudi Grand Slam tournament in May, he also signed up for the Taiyuan Challenger.
Hina Hayada now only signs up for events in which the main force of national table tennis participates, and the goal of this player is to surpass the main force of national table tennis. Miwa Zhangmoto's rise is the fastest, and Hina Hayata's improvement potential is also very large, although she is much older than Miwa Zhangmoto in terms of age, but she trains harder and has maintained a stable performance.
These two Japanese table tennis players are destined to have an impact on the national table tennis players in this year's Olympic Games, and it is normal for their rankings to rise, after all, they train hard. Among the top ten players in the world this time, in addition to the five main players of national table tennis, the four players in the foreign association are Hina Hayata, Miwa Zhangmoto, Shin Yubin, Szokos, and Diaz, which are the highest-ranked.
The real impact on the main force of national table tennis is Hina Hayata, Miwa Zhangmoto, and Szokos, this time Wang Manyu defeated these three foreign rivals in the World Cup, and it can be seen from the process of the game that it is really not easy to play. This also reflects to a certain extent that their rankings are in line with their strength, I don't know what fans and friends think, welcome to leave a message to discuss.