On April 23, Beijing time, the 2024 International Table Tennis Federation announced the world rankings for the 17th week, and the rankings in this issue are mainly affected by the just-concluded World Cup.
Wang Chuqin participated in the World Cup for the first time to advance to the semi-finals, and the points only increased, while Fan Zhendong, as the defending champion, stopped in the quarterfinals, and the points were deducted, although he still remained second, but was forced by Ma Long, only 543 points gap, after Ma Long won the championship, he returned to the top three again, and was overtaken by Liang Jingkun in the first two games, but the gap with Liang Jingkun is not big, only 405 points.
Lin Gaoyuan rose from eighth to fifth, with the runner-up score significantly improved, Lin Gaoyuan wants to continue to improve the ranking, need to participate in more competitions, from last year to this year's championship did not get the opportunity to participate, because in the national table tennis ranking fifth, the rule is only an association of up to four singles, and did not get a wild card or nomination.
F Lebrun, Lin Yunru, Hugo, Zhang Benzhihe, Qiu Dang ranked sixth to tenth, F Lebrun, Lin Yunru and Hugo all fell one place, Zhang Ben Zhihe and Qiu Dang remained unchanged, only Qiu Dang failed to break through from the group, Zhang Ben Zhihe is the best result in the foreign association, Lin Yunru was somewhat upset, stopped in the round of 16, F Lebrun's play is remarkable.
In women's singles, the top seven remain unchanged, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, Chen Meng, Chen Xingtong, Hina Hayata, Shen Yubin, Sun Yingsha's lead is quite obvious, more than 2,000 points ahead of Wang Manyu, and Wang Manyu opened some gaps with Wang Yidi, Chen Meng is very close to Wang Yidi, only 61 points.
It is not easy for Chen Xingtong to be in fifth, this World Cup knockout draw is bad, she met Sun Yingsha in the first round, and she rarely participates in the championship tournament, and Lin Gaoyuan is basically in the fifth, with the top four results of last year's World Table Tennis Championships, the top four results of the finals, and the top four results of this year's Grand Slam, all of which are breakthroughs Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha, and today's women's table tennis can defeat Wang Manyu and Sun Yingsha within a year, only Chen Xingtong.
Zhang Benmeihe advanced to the top 10 for the first time and came to the best eighth place in history, and the good signing gave her a better chance to break through the results, and it is inevitable to acknowledge her progress and strength.
In this singles World Cup, his brother Tomokazu Zhang and his sister Zhang Benmei and Qi on the podium, both won a bronze medal, and when he arrived in Japan yesterday, Tomokazu Zhang was interviewed and said bluntly when talking about the world ranking of the brother and sister...... I hope I don't be surprised when my world ranking is surpassed by my sister. I think there must be time to be overtaken. ”
Diaz is ninth, Szokos has dropped to 10th, and Mimato Ito has not played well in the World Cup, missing out on qualifying from the group, and the ranking has dropped to 11th, and the gap between these players is very small.