With the successful conclusion of the 2024 Singles World Cup, the International Table Tennis Federation recently released the latest world rankings. In this eye-catching list, the Chinese table tennis team once again showed its good strength and profound heritage, with a total of 10 players from the men's and women's teams ranking in the top five in the world, which is actually almost equivalent to a comprehensive occupation of these positions. In the men's singles rankings, despite failing to win the recent World Cup, Wang Chuqin still holds the top spot with 7,125 points. They were followed by Fan Zhendong and Ma Long, who managed to accumulate 1,500 points and jumped back to the top three with their World Cup victory. Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
On the other hand, in the women's singles rankings, Sun Yingsha won the championship in the Macau Singles World Cup with her outstanding performance, and ranked first with a high score of 8,300 points. Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi came in second and third place, respectively, while Chen Meng and Chen Xingtong followed closely behind, occupying fourth and fifth positions.
Behind the brilliant achievements of national table tennis, it is worth noting the rise of Japanese table tennis, especially the breakthrough performance of the 15-year-old genius girl Miwa Zhangmoto. In the latest rankings, Zhang Benmeihe ranked among the top 10 in the world for the first time, showing a significant improvement in his technology and strength. At the Macau World Cup, she not only defeated Wang Yidi, the main player of national table tennis, but also entered the semifinals for the first time, fully proving her strength as a rising star of the Japanese women's team.
The Chinese table tennis team will undoubtedly continue to pay attention to the development of Miwa Zhang in future competitions, and at the same time, it will also need to be wary of the challenges of other international opponents. In any case, this latest world ranking once again proves the leading position of national table tennis in the international table tennis world, and also indicates that fierce international competition is coming.