On the morning of April 30, Beijing time, the International Table Tennis Federation released the world rankings for the 18th week of 2024.
In men's singles, national table tennis players Wang Chuqin, Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, and Liang Jingkun occupied the top four, F. Lebrun rose to fifth, and Lin Gaoyuan dropped to sixth.
In women's singles, the main national table tennis players Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi, and Chen Meng ranked in the top four, Hina Hayada came to fifth, and Chen Xingtong fell to sixth.
Lebrun Jr. and Hina Hayada both grabbed the fifth place, making the five tiger generals of the national table tennis men's team and the five golden flowers of the women's team temporarily lose the beauty of the formation, and at the same time, the ranking changes of Xiaobu and Hayada will also have a seemingly subtle but potentially huge impact on the grouping draw situation of the Saudi Grand Slam.
The specific rankings of the top 10 in men's singles are: 1 Wang Chuqin, 2 Fan Zhendong, 3 Ma Long, 4 Liang Jingkun, 5F Lebrun, 6 Lin Gaoyuan, 7 Lin Yunru, 8 Hugo, 9 Zhang Benzhihe, 10 Qiu Dang.
Among them, Ma Long won 1,500 points because of his victory in the Macau Singles World Cup, consolidating the world's third ranking in one fell swoop. And Lin Gaoyuan also stayed in sixth because of the 1050 points brought by the runner-up of the Macau Singles World Cup, otherwise he would fall to the eighth place. In addition, if Chongqing champion Lin Gaoyuan does not get a wild card, he is likely to fall out of the top 10.
Other players in national table tennis, Lin Shidong is 15th, Zhou Qihao is 24th, and Xiang Peng is 41st.
In terms of external cooperation, Africa's No. 1 brother Asal rose to 13th, setting a new career high.
The top 10 in women's singles are: 1 Sun Yingsha, 2 Wang Manyu, 3 Wang Yidi, 4 Chen Meng, 5 Hina Hayata, 6 Chen Xingtong, 7 Shen Yubin, 8 Miwa Zhangmoto, 9 Szokos, 10 Misei Ito.
The gap between Hina Hayada and Chen Xingtong is already very large, and it is unlikely that Chen Xingtong will overtake before the Olympics.
Other female players in national table tennis, Kuo Man is 22nd, Qian Tianyi is 25th, He Zhuojia is 43rd, Li Yake is 45th, and Shi Xunyao is 46th. Qian Tianyi will participate in the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam, as long as he does not travel in one round, the points will definitely surpass Kuo Man and become the new No. 6 position of the national table tennis women's team.
In terms of external cooperation, Diaz fell out of the top 10, and Swedish chipper Linda Bergstrom rose to 27th, setting a new career high.
Tian Zhixi of the Korean table tennis women's team surpassed Zhu Qianxi and became the second in the team. On June 18, when South Korean table tennis ended the selection of Olympic representatives, Tian Zhixi was likely to lock in a singles qualification for Ba'o.