The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced a new edition of the world rankings, and Japanese table tennis player Misei Ito has returned to the top 10 in the world. Although Ito's strength is not as good as before, with the advantages accumulated before, Ito is still ranked higher in the world than Miu Hirano, who won the Olympic singles quota. Miu Hirano, who is ranked 13th in the world, has made her bid to break into the top 10 in the world in January, despite qualifying for an early Olympic singles qualification.
However, after many months, Miu Hirano has risen very slowly in the rankings, but it is Miwa Zhangmoto, who has won the Olympic team competition, and is now ranked eighth in the world, becoming the youngest foreign player among the top 10 players in the world rankings. Miu Hirano, like Mimato Ito, has experienced a significant decline in form, but she is lucky this Olympic cycle.
Because Zhang is too young to rise a little late, and Ito is declining faster, this gives Hirano a chance to compete for an Olympic singles quota. Miu Hirano does have a certain competitiveness if the concentration of the game is relatively high. It's just that her ability to resist pressure is relatively weak, and she can't always have the upper hand in the international arena.
Misei Ito is the most confused now, and now not only is her form declining, but she has lost her aura in the international arena and in the domestic arena. She wants to hold on until the Paris Olympics are over, and then reconsider the direction of her career. In fact, whether it is Misei Ito or Miu Hirano, it is difficult to return to the top.
The reason why Ito's current world ranking is higher than that of Miu Hirano is very important is that she has an advantage in the draw group, and Miu Hirano is often in the same half of the area as Hina Hayada and Miwa Zhang, which also reduces the speed of rising in the rankings to a certain extent.
If Ito continues to slump in the next various events, it is really possible that he will choose to retire. In fact, retiring as a table tennis coach is also a good way out for Ito, and now insisting on participating in the competition has a huge psychological burden for Ito. Because Ito Misei once achieved quite brilliant results, and now he can't return to the top, which is quite disappointing.
This was an ordeal for Ito, who would be physically and mentally exhausted every time she competed. Sometimes retirement is also a relief for Ito, after all, Ito still has the goal of winning the championship, but the current technology and strength are not enough to support her dream.
Chen Xingtong and Lin Gaoyuan were overtaken by competitors in the new world rankings, Hina Hayada came to the fifth place in the world, and Chen Xingtong ranked sixth. The difference between the two is only more than 400 points, and Chen Xingtong will be able to surpass the points as long as he performs well in the next Saudi Grand Slam tournament.
In fact, Chen Xingtong's strength is still quite good, and she was able to defeat Sun Yingsha in the Singapore Grand Slam last month, which shows that her development potential is still quite high. Chen Xingtong has a relatively thick defense, fast connection, and her game state is the most stable among the main players, and there will be no ups and downs.
If the active attack of the first three boards can be strengthened, Chen Xingtong's development potential will be higher. The last time she was able to beat Sun Yingsha, it was largely to strengthen the attack of the first three boards. Chen Xingtong's ranking fell this time, and a very important reason was that he frequently encountered his teammates in the draw group.
However, she still has a chance in various competitions in the future, and in May she will not only participate in the Saudi Grand Slam tournament, but also participate in the Taiyuan Challenger, as long as she can win the championship, the points will rise. Chen Xingtong's opponents who are not as strong as themselves can basically sweep, which is the specific performance of stable state, and there will be no game accidents.
Lin Gaoyuan has reached the fifth place in the world ranking last week, and was overtaken by Lebrun this week, but the difference between the two is only more than 200 points, Lin Gaoyuan will continue to perform well in the next various competitions, and can still return to the fifth place in the world. Lin Gaoyuan defeated Fan Zhendong and Zhang Benzhihe in the World Cup to reach the final, reflecting a good level of competition.
Judging from the current state shown by Lin Gaoyuan, he will still play well in various subsequent competitions. Today's Lin Gaoyuan's strength is not weaker than any of the main national table tennis players, and if he continues to maintain the level of the Macau World Cup, it is estimated that he will enter the top two in the world. Although there was a lot of instability in the early stage of Lin Gaoyuan's career, the current level of Lin Gaoyuan is becoming more and more stable, which makes fans full of expectations.
Whether it is Lin Gaoyuan or Chen Xingtong, they all have the strength that is not weaker than any national table tennis main force, so in the follow-up competitions, they will bring fans more exciting game performances. Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin continue to hold the world No. 1 rankings in mixed doubles, and now the pair has also qualified for the mixed doubles competition.
The rest of the time is to play more with foreign players, and the pressure of the foreign war faced by Sun Yingsha's combination is still quite high. Because Sun Yingsha's service skills really need to be improved, because female players can't catch the serve of the opposing male player, then they will fall into passivity in the first three boards.
Wang Chuqin's performance is particularly crucial, because Wang Chuqin is now not only taking on the offensive task in the mixed doubles competition, but also laying a good connection for the next step. However, the pair still has strong communication skills in the face of difficult matches and can cope with tactical changes. Hopefully, the duo will be able to win the Olympic Games as soon as possible and live up to the expectations of the coaching staff and fans.