Yesterday, the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam schedule has ended, and in the men's singles, Wang Chuqin defeated Francesca 4-2 to reach the top of the podium. After winning the Singapore Grand Slam, Wang Chuqin won a Grand Slam championship again, and won two consecutive Grand Slam championships, making Wang Chuqin as stable as Mount Tai on the throne of the world's No. 1, and no one can shake it. The world's number one table tennis star, who has just turned 24 years old, has a bright future. At the same time, among the men's singles quotas for the National Table Tennis Olympics just announced, Wang Chuqin firmly occupies a position.
Francesca, the runner-up of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam men's singles, rose seven places from No. 16 to No. 9 in the world, marking the first time the 31-year-old has entered the top 10 in the world and is the first player in the German table tennis team. Unfortunately, he was disqualified from representing Germany at the Olympics. That said, we won't see Francesca on the Olympic stage this year.
There is also a surprising athlete, that is, Lin Shidong, who is only 19 years old in national table tennis. In this battle, he also performed very well, passing five levels and six generals all the way to the semifinals. Although he lost 3-4 to Wang Chuqin in the semi-finals, it was enough to improve his world rankings. Prior to this tournament, Lin Shidong was ranked 15th in the world, but now he has moved up four places to 11th in the world, just one step away from the top 10.
Another player who thought he would make it to the semi-finals was South Korea's Jang Woo-jin, who lost 3-4 to Francesca in the semi-finals and couldn't go any further. However, this semi-final result also moved him up seven places in the world rankings, from 20th to 13th in the world.
In addition, Cho Dae-sung, another South Korean player who reached the quarter-finals, has also improved significantly in the world rankings, from 31st before the tournament to 23rd after the tournament, much to the delight of the 21-year-old. The top 8 players on the list have not changed their rankings. Wang Chuqin is first, and the second to eighth are: Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Liang Jingkun, Lebrun (younger brother), Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Yunru, Calderano.