On September 17, Beijing time, the International Table Tennis Federation announced the latest world rankings, with Sun Yingsha leading the way in women's singles, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi ranking second and fourth respectively, but the gap between the three is very small. In men's singles, Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong ranked in the top two, Liang Jingkun was fourth, Ma Long was fifth, and Lin Shidong rose five places in a row to seventh, while squeezing Lin Gaoyuan to eighth.
Sun Yingsha's advantage is too great, her total score came to 9400 points to rank first, and she is nearly 3000 points ahead of Chen Meng, who is in second place, which is a terrifying advantage. You must know that Chen Xingtong, who ranked sixth, only scored 2535 points. Chen Meng was second with 6,590 points, Wang Manyu was third with 6,400 points, and Wang Yidi was fourth with 5,830 points.
The competition in Chinese women's table tennis is very fierce, and the gap between Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi is very small, and the ranking may change after one match. Chen Meng will not participate in the WTT China Championship, which starts on September 23, while Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi will compete. The winner will receive 2,000 World Ranking Points. Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi may not be able to win the championship, but if they have a chance to reach the semifinals or finals, then the points may surpass Chen Meng.
Sun Yingsha has maintained her excellent form and has just won the Macau Championship. The other two Olympic champions, Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu, were not in great form and did not reach the singles final, but Sasha withstood the pressure. It can only be said that her state is too stable. It's a pity that she was under too much pressure in the Olympic final, lost to Chen Meng, and failed to complete the Grand Slam.
But now Sun Yingsha has become more mature and stable, and her strength is also stronger.
There has been a change in the ranking of the Chinese men's table tennis. Lin Shidong won two consecutive championships in men's singles after the Olympics, and his points increased greatly, and his ranking rushed to seventh place in one fell swoop, and he was originally ranked 12th. Lin Shidong pressed Lin Gaoyuan behind him. Wang Chuqin was first with 7925 points, Fan Zhendong was second with 5348 points, Hugo was third with 4070 points, Liang Jingkun was fourth with 4025 points, Felix · Lebrun was fifth with 4020 points, Ma Long was sixth with 3735 points, Lin Shidong was seventh with 3065 points, and Lin Gaoyuan was eighth with 2820 points.
Fan Zhendong and Ma Long continue to miss the competition, and Lin Shidong, who is in excellent form, has a chance to continue to challenge for the title and score points in this tournament, and his world ranking may continue to rise.
The 19-year-old said after winning the Macau Championships that he is no longer young, and he will not use his youth as an excuse to succeed in the new Olympic cycle and challenge for an Olympic quota. Chinese men's table tennis will be reshuffled, and Lin Shidong's ascension to the throne has become the general trend.