Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng lead the new order

Thursday 07 January

Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng lead the new order

The first listings of the year and a new look; the official name is the ITTF Table Tennis World Rankings; the initial edition being released on Wednesday 6^th January.

Hitherto, publication will be published on a weekly basis, Tuesday being the agreed day.

A total of six lists will be produced

• Men’s Singles
• Women’s Singles
• Men’s Doubles (Pairs)
• Men’s Doubles (Individual)
• Women’s Doubles (Pairs)
• Women’s Doubles (Individual)
• Mixed Doubles (Pairs)
• Mixed Doubles (Individual)

The events included will be:

• WTT Tournaments
• Olympic Games
• World Championships
• World Cup Tournaments
• Continental Championships
• Continental Cup Tournaments
• Multi-Sport Games
• World Youth Championships

Similar to the former system, there is rating; the order is as follows:

• Olympic Games, WTT Grand Smash, ITTF World Championships
• WTT Cup Finals, ITTF World Cup Tournaments
• WTT Champions Tournament
• WTT Star Contender Tournaments
• Continental Cup Tournaments, Continental Games
• WTT Contender Tournaments
• Multi-Sport Events, WTT Feeder Tournaments
• International Events, ITTF World Youth Championships, WTT Future Stars Cup
• WTT Youth Star Contender Tournaments
• WTT Youth Contender Tournaments

Asia to the fore, the leading names, no change to the December 2020 World Rankings are:

• Men: 1. Fan Zhendong (CHN) 2. Xu Xin (CHN) 3. Ma Long (CHN)
• Women: 1. Chen Meng (CHN) 2. Sun Yingsha (CHN) 3. Mima Ito (JPN)
   
• Men’s Doubles (Pairs): 1. Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) 2. Jeoung Youngsik / Lee Sangsu (KOR) 3. Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin (CHN)
• Men’s Doubles (Individual): 1. Xu Xin (CHN) 2. Liang Jingkun (CHN) 3. Lin Gaoyuan (CHN)
   
• Women’s Doubles (Pairs): 1. Miyuu Kihara / Miyu Nagasaki (JPN) 2. Kasumi Ishikawa / Miu Hirano (JPN) 3. Jeoung Jihee (KOR)
• Women’s Doubles (Individual): 1. Wang Manyu (CHN) 2. Chen Meng (CHN) 3. Miyuu Kihara (JPN)
   
• Mixed Doubles (Pairs): 1. Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen 2. Jun Mizutani / Mima Ito (JPN) 3. Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem (HKG)
• Mixed Doubles (Individual): 1. Xu Xin (CHN) 2. Liu Shiwen (CHN) 3. Mima Ito (JPN)

For further information and rankings visit: https://www.ittf.com/rankings/

Check the Asian Rankings through: attu.org/en/ranking

Editor: Ian Marshall