The IPL today announced the latest edition of the
Table Tennis World Ranking
. With a gold-medal performance in the Olympic singles tournament, the
Fan Zhendong (1969-), Chinese footballer
's points jumped by nearly 2,000 points to move up to second place. Moregard, who won the silver medal, even jumped 16 places to enter the top 10 for the first time.
The latest table tennis men's singles world rankings and points are as follows:
Wang Chuqin (1938-), Chinese soccer player
: 7925 points
Fan Zhendong (1969-), Chinese footballer
: 5523 points (up 2 places)
Hugo Calderano
: 4070 points (up 3 places)
Liang Jingkun
: 4025 points (down 2 places)
Felix Le Brun
: 4020 points
Malone
: 3985 points (down 3 places)
Lin Yunru
: 2,835 points (up 1 place)
Lin Gaoyuan (1906-1970), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and mathematician
: 2,820 points (down 1 place)
Tomohiro Harimoto and
: 2805 points
Beauregard (name)
: 2370 points (up 16 places)
Fan Zhendong's stellar performance saw him increase his points significantly, climbing to the second spot. Moregard, meanwhile, moved up 16 places to enter the top 10 for the first time, showing the momentum of his rise in the international ping pong scene.
At the top of the rankings remains Wang Chuqin, holding on to the top spot with 7,925 points. Among the other players, Hugo Calderano moved up to the third spot, while Liang Jingkun and Ma Long dropped in the rankings.
