Table Tennis World Ranking

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The table tennis world ranking list is a computerised rating system.
So who are the best players? Find out here...

 By Martin Hughes
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Table Tennis World Rankings by ITTF

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) produces a world ranking list by entering the results of matches played in authorised events into a computerised database.

Using these results, the ITTF is able to produce a current list of the best table tennis players in the world.

Separate ranking lists are produced for the senior men and senior women together with separate ranking lists only for players under 19 years of age, under 17 years, under 15 years, under 13 years and under 11 years.

These ranking lists are used for determining seeding in all tournaments and for selecting players for certain competitions.

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2018 - A New System

With effect from 1 January 2018 the ITTF introduced a new system for calculating world rankings.

It's much simpler than the previous system and it's designed to encourage players to play in more World Ranking events.

Players now receive World Ranking Points based only on the final position they reach at tournaments. So, the better they perform, the more points they'll receive.

The number of World Ranking Points a player receives varies according to the competition being played, with the most prestigious events offering the most points.

These were amended again in 2021 with the formation of the WTT series of events.

NB. The WTT series of events replaced the previous series of tournaments which made up the ITTF Pro/World Tour from 1996-2020.

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8 of the Best

Although players can enter many events throughout the year, only their best 8 results during the last 12 months are used (with a maximum of one continental event) to calculate their World Ranking.

The previous system also included losing points when they lost a match, but this no longer applies.

And separate ranking lists are now calculated for each age category by only using results achieved in the respective age category. In the previous system, only one list was compiled and rankings for the age categories were just a sub set of the main list.


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New players

Under the pre-2018 system, players entered the table tennis world ranking list as soon as they had at least two wins against players already ranked.

Players were given Starting Points and these starting points were re-calculated each time a new World Ranking was produced, up to the moment a player reached or passed the limit of five wins and five losses against already ranked players.

Then these "Starting Points" become final.

But under the new system, every player who has earned ITTF Ranking points in an eligible tournament during the ranking period is included in the ITTF World Rankings.


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Who dominates the world ranking lists?

Well, as you might expect, the Asian players, particularly the Chinese table tennis players, have dominated the table tennis world rankings for many years.

However, players such as Brazil's Hugo Calderano, together with Felix and Alexis Lebrun from France are now riding high in the top twenty.

Three of the best men in the World Ranking List - All Chinese!

Table Tennis World Rankings - Top Chinese men by courtesy of the ITTF


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Latest table tennis world rankings

Please check this page each month for an update.

MEN (November 2024)
Ranking Player (FAMILY Name, Given Name) Association
1 WANG, Chuqin China
2 LIN, Shidong China
3 FAN, Zhendong China
4 LIANG, Jingkun China
5 LEBRUN, Felix France
6 CALDERANO, Hugo Brazil
7 MA, Long China
8 HARIMOTO, Tomokazu Japan
9 LIN, Gaoyuan China
10 FRANZISKA, Patrick Germany
11 MOREGARD, Truls Sweden
12 QIU, Dang Germany
13 LEBRUN, Alexis France
14 LIN, Yun-Ju Chinese Taipei
15 JANG, Woojin South Korea
16 JORGIC, Darko Slovenia
17 DUDA, Benedikt Germany
18 OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij Germany
19 TOGAMI, Shunsuke Japan
20 ASSAR, Omar Egypt

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WOMEN (November 2024)
Ranking Player (FAMILY Name, Given Name) Association
1 SUN, Yingsha China
2 WANG, Manyu China
3 CHEN, Meng China
4 WANG, Yidi China
5 HAYATA, Hina Japan
6 HARIMOTO, Miwa Japan
7 CHEN, Xingtong China
8 CHENG, I-Ching Chinese Taipei
9 ITO, Mima Japan
10 ODO, Satsuki Japan
11 SHIN, Yubin South Korea
12 QIAN, Tianyi China
13 HIRANO, Miu Japan
14 POLCANOVA, Sofia Austria
15 DIAZ, Adriana Puerto Rica
16 JEON, Jihee South Korea
17 SZOCS, Bernadette Romania
18 YUAN, Jia Nan France
19 TAKAHASHI, Bruna Brazil
20 PAVADE, Prithika France

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2024 World Team Championships - Busan, South Korea

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2020 World Team Championships - Busan, South Korea

2019 World Championships - Budapest, Hungary

2018 World Team Championships - Halmstad, Sweden

2017 World Championships - Dusseldorf, Germany

2016 World Team Championships - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2015 World Championships - Suzhou, China

2014 World Team Championships - Tokyo, Japan

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2016 European Championships - Budapest, Hungary

2015 European Championships - Russia, Ekaterinburg

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2013 European Championships - Schwechat, Austria

2012 European Championships - Herning, Denmark

2011 European Championships - Gdansk/Sopot, Poland

2010 European Championships - Ostrava, Czech Republic

2009 European Championships - Stuttgart, Germany

2008 European Championships - St Petersburg, Russia

 

Commonwealth Games

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Table Tennis Events Calendars

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Table Tennis Officials

 

World Rankings

 

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