Wang Chuqin of China wins the men's singles title during the WTT Cup Finals in Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, October 30, 2022. /CFP
Wang Chuqin of China wins the men's singles title during the WTT Cup Finals in Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, October 30, 2022. /CFP
China's Wang Chuqin moved up to a career-best third as the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) released its latest world rankings on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Chinese duo Fan Zhendong and Ma Long maintain their top two positions in the men's table tennis world rankings.
In October, Wang claimed the men's singles title at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao before continuing his title-winning run at the WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang, which resulted in his four-place jump up the rankings to a new career-high world No. 3.
On the women's side, Sun Yingsha, who was also crowned champion back to back in Macao and Xinxiang, remains the women's world No. 1 with 8,270 points, celebrating 200 career weeks among the top 20 players in the world. With her lead extended at the top of the ladder, Sun is also on track to be the year-end world No. 1 for the first time in her career.
China's Wang Chuqin (L) and Sun Yingsha win the men's and women's singles title respectively during the WTT Cup Finals in Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, October 30, 2022. /CFP
China's Wang Chuqin (L) and Sun Yingsha win the men's and women's singles title respectively during the WTT Cup Finals in Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, October 30, 2022. /CFP
Men's table tennis world rankings
1 Fan Zhendong of China
2 Ma Long of China
3 Wang Chuqin of China
4 Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan
5 Truls Moregard of Sweden
Women's table tennis world rankings
1 Sun Yingsha of China
2 Chen Meng of China
3 Wang Manyu of China
4 Wang Yidi of China
5 Mima Ito of Japan
(With input from Xinhua)