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The ITTF have just released the latest World rankings! The rankings were published by the International Table Tennis Federation on Wednesday 4th July 2012.
As the Chinese players are having a closed training for the upcoming London Olympics, the whole top 4 remained the same as last month. But there sure are some interesting changes in the subtop!
Zhang Jike, two times World #1 - Photo by: butterfly.tt
Jun Mizutani's latest successes have certainly paid off by letting him rise up to the 5th place, passing Ma Lin and... Timo Boll! Timo drops down to the 7th place after a disappointing defeat in the Round of 32 at the Japan Open. This is his lowest ranking in the past 4 years.
Another interesting change is the following. Right after the Japan Open, Joo Se Hyuk, Oh Sang Eun and Ryu Seung Min traveled to Brazil for the last World Tour Event before the Olympics. As TTTT predicted earlier:
Other big changes:
29 (56) Alexander Shibaev
60 (120) Jung Young Sik
86 (60) Jean-Michael Saive
The July Women's World Rankings have one really interesting change: Kim Kyung Ah starts threatening the Chinese top players by jumping from the 11th to the 5th spot.
Mens World Rankings
01 (01) Zhang Jike
02 (02) Ma Long
03 (03) Xu Xin
04 (04) Wang Hao
05 (07) Jun Mizutani
06 (05) Ma Lin
07 (06) Timo Boll
08 (<<) Chuang Chih Yuan
09 (<<) Wang Liqin
10 (<<) Joo Se Hyuk
11 (12) Oh Sang Eun
12 (11) Dimitrij Ovtcharov
13 (<<) Chen Qi
14 (<<) Vladimir Samsonov
15 (16) Gao Ning
16 (15) Koki Niwa
17 (16) Ryu Seungmin
18 (<<) Hao Shuai
19 (20) Lee Jung Woo
20 (19) Jiang Tianyi
21 (<<) Seiya Kishikawa
22 (<<) Patrick Baum
23 (25) Michael Maze
24 (23) Bastian Steger
25 (24) Zhan Jian ^^
26 (28) Adrien Mattenet
27 (26) Adrian Crisan
28 (27) Chan Kazuhiro
29 (56) Alexander Shibaev
29 (<<) Robert Gardos
31 (30) Marcos Freitas
32 (33) Chen Weixing
32 (34) Tang Peng
Full list of Men's World Rankings here
Womens World Rankings
1 (<<) Ding Ning
2 (<<) Liu Shiwen
3 (<<) Li Xiaoxia
4 (<<) Guo Yan
5 (11) Kim Kyung Ah
6 (05) Kasumi Ishikawa
7 (08) Ai Fukuhara
8 (06) Guo Yue
8 (10) Feng Tianwei
10 (09) Tie Yana
11 (07) Wang Yuegu
12 (<<) Wu Yang
Full list of women's World Rankings here
What do you all think of the new world rankings? The new Team Ranking might have a huge influence on the Olympics. Let's discuss!
--- Zhang Jike is still the World number 1 ---
As the Chinese players are having a closed training for the upcoming London Olympics, the whole top 4 remained the same as last month. But there sure are some interesting changes in the subtop!
Zhang Jike, two times World #1 - Photo by: butterfly.tt
Jun Mizutani's latest successes have certainly paid off by letting him rise up to the 5th place, passing Ma Lin and... Timo Boll! Timo drops down to the 7th place after a disappointing defeat in the Round of 32 at the Japan Open. This is his lowest ranking in the past 4 years.
Another interesting change is the following. Right after the Japan Open, Joo Se Hyuk, Oh Sang Eun and Ryu Seung Min traveled to Brazil for the last World Tour Event before the Olympics. As TTTT predicted earlier:
And it actually worked out that way; Oh Sang Eun won the Brazil Open after beating Joo Se Hyuk. This final boost helped Oh Sang Eun to pass Dimitrij Ovtcharov and secure the 11th place.TTTT said:If it comes to all-Korean matches, Oh will beat Ryu and Joo because he can still pass Ovtcharov in the world ranking, which would be important for team seeding at the Olympics.
Other big changes:
29 (56) Alexander Shibaev
60 (120) Jung Young Sik
86 (60) Jean-Michael Saive
The July Women's World Rankings have one really interesting change: Kim Kyung Ah starts threatening the Chinese top players by jumping from the 11th to the 5th spot.
Mens World Rankings
01 (01) Zhang Jike
02 (02) Ma Long
03 (03) Xu Xin
04 (04) Wang Hao
05 (07) Jun Mizutani
06 (05) Ma Lin
07 (06) Timo Boll
08 (<<) Chuang Chih Yuan
09 (<<) Wang Liqin
10 (<<) Joo Se Hyuk
11 (12) Oh Sang Eun
12 (11) Dimitrij Ovtcharov
13 (<<) Chen Qi
14 (<<) Vladimir Samsonov
15 (16) Gao Ning
16 (15) Koki Niwa
17 (16) Ryu Seungmin
18 (<<) Hao Shuai
19 (20) Lee Jung Woo
20 (19) Jiang Tianyi
21 (<<) Seiya Kishikawa
22 (<<) Patrick Baum
23 (25) Michael Maze
24 (23) Bastian Steger
25 (24) Zhan Jian ^^
26 (28) Adrien Mattenet
27 (26) Adrian Crisan
28 (27) Chan Kazuhiro
29 (56) Alexander Shibaev
29 (<<) Robert Gardos
31 (30) Marcos Freitas
32 (33) Chen Weixing
32 (34) Tang Peng
Full list of Men's World Rankings here
Womens World Rankings
1 (<<) Ding Ning
2 (<<) Liu Shiwen
3 (<<) Li Xiaoxia
4 (<<) Guo Yan
5 (11) Kim Kyung Ah
6 (05) Kasumi Ishikawa
7 (08) Ai Fukuhara
8 (06) Guo Yue
8 (10) Feng Tianwei
10 (09) Tie Yana
11 (07) Wang Yuegu
12 (<<) Wu Yang
Full list of women's World Rankings here
What do you all think of the new world rankings? The new Team Ranking might have a huge influence on the Olympics. Let's discuss!
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