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--- Again changes in the World Top 3!! ---

The Men's Singles winner at the recent ITTF 2013 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, China’s Ma Long regains his position world's number 1 table tennis player!


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Ma Long - Regards no.1 position - Photo by: ITTF

February has been the month of the Kuwait and Qatar Open, two Super Series World Tour events which attract several top 10 players every year!At the Kuwait Open the Chinese men showed their dominance by occupying all four semi-final spots in the singles event. This ended up with one of the newest "El Clásicos" of table tennis: Ma Long and Zhang Jike played the final. This round it was Zhang Jike who managed to secure the title, however it did not earn him enough points to reach a higher ranking...

In the Women's singles there was a bigger surprise; Singapore's Feng Tianwei upset the seeding as she defeated Ding Ning, ranked World no.1, in 7 sets to reach the final. However, Liu Shiwen ended her hopes for the title with a straight 4-0 victory. Still, Feng Tianwei secures the 4th spot because of her upset.

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Yan An and Zhu Yuling - World no.1 on the U21 rankings - Photos by: ITTF

At the Qatar Open it was Xu Xin's time to defend his titles of both 2012 and 2011, and thus to score a hattrick. China again managed to take all four semi-final spots; however now it showed young talent Yan An instead of Zhang Jike, who had to retreat because of an injury. Yan An showed that he can already substitute the old-school team by first defeating Wang Hao... The final against Ma Long ended up in a thriller which eventually ended up in a 4-3 win for Ma Long, which earned him enough points to retrieve his World no.1 spot after 8 months. Yan An did not only reach the 21st spot this month, he is now also at the top of the U21 rankings. Japan's Koki Niwa falls down to the 2nd place.

Pretty much according to the seeding the Women's singles event ended up in a final between Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen. This time it was Ding Ning who showed class by winning Qatar's Gold. The biggest surprise here was another young Chinese; World Junior champion Zhu Yuling reached the semi-finals in both World Tours. She has been rewarded with her first top 10 spot; the 8th place. Similar to Yan An, Zhu Yuling also now is at the top of the U21 rankings. Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa falls down to the 2nd place.

Other notable changes:
44 (61) Jung Young Sik
68 (89) Cho Eon Rae
110 (82) Eugene Wang ^ (CAN)
97 (122) Kristian Karlsson
121 (324) Kang Dong Soo
124 (157) Liam Pitchford
143 (173) Quentin Robinot
50 (67) Petrissa Solja
58 (83) Amelie Solja ^ (AUS)
64 (unr) Yang Xiaoxin ^^ (FRA)
110 (144) Mima Ito
149 (304) Haruka Sakai

Men's World Rankings
01 (02) Ma Long
02 (01) Xu Xin
03 (<<) Zhang Jike
04 (<<) Wang Hao
05 (<<) Timo Boll
06 (<<) Chih-Yuan Chuang
07 (09) Dmitrij Ovtcharov
08 (07) Ma Lin
09 (08) Jun Mizutani
09 (10) Wang Liqin
11 (<<) Vladimir Samsonov
12 (13) Hao Shuai
13 (12) Joo Se Hyuk
14 (16) Gao Ning
15 (14) Jiang Tianyi
16 (17) Chen Qi
17 (15) Oh Sang Eun
18 (<<) Michael Maze
19 (<<) Adrian Crisan
20 (19) Ryu Seung Min
21 (66) Yan An
22 (25) Marcos Freitas
23 (21) Koki Niwa
23 (21) Lee Jung Woo
25 (23) Zhan Jian ^
26 (27) Bastian Steger
27 (24) Fang Bo
28 (31) Adrien Mattenet
29 (28) Seiya Kishikawa
30 (29) Taku Takakiwa
30 (26) Chen Weixing
32 (41) Patrick Baum

Women's World Rankings
01 (<<) Ding Ning
02 (<<) Liu Shiwen
03 (<<) Li Xiaoxia
04 (06) Feng Tianwei
05 (04) Guo Yan
06 (05) Kim Kyung Ah
06 (07) Shen Yanfei
08 (18) Zhu Yuling
09 (<<) Kasumi Ishikawa
10 (08) Ai Fukuhara
11 (10) Chen Meng
12 (11) Wu Yang
13 (12) Feng Yalan
14 (<<) Viktoria Pavlovich
15 (13) Guo Yue
16 (<<) Wang Yuegu


So, do you think this World top 3 is in the correct order? Will players like Yan An and Zhu Yuling reach the top 3 soon? Discuss!
 
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--- Again changes in the World Top 3!! ---

The Men's Singles winner at the recent ITTF 2013 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, China’s Ma Long regains his position world's number 1 table tennis player!


malongmar2013.jpg

Ma Long - Regards no.1 position - Photo by: ITTF

February has been the month of the Kuwait and Qatar Open, two Super Series World Tour events which attract several top 10 players every year!At the Kuwait Open the Chinese men showed their dominance by occupying all four semi-final spots in the singles event. This ended up with one of the newest "El Clásicos" of table tennis: Ma Long and Zhang Jike played the final. This round it was Zhang Jike who managed to secure the title, however it did not earn him enough points to reach a higher ranking...

In the Women's singles there was a bigger surprise; Singapore's Feng Tianwei upset the seeding as she defeated Ding Ning, ranked World no.1, in 7 sets to reach the final. However, Liu Shiwen ended her hopes for the title with a straight 4-0 victory. Still, Feng Tianwei secures the 4th spot because of her upset.

ujytbqt.jpg
PaiXmpj.jpg

Yan An and Zhu Yuling - World no.1 on the U21 rankings - Photos by: ITTF

At the Qatar Open it was Xu Xin's time to defend his titles of both 2012 and 2011, and thus to score a hattrick. China again managed to take all four semi-final spots; however now it showed young talent Yan An instead of Zhang Jike, who had to retreat because of an injury. Yan An showed that he can already substitute the old-school team by first defeating Wang Hao... The final against Ma Long ended up in a thriller which eventually ended up in a 4-3 win for Ma Long, which earned him enough points to retrieve his World no.1 spot after 8 months. Yan An did not only reach the 21st spot this month, he is now also at the top of the U21 rankings. Japan's Koki Niwa falls down to the 2nd place.

Pretty much according to the seeding the Women's singles event ended up in a final between Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen. This time it was Ding Ning who showed class by winning Qatar's Gold. The biggest surprise here was another young Chinese; World Junior champion Zhu Yuling reached the semi-finals in both World Tours. She has been rewarded with her first top 10 spot; the 8th place. Similar to Yan An, Zhu Yuling also now is at the top of the U21 rankings. Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa falls down to the 2nd place.

Other notable changes:
44 (61) Jung Young Sik
68 (89) Cho Eon Rae
110 (82) Eugene Wang ^ (CAN)
97 (122) Kristian Karlsson
121 (324) Kang Dong Soo
124 (157) Liam Pitchford
143 (173) Quentin Robinot
50 (67) Petrissa Solja
58 (83) Amelie Solja ^ (AUS)
64 (unr) Yang Xiaoxin ^^ (FRA)
110 (144) Mima Ito
149 (304) Haruka Sakai

Men's World Rankings
01 (02) Ma Long
02 (01) Xu Xin
03 (<<) Zhang Jike
04 (<<) Wang Hao
05 (<<) Timo Boll
06 (<<) Chih-Yuan Chuang
07 (09) Dmitrij Ovtcharov
08 (07) Ma Lin
09 (08) Jun Mizutani
09 (10) Wang Liqin
11 (<<) Vladimir Samsonov
12 (13) Hao Shuai
13 (12) Joo Se Hyuk
14 (16) Gao Ning
15 (14) Jiang Tianyi
16 (17) Chen Qi
17 (15) Oh Sang Eun
18 (<<) Michael Maze
19 (<<) Adrian Crisan
20 (19) Ryu Seung Min
21 (66) Yan An
22 (25) Marcos Freitas
23 (21) Koki Niwa
23 (21) Lee Jung Woo
25 (23) Zhan Jian ^
26 (27) Bastian Steger
27 (24) Fang Bo
28 (31) Adrien Mattenet
29 (28) Seiya Kishikawa
30 (29) Taku Takakiwa
30 (26) Chen Weixing
32 (41) Patrick Baum

Women's World Rankings
01 (<<) Ding Ning
02 (<<) Liu Shiwen
03 (<<) Li Xiaoxia
04 (06) Feng Tianwei
05 (04) Guo Yan
06 (05) Kim Kyung Ah
06 (07) Shen Yanfei
08 (18) Zhu Yuling
09 (<<) Kasumi Ishikawa
10 (08) Ai Fukuhara
11 (10) Chen Meng
12 (11) Wu Yang
13 (12) Feng Yalan
14 (<<) Viktoria Pavlovich
15 (13) Guo Yue
16 (<<) Wang Yuegu


So, do you think this World top 3 is in the correct order? Will players like Yan An and Zhu Yuling reach the top 3 soon? Discuss!
 
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--- Again changes in the World Top 3!! ---

The Men's Singles winner at the recent ITTF 2013 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, China’s Ma Long regains his position world's number 1 table tennis player!


malongmar2013.jpg

Ma Long - Regards no.1 position - Photo by: ITTF

February has been the month of the Kuwait and Qatar Open, two Super Series World Tour events which attract several top 10 players every year!At the Kuwait Open the Chinese men showed their dominance by occupying all four semi-final spots in the singles event. This ended up with one of the newest "El Clásicos" of table tennis: Ma Long and Zhang Jike played the final. This round it was Zhang Jike who managed to secure the title, however it did not earn him enough points to reach a higher ranking...

In the Women's singles there was a bigger surprise; Singapore's Feng Tianwei upset the seeding as she defeated Ding Ning, ranked World no.1, in 7 sets to reach the final. However, Liu Shiwen ended her hopes for the title with a straight 4-0 victory. Still, Feng Tianwei secures the 4th spot because of her upset.

ujytbqt.jpg
PaiXmpj.jpg

Yan An and Zhu Yuling - World no.1 on the U21 rankings - Photos by: ITTF

At the Qatar Open it was Xu Xin's time to defend his titles of both 2012 and 2011, and thus to score a hattrick. China again managed to take all four semi-final spots; however now it showed young talent Yan An instead of Zhang Jike, who had to retreat because of an injury. Yan An showed that he can already substitute the old-school team by first defeating Wang Hao... The final against Ma Long ended up in a thriller which eventually ended up in a 4-3 win for Ma Long, which earned him enough points to retrieve his World no.1 spot after 8 months. Yan An did not only reach the 21st spot this month, he is now also at the top of the U21 rankings. Japan's Koki Niwa falls down to the 2nd place.

Pretty much according to the seeding the Women's singles event ended up in a final between Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen. This time it was Ding Ning who showed class by winning Qatar's Gold. The biggest surprise here was another young Chinese; World Junior champion Zhu Yuling reached the semi-finals in both World Tours. She has been rewarded with her first top 10 spot; the 8th place. Similar to Yan An, Zhu Yuling also now is at the top of the U21 rankings. Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa falls down to the 2nd place.

Other notable changes:
44 (61) Jung Young Sik
68 (89) Cho Eon Rae
110 (82) Eugene Wang ^ (CAN)
97 (122) Kristian Karlsson
121 (324) Kang Dong Soo
124 (157) Liam Pitchford
143 (173) Quentin Robinot
50 (67) Petrissa Solja
58 (83) Amelie Solja ^ (AUS)
64 (unr) Yang Xiaoxin ^^ (FRA)
110 (144) Mima Ito
149 (304) Haruka Sakai

Men's World Rankings
01 (02) Ma Long
02 (01) Xu Xin
03 (<<) Zhang Jike
04 (<<) Wang Hao
05 (<<) Timo Boll
06 (<<) Chih-Yuan Chuang
07 (09) Dmitrij Ovtcharov
08 (07) Ma Lin
09 (08) Jun Mizutani
09 (10) Wang Liqin
11 (<<) Vladimir Samsonov
12 (13) Hao Shuai
13 (12) Joo Se Hyuk
14 (16) Gao Ning
15 (14) Jiang Tianyi
16 (17) Chen Qi
17 (15) Oh Sang Eun
18 (<<) Michael Maze
19 (<<) Adrian Crisan
20 (19) Ryu Seung Min
21 (66) Yan An
22 (25) Marcos Freitas
23 (21) Koki Niwa
23 (21) Lee Jung Woo
25 (23) Zhan Jian ^
26 (27) Bastian Steger
27 (24) Fang Bo
28 (31) Adrien Mattenet
29 (28) Seiya Kishikawa
30 (29) Taku Takakiwa
30 (26) Chen Weixing
32 (41) Patrick Baum

Women's World Rankings
01 (<<) Ding Ning
02 (<<) Liu Shiwen
03 (<<) Li Xiaoxia
04 (06) Feng Tianwei
05 (04) Guo Yan
06 (05) Kim Kyung Ah
06 (07) Shen Yanfei
08 (18) Zhu Yuling
09 (<<) Kasumi Ishikawa
10 (08) Ai Fukuhara
11 (10) Chen Meng
12 (11) Wu Yang
13 (12) Feng Yalan
14 (<<) Viktoria Pavlovich
15 (13) Guo Yue
16 (<<) Wang Yuegu


So, do you think this World top 3 is in the correct order? Will players like Yan An and Zhu Yuling reach the top 3 soon? Discuss!

Incredible Steven! Huge thanks as always! :)

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