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Participation stats are great, they show the reach and popularity of Table Tennis. A task I'm conducting this year is a full analysis of the World Tour this year, it will show number of countries, participants, participants from each country, strongest event (based on WR of players), among other...

These suggestions are great, but are reaching for the moon somewhat. Are there some more achievable statistics we can think of? Bear in mind for point-by-point analysis this would require one or more people to be stationed at each table for each match. Some events are not run by ITTF, and some...

Thanks, this is a key area where stats can be improved. You'll be glad to know that this type of data is already being looked into. A challenge here is the sheer number of matches being played at large events, especially those not run by ITTF. To see this information in a chart requires each...

Hi TTHopeful, I have updated the thread to include the ITTF stats site. Your suggestions are great! The most common set score on the World Tour is usually 11-9, however if we look at all world ranking events in a calendar year it will probably be lower, 11-7 or 11-8. Biggest comeback is tricky...

If you were going to suggest an area of statistics or data to be analysed in Table Tennis, what would it be? Let's discuss things that the community love about what is currently available, and what we would like to see in future. Follow this link to the official ITTF stats page...

ITTF has a good relationship with IOC. The head offices for each organisation are located next to one another in Switzerland. Table Tennis has been granted the additional Mixed Doubles event for 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, a major boost for the sport and evidence of the strong position we are...

Comparing finalists from sports like Archery and Athletics/Track & Field with Table Tennis is a strange way to look at it, considering there can only be two nations involved in a TT final but many more in those other sports.

Looks like Dima knows what he's talking about. He has done well to earn the no.1 spot and can now afford to take a break. Every other player below him has the ability to rise in the WR, Dima does not, and he has enough strong results to keep that position for a short time without competing. No...

Hi NextLevel, that's a good question. I imagine those decisions are made by the WR committee, which is displayed on page 11 of the WR regulations document here: https://d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2016/07/World-Ranking-description-2018-final2.pdf The system is in very early days, perhaps this...

For the Hungarian Open the cancellation deadline is 14-Jan at 1200 local time. If a player withdraws after this time they will receive a penalty. Zero points will be allocated for that event in the player's top 8 results, and will remain for 12 months. There are consequences for late...

Hi All, There is plenty of feedback in the Table Tennis Daily forum, and this is great. It's important however to read up on the regulations and rules of the new system before declaring certain aspects of it are impractical. No system is going to be perfect and meet the expectations of...

Yes, I agree changing to the plastic ball was a move that virtually no one wanted. It was due to the customs and transportation issues with the celluloid balls, as they are highly flammable. My father is the Joola & Yasaka distributor in my home country, I remember his frustration when the...

NextLevel has summed it up pretty well. It's important not to examine one system with the other system still in mind. Things are going to change drastically starting in January, they will take some time to equalise. If players want to reach the top they must have quality results regularly. It's...

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Dimitrij Ovtcharov is almost certain to be no.1 in January. The only possible way for Fan Zhendong to be ranked higher is if Dima loses in 1st round at WTGF and Fan wins the whole event. Talk about ​pressure!

If a player has only 8 events and some of them will expire during a month without world tour events, then they are not participating enough. I would hope the players have hindsight to keep a 9th and 10th (etc) as backup for that scenario, see Polcanova below. These players will remain at the top...

Hi Tony, Just a small correction to the above. In cases where a seeded player loses their first match in a world tour (R32) they will receive 50% of the normal points. This doesn't apply to players who qualified to that stage from group/KO qualification rounds. I can still see your argument...

There is a lot of great discussion here, although many of those giving negative feedback don't seem to be interested in actually waiting to see how it pans out. Do you really think Ding Ning will still be 19th in a year's time, in 6 months time even? She will have to pick up the slack and attend...

This is a great summary, thanks. It's great to see the new system is easy to understand for all audiences. There should be plenty of discussion about this coming up in the coming days and weeks. You're quite right, Ma Long won't be no.1 in January.

Hi All, The recent WTTC was a great event for bringing people together. It was a pleasure to meet Dan in person and catch up with many others from the international scene. Great to see TTD moving up in the community with a spot on the media tribune, the best seats in the house! In my role with...