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DN did not have WR in Nov 2017 due to 4-month inactivity. Her hidden ranking points were higher than the actual #2 Chen Meng. She played Swedish Open and ended up 2nd place losing to Chen Xingtong thus her Dec 2017 ranking is #3. Chen Xingtong jumped from #33 to #10 in Dec 2017 because she beat much higher ranked ZYL and DN in Swedish Open.
If the purpose of ranking is for seeding, why not ask first what is the purpose for seeding? Why not randomize all players? A good ranking system can predict match results right with higher chance. We call #33 Chen Xingtong beating #2 DN last Nov a big upset, this year we will expect upset caused by #21 DN If she can revenge #10 Chen Xingtong.
you are getting overworked with semantics and missing the point. You are cherry picking words as carl said, yes i did say rankings are for seedings but u seem to forget that i said that rankings/ratings are an just indication of a player's value. I ve been saying that like for ages. All the other jibberish about ding ning causing an upset against chen xintong are absolutely hilarious.
you are getting to excited with ratings./rankings numbers and titles like ''the worlds no1''. all of these are crap and meaningless when the match starts . Since you like statistics so much do a research on how many times the worlds no1 in ranking actually proved on the table in grand slam tours or world team competitions that he is indeed no1.
Rankings obviously have multipurpose but do I really need to analyze the obvious? You are so stuck in your own point of view that every different POV seems weird
If you dont know the purpose of seeding ill be happy to explain it thoroughly
p.s. please define ''upset'' without numbers, im sure it would begin an interesting conversation