Question about Table Tennis ratings.

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Having worked in the chess world, I'm familiar with the National (U.S.) and International (FIDE) chess ratings systems which like Table Tennis uses the ELO system.

Here is a general breakdown:

U.S.:

Class F Player - 800 - 999
Class E Player - 1000 - 1199
Class D Player - 1200 - 1399
Class C Player - 1400 - 1599
Class B Player - 1600 - 1799
Class A Player - 1800 - 1999
Expert - 2000 - 2199
National Master 2200 +


International Level - Candidate Master - 2200 - 2300
Fide Master -2300 - 2399
International Master -2400 - 2499
Grand Master - 2500 +

Magnus Carsen, the Men's World Champion is currently rated 2839 and the top ten male players have an average rating of 2796.

Hou Yifan, the Women's World Champion has a rating of 2658 and the top ten female players have an average rating of 2553.

Do Table Tennis ratings have similar standards - for example does a U.S. based player need to reach a USATT rating of 2200 in order to be considered a "master, or does a lower rating qualify?

Also, I see that the ITTF ranks according to "ranking points." Is there no similar ELO rating system for top players and players who compete outside of the United States?
 
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Overall scale of ratings is roughly the same (and I really don't want to start a discussion of what Ma Long's USATT rating would/should be if he had one - probably above 2800, though).

The notion of 'standard' or named levels (Master, Grandmaster) like what you describe for Chess does not exist in US for TT, however. People would frequently talk about 'breaking 2000' as a major milestone, but that's mostly because it's a nice round number and it is quite respectable for an adult TT enthusiast.
 
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According to USATT in 2010,

http://www.usatt.net/member_rankings.shtml
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GrandMaster, cuts faster
Than any known
Soul to the bone
Full grown
He's one of a kind
And Flash is gonna rock your mind!

No seriously, you could use the same numbers and that would be close enough for within the USA. If you wanted to make the levels roughly internationally useful then add 200 points to each.
 
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Thanks,

Love your avatar. Is that a Malamute or a Siberian Husky?

Overall scale of ratings is roughly the same (and I really don't want to start a discussion of what Ma Long's USATT rating would/should be if he had one - probably above 2800, though).

The notion of 'standard' or named levels (Master, Grandmaster) like what you describe for Chess does not exist in US for TT, however. People would frequently talk about 'breaking 2000' as a major milestone, but that's mostly because it's a nice round number and it is quite respectable for an adult TT enthusiast.
 
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