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The ITTF have just released the latest World rankings! The rankings were published by the International Table Tennis Federation on Friday 1st June 2012.
Reigning World and World Cup Champion Zhang Jike is the new World number 1 for the very first time in his career and takes the top spot! China's Zhang Jike overtook Ma Long who remained at the number 1 spot for 8 months. Recently Zhang Jike won the Korean Open World Tour 2012 and lost in the semi final of the China Open. Alternatively, Ma Long lost in round 2 of the Korean Open to Korea's Lee Sang Su and lost in the final of the China Open to compatriot Xu Xin. This has allowed Zhang Jike to overcome Ma Long in world ranking points. Zhang Jike pictured below when he was crowned World Cup Champion last year.
Zhang Jike entered the ITTF world rankings in 2002. 10 years later he is now the world number 1 in June 2012. Only 1 point separates world no. 1 Zhang Jike (2933) from world no.2 Ma Long (2932)!
Zhang Jike - Photo by: butterfly.tt
The top 4 all changed this month with China's Xu Xin now ranked at no.3 overtaking compatriot Wang Hao. No. 5 (Ma Lin), no.6 (Timo Boll), 7 (Jun Mizutani) remained in the same positions with positions 8 and 10 changing. Chuang Chih Yuan jumped 2 places to position 8, something he has not done in 8 years! Korea's Joo Se Hyuk dropped two places to number 10 completing the top 10 listings!
Mens World Rankings
01 (02) Zhang Jike
02 (01) Ma Long
03 (04) Xu Xin
04 (03) Wang Hao
05 (<<) Ma Lin
06 (<<) Timo Boll
07 (<<) Jun Mizutani
08 (10) Chuang Chih Yuan
09 (<<) Wang Liqin
10 (08) Joo Se Hyuk
11 (<<) Dimitrij Ovtcharov
12 (15) Oh Sang Eun
13 (12) Chen Qi
14 (13) Vladimir Samsonov
15 (17) Koki Niwa
16 (<<) Ryu Seungmin
16 (14) Gao Ning
* 18 Hao Shuai
19 (20) Jiang Tianyi
20 (19) Lee Jung Woo
21 (<<) Seiya Kishikawa
22 (23) Patrick Baum
23 (22) Bastian Steger
24 (27) Zhan Jian ^^
* 25 Michael Maze
26 (<<) Adrian Crisan
27 (38) Chan Kazuhiro
* 28 Adrien Mattenet
29 (28) Robert Gardos
30 (31) Marcos Freitas
31 (30) Leung Chu Yan
32 (48) Tiago Apolonia
Full list of Men's World Rankings here
This month Portugal's Tiago Apolonia has jumped a staggering 16 places back into the top 32 position of the world after his recent performances at the Olympic qualifications. Japan's Koki Niwa has a career high ranking at 15. Korea's Lee Sang Su who recently beat Ma Long at the Korea Open is now positioned at no.37 from a previous 60. Lee Sang Su's compatriot Yoon Jae Young has leaped in the worlds top 100 and to a position of 64.
Elsewhere, Yaroslav Zhmudenko, Carlos Machado, Wang Zeng Yi, Didukh Oleksandr and Patrick Franziska have all jumped into the top 100 of the world.
Womens World Rankings
1 (<<) Ding Ning
2 (<<) Liu Shiwen
3 (04) Li Xiaoxia
4 (03) Guo Yan
5 (06) Kasumi Ishikawa
6 (05) Guo Yue
7 (<<) Wang Yuegu
8 (09) Ai Fukuhara
9 (11) Tie Yana
10 (08) Feng Tianwei
Full list of women's World Rankings here
Ding Ning remains top spot of the World in the Women's category. Liu Shiwen (no.2) follows closely whilst Li Xiaoxia swaps places with Guo Yan to position 3. Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa is the highest non Chinese ranked player coming in a no. 5. Kasumi's compatriot Ai Fukuhara jumps one place to no.8. Hong Kong's Tie Yana jumps from no.11 to no.9 pushing Korea's Kim Kyungah out of the top 10 world rankings. Feng Tianwei drops 2 places to no.10 completing the top 10 listings!
What do you all think of the new world rankings? Any surprises? What do you think of the rankings this period (June, 2012).
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--- Zhang Jike is the new World number 1 ---
Reigning World and World Cup Champion Zhang Jike is the new World number 1 for the very first time in his career and takes the top spot! China's Zhang Jike overtook Ma Long who remained at the number 1 spot for 8 months. Recently Zhang Jike won the Korean Open World Tour 2012 and lost in the semi final of the China Open. Alternatively, Ma Long lost in round 2 of the Korean Open to Korea's Lee Sang Su and lost in the final of the China Open to compatriot Xu Xin. This has allowed Zhang Jike to overcome Ma Long in world ranking points. Zhang Jike pictured below when he was crowned World Cup Champion last year.
Zhang Jike entered the ITTF world rankings in 2002. 10 years later he is now the world number 1 in June 2012. Only 1 point separates world no. 1 Zhang Jike (2933) from world no.2 Ma Long (2932)!
Zhang Jike - Photo by: butterfly.tt
The top 4 all changed this month with China's Xu Xin now ranked at no.3 overtaking compatriot Wang Hao. No. 5 (Ma Lin), no.6 (Timo Boll), 7 (Jun Mizutani) remained in the same positions with positions 8 and 10 changing. Chuang Chih Yuan jumped 2 places to position 8, something he has not done in 8 years! Korea's Joo Se Hyuk dropped two places to number 10 completing the top 10 listings!
Mens World Rankings
01 (02) Zhang Jike
02 (01) Ma Long
03 (04) Xu Xin
04 (03) Wang Hao
05 (<<) Ma Lin
06 (<<) Timo Boll
07 (<<) Jun Mizutani
08 (10) Chuang Chih Yuan
09 (<<) Wang Liqin
10 (08) Joo Se Hyuk
11 (<<) Dimitrij Ovtcharov
12 (15) Oh Sang Eun
13 (12) Chen Qi
14 (13) Vladimir Samsonov
15 (17) Koki Niwa
16 (<<) Ryu Seungmin
16 (14) Gao Ning
* 18 Hao Shuai
19 (20) Jiang Tianyi
20 (19) Lee Jung Woo
21 (<<) Seiya Kishikawa
22 (23) Patrick Baum
23 (22) Bastian Steger
24 (27) Zhan Jian ^^
* 25 Michael Maze
26 (<<) Adrian Crisan
27 (38) Chan Kazuhiro
* 28 Adrien Mattenet
29 (28) Robert Gardos
30 (31) Marcos Freitas
31 (30) Leung Chu Yan
32 (48) Tiago Apolonia
Full list of Men's World Rankings here
This month Portugal's Tiago Apolonia has jumped a staggering 16 places back into the top 32 position of the world after his recent performances at the Olympic qualifications. Japan's Koki Niwa has a career high ranking at 15. Korea's Lee Sang Su who recently beat Ma Long at the Korea Open is now positioned at no.37 from a previous 60. Lee Sang Su's compatriot Yoon Jae Young has leaped in the worlds top 100 and to a position of 64.
Elsewhere, Yaroslav Zhmudenko, Carlos Machado, Wang Zeng Yi, Didukh Oleksandr and Patrick Franziska have all jumped into the top 100 of the world.
Womens World Rankings
1 (<<) Ding Ning
2 (<<) Liu Shiwen
3 (04) Li Xiaoxia
4 (03) Guo Yan
5 (06) Kasumi Ishikawa
6 (05) Guo Yue
7 (<<) Wang Yuegu
8 (09) Ai Fukuhara
9 (11) Tie Yana
10 (08) Feng Tianwei
Full list of women's World Rankings here
Ding Ning remains top spot of the World in the Women's category. Liu Shiwen (no.2) follows closely whilst Li Xiaoxia swaps places with Guo Yan to position 3. Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa is the highest non Chinese ranked player coming in a no. 5. Kasumi's compatriot Ai Fukuhara jumps one place to no.8. Hong Kong's Tie Yana jumps from no.11 to no.9 pushing Korea's Kim Kyungah out of the top 10 world rankings. Feng Tianwei drops 2 places to no.10 completing the top 10 listings!
What do you all think of the new world rankings? Any surprises? What do you think of the rankings this period (June, 2012).
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