Dimitrij Ovtcharov The New World Number 1!

[TableTennisDaily]

NEWS FLASH! Dimitrij Ovtcharov will be the World Number 1 table tennis player next month (January 2018) after his round of 16 victory against Koki Niwa at the World Tour Grand Finals today!

What a year it’s been for Dimitrij Ovtcharov! Firstly, winning the China Open where he defeated team mate Timo Boll in the final. Dimitrij followed suit with this at the World Cup where he won his first major defeating Boll in the final.

A few weeks later Dimitrij took out China’s Fan Zhendong in the semi final of the German Open. In the final Ovtcharov was victorious over oncw again over Timo Boll!

These 3 major wins have put Dimitrij currently world number 3 on the December World Rankings behind Ma Long and Fan Zhendong. However, as of January 2018, the ITTF are implementing a new world ranking system whereby players are ranked on how far they reached in events. Here’s a video that the ITTF released on the new system:

What do you think of this new system? Leave your comments below.

 

[lugi2000]

Well don Dimitrij you worked hard for this. Now go win the tournament!

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

its a ridiculous ranking system. Everyone knows MA Long is the real #1

 

[TTHopeful]

If Ma Long played China and German Open he would still be number 1

 

[Suga D]

If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.

[Emoji12]

 

[QWERTY Spin]

Dima ovtcharov is player of the year in my book. im happy for him. I do think that the new ranking system does not show your legacy as good and i dislike that. But Dima is not to blame for that.
Congratulations to him !

 

[WorkerBee]

Ma Long has been the undisputed #1 for a long time. But the time has come for some new players to keep the throne warm for the ascension of Tomokazu in 2019. In Game of Thrones language, we could witness the start of a new dynasty. Dima is fully qualified and respectable. He's currently a cloud-walker, but all the cloud-walkers will give way to the close-to-the-table attackers soon. These Tomo types are learning the Bruce Lee method (close and quick). If Dima learns the Tomo approach and Tomo learns some cloud-walking, we are all in for an amazing decade, and Dima would be a major player. I will miss seeing the Chinese style of cloud-walking monsters who plant their feet to fire the rockets from 15 feet off the table. Congratulations to Dima who dared to join this gang!

 

[ping fun]

Dima can be happy for his number one just for 1 or 2 month . But its chinese who will come and show who the real boss is ...

 

[yoass]

its a ridiculous ranking system. Everyone knows MA Long is the real #1

Let's call Ma Long the GOAT en Dimitrij Ovtcharov the GOTY. Will that make you happy?

 

[TableTennis BelgiumTV]

Congratulations Dima !

I will try to publish another Training Session with Dima and Boll on my Channel Tonight !

 

[songdavid98]

The new ranking system measures who is more successful rather than who is a better player.

This system... I can see why it was changed (to make players more active), but I don't like it

 

[NextLevel]

The new ranking system measures who is more successful rather than who is a better player.

This system... I can see why it was changed (to make players more active), but I don't like it

Your likes against mine, buddy!

 

[TableTennis BelgiumTV]

 

[tropical]

Does anyone know if this new rating is only for table tennis or it is for other sports like tennis, badminton, etc. individual sport type?

 

[TTHopeful]

Does anyone know if this new rating is only for table tennis or it is for other sports like tennis, badminton, etc. individual sport type?

Tennis have a similar rating i think

 

[sanavasaraja]

It's sort of like snooker and darts aswell, although over there it's about the price money specifically. That's not too much of a big deal since those sports aren't very physically demanding at all. I'd really like the ranking to be a more accurate depiction of ability though

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

Ovtcharov is #1 in TT, like Marcelo Rios or Caroline Wozniacki were #1 in Tennis

 

[NextLevel]

Ovtcharov is #1 in TT, like Marcelo Rios or Caroline Wozniacki were #1 in Tennis

Yes, and you can't take that away from him like you can't take that away from them. You can add Timo to that statement as well.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

4-0 FAN Zhendong got his revenge from his "surprise" defeat at the German Open. He was very determined not only to win, but win 4-0. Ovtcharov choked in the last set when he got 2 set points. He wanted to win at least 1 game because well, its a bit an embarrassing result.

Dima played very well, but FZD played so much better. Well done !!

 

[NextLevel]

4-0 FAN Zhendong got his revenge from his "surprise" defeat at the German Open. He was very determined not only to win, but win 4-0. Ovtcharov choked in the last set when he got 2 set points. He wanted to win at least 1 game because well, its a bit an embarrassing result.

Dima played very well, but FZD played so much better. Well done !!

I know people like the "choked" meme, but how exactly did Dima choke?