The International Table Tennis Federation announced the world rankings for the 20th week of this year on the 13th, and due to the expiration of the WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam points in May last year, the ranking also changed, and the German star Francesca fell from 8th to 14th, giving up the German first brother throne.
Germany's Francesca
Francesca made it all the way to the final of last year's Saudi Grand Slam before losing to Chinese star Wang Chuqin, but after the points expired, she had 1,310 points less than last week, not only giving up the German first brother throne, but also falling behind Qiu Dang in 11th place and Duda in 13th place, and retreated to Germany's third brother.
World No. 2 Wang Chuqin lost 1,650 points in blood, and the gap between Lin Shidong, the world champion, also opened to 3,400 points, and even if he won the World Table Tennis Championships this weekend, he could not shake Lin Shidong's position as the world's No. 1.
South Korean star Jang Woo-jin, who won the third place in the Saudi Grand Slam last year, also slipped from 13th to 18th, and was surpassed by Ahn Jae-hyun in 17th place to hand over the title of South Korea's first brother. Although the points of Chinese Taipei's first brother Lin Yunru did not increase, thanks to the decline in the rankings of Francesca and Zhang Yuzhen, the ranking rose from 14th to 12th.