Earlier, the ITTF announced the latest world rankings, which have changed a lot compared with the rankings before the Paris Olympics, let's take a look at the specific rankings.
In the men's singles, Wang Chuqin is still ranked No. 1 with 7,925 points, which is unchanged from the week before the Olympics. Wang Chuqin stopped in the top 32 of men's singles at the Paris Olympics, creating the worst record of national table tennis in the Olympics. However, in the subsequent team competitions, he played steadily and helped the team achieve five consecutive team championships.
The second place became Fan Zhendong, and his latest score came to 5523 points. Before the start of the Olympics, Fan Zhendong ranked 4th with 3663 points. Fan Zhendong performed very well in this Olympic Games, and struggled to hold the men's singles gold medal after Wang Chuqin was out of the tournament early. One of the most classic battles appeared in the 1/4 finals against Tomokazu Zhangmoto, Fan Zhendong lost 2 games in a row, and then chased to a 3-3 draw to enter the deciding game. The decisive game went from leading to lagging behind, then tying, overtaking, and finally winning, the whole process was ups and downs, exciting, and it was also the final in the eyes of many people.
After that, he continued his outstanding performance in the men's team competition and helped the Chinese team successfully reach the top. With 2 gold medals in one Olympics, Fan Zhendong's points have also risen by nearly 2,000 points.
The third place went to Brazil's Hugo. Before the start of the Olympics, his points were 3,545, and now his points are 4,070, an increase of more than 500 points. However, the difference between the points of the 3rd and 6th places is not large, and Liang Jingkun did not participate in the Olympics, and the points are still 4025 points. F-Lebrun also rose to 5th place in the rankings with his solo performance at the Olympics, and his points rose to 4,020 points, an increase of 433 points.
Ma Long fell from 3rd to 6th, and 7th-10th were Lin Yunru, Lin Gaoyuan, Zhang Benzhihe, and Moregard. It is worth mentioning that Moregard did not enter the top 10 in the world rankings before the start of the Olympics, but he jumped to 10th place with 1,600 points for his outstanding performance at the Olympics.
In women's singles, Sun Yingsha still ranked first with 9,000 points, with a lead of 2,060 points. After winning the women's singles championship at the Olympics, Chen Meng's points came to 6,940 points, an increase of 1,650 points from before the Olympics. Wang Manyu fell to third place with 6,315 points.
The 4th-10th places are Wang Yidi, Hina Hayada (3900 points, up 300 points), Chen Xingtong, Shen Yubin (2310 points, up 300 points), Miwa Zhangmoto, Misei Ito, Zheng Yijing.