BEIJING, 11 February (BelTA - Xinhua) - Chinese prodigy Lin Shidong has
moved up to men's singles world No. 1 as the International Table Tennis
Federation (ITTF) released the latest world rankings on Tuesday.
With 2,000 ranking points earned from his victory at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash, 19-year-old Lin has surpassed his compatriot Wang Chuqin into top place.
Lin has enjoyed an incredible run in the new Olympic cycle, winning multiple titles in WTT Series events. He achieved back-to-back success at WTT Grand Smashes, following last year's China Smash. In Singapore, he emerged as the biggest winner, also triumphing in mixed doubles and men's doubles.
"For me, the world No. 1 is just a number. I still need to improve myself in the future, and go all out in every match," said Lin.
China secures top three places in the men's singles rankings.
On the women's side, Singapore Smash winner Sun Yingsha leads a Chinese quartet in the top four, along with Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong.
China's Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha and Lin Shidong/Kuai Man rank top two in mixed doubles.
With 2,000 ranking points earned from his victory at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash, 19-year-old Lin has surpassed his compatriot Wang Chuqin into top place.
Lin has enjoyed an incredible run in the new Olympic cycle, winning multiple titles in WTT Series events. He achieved back-to-back success at WTT Grand Smashes, following last year's China Smash. In Singapore, he emerged as the biggest winner, also triumphing in mixed doubles and men's doubles.
"For me, the world No. 1 is just a number. I still need to improve myself in the future, and go all out in every match," said Lin.
China secures top three places in the men's singles rankings.
On the women's side, Singapore Smash winner Sun Yingsha leads a Chinese quartet in the top four, along with Wang Manyu, Wang Yidi and Chen Xingtong.
China's Wang Chuqin/Sun Yingsha and Lin Shidong/Kuai Man rank top two in mixed doubles.
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