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Winner of the Men’s Singles event at the United States Open on Sunday 4th July and then seven days later the winner on the ITTF Pro Tour at the Egypt Open, India’s 28 year old Sharath Kamal Achanta is the player to make the most stunning progress on the Men’s World Ranking List published by the International Table Tennis Federation on Thursday 5th August 2010.
He moves from no.76 to no.45.
It is a career high and a first top 50 appearance; his previous best was no.55 earlier this year in March after he had impressed on the ITTF Pro Tour in both Qatar and Kuwait.
ITTF Pro Tour Success Rewarded
Progress for Sharath Kamal Achanta who excelled in Cairo and also for the man he beat in the final; Hong Kong’s Li Ching climbs from no.25 to no.20 whilst El-Sayed Lashin who was a Men’s Singles semi-finalist in both Egypt and Morocco advances to no.95. Previosly he stood at no.112.
Top position Retained
Meanwhile, amongst the very elite, China Ma Long retains his top place but immediately below there are changes.
Germany’s Timo Boll and Wang Hao, also from China, change places; Timo Boll is now at no.2 with Wang Hao one place below.
The Chinese trio of Ma Lin, Zhang Jike and Wang Liqin retain the next three places followed by Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus, the winner of the Men’s Singles title at the recent Morocco Open.
No change but for the players who complete the top ten it is a case of changes places for the next in line.
Career High
Japan’s Jun Mizutani moves one place to no.8 and in so doing secures the highest world ranking of his career replacing China’s Xu Xin who drops one place to no.9.
The change of places also has an effect on the Under 21 Men’s World Rankings, Jun Mizutani now assumes the no.1 spot ahead of Xu Xin with compatriot Kenta Matsudaira now at no.3 ahead of Korea’s Seo Hyun Deok at no.4.
Change Places
Similarly, Korea’s Joo Se Hyuk and Denmark’s Michael Maze change places. Joo Se Hyuk returns to the top ten, climbing one place with Michael Maze now at no.11. Previously the Dane occupied the no.10 spot.
A higher ranking for one Korean and a much higher ranking for another; 18 year old Jung Young Sik, a quarter-finalist in the Men’s Singles event at the Japan Open in July, moves from 92 to no.76
China Prevalent
Furthermore, he retains his place at no.2 on the Under 18 Boys’ Rankings behind compatriot Kim Min Seok with China’s Fang Bo, the reigning World Junior Champion; now at no.3.
Previously he occupied the no.5 spot.
Changes for the Junior Boys but no changes for the elite in the Cadet Boys’ Rankings with China dominant; they occupy the top three places with Zheng Peifeng at no.1 followed by Lin Gaoyuan and Wu Jiaji.
Source: www.ittf.com
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