China News Service, Beijing, October 27th. The WTT World Cup final will start at 10 o'clock today. This competition brings together the top players in the world of table tennis today.
A few days ago, the WTT World Table Tennis Federation released a preview of this event, taking stock of some of the high-ranking athletes.
On the men's side, Fan Zhendong is ranked No. 1 in the world. In Xinxiang, he will be the top seed in the men's singles and will strive to defend his title.
Fan Zhendong has maintained the number one position in the world since April 2020.
If he successfully defends his WTT World Cup finals title, he could gain another 1,500 points and extend his lead even further.
At the WTT Singapore Grand Slam in March this year, Fan Zhendong won the first-ever WTT Grand Slam title.
Malone No. 2 in the world.
Three-time World Table Tennis Championships men's singles champion, two-time Olympic men's singles gold medalist, Ma Long is a well-deserved "GOAT" in the table tennis world.
Malone finished runner-up at the WTT Singapore Grand Slam earlier this year.
When he came to Xinxiang, his performance attracted much attention.
Truss Moregarde is ranked No. 3 in the world.
With his outstanding performance, he became the first European player to break into the top three in the world since December 2018, and this year his world ranking has climbed 28 places.
Zhang Benzhi is ranked 5th in the world.
As the runner-up of the WTT World Cup final in Singapore last year, Zhang Benzhihe did not adjust to the best form at the beginning of this season, but he won the first WTT Championship men's singles championship in July.
Hugo Calderano is ranked 6th in the world.
In this year's WTT regular challenge in Tunisia, Calderano defeated French star Alex Le Brun to reach the top.
And his other success this year comes from his 39 consecutive weeks in the top five in the world, showing good stability.
Wang Chuqin is ranked 7th in the world.
In the WTT Macau Championship 2022 men's singles arena, Wang Chuqin defeated a group of top players and successfully reached the top. This week, his world ranking broke into the world's top ten for the first time, becoming the highest ranked left-handed player.
Lin Yunru is ranked 8th in the world.
The current 21-year-old Lin Yunru's performance this season is very stable. He won the men's singles championship in the WTT regular challenge Zagreb station and has performed well in many important events.
On the women's side, Sun Yingsha is ranked No. 1 in the world. As the defending champion of the WTT World Cup final, Sun Yingsha has participated in four WTT series this year, contributing 2,470 points to her world ranking.
Coming to Xinxiang, Sun Yingsha, who is in good condition, will aim to end the season with good results.
Chen Meng ranked second in the world.
She topped the women's singles podium at the WTT Singapore Grand Slam in March.
In the Xinxiang WTT World Cup final, Chen Meng will be ready to defend his position.
Wang Manyu is ranked No. 3 in the world. After winning the women's singles championship at the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston last year, Wang Manyu will still perform strongly in 2022, winning the WTT Championship Budapest Women's Singles Championship and entering the WTT Singapore Grand Slam Women's Singles Final.
In the current world ranking points, she still has a lot of room for improvement.
Wang Yidi is ranked 4th in the world.
This season, Wang Yidi won the women's singles championship in the WTT Star Challenge, letting everyone see her outstanding performance.
The runner-up of last year's WTT World Cup final in Singapore will do well in Xinxiang.
Mima Ito is ranked 5th in the world.
She won the women's singles title at this year's WTT Regular Challenge Zagreb Station.
As the most competitive player other than Chinese players, Mima Ito will once again attack the top podium in Xinxiang.
Chen Xingtong is ranked 7th in the world. With his outstanding performance in the WTT Macau Championship, Chen Xingtong won a ticket to Xinxiang.
In this week's world rankings, she is No. 7.
This year, Chen Xingtong has won two women's singles titles in the WTT branch series Panagyuristai Station and the WTT Regular Challenge Muscat Station. When she comes to Xinxiang, she will strive to achieve good results.
Kasumi Ishikawa is ranked 8th in the world.
She hopes to achieve better results in Xinxiang.
Ishikawa's best result this year was reaching the semi-finals of the WTT Star Challenge Budapest, and she hopes to end the season on a positive note.
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