Chinanews.com, January 3rd. On the 3rd, the ITTF updated the world rankings for the first week of 2023.

In terms of men's singles, the rankings of Ma Long and Wang Chuqin have risen compared with the end of last year, ranking 2nd and 3rd, while Fan Zhendong continues to rank first.

In women's singles, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, and Wang Yidi continued to rank among the top four.

Image source: screenshot of ITTF website

  In this ranking, in terms of men's singles, Fan Zhendong continues to top the list.

Ma Long and Wang Chuqin rose by 1 place respectively compared to the previous cycle, while Japanese player Tomokazu Zhang Ben dropped to 4th place.

In addition, Liang Jingkun ranked 6th and Lin Gaoyuan ranked 12th.

Image source: screenshot of ITTF website

  In women's singles, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu, and Wang Yidi continued to rank among the top four, while Chen Xingtong ranked seventh.

  In mixed doubles, Sun Yingsha/Wang Chuqin rose by one place to top the list.

  In women's doubles, Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu continued to rank first in the world.

In men's doubles, Fan Zhendong/Wang Chuqin ranked third in the world.