The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Ranking is a ranking system for table tennis players. Individual and doubles rankings are published every Tuesday, while team rankings are published on the first Monday of each month.

World No. 1 in Each Discipline
16 December 2025 (W50)
DisciplineCountryPlayer(s)Points
Men's Singles  China Wang Chuqin 9,925
Women's Singles  China Sun Yingsha 11,600
Men's Doubles  Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting
Chan Ho Wah Baldwin
4,395
Women's Doubles  China Wang Manyu
Kuai Man
6,000
Mixed Doubles  China Lin Shidong
Kuai Man
7,273

Individual World Ranking Rules

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Starting in 2021, the ITTF implemented new ranking rules.[1] Points are awarded based on a player's final performance in recognized tournaments, with details as follows:

  • Points are awarded according to the tournament level and final placement, see the table below;
  • The highest points from 8 tournaments are summed;
  • Points from continental events are limited to a maximum of 1 event;
  • The validity period for each points entry is generally one year.
Event Placement
Champion Runner-up Semi-final Quarter-final Last 16 Last 32 Last 64 Last 128
Olympic Games20001400700350175904520
World Championships20001400700350175904510
WTT Grand Smash200014007003501759020
WTT Finals15001050525265100
World Cup15001050525265130
WTT Champions10007003501759015
WTT Star Contender60042021010555255
Continental Events5003501759010/45
WTT Contender40028014070354
WTT Feeder125904525152/8-/2

Current Rankings

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The ITTF publishes the latest world rankings every Tuesday.[2] As of 9 March 2026, the current world rankings are as follows:

Mixed Doubles

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Team Rankings

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The Team World Ranking serves as the basis for seeding in ITTF and WTT team events and is published on the first Monday of each month.[3] The rules are as follows:

  • Points are awarded based on the team event level and final placement;
  • The individual ranking points of the top 3 players from an association are summed. This total score is used for ranking, and the association receives one corresponding Team Individual Ranking Points entry based on its position;
  • The highest points from 3 team events and the Team Individual Ranking Points are summed;
  • Points from continental events are limited to a maximum of 1 event;
  • The validity period for each points entry generally lasts until the next edition of the same type of event.

See also

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References

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  1. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Regulation" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  2. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ITTF. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  3. "ITTF Table Tennis World Team Ranking". ITTF. Retrieved 2025-02-17.