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January 2020 ITTF Rankings: Fan Starts 2020 On Top

January 2020 ITTF Rankings: Fan Starts 2020 On Top (By Steve Hopkins) Fan Zhendong tops the first ITTF World Ranking list of 2020.  Fan replaced Xu Xin – the two traded the top position three times in 2019.  Ma Long is in third (only 500 points separate him from the second spot), and Lin Gaoyuan […]

December Rankings Are Out: Xu Xin Again

December Rankings Are Out: Xu Xin Again (by Steve Hopkins) The ITTF has published the December Rankings.  While the Men’s Top 10 are all the same, there has been some reshuffling in regard to order.  Xu Xin tops the list again.  In November, it was Fan Zhendong with the narrowest of leads – this time it is Xu […]

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