Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Ma Long	Ma Long	Ma Long	Ma Long	Ma Long	600	▲ +30
2	Wang Hao	Wang Hao	Wang Hao	Fan Zhendong	Fan Zhendong	498	▲ +56
3	Jan-Ove Waldner	Jan-Ove Waldner	Fan Zhendong	Wang Hao	Wang Hao	402	–
4	Ma Lin	Fan Zhendong	Jan-Ove Waldner	Jan-Ove Waldner	Jan-Ove Waldner	364	–
5	Fan Zhendong	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	296	–
6	Wang Liqin	Timo Boll	Timo Boll	Timo Boll	Timo Boll	294	–
7	Timo Boll	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	290	–
8	Vladimir Samsonov	Vladimir Samsonov	Vladimir Samsonov	Vladimir Samsonov	Vladimir Samsonov	276	–
9	Zhang Jike	Zhang Jike	Zhang Jike	Zhang Jike	Zhang Jike	240	–
10	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	216	–
11	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	198	–
12	Guo Yuehua	Guo Yuehua	Guo Yuehua	Guo Yuehua	Guo Yuehua	192	–
13	Jiang Jialiang	Jiang Jialiang	Jiang Jialiang	Jiang Jialiang	Jiang Jialiang	178	–
14	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	164	–
15	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	162	–
16	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	158	▲ +2
17	Richard Bergmann	Richard Bergmann	Richard Bergmann	Richard Bergmann	Wang Chuqin	142	▲ +66
18	Ichiro Ogimura	Ichiro Ogimura	Ichiro Ogimura	Ichiro Ogimura	Richard Bergmann	140	–
19	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Ichiro Ogimura	116	–
20	Chen Longcan	Chen Longcan	Chen Longcan	Chen Longcan	Jean-Philippe Gatien	114	–
21	Zhuang Zedong	Zhuang Zedong	Zhuang Zedong	Zhuang Zedong	Chen Longcan	104	–
22	Jörgen Persson	Jörgen Persson	Jörgen Persson	Jörgen Persson	Zhuang Zedong	104	–
23	Zoran Primorac	Zoran Primorac	Zoran Primorac	Zoran Primorac	Jörgen Persson	102	–
24	Ma Wenge	Ma Wenge	Ma Wenge	Ma Wenge	Zoran Primorac	102	–
25	Bohumil Váňa	Bohumil Váňa	Bohumil Váňa	Bohumil Váňa	Ma Wenge	98	–
26	Jean-Michel Saive	Jean-Michel Saive	Jean-Michel Saive	Jean-Michel Saive	Bohumil Váňa	96	–
27	Miklós Szabados	Miklós Szabados	Miklós Szabados	Miklós Szabados	Jean-Michel Saive	94	–
28	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Tomokazu Harimoto	94	▲ +26
29	Ferenc Sidó	Ferenc Sidó	Ferenc Sidó	Ferenc Sidó	Hugo Calderano	92	▲ +8
30	Stellan Bengtsson	Stellan Bengtsson	Stellan Bengtsson	Stellan Bengtsson	Miklós Szabados	92	–
31	Mikael Appelgren	Mikael Appelgren	Mikael Appelgren	Mikael Appelgren	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	92	–
32	Andrzej Grubba	Andrzej Grubba	Andrzej Grubba	Andrzej Grubba	Ferenc Sidó	90	–
33	Ryu Seung-min	Ryu Seung-min	Ryu Seung-min	Hugo Calderano	Stellan Bengtsson	90	–
34	Werner Schlager	Werner Schlager	Werner Schlager	Ryu Seung-min	Mikael Appelgren	88	–
35	Toshiaki Tanaka	Toshiaki Tanaka	Toshiaki Tanaka	Werner Schlager	Andrzej Grubba	86	–
36	Wang Tao	Wang Tao	Wang Tao	Toshiaki Tanaka	Ryu Seung-min	84	–
37	Yoo Nam-kyu	Yoo Nam-kyu	Yoo Nam-kyu	Wang Tao	Werner Schlager	84	–
38	Jörg Roßkopf	Jörg Roßkopf	Jörg Roßkopf	Yoo Nam-kyu	Toshiaki Tanaka	82	–
39	Kim Taek-soo	Kim Taek-soo	Kim Taek-soo	Jörg Roßkopf	Wang Tao	82	–
40	István Jónyer	István Jónyer	István Jónyer	Kim Taek-soo	Yoo Nam-kyu	82	–
41	Johnny Leach	Johnny Leach	Johnny Leach	Wang Chuqin	Jörg Roßkopf	76	–
42	Dragutin Šurbek	Dragutin Šurbek	Hugo Calderano	István Jónyer	Kim Taek-soo	76	–
43	Ivan Andreadis	Ivan Andreadis	Tomokazu Harimoto	Johnny Leach	István Jónyer	70	–
44	Cai Zhenhua	Cai Zhenhua	Dragutin Šurbek	Tomokazu Harimoto	Johnny Leach	70	–
45	Kalinikos Kreanga	Hugo Calderano	Ivan Andreadis	Dragutin Šurbek	Dragutin Šurbek	66	–
46	Shigeo Itoh	Kalinikos Kreanga	Cai Zhenhua	Ivan Andreadis	Ivan Andreadis	66	–
47	Li Furong	Shigeo Itoh	Kalinikos Kreanga	Cai Zhenhua	Cai Zhenhua	64	–
48	Xie Saike	Li Furong	Shigeo Itoh	Kalinikos Kreanga	Kalinikos Kreanga	62	–
49	Xi Enting	Xie Saike	Li Furong	Shigeo Itoh	Lin Gaoyuan	62	▲ +12
50	Zoltán Mechlovits	Xi Enting	Xie Saike	Li Furong	Shigeo Itoh	60	–

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