Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Ma Long	Ma Long	Ma Long	Ma Long	Ma Long	688	–
2	Wang Hao	Fan Zhendong	Fan Zhendong	Fan Zhendong	Fan Zhendong	601	–
3	Ma Lin	Wang Hao	Wang Hao	Wang Chuqin	Wang Chuqin	531	▲ +51
4	Wang Liqin	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	Wang Hao	Wang Hao	471	–
5	Fan Zhendong	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	454	–
6	Jan-Ove Waldner	Jan-Ove Waldner	Jan-Ove Waldner	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	449	–
7	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	Jan-Ove Waldner	Jan-Ove Waldner	388	–
8	Timo Boll	Timo Boll	Timo Boll	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	366	–
9	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	Timo Boll	Timo Boll	340	–
10	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	339	–
11	Vladimir Samsonov	Vladimir Samsonov	Wang Chuqin	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	339	–
12	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	Vladimir Samsonov	Vladimir Samsonov	Vladimir Samsonov	306	–
13	Zhang Jike	Zhang Jike	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	288	–
14	Guo Yuehua	Guo Yuehua	Zhang Jike	Zhang Jike	Zhang Jike	286	–
15	Ichiro Ogimura	Ichiro Ogimura	Guo Yuehua	Guo Yuehua	Guo Yuehua	241	–
16	Miklós Szabados	Miklós Szabados	Ichiro Ogimura	Ichiro Ogimura	Ichiro Ogimura	210	–
17	Bohumil Váňa	Bohumil Váňa	Miklós Szabados	Miklós Szabados	Miklós Szabados	210	–
18	Jiang Jialiang	Jiang Jialiang	Bohumil Váňa	Bohumil Váňa	Bohumil Váňa	209	–
19	Wang Tao	Wang Tao	Jiang Jialiang	Jiang Jialiang	Jiang Jialiang	204	–
20	Ferenc Sidó	Wang Chuqin	Wang Tao	Wang Tao	Lin Shidong	198	▲ +19
21	Richard Bergmann	Ferenc Sidó	Ferenc Sidó	Ferenc Sidó	Wang Tao	197	–
22	Yoo Nam-kyu	Richard Bergmann	Richard Bergmann	Richard Bergmann	Ferenc Sidó	191	–
23	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Yoo Nam-kyu	Yoo Nam-kyu	Lin Shidong	Richard Bergmann	182	–
24	Ivan Andreadis	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Yoo Nam-kyu	Tomokazu Harimoto	174	▲ +20
25	Chen Longcan	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Hugo Calderano	169	▲ +25
26	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Ivan Andreadis	Ivan Andreadis	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Yoo Nam-kyu	168	–
27	Zoran Primorac	Chen Longcan	Chen Longcan	Ivan Andreadis	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	164	–
28	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Zoran Primorac	Zoran Primorac	Chen Longcan	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	162	–
29	Kim Taek-soo	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Tomokazu Harimoto	Ivan Andreadis	160	–
30	Zhuang Zedong	Kim Taek-soo	Kim Taek-soo	Zoran Primorac	Chen Longcan	159	–
31	Dragutin Šurbek	Zhuang Zedong	Zhuang Zedong	Hugo Calderano	Zoran Primorac	150	–
32	Jörg Roßkopf	Dragutin Šurbek	Dragutin Šurbek	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Jean-Philippe Gatien	142	–
33	Jörgen Persson	Jörg Roßkopf	Jörg Roßkopf	Kim Taek-soo	Kim Taek-soo	140	–
34	István Jónyer	Jörgen Persson	Lin Gaoyuan	Zhuang Zedong	Zhuang Zedong	139	–
35	Liang Geliang	István Jónyer	Jörgen Persson	Dragutin Šurbek	Dragutin Šurbek	129	–
36	Ma Wenge	Liang Geliang	István Jónyer	Jörg Roßkopf	Jörg Roßkopf	128	–
37	Stellan Bengtsson	Ma Wenge	Liang Geliang	Lin Gaoyuan	Félix Lebrun	124	▲ +52
38	Xie Saike	Stellan Bengtsson	Tomokazu Harimoto	Jörgen Persson	Lin Gaoyuan	123	–
39	Chen Qi	Xie Saike	Ma Wenge	István Jónyer	Jörgen Persson	122	–
40	Kjell Johansson	Chen Qi	Stellan Bengtsson	Liang Geliang	István Jónyer	121	–
41	Mikael Appelgren	Kjell Johansson	Xie Saike	Ma Wenge	Liang Geliang	121	–
42	Johnny Leach	Mikael Appelgren	Chen Qi	Stellan Bengtsson	Ma Wenge	115	–
43	Laszlo Bellak	Johnny Leach	Kjell Johansson	Xie Saike	Stellan Bengtsson	115	–
44	Yan Sen	Laszlo Bellak	Mikael Appelgren	Chen Qi	Xie Saike	114	–
45	Andrzej Grubba	Yan Sen	Johnny Leach	Kjell Johansson	Chen Qi	113	–
46	Wang Chuqin	Andrzej Grubba	Laszlo Bellak	Mikael Appelgren	Truls Möregårdh	110	▲ +14
47	Cai Zhenhua	Cai Zhenhua	Yan Sen	Johnny Leach	Kjell Johansson	109	–
48	Werner Schlager	Werner Schlager	Andrzej Grubba	Laszlo Bellak	Mikael Appelgren	108	–
49	Jean-Michel Saive	Jean-Michel Saive	Cai Zhenhua	Liang Jingkun	Johnny Leach	107	–
50	Toshiaki Tanaka	Toshiaki Tanaka	Werner Schlager	Yan Sen	Lim Jong-hoon	105	▲ +14

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PaddleWorldwide.com/ | 14.09.2026

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India cruise to record-extending eighth Women's Asia Cup title

ICC-cricket.com | 13.09.2026

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Alexander Zverev defeats Ben Shelton to win 2026 US Open

USopen.org | 13.09.2026

Alexander Zverev captured his second Grand Slam title—and second major of the year—by defeating American Ben Shelton in the 2026 US Open men's singles final, 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2, on Sunday.

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