Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	Kong Linghui	127	–
2	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	Viktor Barna	122	–
3	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	Ma Lin	117	–
4	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	Wang Liqin	112	–
5	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	Liu Guoliang	104	–
6	Chen Qi	Chen Qi	Chen Qi	Wang Chuqin	Wang Chuqin	100	–
7	Yan Sen	Yan Sen	Yan Sen	Chen Qi	Chen Qi	93	–
8	Lü Lin	Fan Zhendong	Fan Zhendong	Yan Sen	Yan Sen	87	–
9	Wang Tao	Lü Lin	Ma Long	Fan Zhendong	Fan Zhendong	85	–
10	Xu Xin	Wang Tao	Wang Chuqin	Ma Long	Ma Long	81	–
11	Miklós Szabados	Xu Xin	Lü Lin	Lü Lin	Lü Lin	77	–
12	Ladislav Štípek	Miklós Szabados	Wang Tao	Wang Tao	Wang Tao	77	–
13	Ivan Andreadis	Ladislav Štípek	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	Xu Xin	73	–
14	Wang Hao	Ivan Andreadis	Miklós Szabados	Miklós Szabados	Miklós Szabados	72	–
15	Ma Long	Ma Long	Ladislav Štípek	Ladislav Štípek	Ladislav Štípek	70	–
16	Kim Taek-soo	Wang Hao	Ivan Andreadis	Ivan Andreadis	Ivan Andreadis	65	–
17	Dragutin Šurbek	Kim Taek-soo	Wang Hao	Wang Hao	Wang Hao	63	–
18	Kjell Johansson	Dragutin Šurbek	Kim Taek-soo	Kim Taek-soo	Kim Taek-soo	59	–
19	Yoo Nam-kyu	Kjell Johansson	Dragutin Šurbek	Dragutin Šurbek	Dragutin Šurbek	58	–
20	Fan Zhendong	Yoo Nam-kyu	Kjell Johansson	Kjell Johansson	Kjell Johansson	57	–
21	Jörg Roßkopf	Wang Chuqin	Yoo Nam-kyu	Yoo Nam-kyu	Yoo Nam-kyu	54	–
22	Chen Longcan	Jörg Roßkopf	Jörg Roßkopf	Jörg Roßkopf	Jörg Roßkopf	52	–
23	István Jónyer	Chen Longcan	Chen Longcan	Chen Longcan	Chen Longcan	51	–
24	Bohumil Váňa	István Jónyer	István Jónyer	István Jónyer	István Jónyer	51	–
25	Wei Qingguang	Bohumil Váňa	Bohumil Váňa	Lim Jong-hoon	Lim Jong-hoon	51	–
26	Ferenc Sidó	Wei Qingguang	Wei Qingguang	Bohumil Váňa	Bohumil Váňa	49	–
27	Timo Boll	Ferenc Sidó	Ferenc Sidó	Wei Qingguang	Shunsuke Togami	49	▲ +2
28	Ichiro Ogimura	Timo Boll	Timo Boll	Ferenc Sidó	Wei Qingguang	49	–
29	Zoran Primorac	Ichiro Ogimura	Ichiro Ogimura	Shunsuke Togami	Ferenc Sidó	48	–
30	Antun Stipančić	Zoran Primorac	Zoran Primorac	Timo Boll	Alexis Lebrun	47	▲ +18
31	Li Ching	Antun Stipančić	Lin Gaoyuan	Ichiro Ogimura	Félix Lebrun	46	▲ +18
32	Steffen Fetzner	Li Ching	Lim Jong-hoon	Zoran Primorac	Timo Boll	46	–
33	Ko Lai Chak	Steffen Fetzner	Antun Stipančić	Lin Gaoyuan	Ichiro Ogimura	44	–
34	Richard Bergmann	Ko Lai Chak	Li Ching	Antun Stipančić	Zoran Primorac	44	–
35	Sándor Glancz	Richard Bergmann	Steffen Fetzner	Li Ching	Lin Gaoyuan	43	–
36	Christian Süß	Sándor Glancz	Ko Lai Chak	Steffen Fetzner	Lin Shidong	42	▲ +10
37	Gao Ning	Christian Süß	Richard Bergmann	Ko Lai Chak	Antun Stipančić	41	–
38	Hans Alsér	Gao Ning	Sándor Glancz	Richard Bergmann	Li Ching	40	–
39	Ilija Lupulesku	Hans Alsér	Christian Süß	Sándor Glancz	Steffen Fetzner	40	–
40	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Ilija Lupulesku	Gao Ning	Christian Süß	Ko Lai Chak	39	–
41	Zhang Jike	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Hans Alsér	Gao Ning	Richard Bergmann	39	–
42	James McClure	Zhang Jike	Ilija Lupulesku	Hans Alsér	Sándor Glancz	39	–
43	Yuya Oshima	James McClure	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Ilija Lupulesku	Christian Süß	38	–
44	Li Zhenshi	Lim Jong-hoon	Zhang Jike	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	Gao Ning	37	–
45	Lee Chul-seung	Yuya Oshima	James McClure	Zhang Jike	Hans Alsér	37	–
46	Oh Sang-eun	Jang Woo-jin	Jang Woo-jin	James McClure	Ilija Lupulesku	37	–
47	Zoran Kalinić	Li Zhenshi	Yuya Oshima	Jang Woo-jin	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	37	–
48	Alfred Liebster	Lee Chul-seung	Li Zhenshi	Yuya Oshima	Zhang Jike	37	–
49	Tibor Klampár	Oh Sang-eun	Lee Chul-seung	Li Zhenshi	James McClure	36	–
50	Masataka Morizono	Zoran Kalinić	Oh Sang-eun	Lee Chul-seung	Jang Woo-jin	36	–

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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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