On 31 December 2024, the Chinese Table Tennis Association announced that three of the sport’s most iconic figures—Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, and Chen Meng—have been withdrawn from the ITTF World Rankings.

comes after Olympic champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng stunned Chinese table tennis fans late last month by announcing they had withdrawn from the ITTF rankings. When the world rankings were ...

The move was made after receiving the approval of an ITTF Executive Board meeting held on Thursday, in response to widespread ...

The head of Chinese table tennis has described as “really questionable” the new rules that have prompted three of the country’s leading stars to withdraw from the world rankings. Olympic ...

The Greatest of All Time When table tennis historians speak of perfection, they speak of Ma Long. The “Dragon” has crafted a legacy so profound it has forever altered how the sport is played, ...

BEIJING -- Renowned Chinese table tennis stars Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng announced their withdrawal from the world rankings on Friday, citing new regulations imposed by World Table Tennis (WTT).