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ITTF RANKING
International Table Tennis Federation governs national table tennis associations. The ITTF is responsible for overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological advancements in table tennis.
In December 1926, London hosted the World Table Tennis Championships, which was the culmination of the ITTF’s first International Tournament in Berlin.the ITTF implemented several rule changes at the end of the year 2000 to make table tennis a more attractive spectator sport. The old 38mm balls were replaced with 40mm ones.Increasing the air resistance of the ball slowed the game down. The ITTF relocated its Hastings headquarters to Lausanne in 2003 and established the ITTF Museum.
The ITTF took over the para table tennis governance in 2007. After an ITTF executive meeting held in Guangzhou (Guangdong), China, several rule changes were announced regarding a player’s eligibility to join a new association. This new rule was designed to encourage associations in developing their own players.
Petra Sorling, a Swedish national, is the current president. Sorling is the current president of the ITTF. She was elected in 2021.
Dang Qiu
Dang Qiu is a German professional table tennis player who was born on October 29, 1996. He is known for being the first German-born national player to play the penhold grip style, specifically the modern two-sided penhold grip that allows him to use the reverse penhold backhand technique. In 2022, during his first participation in the European Table Tennis Championships, he won the men’s singles title.
Dang Qiu was born in Nürtingen, Germany, and comes from a family of Chinese descent. His parents were table tennis players who were trained in Jiangsu, China, and moved to Germany in the 1990s. His father, Jianxin Qiu, started coaching in Japan in 1997, and his older brother, Liang Qiu, is also a table tennis player in Germany.
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
- In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ovtcharov won a silver medal as part of the German men’s team, alongside Timo Boll and Christian Süß. He gained recognition for his unique serving technique, which was selected by Time magazine as one of the top 50 innovations of 2008.
- In 2010, Ovtcharov faced a suspension by the German Table Tennis Federation (DTTB) due to a positive A-sample test for Clenbuterol, a substance that can be used as a performance-enhancing drug. However, after further investigations and a hair sample analysis that showed no evidence of clenbuterol abuse, the suspension was canceled.
- Ovtcharov has achieved notable successes in various tournaments, including winning bronze medals in singles and team events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, a gold medal at the inaugural European Games in 2015, and a team bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018, he became the world’s number one table tennis player.
- In 2021, Ovtcharov won the WTT Contender event and reached the semi-finals of the WTT Star Contender event in Doha. He also reached the finals of the European Table Tennis Championships, where he lost to his German national teammate Timo Boll. Ovtcharov won a bronze medal in the men’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics and reached the finals of the men’s team event, earning his record sixth Olympic medal.
Patrick Franziska
Patrick Franziska is a German table tennis player born on June 11, 1992. He is currently sponsored by Butterfly and plays for FC Saarbrücken-TT in the German Bundesliga (TTBL).
