Here you will find the recent world rankings of the female and male pimples and anti players. Some explanations to the shorcuts:
IN = Inverted rubber with sponge; SP = Short Pimples; LP = Long Pimples; MLP = Mid Long Pimples; OX = OrthodoX (no sponge); ANTI = Inverted rubber with less friction and dampening sponge; FH = ForeHand; BH = BackHand; RH = Right Hand; LH = Left Hand
Ranking 2026 - Oktober
| Women | Style | Handle | FH | BH | Playing Style | World Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabine WINTER (GER) | RH | Shakehand | IN | ANTI | Attacking with IN and disruptive play with the ANTI | 09 |
| 2 | Honoka HASHIMOTO (JPN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | MLP | Defender with some surprising FH attacks | 14 |
| 3 | Ying HAN (GER) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Modern defense | 16 |
| 4 | Miyuu KIHARA (JPN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Two-sided attacking with loops | 19 |
| 5 | Hitomi SATO (JPN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Two-sided defense with FH counter loops | 22 |
| 6 | Mima ITO (JPN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Two-sided attacking with loops and short pips punches. | 25 |
| 7 | Jia Nan YUAN (FRA) | RH | Shakehand | SP | IN | Hitter (3. ball attacks) | 34 |
| 8 | Peng Yu-Han (TPE) | RH | Shakehand | SP | Glanti | Distruptive game, hitting with the short pips and permanently twiddeling | 36 |
| 9 | ZHU Sibing (CHN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Defender | 46 |
| 10 | Natalia BAJOR (POL) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Aggressive European style, using BH pips for fast press blocks and hits | 47 |
| 11 | HE Zhuojia (CHN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | Attacking and blocking | 48 |
| 12 | Margaryta PESOTSKA (UKR) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Experienced, extremely safe counter-hitter with high placement variation | 55 |
| 13 | Manika BATRA (IND) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP OX | FH attacker with disruptive BH. Attacks with BH by twiddling | 57 |
| 14 | Charlotte LUTZ (FRA) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Modern high-speed attacker, quick transitional play using BH short pips | 58 |
| 15 | Tatiana KUKULKOVÁ (SVK) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Fast close-to-the-table counter and block play to dictate high tempo | 62 |
| 16 | Sreeja AKULA (IND) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP OX | FH attacker with disruptive BH. Attacks with BH by twiddling | 66 |
| 17 | Minhyung JEE (AUS) | RH | Shakehand | NI | LP OX | Variable LP-play on BH and on FH attacks with Loops and Hits | 68 |
| 18 | Xiaona SHAN (GER) | RH | Penhold | SP | SP | Attacker | 72 |
| 19 | Xiaoxin YANG (MON) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | FH attacking with disruptiv playing on BH | 75 |
| 20 | Yashaswini GHORPADE (IND) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP OX | Holding the ball in the game with LP and attacks with IN | 77 |
| 21 | Linda BERGSTROM (SWE) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | Attacking with FH and choping with BH | 78 |
| 22 | Yuna OJIO (JPN) | RH | Penhold | SP | IN | penhold attacker with both sides of the blade (claw grip) | 83 |
| 23 | Yuka KANEYOSHI (JPN) | RH | Shakehand | SP | LP OX | modern defence | 89 |
| 24 | YANG Yiyun (CHN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Two-sided defender with some FH attacks | 102 |
| 25 | Ayhika MUKHERJEE (IND) | RH | Shakehand | MLP | ANTI | Disruptive game with the Anti and FH attacks with the mid long pimples. | 107 |
| 26 | Asuka SASAO (JPN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | OUT | Attacker | 105 |
| 27 | Divyanshi BHOWMICK (IND) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | Disruptive LP game with FH punchesa | 112 |
| 28 | Filippa BERGAND (SWE) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Solid Scandinavian blocker, utilizing BH pips for precise placement | 125 |
| 29 | KIM Kum Yong (PRK) | LH | Shakehand | IN | LP | FH attacking with disruptiv long pips playing on BH | 129 |
| 30 | Ivana MALOBABIC (CRO) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | Two-sided defender with chops who attacks two-sided when the situation allows. | 130 |
| 31 | Sutirtha MUKHERJEE (IND) | RH | Shakehand | OUT | IN | Offensiv play with BH topspins and VH block, counter and smashes | 139 |
| 32 | Kyoka IDESAWA (JPN) | RH | Shakehand | OUT | LN OX | Disruptive LP-play on BH with extreme SP-attacks on FH | 228 |
| 33 | Alexia Nodin FRA | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | Two-sided defender with chops who attacks with IN on FH when the situation allows | 252 |
| 33 | ASHTARI Mahshid (IRI) | RH | Shakehand | LP OX | Blocking and aggressively pushing with LP and FH loop attacks | 680 |
| Men | Style | Handle | FH | BH | Playing Style | World Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattias FALCK (SWE) | RH | Shakehand | SP | IN | Power-hitter, using FH short pips for brutal smashes and fast blocks | 24 |
| 2 | KAO Cheng-Jui (TPE) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | High-speed attacker, uses BH short pips for extremely fast counters | 32 |
| 3 | HO Kwan Kit (HKG) | LH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Left-handed attacker, controlling the game with fast BH pips blocks | 54 |
| 4 | JIAO Haiyang (CHN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Aggressive high-speed BH short pips punches to dictate table play | 64 |
| 5 | LI Tianyang (CHN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Modern defense | 66 |
| 6 | CHO Daeseong (KOR) | LH | Shakehand | IN | SP | High-speed left-handed attacker, dangerous counter-spin with BH pips | 69 |
| 7 | Nima ALAMIAN (IRI) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Aggressive block and counter style with sharp BH short pips punches | 71 |
| 8 | Luka MLADENOVIC (LUX) | RH | Shakehand | IN | ANTI | Disrubtive game with the Anti to prepare the two-sided NI attacks | 83 |
| 9 | Cedric NUYTINCK (BEL) | LH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Left-handed tactile blocker, using BH pips for high placement variation | 114 |
| 10 | Matteo MUTTI (ITA) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Aggressive close-to-the-table pressure game with rare BH short pips | 137 |
| 11 | ABBASI Amirezza (IRI) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | Disrubtive style with BH and attacks with FH | 140 |
| 12 | Gionis PANAGIOTIS (GRE) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | Choping with BH, lifting and looping with FH | 168 |
| 13 | Yang WANG (SVK) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Consequently chops with the BH and attacks with the FH | 201 |
| 14 | YUTO Muramatsu (JPN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Modern Defender | 216 |
| 15 | SUN Yang (CHN) | RH | Shakehand | IN | SP | Choping with BH, lifting and looping with FH | 232 |
| 16 | KANG Dong Soo (KOR) | RH | Shakehand | IN | LP | Modern defense alla Joo Se Hyuk | 158 |