Rankings versus Ratings
One has to clarify the difference between ranking and
rating. A player's rating is a number (of points) which represents his
playing ability relative to other rated players. A player's rating
changes by graded amount depending upon the rating difference between
his rating and the rating of his opponent. Ratings are quantity driven,
while rankings are quality driven. Ranking provide a numerical listing
of top players, based on their ratings.
World and country rankings
The world rankings of table tennis
players are published monthly by the ITTF. The latest list can be viewed
below:
World table tennis rankings May 2009
World table tennis rankings Nov 08
Below are the latest ranking list for
individual countries:
Australia table tennis rankings / rankings
USA table tennis rankings ,
USA table tennis ratings
UK table tennis rankings ,
UK tabled tennis ratings |