Latest world table tennis rankings ahead of Sunday's here start of the 48th world championships.
MEN:
1. Wang Liqin (CHN)
2. Ma Lin (CHN)
3. Wang Hao (CHN)
4. Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)
5. Timo Boll (GER)
6. Ryu Seung Min (KOR)
7. Chen Qi (CHN)
8. Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE)
9. Werner Schlager (AUT)
10. Kalinokos Kreanga (GRE)
WOMEN:
1. Zhang Yining (CHN)
2. Wang Nan (CHN)
3. Niu Jianfeng (CHN)
4. Tamara Boros (CRO)
5. Guo Yue (CHN)
6. Li Jia Wei (SIN)
7. Tie Yana (HKG)
8. Guo Yan (CHN)
9. Liu Jia (AUT)
10. Kim Kyung Ah (KOR)