2020 World Ranking Regulation: International Table Tennis Federation

2020 World Ranking Regulation
International Table Tennis Federation
In effect from 1st January 2020
Changes on 15th September 2020 in gray
Contact: rankings@ittf.com
Last updated: 15th September 2020 Page 1

1. General concepts 3
2. Events eligibility 3
3. ITTF World Ranking Principles 5
4. Incidents and penalties 9
5. Seeding protection 11
6. Special Seeding for non-Senior events 12
7. Retiring from the international Table Tennis competitions 13
8. Contact and regulation 13
9. Point tables 15

1. General concepts
1.1. The ITTF World Ranking is the objective merit-based method used for determining
seeding and selecting players at ITTF competitions.
1.2. The ITTF World Ranking lists are published on a monthly basis, 12 times per year.
1.3. The ITTF World Ranking is published for both men and women, when applicable, for
the following age categories and types:
• Senior Singles
• Senior Teams
• Senior Doubles Pairs
• Senior Doubles Individuals
• Senior Mixed Doubles Pairs
• Senior Mixed Doubles Individuals
• Under 21 Singles
• Junior Singles
• Junior Teams
• Cadet Singles
1.4. Players and pairs are included in Singles, Doubles Pairs and/or Doubles Individuals
rankings when these two conditions are fulfilled:
1.4.1. The player or pair is eligible for the age category of the list, according to the
following rules:
• Senior: all players and pairs

• Under 21: born in 1999 or later
• Junior: born in 2002 or later
• Cadet: born in 2005 or later
1.4.2. The player or pair has non-expired points, according to the expiration rules
explained in point 3.5, awarded at ITTF World Ranking included events for the
age category of the list.
1.5. National Associations are included in Team rankings when at least one of their
representing players is included in the corresponding age category Singles list
according to point 1.4.
2. Events eligibility
2.1. The following events are automatically included in the ITTF Calendar and ITTF World
Ranking:
• Olympic Games
• Youth Olympic Games
• ITTF World Championships

• ITTF World Team Championships

• ITTF World Junior Championships
• ITTF World Cup
• ITTF Team World Cup
• ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
• ITTF Finals
• ITTF World Tour
• ITTF Challenge Series
• ITTF World Junior Circuit
• ITTF World Cadet Challenge
• Continental Championships
• Continental Junior Championships
• Continental Team Championships
• Continental Junior Team Championships
• Continental Cups
• Continental Games
• Multi-Sport Games where Table Tennis is a core sport
2.2. Any event not included in point 2.1 can apply for ITTF Calendar and ITTF World
Ranking inclusion under these conditions:
2.2.1. The event must be of one of these kinds:
• Regional event sanctioned by a Regional Association

• International Open Event
2.2.2. The event must have the following characteristics:
2.2.2.1. The event is organized according to the ITTF rules.
2.2.2.2. The event has both men and women gender categories.
2.2.2.3. There is a minimum participation of 5 National Associations per gender,

age category and event type, unless the event takes place in North
America or Oceania, where the minimum participation must be of 3
National Associations.
2.2.2.4. The event is not similar in nature or a duplication of an ITTF organized

event, unless the consequence of the conflict is negligible.
2.2.2.5. Event dates do not clash with an ITTF organized event in the same
Continent, unless the consequence of the conflict is negligible.
2.2.2.6. Entries to the event can only be made through National Associations.
2.2.2.7. Entries to the event are not restricted to any group of players except
age category groups and, in case of Regional events, nationalities.

2.2.3. The organizer must submit the official application form, which can be found
online at https://ittf.com/rankings, at least 4 months before the event start
date.
2.2.4. An invoice corresponding to an application fee of US$ 2.000 must be paid by

direct bank transfer following the instructions given after fulfilling point 2.2.3.
2.2.5. Not later than 2 days after the end of the tournament, complete results and
players’ list must be sent by e-mail to rankings@ittf.com in the official format
requested by the ITTF. Players’ list must include family name, given name,
association, gender and date of birth. Organizers must collect all the passport
copies from the participating players who didn’t compete at any ITTF World
Ranking event before and send them in a scanned format together with the
results and players’ list. In case of late or incomplete result delivery, inclusion
of the event in the ITTF World Ranking shall be delayed maximum one month,
until the next World Ranking release.
2.3. The ITTF Executive Committee has the right to accept or decline any applications
for inclusion regardless of the conditions in point 2.2.
2.4. Any event not included in point 2.1 and not applying under the conditions in point
2.2, can apply for ITTF Calendar inclusion under the following conditions:
2.4.1. Entries to the event can only be made through National Associations.
2.4.2. The organizer must submit the official application form, which can be found
online at https://ittf.com/rankings, at least 2 months before the event start
date.
2.5. Any event listed in point 2.1 must comply with point 2.2.5 about results and players’
credentials provision. The delay or failure to provide the results and/or credentials
in the expected format is subject to a fine up to US$ 2.000 to cover administrative
costs.
3. ITTF World Ranking Principles
3.1. Each ITTF World Ranking included event awards points to each player or pair for
one or more of the published lists enumerated in point 1.3, except for Senior Teams
and U18 Teams, which do not have a direct allocation.
3.2. ITTF World Ranking points are awarded in ITTF World Ranking included events,
depending on the event format, for one or more of these:
• The final position

• The round where the player or pair lost
• Round-robin qualification matches wins
• Singles wins in team matches
• Participation

3.3. Each event included in the ITTF World Ranking is of one and only one of these types:
• Olympic Games
• World Table Tennis Championships
• World Team Table Tennis Championships
• World Cup
• Team World Cup
• World Tour Grand Finals
• ITTF Finals
• T2 Diamond
• World Tour Platinum
• World Tour
• Challenge Plus
• Challenge
• World Junior Circuit Golden
• World Junior Circuit Premium
• World Junior Circuit Regular
• World Cadet Challenge
• Continental Cup
• Multi-Sport Games
• Other event
3.4. Each event in the ITTF World Ranking has an inclusion date, which determines the
first World Ranking lists in which the awarded points are considered for the
calculation. Inclusion might be exceptionally postponed due to results availability
issues, technical issues or any other unexpected reason.
3.5. Awarded ranking points in an event are included in 12 consecutive World Ranking
lists before expiring, except for:
• The following event types, which are valid until the inclusion of the next edition
of the same event type:
▪ World Table Tennis Championships

▪ World Team Table Tennis Championships
▪ World Cup
▪ Team World Cup
▪ World Tour Grand Finals
▪ Continental Championships
▪ Continental Team Championships
▪ Continental Cup
• The events included in the ranking between May 2019 and April 2020, which are
valid for 24 months.

3.6. The amount of points allocated for each player or pair in an event is determined by
the World Ranking type of the event, the year when the event took place, the age
category and the result, according to the point tables at clause 9 of this regulation,
with the following considerations:
3.6.1. For events with both Teams and Singles competitions, singles win points in
team matches count together with the points from the singles result as a sum
for the following event types and age categories:
• Olympic Games
• All Junior and Cadet events
3.6.2. Continental Team Championships points for Senior age category count
separately from Continental Singles Championships, with a maximum of 8
singles wins in team matches and including qualification stages matches if
existing.
3.6.3. Continental Championships, Continental Team Championships and Continental

Cup events points are and will be allocated differently for each Continent,
having a correspondence between the regulation and the organizer naming for
rounds or results. The decision will be taken and communicated by the World
Ranking Group, if deemed necessary, based on the effective playing system
with the goal of avoiding continental advantages/disadvantages.
3.6.4. For singles events, any seeded player having a bye in the first round and losing
in the second round shall be awarded the points corresponding to the loser of
the first round.
3.6.5. For events with points allocated for round-robin matches, players progressing
to the knock-out stage shall not receive round-robin matches points but only
points allocated for the final position or the round where they lose.
3.6.6. Players or pairs participating in an event and not obtaining any points shall
receive the Participation points.
3.6.7. Points shall be awarded to players or pairs playing at least one match in the
event, except for Participation points under the conditions of point 4.6.
3.7. Each of the ranking lists enumerated in point 1.3 is calculated by ordering the
players, pairs and teams based on their ranking points, which are calculated in the
following way:
3.7.1. Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles: the total amount of points for each
player or pair is obtained summing up the points from their best non-expired
results. Depending on the age category:
• Senior: best 8 results + T2 Diamond events

• Under 21: best 6 results
• Junior: best 5 results

• Cadet: best 5 results
3.7.1.1. The following restrictions apply when selecting the best results:
3.7.1.1.1. Maximum 3 events of type T2 Diamond shall be added to the

best player results for Senior
3.7.1.1.2. Maximum one event of type Multi-Sport Games shall be counted

in the best player results.
3.7.1.1.3. Maximum one event from the following event types shall be
counted in the best player results:
• Continental Cup
3.7.1.1.4. All the player or pair penalties, according to section 4, are

included in their best results, replacing the lowest points results.
3.7.2. Teams: the total amount of points for each National Association is calculated
summing all the points achieved on a virtual simulation that opposes all the
teams in a round-robin basis.
Each virtual team match between two teams awards:
• Winner: 2 ranking points

• Loser: 0 ranking points
• Tie: 1 ranking point for each team
The winner and loser or tie condition of each virtual team match is determined
using the following playing system:
• A vs X
• B vs Y
• C vs Z
• A vs Y
• B vs X
Where A, B, C (Team M) and X, Y, Z (Team N) are the top 3 players of M and

N National Associations according to the Singles World Ranking list calculated
as described in point 3.7.1. Players must be eligible for World Title events to
be considered for the simulation. National Associations with 1 or 2 eligible
players shall have their virtual team completed with 0 ranking points players.
Each of the virtual singles matches is evaluated comparing the Singles World
Ranking points of the two players. Given players A and X:
• A has more ranking points than X: team M gets one point

• A has fewer ranking points than X: team N gets one point

• A and X have the same ranking points: no points for either team
3.8. When the ITTF World Ranking is used for qualification or seeding purposes, the
following rules apply regarding ordering and tiebreaking depending on the event
kind:
3.8.1. Singles:
• Players are ordered comparing their ranking points, with any special
seeding modification according to point 5.
• If any players are tied, they are ordered comparing the previous month
ranking position.
• If any players are still tied, the position on the month before is compared
and so on until the tie is broken.
• If any players are still tied, the Competition Manager and/or Competition
Director shall decide based on fairness and equality principles depending on
the event characteristics.
3.8.2. Doubles and Mixed Doubles:
• Pairs are ordered based on the highest number of ranking points between
the Doubles Pairs ranking and the sum of the players’ Doubles Individuals
ranking. Pairs with 0 points either way are positioned after the rest and
ordered based on the sum of singles ranking points.
• If any pairs are tied, the previous month points are compared.
• If any pairs are still tied, the sum of the singles ranking points of the players
is used to order them.
• If any pairs are still tied, the Competition Manager and/or Competition
3.8.3. Teams:
• Teams are ordered based on their ranking points.

• If any teams are tied, they are ordered based on the ranking points
achieved only in the matches involving the tied teams.
• If any teams are tied, they are ordered based on the singles points average
in the matches involving the tied teams.
• If any teams are still tied, they are ordered based on the total amount of
points won in the virtual singles matches composing each of the virtual
team matches against all the teams in the complete simulation.
• If any teams are still tied, the Competition Manager and/or Competition
4. Incidents and penalties

4.1. A penalty is a player or pair result in an ITTF organized event, valid for 12
consecutive ranking lists, awarding 0 points and being always considered as one of
the best player or pair results as of point 3.7.1.1.3, unless revoked according to the
conditions enumerated in point 4.4.
4.2. Penalties are determined by the World Ranking Manager and/or World Ranking
Group based on the report filed by the Competition Manager on site and the medical
reports or any other proof provided by the players if any of the conditions in point
4.3 are met. The decision shall be made interpreting the regulation if needed,
applying fairness and equality principles.
4.3. Penalties are given for the following reasons:
4.3.1. Official cancellation from an event sent by the National Association or coach
for a player or after the cancellation deadline, except when:
4.3.1.1. A penalty has already been given for the same player or pair for the
same reason 7 days or less before.
4.3.1.2. In non-invitational events, when a medical report that justifies the

player absence is provided and the player does not compete at any other
event at the same time.
4.3.1.3. In invitational events, when there are more than 7 days between the
cancellation deadline and the start of the competition, and there is a
possibility to replace the player with a reserve player or pair.
4.3.1.4. In invitational events, when a medical report that justifies the player
absence is provided 3 or more days before the start of the event and
the player does not compete at other event at the same time.
4.3.2. A player or pair does not show up at an event, except when a medical report
that justifies the player absence is provided and the player does not compete
at any other event.
4.3.3. A player or pair withdraws during an event, except when the player or a player
in a pair is injured or sick and unable to compete.
4.3.4. A doubles pair withdraws during an event because of an injury or sickness, but
the injured or sick player plays upcoming matches in other events at the same
competition. Penalty is applied to the doubles pair.
4.3.5. Any other reason if the World Ranking Manager and/or World Ranking Group
decides it is sanctionable after evaluating the Competition Manager report and
applying fairness and equality principles.
4.4. Penalties shall be revoked if one of these conditions are met:

4.4.1. The penalty was given in an event of type World Tour or World Tour Platinum
and the player or pair competes in 5 or more World Tour or World Tour Platinum
events after the event where the penalty was given.
4.4.2. The penalty was given in an event of type different from World Tour or World
Tour Platinum, in Senior or Under 21 age categories, and the player or pair
competes in 6 or more events of type World Tour, World Tour Platinum,
Challenge or Challenge Plus after the event where the penalty was given.
4.4.3. The penalty was given in a Junior or Cadet age category event and the player
competes in 3 or more events of type World Junior Circuit Golden, World Junior
Circuit Premium or World Junior Circuit Regular after the event where the
penalty was given.
4.5. In cases when a player or pair is given a penalty for a certain event, having played
at least one match in it and having achieved ranking points, the points shall be
retained as an extra result apart from the penalty.
4.6. Participation points are given to a player or pair if any of these conditions are met:
4.6.1. Player or pair is on site but gets injured or sick before the start of the event,
and it is not the second or more consecutive event being present and not
playing any match. In case of a pair, the non-injured player must show up in
the call area or at the Competition Manager desk before any match where they
are walking-over.
4.6.2. A player or pair gets injured or sick in an event after playing at least one match
in one of the other sub-events where the player or pair is competing. In case
of a pair, the non-injured player must show up in the call area or at the
Competition Manager desk before any doubles match where they are walking-
over.
5. Seeding protection
5.1. Seeding protection is the right of the players to keep, for a limited period, a certain
amount of ranking points, which shall be used for seeding in ITTF World Ranking
included events.
5.2. Seeding protection may be requested by the National Association of a player if all
these conditions are fulfilled:
5.2.1. The player is injured, sick, pregnant or under any other circumstances that
prevent him/her from competing in table tennis events.
5.2.2. The player is not able to compete in any table tennis event, including leagues
or exhibitions, for a minimum of 6 months.

5.3. Seeding protection must be requested, within 6 months after the last event where
the player competed, by filling out and sending the form present at
https://ittf.com/rankings/ to rankings@ittf.com.
5.4. The seeding protection duration, that is, the number of events or period when
special seeding is applied to a player with seeding protection, is determined by the
duration of the player absence applying the following rules:
5.4.1. Between 6 and 12 months: 3 singles and doubles events or up to 6 months

after the start date of the first event where the player competes after the
absence, whichever occurs first.
5.4.2. Between 12 months and 18 months: 5 singles and doubles events or up to 9

months after the start date of the first event where the player competes after
the absence, which occurs first.
5.4.3. More than 18 months: seeding protection is expired and special seeding shall
not be applied.
5.5. Re-injury Protection. The National Association of a player who has returned to
competition and gets injured again may request a freeze of the seeding protection
for the remaining events and time at the moment of the injury. To be eligible for
the freeze, the player must be out of competition for a minimum of 3 months. Upon
the player’s return to competition he/she shall have the same number of events
and period remaining as were available when the freeze went into effect. A
maximum of 2 freezes are allowed during the seeding protection period.
6. Special Seeding for non-Senior events
6.1. Under 21, Junior and Cadet players may get special seeding positions for Youth
Olympic Games, World Junior Table Tennis Championships or other major non-
Senior ITTF World Ranking events, if the player fulfills the following conditions
depending on the age category of the event:
6.1.1. Under 21: the player has 3 or less non-expired results valid for the Under 21
Singles ranking and player is ranked in top 40 of the Senior Singles ranking.
6.1.2. Junior: the player has 3 or less non-expired results valid for the Junior Singles
ranking and the player is ranked in the top 30 of the Under 21 Singles ranking
or in the top 100 of the Senior Singles ranking.
6.1.3. Cadet: the player has 3 or less non-expired results valid for the Cadet Singles
ranking and the player is ranked in the top 30 of the Junior or Under 21 Singles
ranking, or in the top 100 of the Senior Singles ranking.
6.2. The National Association of a player who fulfills the conditions of point 6.1 must fill
out and send the corresponding form, which can be found at
https://ittf.com/rankings/ to rankings@ittf.com, not later than 31 days before the

start of the event or the entry deadline for the event where the special seeding is
desired.
6.3. Special seeding for players fulfilling the conditions of point 6.1 can be applied by
the World Ranking Group, if deemed necessary, with the purpose of ensuring a fair
seeding at an event, regardless if a request was received from their National
Association.
6.4. The special seeding points, if assigned to a player in an event, are calculated in the
following way depending on the number of non-expired results that the player has
for the age category of the event:
6.4.1. No results: 75% of the sum of the ranking points from the best 5 results in
higher age categories.
6.4.2. 1 result: Ranking points in the Singles ranking list of the age category of the
event + 75% of the sum of the ranking points from the best 4 results in higher
age categories.
6.4.3. 2 results: Ranking points in the Singles ranking list of the age category of the
age categories.
6.4.4. 3 results: Ranking points in the Singles ranking list of the age category of the
age categories.
7. Retiring from the international Table Tennis competitions
7.1. The National Association of any player wishing to officially retire from international
Table Tennis competitions must submit a signed request to rankings@ittf.com. Once
the request is received, the player shall stop being included in any upcoming ITTF
World Ranking list.
8. Contact and regulation
8.1. The ITTF World Ranking and all its applications are regulated by the most updated
version of the World Ranking Regulation.
8.2. The main contact medium for any ranking matters shall be the e-mail address:
rankings@ittf.com.
8.3. In case of disputes, cases that fall out of the regulation or any needed interpretation,
the following parts oversee, in order of priority:
• ITTF World Ranking Manager: Javier Angulo Luceron
• ITTF World Ranking Group:

o ITTF President: Thomas Weikert

o Competition Director (Interim): Gabor Felegyi
o Technical Commissioner: Graeme Ireland
o CEO’s Office - Projects Director: Iulia Necula
o World Ranking Manager: Javier Angulo Luceron
o Athletes Commission Representative: Jean-Michel Saive
o Athletes Commission Representative: El-Sayed Lashin

9. Point tables
Senior Singles
2018
World Team Table Tennis Championships

Points for singles
Stage
match won
Championship Division:
250
Qualification and Main Draw
Championship Division
180
Positions
2nd Division: Qualification
125
and Main Draw
2nd Division: Positions 90
3 Division: Qualification
rd
85
and Main Draw
3rd Division: Positions 70
2019 / 2020
Olympic Games World Table Tennis Championships

Singles Position Points Position Points
Winner 3000 Winner 3000
Runner-Up 2550 Runner-Up 2550
3rd position 1950 Loser in Semi-Finals 1950
4th position 1800 Loser in Quarter-Finals 1500
Loser in Quarter-Finals 1500 Loser in Round of 16 1200
Loser in Round of 16 1200 Loser in Round of 32 900
Loser in 2nd Round 600 Loser in Round of 128 450
Loser in 1st Round 450 Loser in Pre. Round 300
Loser in Pre. Round 300 2nd in Group 225
3rd in Group 150
Points for 4th in Group 75
Teams singles 5th in Group 30
match won
All stages 250

World Team Table Tennis Championships World Cup

Points for Position Points
Stage singles Winner 2550
match won
Runner-Up 1915
Championship Division:
250 3rd position 1660
Qualification and Main Draw
Championship Division 4th position 1530
180 Loser in Quarter-Finals 1275
Positions
2nd Division: Qualification Loser in Round of 16 1020
100
and Main Draw 3rd in Group 765
2nd Division: Positions 72
3rd Division: Qualification Team World Cup
50
and Main Draw
Points for
3rd Division: Positions 36 Stage singles
match won
All stages 250
World Tour Grand Finals / ITTF Finals
Position Points
T2 Diamond
Winner 2550
Position Points
Runner-Up 2040
Winner 1000
Loser in Semi-Finals 1660
Runner-Up 800
Loser in Quarter-Finals 1275
3rd position 700
Loser in Round of 16 1020
4th position 600
Loser in Quarter-Finals 500
World Tour Platinum Loser in Round of 16 400
Position Points
Winner 2250
World Tour
Runner-Up 1800
Loser in Semi-Finals Position Points
1465
Loser in Quarter-Finals Winner 1800
1125
Loser in Round of 16 Runner-Up 1440
900
Loser in Round of 32 Loser in Semi-Finals 1170
675
Loser in Qual. Round of 32 Loser in Quarter-Finals 900
450
Loser in Qual. Round of 64 Loser in Round of 16 720
340
Loser in Qual. Round of 128 Loser in Round of 32 540
225
Loser in Qual. Round of 256 Loser in Qual. Round of 32 360
170
Loser in Qual. Round of 512 Loser in Qual. Round of 64 270
115
Participation Loser in Qual. Round of 128 180
115
Loser in Qual. Round of 256 135
Loser in Qual. Round of 512 90
Participation 90

Challenge Plus Challenge

Position in Main Draw Points Position in Main Draw Points
Loser in Semi-Finals 715 Loser in Semi-Finals 555
Loser in Quarter-Finals 550 Loser in Quarter-Finals 425
Position when Qual. Position when Qual.

Groups without Pre. Points Groups without Pre. Points
Rounds Rounds
2nd in Group 165 2nd in Group 130
3rd in Group 110 3rd in Group 85
4th in Group 85 4th in Group 65
Participation 30 Participation 20

Points Points
Groups with 1 Pre. Round Groups with 1 Pre. Round
Loser in Pre. Round 165 Loser in Pre. Round 130

Points Points
Groups with 2 Pre. Rounds Groups with 2 Pre. Rounds
Loser in Pre. Round 2 165 Loser in Pre. Round 2 130
Position when Knock-out Position when Knock-out

Points Points
Qualification Qualification
Qual. Round of 64 165 Qual. Round of 64 130

Continental Championships / Cup Continental Games

Loser in Semi-Finals / 3rd pos. 1170 Loser in Semi-Finals / 3rd
685
4th position 1080 pos.
Loser in Quarter-Finals / 4th position 630
900
5th pos. Loser in Quarter-Finals /
525
6th position 855 5th pos.
7th position 810 6th position 500
Loser in Round of 16 720 8th position 445
Loser in Qual. Round of 32 270 Loser in Round of 128 160
Loser in Qual. Round of 64 180 Loser in Qual. Round of 32 160
Participation 12 Loser in Qual. Round of 256 55
Participation 9
Points for
Qualification Groups match Points for
Qualification Groups
won match won
All stages (max. 10) 25 All stages (max. 5) 18
Points for
Teams singles
match won
All stages 70

Continental Team Championships

Points
for
Generic Stage Africa Asia Europe Pan-Am Oceania singles
match
won
A Division: Main Draw Final Stage
Groups and Groups and Groups and
Qualification (matches leading to Groups and 180
and Main Draw Main Draw the final)
Main Draw Main Draw
Main Draw
A Division: Main Draw Main Draw
- Consolation - 140
Positions Positions Positions
B Division: Draw 9th-14th
Qualification - (matches leading to - - - 90
and Main Draw Main Draw)
Draw 9th-14th
(matches not
B Division: Draw 7th- leading to Main - - - 75
Positions 11th Draw) /
Draw 15th-22nd
Qualification
- Groups Stage 1 & 2 - - 60
Stages
Multi-Sport Games Other Event

Loser in Semi-Finals / 3rd pos. 390 Loser in Semi-Finals / 3rd pos. 195
Loser in Quarter-Finals / Loser in Quarter-Finals /
300 150
5th pos. 5th pos.
Points for Points for

Qualification Groups match Qualification Groups match
won won
All stages (max. 5) 10 All stages (max. 5) 3

Senior Doubles / Mixed Doubles
2019 / 2020
Olympic Games / World Tour Grand Finals /

World Table Tennis Championships World Tour Platinum
Pair Individual Pair Individual
Position Position
Points Points Points Points
Winner 660 249 Winner 440 166
Runner-Up 480 180 Runner-Up 320 120
Loser of Semi- Loser of Semi-
330 126 220 84
Finals Finals
Loser in Loser in
210 81 140 54
Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals
Loser in Loser in
120 45 80 30
Round of 16 Round of 16
Loser in Pre. Loser in Pre.
60 24 40 16
Round of 16 Round of 16
Loser in Pre.
30 12
Round of 32
Challenge Plus
Pair Individual
World Tour / Position
Points Points
Continental Championships
Winner 220 83
Pair Individual
Position Runner-Up 160 60
Points Points
Winner 330 125 Loser of Semi-
110 42
Finals
Runner-Up 240 90
Loser in
Loser of Semi- 70 27
165 63 Quarter-Finals
Finals
Loser in
Loser in 40 15
105 41 Round of 16
Quarter-Finals
Loser in Pre.
Loser in 20 8
60 23 Round of 16
Round of 16
Loser in Pre.
30 12
Round of 16
Challenge
Pair Individual
Position
Points Points
Winner 165 63
Runner-Up 120 45
Loser of Semi-
85 32
Finals
Loser in
55 21
Quarter-Finals
Loser in
30 12
Round of 16
Loser in Pre.
15 6
Round of 16

Under 21 Singles
2019 / 2020
Continental Continental Multi-Sport Other

Championships Games Games Event
Position in Main Draw Points
Winner 1800 1200 900 750
Runner-Up 1350 900 825 505
Loser in Semi-Finals / 3rd pos. 1170 780 585 488
4th position 1080 720 540 450
Loser in Quarter-Finals /5th pos. 900 600 450 375
6th position 855 570 428 357
7th position 810 540 405 338
8th position 765 510 383 319
Loser in Round of 16 720 480 360 300
Loser in Round of 32 540 360 270 225
Loser in Round of 64 360 240 180 150
Loser in Round of 128 270 180 135 113
Loser in Qual. Round of 32 270 180 135 113
Participation 9 6 5 4
Qualification Groups Points for match won

All stages (max. 5) 18 12 9 8

Challenge Plus Challenge

Loser in Semi-Finals 1560 Loser in Semi-Finals 975
Loser in Quarter-Finals 1200 Loser in Quarter-Finals 750

Groups without Pre. Points Groups without Pre. Points
Rounds Rounds

Points Points
Groups with 1 Pre. Round Groups with 1 Pre. Round
Loser in Pre. Round 360 Loser in Pre. Round 225

Points Points
Groups with 2 Pre. Rounds Groups with 2 Pre. Rounds
Position when Knock-out Position when Knock-out

Points Points
Qualification Qualification

Junior Singles
2019 / 2020
Olympic Games World Table Tennis Championships

Singles Position Points Singles Position Points
3rd position 1500 Loser in Semi-Finals 1500
4th position 1350 Loser in Quarter-Finals 1200
Loser in Quarter-Finals 1200 Loser in Round of 16 900
Participation 25
Points for
Qualification Groups match Points for
won Qualification Groups match
All stages 75 won
All stages 75
Points for
Teams singles Points for
match won Teams singles
All stages 150 match won
All stages 150
World Junior World Junior World Junior

Circuit Golden Circuit Premium Circuit Regular
Winner 2250 1500 1050
Runner-Up 1800 1200 840
Loser in Semi-Finals 1350 900 630
Loser in Quarter-Finals 900 600 420
Loser in Round of 16 675 450 315
Participation 19 13 9

All stages 57 38 27
Teams Points for singles match won

All stages 113 75 53

Continental Multi-Sport Other

Championships Games Event
Winner 1950 600 360
Runner-Up 1307 402 242
Loser in Semi-Finals / 3rd pos. 975 300 180
4th position 878 270 162
Loser in Quarter-Finals / 5th pos. 780 240 144
Loser in Qual. Round of 32 98 30 18

All stages (max. 5) 49 15 9

Stages leading to the final 98 - -

Cadet Singles
2019 / 2020
World Cadet Challenge

Singles Position Points
Winner 3000
Runner-Up 2010
Loser in Semi-Finals / 3rd pos. 1500
4th position 1350
Loser in Quarter-Finals / 5th pos. 1200
6th position 1140
7th position 1080
8th position 1020
Loser in Round of 16 900
Participation 25
Points for
Qualification Groups match
won
All stages 75
Points for
Teams singles
match won
All stages 150
World Junior World Junior World Junior

Circuit Golden Circuit Premium Circuit Regular
Winner 2250 1500 1050
Runner-Up 1800 1200 840
Loser in Semi-Finals 1350 900 630
Loser in Quarter-Finals 900 600 420

All stages 57 38 27

All stages 113 75 53

Continental Multi-Sport Other

Championships Games Event
Winner 1950 600 360
Runner-Up 1307 402 242
Loser in Semi-Finals / 3rd pos. 975 300 180
Loser in Quarter-Finals / 5th pos. 780 240 144

All stages (max. 5) 49 15 9

Stages leading to the final 98 - -

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2020 World Ranking Regulation

International Table Tennis Federation

2020 World Ranking Regulation

In effect from 1st January 2020

Changes on 15th September 2020 in gray

Last updated: 15th September 2020 Page 1

3. ITTF World Ranking Principles 5

4. Incidents and penalties 9

6. Special Seeding for non-Senior events 12

7. Retiring from the international Table Tennis competitions 13

8. Contact and regulation 13

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• Senior: all players and pairs

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• ITTF World Team Championships

2.2.1. The event must be of one of these kinds:

• Regional event sanctioned by a Regional Association

2.2.2. The event must have the following characteristics:

2.2.2.1. The event is organized according to the ITTF rules.

2.2.2.3. There is a minimum participation of 5 National Associations per gender,

2.2.2.4. The event is not similar in nature or a duplication of an ITTF organized

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2.2.4. An invoice corresponding to an application fee of US$ 2.000 must be paid by

3. ITTF World Ranking Principles

• The final position

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▪ World Table Tennis Championships

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3.6.3. Continental Championships, Continental Team Championships and Continental

• Senior: best 8 results + T2 Diamond events

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• Cadet: best 5 results

3.7.1.1.1. Maximum 3 events of type T2 Diamond shall be added to the

3.7.1.1.2. Maximum one event of type Multi-Sport Games shall be counted

3.7.1.1.4. All the player or pair penalties, according to section 4, are

Each virtual team match between two teams awards:

• Winner: 2 ranking points

Where A, B, C (Team M) and X, Y, Z (Team N) are the top 3 players of M and

• A has more ranking points than X: team M gets one point

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3.8.2. Doubles and Mixed Doubles:

• Teams are ordered based on their ranking points.

4. Incidents and penalties

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4.3. Penalties are given for the following reasons:

4.3.1.2. In non-invitational events, when a medical report that justifies the

4.4. Penalties shall be revoked if one of these conditions are met:

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5.4.1. Between 6 and 12 months: 3 singles and doubles events or up to 6 months

5.4.2. Between 12 months and 18 months: 5 singles and doubles events or up to 9

6. Special Seeding for non-Senior events

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7. Retiring from the international Table Tennis competitions

8. Contact and regulation

• ITTF World Ranking Manager: Javier Angulo Luceron

• ITTF World Ranking Group:

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o ITTF President: Thomas Weikert

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World Team Table Tennis Championships

Olympic Games World Table Tennis Championships

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