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 2025 - April 15

Women Style Handle FH BH Playing Style World Ranking
01 Mima ITO (JPN) RH Shakehand IN SP Two-sided attacking with loops and hits 009
02 Honoka HASHIMOTO (JPN) RH Shakehand IN MLP Defender with some attacks 018
02 Miyuu KIHARA (JPN) RH Shakehand IN SP Two-sided attacking with loops 019
04 HE Zhuojia (CHN) RH Shakenad IN LP Attacking and blocking 021
05 SUH Hyo Won (KOR) RH Shakehand IN LP Tow-sided defending with chops 026
06 Manika BATRA (IND) RH Shakehand IN LP OX FH attacker with disruptive BH. Attacks with BH by twiddling 030
07 Sreeja AKULA (IND) RH Shakehand IN LP OX FH attacker with disruptive BH. Attacks with BH by twiddling 035
08 Minhyung JEE (AUS) RH Shakehand NI LP OX Variable LP-play on BH and on FH attacks with Loops and Hits 041
09 Jia Nan YUAN (FRA) RH Shakehand SP IN Hitter (3. ball attacks) 044
10 Hitomi SATO (JPN) RH Shakehand IN SP Two-sided defense with FH counter loops 045
11 Xiaona SHAN (GER) RH Penhold SP Attacker 049
12 Xiaoxin YANG (MON) RH Shakehand IN LP FH attacking with disruptiv playing on BH 050
13 Sabine WINTER (GER) RH Shakehand IN ANTI Attacking with IN and disruptive play with the ANTI 053
14 Ying HAN (GER) RH Shakehand IN SP Modern defense 055
15 KIM Kum Yong (PRK) LH Shakehand IN LP FH attacking with disruptiv playing on BH 056
16 Linda BERGSTROM (SWE) RH Shakehand IN LP Attacking with FH and choping with BH 057
17 YANG Yiyun (CHN) RH Shakehand IN SP Two-sided defender with some FH attacks 061
18 Fu YU (POR) RH Penhold NI OUT Penhold attacker 070
19 Ayhika MUKHERJEE (IND) RH Shakehand MLP ANTI Disruptive game with the Anti and FH attacks with the mid long pimples. 073
20 Yashaswini GHORPADE (IND) RH Shakehand IN LP OX Holding the ball in the game with LP and attacks with IN 079
21 ZHU Sibing (CHN) RH Shakehand IN SP Defender 082
22 Xia Lian NI (LUX) LH Penhold SP LP OX Attacking with the SP mixed with the disruptive play of the LP OX by twiddling 089
23 Ivana MALOBABIC (CRO) RH Shakehand IN LP Two-sided defender with chops who attacks two-sided when the situation allows. 093
24 Sutirtha MUKHERJEE (IND) RH Shakehand OUT IN Offensiv play with BH topspins and VH block, counter and smashes 097
25 Asuka SASAO (JPN) RH Shakehand IN OUT Attacker 098
26 Yuna OJIO (JPN) RH Penhold SP IN penhold attacker with both sides of the blade (claw grip) 109
27 CHANG Alice (MAS) RH Shakehand IN LP Modern defensive play 212
28 ASHTARI Mahshid (IRI) RH Shakehand IN LP OX Blocking and aggressively pushing with LP and FH loop attacks 320
29 Lailaa EDWARDS (RSA) RH Shakehand IN LP Blocking and pushing with BH and attacking with forehand 328
Men Style Handle FH BH Playing Style World Ranking
1 YUTO Muramatsu (JPN) RH Shakehand IN SP Modern Defender 071
2 Mattias FALCK (SWE) RH Shakehand SP IN Two-sided attacker 077
3 Luka MLADENOVIC (LUX) RH Shakehand IN ANTI Disrubtive game with the Anti to prepare the two-sided NI attacks 113
4 ABBASI Amirezza (MLT) RH Shakehand IN LP Disrubtive style with BH and attacks with FH 122
5 Yang WANG (SVK) RH Shakehand IN SP Consequently chops with the BH and attacks with the FH 128
6 Ruwen FILUS (GER) RH Shakehand IN LP Defending with LP and attacking two-sided by twiddling for BH attacks 132
7 Gionis PANAGIOTIS (GRE) RH Shakehand IN LP Choping with BH, lifting and looping with FH 140
8 KANG Dong Soo (KOR) RH Shakehand IN LP Modern defense alla Joo Se Hyuk 256
9 SUN Yang (CHN) RH Shakehand IN SP Choping with BH, lifting and looping with FH 276