COVID-19: World table tennis body suspends player rankings till further notice

The world table tennis governing body, ITTF has suspended the ranking of players until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world at this time.

The decision to suspend the rankings was made at a meeting of executives of the world governing body.

Meanwhile, all table tennis activities have also been suspended due to the spread of the virus across the globe.

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The suspension of ITTF events was in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the latest rankings were released on Thursday.

The decision to freeze the world ranking was taken at the ITTF Executive Committee meeting held on April 1 2020, following the recommendations from the World Ranking Group and the Athletes Commission.

Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri is no longer the 18th best player in the world after dropping two places nk to be ranked 20th.

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