The International Table Tennis Federation announced the world rankings for week 26 of 2025, with Yoqik rising to 9th place in men's singles, potentially surpassing Lin Yun-Ju at any moment.

On June 24, Beijing time, the International Table Tennis Federation released the world rankings for table tennis for week 26 of 2025. Lin Yun-Ju, the top player from Chinese Taipei and known as the "Silent Assassin," remains in 8th place in the men's singles despite not competing last week. However, Slovenia's Yoqik advanced to the semifinals at the WTT Star Challenge in Ljubljana last week, moving up from 10th to 9th place, trailing Lin Yun-Ju by only 35 points and could overtake him at any time.

Slovenian player Yoqik

The top 8 players in the men's world rankings remained unchanged this week, with Lin Yun-Ju still in 8th place with 2310 points. However, the competitors are closing in, as Yoqik is in 9th place with 2275 points, and China's rising star, Xiang Peng, is in 10th place with 2235 points. Both players will participate in the WTT Zagreb Challenge this week, so there may be changes in the rankings next week.

Taiwanese young player Gao Cheng-Rui faced a 2:3 comeback defeat against Brazil's top player Calderano in the men's singles round of 16 at the WTT Star Challenge in Ljubljana. He still made some progress, moving up from 23rd to 22nd place, closing in on his career-best ranking of 21st.

In the women's category, the top 12 world rankings also remained unchanged. Zheng Yi-Jing from Chinese Taipei firmly holds the 11th position. Former world champion Zhu Yuling, representing Macau, reached the women's singles semifinals at the WTT Star Challenge in Ljubljana last week, jumping from 19th to 13th place, marking a new high since her comeback. Japanese player Nagasaki Miyu, who won the WTT Star Challenge in Ljubljana, rose from 26th to her career-best 20th place, while runner-up Kihara Miyu moved up from 25th to 22nd place.