ITTF Week 13 Rankings Drop Ahead of London Team World Championships

The ITTF published its Week 13 world rankings on 23 March 2026, covering the full ladder across Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles, with the Youth Rankings released on the same date. The simultaneous publication of the ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking and the ITTF Table Tennis Youth Ranking on 23 March confirms the federation kept to its standard Tuesday cadence.

The timing puts this update at a loaded moment on the calendar. From 28 April to 10 May 2026, London will host the World Championships, marking 100 years since both the event and the ITTF were founded in England. It will be the largest World Championships Finals in history, with 64 men's and 64 women's teams competing across 13 days of elite action.

Competition will unfold across three stages: Stage 1B features group stages determining qualification pathways, followed by Stage 1A seeding matches for the top-ranked teams, before Stage 2 delivers knockout rounds showcasing the world's finest teams in pursuit of global supremacy. Stage 1B takes place at the Copper Box Arena from 28 April to 1 May, where 56 teams in each competition will battle for the remaining 24 places in the Main Draw. Then, from 2 to 10 May, the world's top teams meet the eight seeded nations at the OVO Arena Wembley, where the 2026 World Champions will be crowned.

Individual and doubles rankings are published every Tuesday, while team rankings are published on the first Monday of each month. Points are awarded based on a player's final performance in recognized tournaments, and the validity period for each points entry is generally one year. That rolling 12-month window means results from spring 2025 events are now expiring from totals, which can quietly shift positions even during weeks with no live competition.

A total of 64 men's and 64 women's teams will compete in London, having booked their places via the continental championships or the world rankings. Rankings-based qualification is already settled, so Week 13's individual singles and doubles lists carry more consequence for seeding and personal form heading into the team format than for the entry list itself. The Team World Ranking serves as the basis for seeding in ITTF and WTT team events.

A century after the inaugural ITTF World Table Tennis Championships took place in England in 1926, the sport returns to where it all began for a truly historic centenary celebration. With five weeks remaining before paddles hit the Copper Box tables, Week 13 is the last rankings snapshot most squads will use to finalize internal selection decisions before travel rosters lock.