Jorgic rises to No. 13, Jha jumps after Skopje final

Darko Jorgic’s win in Skopje did more than hand him a trophy. It moved the Slovenian up to No. 13 in the ITTF Week 25 men’s rankings, while Kanak Jha’s runner-up finish sent the American up six places to No. 24, a jump that carries real weight in a ranking band where seedings and draw positions can change with one strong week.

That movement sits beneath a men’s top tier that stayed largely fixed. Wang Chuqin remained No. 1 with 10,677 points, Tomokazu Harimoto held No. 2 with 6,333, and Truls Moregard, Felix Lebrun and Lin Shidong filled out the top five. Sora Matsushima was No. 6, Lin Yun-Ju No. 7 and Hugo Calderano No. 8, with Dang Qiu and Jang Woojin just outside that group and still within range of a major climb if the next results break their way.

The shift came out of WTT Contender Skopje 2026, played June 1 to 7 at Sports Center Jane Sandanski in Skopje, North Macedonia. The event awarded 400 ranking points to the singles champion and 280 to the finalist, which is why Jha’s run through the bracket mattered even in defeat. He reached the title match by beating Simon Gauzy and Hiroto Shinozuka before falling 4-2 to Jorgic in the final, 3-11, 16-14, 14-12, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7.

For Jorgic, the title was enough to push him into the No. 13 spot and strengthen his position in the chase group behind the established elite. For Jha, the six-place rise to No. 24 is more than a cosmetic move. It improves his standing for seeding and can alter the kind of early-round pressure he faces at upcoming events, especially in a system that counts a player’s best eight results from the prior year and can still produce sharp swings when points age out or are replaced by a deep run.

Jha’s climb also stands out for the U.S. men’s program. USA Table Tennis noted that Skopje was his first WTT Contender event of 2026, and he remains the highest-profile American man in the current cycle. He is also the second highest-ranked player from outside Asia and Europe, behind Brazil’s Hugo Calderano, which gives the Skopje result broader significance than a single final appearance.

The women’s list was steadier at the top, with Sun Yingsha at No. 1 and Wang Manyu at No. 2. Miwa Harimoto, Zhu Yuling and Chen Xingtong rounded out the top five, while Satsuki Odo moved into the top 10 at No. 10 with 3,380 points. The pattern across both draws was the same: the very top held, but the rankings just below it stayed live, with one good week still enough to change the next tournament cycle.