At the end of the World Team Championships which he concluded individually with a single defeat in five matches, Flavien Coton saw his world ranking updated this Monday.
Thanks to the semi-final reached by theFrench team On Saturday, the 18-year-old table tennis player obtained 189 additional points. Thus, he climbed three places to reach his best career ranking: 20ᵉ.
A deserved progression given his latest performances, when he notably led 2 sets to 1 against the world No. 1 Wang Chuqin during the meeting in front of the Chine SATURDAY. Upon arrival, the latter finally won, but Cotton made a big impression even though he had never before experienced competition as a starter with the Blues.
In the group stage, he beat the Japanese Shunsuke Togami (15ᵉ), then in the quarter-final, he offered himself the greatest victory of his young career by defeating the Brazilian Hugo Calderano (6ᵉ) in three small sets.
Among his teammates in French teamalone Simon Gauzy also saw its ranking evolve. This officially becomes No. 4 in France after losing two places…: 21ᵉ.
In women, Jia Nan Yuan is now 21ᵉ, while Charlotte Lutz mount au 52ᵉ rang. À l’inverse, sa sÅ“ur Camille loses ten places (97ᵉ). But what there is to remember this Monday is at the top…: the young 17-year-old Japanese Miwa Harimoto is the new world No. 3 behind the untouchable Chinese Sun Yingsha et Wang Manyu.
