Here are the top 20 men and women on the ITTF World Ranking for Week 43 of 2026, published on 19 October 2026, followed by the blades and rubbers the top ten in each list are reported to use. The world ranking changes weekly, so we refresh this page regularly.
Source: ITTF World Ranking, Week 43 2026 (official ITTF ranking page), with figures taken from tabletennisapi.com. Names are shown surname first, as in the ITTF list.
World rankings at a glance
The key points
- Matsushima Sora leads the men with 8550 points, well ahead of Félix Lebrun (6859). Harimoto Tomokazu, Truls Moregard and Wang Chuqin are separated by about 200 points from third to fifth.
- Wang Manyu tops the women's list on 9265 points, with Sun Yingsha second (7675) and Harimoto Miwa third (7009).
- China has six players in the women's top ten and Japan has three, while the men's top ten spans seven countries.
What the top ten play
Every item below was confirmed by at least two independent sources (manufacturer or sponsor pages, tabletennis-reference.com, TTSensei and SmashyApps equipment pages) on 21 October 2026. Where sources disagree or only one source lists an item, we show not public. Pros often use player versions, boosted sheets or custom hardness, so treat this as a guide. Linked items are the exact models stocked at Spinfinity.
Men
| Rank | Player | Blade | Forehand | Backhand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matsushima Sora | Butterfly Fan Zhendong ALC | Butterfly Dignics 09C | Butterfly Zyre 03 |
| 2 | Lebrun Felix | Tibhar Félix Lebrun Hyper Carbon | Tibhar Hybrid K3 | Tibhar Hybrid K3 |
| 3 | Harimoto Tomokazu | Butterfly Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce Super ALC | Butterfly Zyre 03 | Butterfly Zyre 03 |
| 4 | Moregard Truls | Stiga Cybershape Carbon CWT Truls Edition | Stiga Helix Platinum XH | Stiga Helix Platinum XH |
| 5 | Wang Chuqin | DHS Hurricane King (Q968) | DHS Hurricane 3 National | DHS Hurricane 8 |
| 6 | Lin Yun-Ju | not public | not public | Butterfly Dignics 05 |
| 7 | Calderano Hugo | JOOLA Hugo Calderano ARY-c | JOOLA Trinity Hugo Calderano Charged | JOOLA Trinity Hugo Calderano Dynamic |
| 8 | Lebrun Alexis | Tibhar Alexis Lebrun Krypto Carbon | Tibhar Hybrid K3 | Tibhar Hybrid K3 |
| 9 | Lin Shidong | Butterfly Viscaria | not public | Butterfly Dignics 09C |
| 10 | Jang Woojin | not public | DHS NEO Hurricane 3 | not public |
Women
| Rank | Player | Blade | Forehand | Backhand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Manyu | not public | DHS Hurricane 3 National | not public |
| 2 | Sun Yingsha | DHS S968 (Hurricane Sun National) | DHS Hurricane 3 National (blue sponge) | not public |
| 3 | Harimoto Miwa | Butterfly Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce Super ALC | Butterfly Dignics 09C | Butterfly Dignics 05 |
| 4 | Wang Yidi | DHS W968 (Hurricane Long 5 National) | DHS Hurricane 3 National | Butterfly Dignics 09C |
| 5 | Kuai Man | Butterfly Viscaria (gold edition) | DHS Hurricane 3 (version not public) | Butterfly Dignics 09C |
| 6 | Hayata Hina | Nittaku Hina Hayata H2 | DHS Hurricane 3 National (blue sponge) | not public |
| 7 | Chen Xingtong | DHS W968 (Hurricane Long 5 National) | DHS Hurricane 3 National (blue sponge) | not public |
| 8 | Sato Hitomi | not public | not public | Nittaku DO Knuckle (short pips) |
| 9 | Winter Sabine | not public | andro NUZN 55 | not public |
| 10 | Chen Yi | not public | DHS Hurricane 3 National | Butterfly Dignics 09C |
Notes: our DHS Hurricane 3 National is the 39° blue-sponge version; players' exact hardness is rarely published. Butterfly Dignics and Innerforce items are not currently stocked.
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The ITTF updates the world ranking weekly. Figures checked 21 October 2026.
