Aussies rocket up ITTF Junior World Ranking List

Young guns Yangzi Liu, Nicholas Lum and Finn Luu are reaping the rewards from their recent medal haul of five gold, one silver and two bronze at World Table Tennis Youth Contender events in Italy, Hungary and Slovakia.
 
The Aussie trio has realised massive gains on the latest ITTF Junior World Ranking List while another of Australia’s rising stars, Connie Psihogios, also features prominently.

• Yangzi Liu: Under 19 Girls - World no.9
• Nicholas Lum: Under 17 Boys -  World no.10 and Under 19 Boys - World no.20
• Finn Luu: Under 17 Boys - World no.20 and Under 19 Boys - World no.39
• Connie Psihogios: Under 13 Girls - World no.31

 
National Head Coach John Murphy said that is great to see the Australian youngsters moving up in the world youth rankings after some excellent performances in Europe recently.
 
"With the World Youth Championships coming up in December we hope to have more positive performances to push up the rankings even further before the end of 2021," he said.
 
"The world youth ranking is a major stepping stone on the way to our programs bigger goal of having more Australian players ranked inside the world’s Top 100 (Senior),” Murphy concluded.
 
Congratulations to all athletes for doing Australia proud on the international stage.