Chinese teenager Lin rises to career-high 7th in table tennis world rankings

BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's teenage sensation Lin Shidong climbed to a career-high seventh in the latest world rankings released by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old, who had won back-to-back titles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Almaty and the WTT Champions Macao, rose by five places due to his recent stellar performances.

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