China's Sun first to beat 10,000-point mark in ITTF world rankings

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's Sun Yingsha became the first paddler to exceed the 10,000-point mark as the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) released its latest world rankings on Tuesday.

Sun earned 2,000 points from her win at the World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash which concluded on Sunday, improving her tally to a record-high 10,800 points.

The ITTF applied changes to its world rankin