China's Lin rises to table tennis men's singles world No. 1

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese prodigy Lin Shidong has moved up to men's singles world No. 1 as the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) released the latest world rankings on Tuesday.

With 2,000 ranking points earned from his victory at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash, 19-year-old Lin has surpassed his compatriot Wang Chuqin into top place.

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