Earlier, the Indian men's table tennis team achieved its best 8th ranking in the new ranking of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). World number 30 G G Sathiyan and 36 number player Sharat Kamal have 280 points on the ninth place of the Indian team, but they have been kept up in the rankings.
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According to the information, Sathiyan is the top Indian player with 30th rankings after reaching the pre-quarterfinals of the ITTF World Cup by defeating his better-ranked France's Simon Goji last week. Veteran Sharat Kamal is ranked 36 by gaining two places.
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Harmeet Desai, who won the ITTF Challenge Indonesia Open, has jumped 19 places and joined the top 100. He is ranked 85th. China leads the team rankings, followed by Japan and Germany. Manika Batra is the top ranked Indian player in the women's ranking with 61st position. Ayahika Mukherjee is 118th while Madhurika Patkar is 124th.