Wang Manyu regains world No. 1 ranking after China Smash triumph

Beijing, Oct 12 (UNI) China's Wang Manyu returned to the top of the women's singles world rankings released by the International Table Tennis Federation on Monday after successfully defending her title at the 2026 WTT China Smash. Wang swept Japan's Hitomi Sato 4-0 in Sunday's final at Beijing's Shougang Park, earning 2,000 ranking points to overtake compatriot Sun Yingsha. Wang first reached world No. 1 in September but subsequently slipped to second after the ranking points from her 2025 China Smash victory expired. Sato climbed five places to eighth, while Japan's Miwa Harimoto remained third, followed by China's Wang Yidi…