Table Tennis World Ranking In 1968

1967 YEAR 1969

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The 22-year-old Japanese star Mitsuru Kōno won the Asian Championships and successfully conquered the #1 spot in the World Rankings. The highest-ranked European player of this year was the 1968 European champion – 22-year-old Yugoslav, Dragutin Šurbek, who also won two Pro Tour events during the 1968 season. He finished year at the #3 spot.

TOP 30 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RANKING

#	Player/Competition	EC	AC
1	Mitsuru Kōno	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
2	Shigeo Itoh	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
3	Dragutin Šurbek		x	x	x	x	x		x
4	Nobuhiko Hasegawa	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
5	Janos Börzsei		x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x
6	Hans Alser		x	x	x	x	x		x	x	x
7	Kjell Johansson		x	x	x	x	x		x	x	x
8	Kim Chung-yong	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
9	Kim Chang-ho	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
10	Stanislav Gomozkov	1/4	x		x					x	x
11	Jung Ryang-woong	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
12	Pak Sin-il	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
13	Chu Chang-suk	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
14	Jaroslav Štanek	1/4	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
15	Matyas Beleznay	1/4	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x
16	Hajime Kagimoto	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
17	Denis Neale	1/4	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
18	Istvan Korpa	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
19	Eberhard Schöler	R16	x	x		x	x	x	x		x
20	Anatoly Amelin	R16	x	x	x	x		x		x
21	Dorin Giurgiuca	R16	x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x
22	Satoru Kawahara	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
23	Štefan Kollarovits	R16	x	x	x	x		x	x	x	x
24	Vladimir Miko	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
25	Radu Negulescu	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
26	Sarkis Sarhayan	R16	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
27	Istvan Jonyer	R32	x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x
28	Uldis Eglītis	R32	x	x	x	x	x	x		x	x
29	Peter Rozsas	R64	x		x	x	x	x	x	x	x
30	Kan Hun Noa	x	x	x		x	x	x	x	x	x