
WR - The leading duo of MD separated
The latest ranking update reflects results from recent tournaments while also accounting for the removal of points from past events. With the points deducted from three Teqball Tours in Dubai, Podgorica and Madrid, a new power ranking has taken shape.
Stability remained the theme at the top of the men’s singles rankings, with the top 6 players holding firm in their positions. As there were no tournaments featuring this category in the past month, the points deduction accounted for the movements on the leaderboard. Boonkoom Tipwong (THA) and Martin Csereklye (HUN) switched their places in 7 and 8, while Bogdan Marojevic (SRB) gained one position and finds himself at 9th. Yassine Sahli (TUN) broke into the top 10 after being just outside of it for 5 months. Mame Cheikh Fam (SEN) and Basel Ahmad Hasan (KUW) simultaneously jumped 7 spots within the top 50. Balazs Katz (HUN) dropped 23 places and now finds himself at 35th, while his compatriot, Gergo Dombai, lost 11 spots in the update of this month. The three youngsters, Saxe Paarup-Clausen (DEN), Stefan Orlowski (POL) and Daniel Botond Varga (HUN), continued their rise in the rankings, with the Danish and Hungarian players jumping 9, while the Polish prodigy gained 5 places.
Jutatip Kuntatong (THA) holds on to the well-earned “Queen of Teqball” title as she maintains her top spot for yet another month. Furthermore, the top 5 saw no changes contrary to the top 10, where Pauline Lezak (POL) reached 6th place and Viorica Tonu (MDA) closely followed her to 7th, with a 2-place jump. Kamar Dandal (LBN) entered the top 10 for the first time in her career. There was a total of 28 athletes – inside the top 50 – who saw a rise in their ranks, while 11 players fell from their previous positions. Nina Steinbauer (AUT) soared up the rankings with a 7-place jump, while on the other end of the spectrum, Dana Hillman took a hit, falling 7 places.
Despite his fall in the men’s singles, Balazs Katz now stands alone at the top of the men’s doubles rankings, with Csaba Banyik (HUN) dropping one place. Sorrasak Thaosiri (THA) was joined by his partner, Jirati Chanliang (THA), at the 4th spot. The biggest jump – out of the 24 - is awarded to Joao Barreto (BRA), who now sits at 45th place. Sun Zhixu (CHN) and his partner Jun Ming Zhang (CHN) climbed 5 spots alongside Bruno Milhomes (BRA). Lioney Beyer (FRA) and Barna Kovacsfi (HUN) saw the biggest decline, dropping 5 places as a result of this month’s changes.
Jutatip Kuntatong and Suphawadi Wongkhamchan (THA) remain on top of the women’s doubles World Ranking leaderboard. Vania Moraes Da Cruz (BRA) breaks into the top 5 with a 2-place jump. Kinga Barabasi (ROU) lost a place, however, she remains in the top 10, despite the dynamic Danish duo of Nanna Lind Kristensen and Mira Fænø Dahlmann knocking on the door, having advanced 2 places each, leapfrogging Zsanett Janicsek (HUN). Out of the 14 tumbling players, Katalin Dako (ROU) and Lea Vasas (HUN) suffered the biggest hit, losing 19 and 14 places, respectively. Daytona Hansen (GER) and Amelie Julian (FRA) benefited most from the ranking update; both of them jumped 6 places.
Two unmatched runs of Jutatip Kuntatong and Suphawadi Wongkhamchan in WD started two years ago in Dubai. Since then, nobody has beaten them; they won two world championship titles and lead the category's world ranking.
Similarly to the men's doubles, Balazs Katz and Csaba Banyik switched places in mixed doubles, with Katz becoming second, while Banyik, who dropped 3 places, now finds himself in 5th. The biggest leap belongs to Boonkoom Tipwong and Daniel Neuhold (AUT) both having jumped 7 places. A 6-place climb was awarded to Martin Csereklye, who is now in 26th place. Marek Pokwap (POL) and Petra Pechy (HUN) switched their positions, with the former gaining and the latter losing 2 places. Similarly to WD, Lea Vasas slid down to 40th, despite being ranked 25th last month.
April will undoubtedly bring changes to the leaderboard due to the amount of action awaiting the Teqball world. The Challenger Teqball League will commence in Wavre on April 4-6, just two weeks before the first Teqball World Series event of the year, which will take place in Jinan, China.