World No 7 Doo Hoi-kem to lead Hong Kong at World Championships in Chengdu
- The 25-year-old admits she needs time to settle into her highest world ranking ever, with more tournaments and better results
- She will lead a five-member squad to Chengdu, with youngster Ng Wing-lam winning through an internal selection process
World No 7 Doo Hoi-kem has played down her highest ranking ever as she prepares to lead Hong Kong into next month’s team World Championships in Chengdu.
The 25-year-old cracked the top 10 position in January after the International Table Tennis Federation changed its ranking system by taking into account only the eight best international results over the past 12 months. The result seemed to have an immediate impact.
“After reaching the world No 7 seven in January, I immediately suffered early exits in the next three international tournaments, all losing in the opening round,” said Doo, who steered Hong Kong to a team bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
“It was quite a disappointing spell for me as I found it difficult to adjust my mentality after attaining such a high ranking.”
Doo dropped one position in the rankings after her run of poor results, before regaining her world No 7 rank in July.