Table Tennis
Records, firsts and iconic moments
3 documented moments (2026) — every world record, historic first and title win in Table Tennis the ICNX desk has covered, in the order they happened. Each entry links to the full story with sources.
Timeline
All 3 moments, oldest first.
- 2026Lebrun Becomes First French Player to Win a Grand SmashTitle16 August 2026 · WTT Europe Smash Malmö 2026 · Malmö, Sweden
- 2026Wang Manyu Claims Third WTT Grand Smash Singles TitleTitle16 August 2026 · WTT Europe Smash Malmö 2026 · Malmö, Sweden
- 2026Matsushima Becomes First Japanese World No. 1 in 46 YearsWorld #15 October 2026 · ITTF World Ranking, men's singles, week 41 (5 Oct 2026) · n/a (ITTF world ranking update; he was competing at WTT China Smash, Beijing)