Ma Long and Ding Ning (both China) lead the ITTF World Rankings in December.

For Austria and the training community at the Werner Schlager Academy this month also provided encouraging news of the upper movement of team members Stefan Leitgeb and Simon Pfeffer.

Simon Pfeffer improved 12 spots over the previous month to 618 and with a year's time has improved an amazing 382 positions!

Also, significant development has occurred for the young Stefan Leitgeb.  Although pushed back 15 spots from his prior place, he is ranked 672 in December, an impressive advancement from a year ago, when he was at 818, an accomplishment he can be proud of.

All rankings can be found at www.ittf.com.