April brought the first stop of the Teqball World Series in 2025 with 74 athletes competing in Jinan.  Simultaneously, the Challenger Teqball League continued in Wavre, Belgium, drawing 84 athletes battling for FITEQ World Ranking points and titles. Further south, the Teqball Open in Popayán, Colombia, provided additional opportunities for ranking progression. Meanwhile, the expiration of the Teqball Tour points from Miami - valid for only two years - triggered notable shifts in the global rankings, causing former points to be wiped from the board and reshuffling the leaderboards across all categories.

Poland’s Marek Pokwap stormed into fourth place in the men’s singles rankings - leapfrogging France’s Hugo Rabeux - after clinching victory in Wavre. Milan Csabi (HUN) and Martin Coquelle (BEL) swapped 12th and 13th places, while fellow Hungarian Benjamin Patrik Tóth made the biggest jump within the top 50, rising 11 spots to 16th. In total, 22 players dropped places in the rankings, while seven athletes surged forward. Thailand’s Sorrasak Thaosiri, the 2024 men’s doubles world champion, made a strong debut in singles by finishing third in Jinan, earning him 38th place. Compatriot Uthen Kukheaw, returning from an 18-month injury layoff, achieved fifth place in Jinan and now sits 30th. Conversely, Marian Badar (SLO) and Vinit Jain (IND) dropped five places—the steepest declines in this month’s standings.

The top tier of the women’s singles rankings remained relatively stable. However, Zsofia Dezsenyi (HUN) returned to the top 10 after finishing fifth in Jinan, overtaking Kamar Dandal (LBN) and Nanna Lind Kristensen (DEN), the latter now falling outside the top 10. Making a triumphant debut in singles, four-time world champion Suphawadi Wongkhamchan (THA) claimed silver in Jinan, earning her 18th place in the rankings and triggering a drop for 14 athletes who each fell one or two places. Among this month’s standout performers was Laura Catalina Gomez Bulla (COL), who won the Teqball Open in Popayán and jumped 10 places. Yuina Sakamoto (JPN) climbed to 34th after a ninth-place finish in Jinan, while Denmark’s 19-year-old Mira Fænø Dahlmann soared 13 places to match her career-best 36th ranking. Wantika Innu (THA) entered the top 50 after her debut performance in Jinan, finishing fifth. These significant movements caused 13 players outside the top 25 to lose three or more spots in the latest update.

Hungarian stalwarts Csaba Banyik and Balazs Katz remain unchallenged at the top of the men’s doubles rankings. Marek Pokwap made another appearance in the spotlight, jumping to seventh place after winning gold in Wavre alongside teammate Apor Gyorgydeak (ROU). Bonkoom Tipwong (THA) returned to 10th, matching his best-ever ranking from October 2024. Meanwhile, four-time world champion Adam Blazsovics now sits 11th, with Szabolcs Ilyes dropping two places to 12th. France’s Hugo Rabeux suffered the most dramatic fall, plunging 17 places due to the expiration of his Miami Teqball Tour points. Hungary’s Gergo Dombai emerged as the biggest gainer this month, climbing four positions.

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In women’s doubles, the Brazilian pair of Vania Moraes Da Cruz and Ester Viana Mendes, previous winners in Miami, each slipped one place. European champion Kinga Barabasi (ROU) and former world champion Carolyn Greco (USA) exchanged ninth and tenth positions. Margaret Osmundson of the USA dropped 10 places, facilitating upward movement for players ranked between 15th and 27th. Amélie Julian (FRA) lost three positions, while Maria Chedid (LBN) rose by the same margin. Silvia Ferrer Garcia (ESP) recorded the biggest leap in this category, gaining six places.

The most significant shake-up occurred in the mixed doubles category. Hungarian duo Krisztina Acs and Balazs Katz were dethroned by Thailand’s dynamic pairing of Suphawadi Wongkhamchan and Phakpong Dejaroen. Marek Pokwap continued his remarkable run, climbing to 11th and overtaking Hugo Rabeux and Amelie Julian. Viorica Tonu (MDA) made the month’s most impressive jump, leaping 22 places after claiming silver alongside Pokwap during a heroic campaign in Jinan. Thailand featured prominently among the risers again: the 'Queen of Teqball' Jutatip Kuntatong (THA) advanced nine places, while Jirati Chanliang and Areeya Homdee each climbed six. Dezsenyi also rose seven places. On the other end of the spectrum, the American duo of Frankie Diaz and Carolyn Greco experienced sharp declines, losing 10 and 12 places, respectively.

This month's FITEQ World Ranking update delivered widespread changes across all five categories, setting the tone for an increasingly dynamic 2025 season. With the Challenger Teqball League set to continue in Grindsted and the Teqball World Series heading to Dezhou in May, further fluctuations are all but guaranteed.