India’s fast-rising paddler Jennifer Varghese jumps 14 places to become world no. 14

India’s fast-rising paddler Jennifer Varghese achieved her career-best 14th rank in the world on Wednesday. Two months after she took the table tennis rankings by storm following her dream international debut, the 13-year-old became world no. 14 in the women’s U-15 singles section. She continues to be India’s no. 1 in the category.

NAGPUR: India’s fast-rising paddler Jennifer Varghese achieved her career-best 14th rank in the world on Wednesday. Two months after she took the table tennis rankings by storm following her dream international debut, the 13-year-old became world no. 14 in the women’s U-15 singles section. She continues to be India’s no. 1 in the category.

As per the latest ranking for the 24th week announced by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on Wednesday, Jennifer’s title-winning effort in the U-15 group and a quarterfinal finish in the U-17 section of the World TT Youth Contender in the Czech Republic gave her a total of 240 points.

While Jennifer was world no. 20 after her international debut, she dropped to the 28th position in the previous week of the rankings. In her fourth WTT event at the Czech Republic, the Centre Point School (CPS) student participated as world no. 28 in two events and earned 120 points each in the U-15 and U-17 women’s singles.

For her second WTT U-15 title, Jennifer surprised world no. 4 Bianca Mei Rosu from Romania 3-2 and earned 120 points. Similarly, she claimed 120 points for her entry into the U-17 quarterfinals. She took her tally of points from 369 to 609 and jumped 14 places to achieve a new high of world no. 14.