(XINHUA)

Chinese table tennis player Fan Zhendong, 16, has impressed the sport's circle after securing fifth place in the latest world rankings issued by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

As the winner both at the 2013 ITTF World Tour in Poland and Germany, and more recently coming runner up in Sweden, Fan made the most significant climb up the Men's World Ranking list that came out on December 4.

Ranked at only No.11 in November, Fan has confirmed himself as one of the brightest talents the sport has ever seen, and he has helped China occupy all the top five places on the list.