Tomokazu Harimoto rises to 13th in Men's World rankings

Teenage sensation Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan rose from 20th to 13th in this month's World Table Tennis rankings published by the ITTF.

Harimoto in various categories:

Men's - 13th in the world
Under 21 age group - 2nd (behind Fan Zhendong)
Under 18 age group - 1st in the world
Under 15 age group - 1st in the world

Tomokazu Harimoto beats Timo Boll to create history at Czech open Table tennis tournament

Tomokazu Harimoto beat Timo Boll 11-3, 4-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 in the finals of the Czech open World Tour Table tennis tournament.

With this win at Olomouc, the Japanese prodigy became the youngest every player to win a World Tour (formerly Pro tour) tournament. Harimoto has already proved that he is a top player. He was ranked No. 18 recently. It is no surprise that the kid is unstoppable because his sights are set on the Olympic Games podium. The Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be held at Harimoto's home country. Although he needs a lot of big Championships experience, you never know with this courageous boy.