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Ricardo Walther
World No. 143 ▼1
- World ranking
- No. 143, 197 points
- Age
- 34 (born 30 November 1991)
- Plays
- Right-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Huang Youzheng | W 3-011-9, 12-10, 11-4 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Guilherme Teodoro | W 3-24-11, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Ao Hualei | W 3-011-9, 13-11, 11-9 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Petyo Krastev | W 3-011-4, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Adrien Rassenfosse | L 1-311-2, 8-11, 5-11, 4-11 |
Latest news
Honours
1 title or gold medal on record.
All honours →News
- England
Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed semi-finals as Poret and Nagasaki fall
The British pair won 33 of the last 47 points against Brazil, hours before Hursey's singles run ended against the top seed, Honoka Hashimoto.
- International
Quadri Aruna misses WTT Contender Istanbul main draw as Aditya Sareen and Wei Jingming come through qualifying
The former world No 10 lost in straight games to Borgar Haug, while Anders Lind and Honoka Hashimoto head a main draw that starts on Thursday.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Huang Youzheng | W 3-011-9, 12-10, 11-4 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Guilherme Teodoro | W 3-24-11, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Ao Hualei | W 3-011-9, 13-11, 11-9 |
| 11 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Petyo Krastev | W 3-011-4, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Adrien Rassenfosse | L 1-311-2, 8-11, 5-11, 4-11 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Thibault Poret | L 1-311-8, 4-11, 4-11, 4-11 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Wim Verdonschot | W 3-112-14, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Almaty 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Kirill Gerassimenko / Alan Kurmangaliyev with Fanbo Meng | L 1-38-11, 11-9, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Almaty 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Denis Ivonin | L 2-39-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8, 6-11 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | WTT Contender Almaty 2026Men's doubles, Qualifying round 1 | Abdulla Mamay / Kadirali Kabdyluakhitov with Fanbo Meng | W 3-011-8, 11-6, 11-4 |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Park Gyuhyeon | L 1-38-11, 11-9, 8-11, 9-11 |
| 8 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Filip Zeljko | W 3-011-5, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Xue Fei | L 2-311-8, 9-11, 11-9, 6-11, 6-11 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 3 | Ryoichi Yoshiyama | L 1-35-11, 9-11, 11-6, 4-11 |
| 17 Jun 2026 | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Iskender Kharki | W 3-111-7, 2-11, 11-3, 11-9 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 1 | Luka Mladenovic | W 3-113-15, 12-10, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | WTT Contender Zagreb 2026Men's singles, Qualifying round 2 | Yuan Licen | L 1-35-11, 11-8, 10-12, 9-11 |
| 17 May 2026 | WTT Feeder Lagos 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Ovidiu Ionescu | L 1-36-11, 11-5, 7-11, 9-11 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | WTT Contender Tunis 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Andrej Gacina | L 1-33-11, 9-11, 11-9, 1-11 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | WTT Contender Tunis 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Niagol Stoyanov | W 3-211-7, 5-11, 6-11, 13-11, 11-9 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 12-12 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 1-2 |
| 2025 | 22 | 9-13 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 0-2 |
| 2024 | 28 | 17-11 | 61% | 0 | 1 | 4-2 |
| 2023 | 31 | 22-9 | 71% | 0 | 0 | 5-2 |
| 2022 | 28 | 18-10 | 64% | 0 | 0 | 10-6 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2022, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Kay Stumper3-2
- Lim Jonghoon2-2
- Adrien Rassenfosse1-3
- An Jaehyun1-2
- Huang Youzheng2-0
- Filip Zeljko2-0
- Leo De Nodrest2-0
- Jeremy Hazin2-0
- Nima Alamian2-0
- Payas Jain2-0
Where the ranking points come from
197 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTT Feeder Düsseldorf 2026 | Semi-final | 60 | Counts | 15 March 2027 |
| WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026 | Last 16 | 30 | Counts | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Contender Tunis 2026 | Last 16 | 30 | Counts | 5 April 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Qualifying | 20 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Qualifying | 20 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Qualifying | 12 | Counts | 28 June 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup | Last 64 | 5 | Counts | 27 September 2027 |
| WTT Contender Zagreb 2026 | Qualifying | 4 | Not counted | 21 June 2027 |
| WTT Contender Almaty 2026 | Last 32 | 4 | Not counted | 13 September 2027 |
| WTT Contender Muscat 2026 | Last 32 | 4 | Not counted | 1 February 2027 |
| WTT Feeder Lagos 2026 | Last 32 | 2 | Not counted | 31 May 2027 |
| ETTU European Individual Championships Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 0 | Not counted | 25 October 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | Not held | – | Not held | R64 | Not held | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | R64 | – | – | R16 | R64 | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Q | R64 | – | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R32 | Q | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R16 | Q | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2022 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
WTT tour 1
- Winner 2023 WTT Feeder Düsseldorf III doubles WTT Feeder Düsseldorf III 2023
Club
Club matches
Bundesliga: 37-40 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Martin Allegro | W 3-011-9, 11-6, 11-9 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Liam Pitchford | L 1-36-11, 12-14, 12-10, 5-11 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-2 SV Werder Bremen | Irvin Bertrand | L 1-37-11, 8-11, 12-10, 1-11 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-2 SV Werder Bremen | Mattias Karlsson | W 3-19-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-8 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 Post SV Mühlhausen | Ovidiu Ionescu | L 1-311-9, 6-11, 10-12, 8-11 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 Post SV Mühlhausen | Ovidiu Ionescu / Marcos Freitas with Tiago Apolonia | L 1-38-11, 14-16, 12-10, 8-11 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 0-3 BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | João Geraldo | L 1-311-9, 8-11, 6-11, 6-11 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 1-3 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Iulian Chirita | L 2-311-9, 9-11, 13-11, 7-11, 14-16 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-2 TSV Bad Königshofen | Bastian Steger | L 2-38-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-13, 8-11 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 3-2 TSV Bad Königshofen | Daniel Habesohn / Bastian Steger with Tiago Apolonia | W 3-112-10, 11-7, 2-11, 11-5 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 0-3 TSV Bad Königshofen | Andre Bertelsmeier | L 0-36-11, 6-11, 9-11 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 0-3 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Andreas Levenko | L 1-311-5, 8-11, 7-11, 6-11 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 1-3 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Fan Zhendong | L 1-35-11, 5-11, 11-7, 5-11 |
| 15 Mar 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 1-3 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Eduard Ionescu | L 2-38-11, 15-13, 11-9, 8-11, 7-11 |
| 14 Feb 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell | Fanbo Meng / Jonathan Groth with Tiago Apolonia | L 0-37-11, 9-11, 7-11 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 Borussia Düsseldorf | Anton Källberg / Yongyin Li with Hiroto Shinozuka | L 1-37-11, 11-8, 9-11, 10-12 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 1-3 TTC OE Clarity-Tel.Syst.Bad Homburg | Ivor Ban | L 1-36-11, 10-12, 12-10, 8-11 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 SV Werder Bremen | Mattias Karlsson / Irvin Bertrand with Tom Jarvis | L 1-34-11, 3-11, 11-8, 8-11 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | Adam Szudi | L 0-35-11, 4-11, 5-11 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | BundesligaASC Grünwettersbach 2-3 BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | Cedric Nuytinck / Adam Szudi with Tiago Apolonia | L 1-38-11, 11-9, 5-11, 9-11 |
Official results from the leagues: the Tischtennis Bundesliga and the T.League.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, checked 10 November 2026.