World Ranking: Portugal (Male) preserves 8th position

The men's national team of Portugal, kept the number 8 position in the hierarchy, the last updateof the ranking, published by the International Federation (ITTF). The list continues to be driven by China, with 268 points. Portugal has 254 points and an extraordinary evolution considering that in January 2008, the national team held the position 20. In four years, thanks to the extraordinary talent, professionalism and spirit of sacrifice, thegolden generation of the National Table Tennis - Marcos Freitas, Tiago Apolónia e João Monteiro - put our country in a position of undisputed merit in the international arena that deserves due recognition the national sports universe .