Outstanding year, Dimitrij Ovtcharov is number one
A young man to note, a 15 year old German caught the eye at the first ever World Junior Championships staged in 2003 in the Chilean capital city of Santiago; now just over 14 years later that young man attracts the attention to an even greater extent.
On the Men’s World Rankings issued on Monday 1st January, the name of Dimitrij Ovtcharov heads the list.
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