It was a big surprise when July 16 Blitz rating was published . Ding Liren of China is new World No.1 in Blitz Chess . The interesting part is that Ding Liren didn't play any Blitz Chess in last month and even without any rating hike he became World No.1 with 2875 elo. On the other hand Magnus Carlsen lost 42 elo and finished 2 points behind Ding Liren at 2873 elo . Hikaru Nakamura of USA also lost his elo in Blitz to finish at 2842 . Earlier Nakamura was on 2883 which was helpful for Ding Liren to become World No.1 in Blitz Chess.
